Roughing the Passer

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Definition

A defender continues an effort to tackle or "hit" a passer after the passer has already thrown a pass. A defender is allowed to take one step after the ball is thrown; a defender is penalized if he hits the passer having taken two or more steps after the ball leaves the passer's hand.

Outcome

15 yards and an automatic first down

2013 Stats

By Player

Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined
L.Guion	Minnesota	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
A.Brooks	San Francisco	OLB	19	2	0.11	30	1.58	2	0	0
L.Joseph	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
Cha.Jones	New England	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
R.Pitoitua	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
I.Idonije	Detroit	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
W.Mercilus	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
R.Nelson	Cincinnati	FS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
J.Hatcher	Dallas	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
P.Riley	Washington	ILB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
J.Babin	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
W.Gilberry	Cincinnati	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
K.Dansby	Arizona	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
Q.Groves	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
A.Smith	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	1
Unnamed	St. Louis		16	2	0.13	30	1.88	0	2	0
J.Abraham	Arizona	OLB	16	1	0.06	13	0.81	1	0	0
T.Scott	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
M.Goodman	Atlanta	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
G.Hardy	Carolina	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
J.Crick	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Jenkins	Miami	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
B.Orakpo	Washington	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
K.Vickerson	Denver	DT	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
C.White	New Orleans	DB	18	2	0.11	19	1.06	2	0	0
M.Kiwanuka	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
R.Quinn	St. Louis	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
B.Flowers	Kansas City	CB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
M.Wilkerson	N.Y. Jets	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
J.Bush	N.Y. Jets	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Casillas	Tampa Bay	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
G.McCoy	Tampa Bay	DT	16	3	0.19	37	2.31	2	1	0
D.Sharpton	Houston	LB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
C.Baker	Washington	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
M.Bennett	Seattle	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
H.Ngata	Baltimore	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
W.Young	Detroit	LB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	0	1	0
C.Matthews	Green Bay	OLB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0
N.Goode	Philadelphia	ILB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
B.Pollard	Tennessee	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
J.Mincey	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0
P.Wheeler	Miami	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
R.Mathis	Indianapolis	OLB	18	1	0.06	14	0.78	0	1	0
E.Dumervil	Baltimore	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
C.Liuget	San Diego	DT	18	1	0.06	6	0.33	0	1	0
F.Cox	Philadelphia	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0
C.Mosley	Detroit	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
A.Clayborn	Tampa Bay	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
C.Jordan	New Orleans	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
N.Fairley	Detroit	DT	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0
M.Barron	Tampa Bay	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
M.Brockers	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	0	0.00	1	0	0
L.Landry	Indianapolis	FS	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0
S.Moore	Oakland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
P.Sims	Oakland	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
S.Weatherspoon	Atlanta	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
M.Williams	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
B.Reed	Houston	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
A.Hicks	New Orleans	DE	18	2	0.11	25	1.39	1	1	0
E.Thomas	Seattle	FS	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0
C.Upshaw	Baltimore	OLB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
J.Byrd	Buffalo	FS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
V.Miller	Denver	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0
G.Selvie	Dallas	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	0	2	0
J.Sheard	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
K.Wimbley	Tennessee	OLB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0
M.Benard	Arizona	LB	16	1	0.06	3	0.19	0	1	0
C.Campbell	Arizona	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
E.Berry	Kansas City	DB	17	1	0.06	2	0.12	0	1	0
S.Richardson	N.Y. Jets	DE	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	1	0	0
C.Heyward	Pittsburgh	DL	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
J.Stoneburner	Green Bay	TE	17	1	0.06	13	0.76	1	0	0
M.Burris	Oakland	MLB	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0
D.Edwards	Carolina	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0
T.Walker	New Orleans	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0
B.Harris	Houston	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
E.Mitchell	Houston	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0
D.Williams	Arizona	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0
D.Skuta	San Francisco	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0
Totals			1308	90		1198		44	46	2