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

2014 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	Offsetting
D.Swearinger	Houston	DB	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	1	0	0	0
J.Jenkins	Washington	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Mauga	Kansas City	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Hightower	New England	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
Cha.Jones	New England	DE	19	2	0.11	30	1.58	0	2	0	0
C.Pace	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
R.Quinn	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
T.DeCoud	Carolina	FS	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
M.Ingram	San Diego	DE	16	1	0.06	12	0.75	0	1	0	0
C.Upshaw	Baltimore	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	1	0
J.Dunbar	St. Louis	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Jackson	Denver	DT	17	2	0.12	30	1.76	1	1	0	0
Q.Dial	San Francisco	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Liuget	San Diego	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Murphy	Washington	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
E.Sims	St. Louis	DE	16	2	0.13	29	1.81	2	0	0	0
P.Willis	San Francisco	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Worilds	Pittsburgh	OLB	17	2	0.12	29	1.71	0	2	0	0
S.Richardson	N.Y. Jets	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Hatcher	Washington	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Canty	Baltimore	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
J.Watt	Houston	DE	16	3	0.19	45	2.81	3	0	0	0
J.Casey	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Redding	Indianapolis	DE	19	2	0.11	18	0.95	1	1	0	0
K.Short	Carolina	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
N.Fairley	Detroit	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Galette	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
B.Skrine	Cleveland	DB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
A.Bailey	Kansas City	DE	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	0	1	0	0
J.Hughes	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
V.Burfict	Cincinnati	OLB	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	1	0	0	0
W.Gilberry	Cincinnati	DE	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Johnson	Carolina	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
B.Allen	Philadelphia	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
A.Barr	Minnesota	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Jordan	New Orleans	DL	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Newsome	Indianapolis	OLB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
R.Walker	San Diego	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
S.Moore	Oakland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Harrison	Pittsburgh	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
N.Bradham	Buffalo	OLB	16	1	0.06	3	0.19	0	1	0	0
S.Acho	Arizona	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
T.Cole	Philadelphia	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Mathieu	Arizona	FS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Heyward	Pittsburgh	DL	17	1	0.06	4	0.24	1	0	0	0
T.Walker	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
K.Robinson	Washington	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
L.Joseph	Minnesota	DT	16	2	0.13	18	1.13	2	0	0	0
S.McLendon	Pittsburgh	NT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
T.Whitehead	Detroit	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
Q.Coples	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	1	0.06	0	0.00	1	0	0	0
D.Ware	Denver	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
T.Jackson	Atlanta	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
P.Soliai	Atlanta	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Vaccaro	New Orleans	SS	16	2	0.13	5	0.31	1	1	0	0
Unnamed	Tampa Bay		16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Martin	Arizona	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
M.Neal	Green Bay	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
D.Freeney	San Diego	OLB	16	1	0.06	11	0.69	1	0	0	0
A.Lynch	San Francisco	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
H.Ngata	Baltimore	DT	18	1	0.06	16	0.89	0	1	0	0
W.Young	Chicago	OLB	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	0	1	0	0
G.Selvie	Dallas	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
E.Weddle	San Diego	FS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
W.Mercilus	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
W.Hayes	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
V.Miller	Denver	LB	17	1	0.06	12	0.71	0	1	0	0
T.Crawford	Dallas	DE	18	1	0.06	16	0.89	0	1	0	0
P.Kruger	Cleveland	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
N.Suh	Detroit	DT	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	1	0	0	0
B.Reed	Houston	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Hali	Kansas City	OLB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	0	1	0	0
T.Kelly	Arizona	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
L.English	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
B.Mingo	Cleveland	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Crick	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Tuck	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
N.Moody	San Francisco	LB	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	0	1	0	0
B.Graham	Philadelphia	DL	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	0	1	0	0
V.Curry	Philadelphia	DE	16	2	0.13	17	1.06	0	2	0	0
B.Cushing	Houston	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
S.Floyd	Minnesota	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
W.Allen	Pittsburgh	SS	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
C.Jenkins	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Austin	Denver	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
B.Jones	Green Bay	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
C.Wake	Miami	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Babin	N.Y. Jets	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Casillas	New England	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
A.Jones	Indianapolis	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
J.Freeman	Indianapolis	ILB	19	1	0.05	13	0.68	0	1	0	0
Totals			1515	99		1321		50	49	2	1