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

2015 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
R.Quinn	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Baker	Washington	NT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
E.Walden	Indianapolis	OLB	16	3	0.19	45	2.81	0	3	0	0
D.Ware	Denver	OLB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
K.Ealy	Carolina	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
P.McPhee	Chicago	LB	16	2	0.13	21	1.31	1	1	0	0
K.Vaccaro	New Orleans	SS	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
J.Smith	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Jernigan	Baltimore	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Alualu	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
Q.Coples	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
A.Clayborn	Atlanta	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Short	Carolina	DT	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
J.Simon	Houston	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
E.Griffen	Minnesota	DE	17	1	0.06	14	0.82	1	0	0	0
D.Skuta	Jacksonville	LB	16	1	0.06	3	0.19	0	1	0	0
C.Carter	Cincinnati	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
V.Miller	Denver	LB	19	3	0.16	45	2.37	1	2	0	0
D.Shelby	Miami	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Clemons	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
R.Jean Francois	Washington	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Watt	Houston	DE	17	4	0.24	59	3.47	3	1	0	0
S.Moore	Indianapolis	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.Howard	Kansas City	DT	18	3	0.17	40	2.22	2	1	0	0
L.Guy	Baltimore	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Golden	Arizona	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
C.Campbell	Arizona	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
S.Floyd	Minnesota	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
S.Nelson	Kansas City	CB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
D.Wolfe	Denver	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
O.Vernon	Miami	DE	16	5	0.31	75	4.69	2	3	0	0
D.Moore	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	3	0.19	39	2.44	0	3	0	0
C.Thornton	Philadelphia	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Jenkins	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
A.Branch	Jacksonville	DE	16	3	0.19	38	2.38	2	1	0	0
N.Fairley	St. Louis	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Clowney	Houston	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
G.McCoy	Tampa Bay	DT	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0	0
W.Gholston	Tampa Bay	DL	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	0	1	0	0
B.Cushing	Houston	ILB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
W.Mercilus	Houston	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Greenway	Minnesota	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
O.Schofield	Atlanta	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
H.Kikaha	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Bennett	Seattle	DE	18	2	0.11	30	1.67	1	1	0	0
D.Bruton	Denver	SS	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
L.Joseph	Minnesota	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	1
K.Klug	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Casey	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	0	1	0	0
D.Bass	Tennessee	LB	16	1	0.06	6	0.38	0	1	0	0
K.Wilson	New Orleans	DB	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	1	0	0	0
R.Shazier	Pittsburgh	LB	18	1	0.06	12	0.67	1	0	0	0
P.Wheeler	Atlanta	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Jenkins	Chicago	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
E.Ansah	Detroit	DE	16	2	0.13	27	1.69	0	2	0	0
M.Barron	St. Louis	SS	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	1	0	0	0
W.Young	Chicago	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Mosley	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Carder	Cleveland	ILB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
V.Rey	Cincinnati	OLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
P.Soliai	Atlanta	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
H.Jones	Tampa Bay	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
E.Dumervil	Baltimore	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Bromley	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Hughes	Buffalo	DE	16	1	0.06	12	0.75	0	1	0	0
Q.Dial	San Francisco	NT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Johnson	Kansas City	ILB	18	1	0.06	6	0.33	0	1	0	0
M.Ingram	San Diego	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
X.Williams	Arizona	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
R.Mathis	Indianapolis	OLB	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	0	1	0	0
J.Phillips	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Hurst	Chicago	SAF	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
K.Minter	Arizona	ILB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
J.Powers	Arizona	CB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
A.Donald	St. Louis	DL	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Lawson	Buffalo	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
K.Mack	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
V.Beasley	Atlanta	DE	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	1	0	0	0
B.Richardson	New Orleans	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
W.Hayes	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Avril	Seattle	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
D.Jones	Green Bay	DE	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
D.Moses	Kansas City	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
Totals			1401	102		1375		45	57	1	3