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

2021 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
A.Armstead	San Francisco	DL	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0	0
C.Harris	Detroit	DL	17	3	0.18	31	1.82	2	1	0	0
M.Collins	Houston	DL	17	4	0.24	56	3.29	3	1	0	0
J.Bosa	LA Chargers	DL	17	4	0.24	51	3.00	2	2	1	0
E.Roberts	Miami	LB	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	0	1	0	0
Z.Smith	Green Bay	LB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
A.Ojulari	N.Y. Giants	DL	17	2	0.12	30	1.76	1	1	0	0
A.Hicks	Chicago	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
C.Young	Washington	DL	17	2	0.12	23	1.35	1	1	0	0
M.Fox	Carolina	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
P.Turner	New Orleans	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
C.Ringo	New Orleans	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
S.Hubbard	Cincinnati	DL	21	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
D.Jones	Denver	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
J.Zimmer	Buffalo	DL	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Lawson	N.Y. Jets	DE	17	2	0.12	30	1.76	1	1	0	0
S.Thomas	Las Vegas	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
R.Nkemdiche	Seattle	DT	17	1	0.06	12	0.71	1	0	0	0
J.Adams	Seattle	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
D.Nixon	Carolina	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
K.Tonga	Chicago	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
M.Ingram	Pittsburgh	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
T.Hendrickson	Cincinnati	DL	21	1	0.05	15	0.71	0	1	0	0
M.Crosby	Las Vegas	DL	18	3	0.17	35	1.94	3	0	0	0
E.Griffen	Minnesota	DE	17	3	0.18	45	2.65	3	0	0	0
J.Alexander	Green Bay	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
K.Mack	Chicago	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
M.McDowell	Cleveland	DT	17	2	0.12	30	1.76	1	1	0	0
N.Shepherd	N.Y. Jets	DL	17	2	0.12	29	1.71	1	1	0	0
D.Barnett	Philadelphia	DL	18	3	0.17	28	1.56	1	2	0	0
L.Floyd	LA Rams	LB	21	1	0.05	6	0.29	1	0	0	0
I.Simmons	Arizona	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
T.Watt	Pittsburgh	LB	18	1	0.06	6	0.33	0	1	0	0
A.Donald	LA Rams	DL	21	2	0.10	30	1.43	1	1	0	0
Qu.Williams	N.Y. Jets	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
Z.Sieler	Miami	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
Y.Ngakoue	Las Vegas	DE	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
E.Oliver	Buffalo	DL	19	3	0.16	45	2.37	1	2	0	0
F.Clark	Kansas City	DL	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	1	0	0	0
D.Leonard	Indianapolis	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
M.Jackson	Cleveland	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
P.McPhee	Baltimore	LB	17	1	0.06	16	0.94	1	0	0	0
R.Davis	Miami	DL	17	1	0.06	4	0.24	1	0	0	0
M.Blair	Seattle	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Phillips	Arizona	DE	18	2	0.11	30	1.67	1	1	0	0
B.Burns	Carolina	LB	17	3	0.18	45	2.65	0	3	0	0
S.Ebukam	San Francisco	DL	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	0	1	0	0
A.Highsmith	Pittsburgh	LB	18	2	0.11	30	1.67	0	2	0	0
K.Turay	Indianapolis	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Sample	Cincinnati	DL	21	1	0.05	15	0.71	0	1	0	0
D.Hamilton	Jacksonville	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
J.Ward	Jacksonville	DE	17	2	0.12	22	1.29	0	2	0	0
J.Davis	Washington	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
D.White	Tampa Bay	LB	19	1	0.05	12	0.63	0	1	0	0
W.Gholston	Tampa Bay	DL	19	2	0.11	11	0.58	1	1	0	0
T.Basham	Dallas	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
L.Sneed	Kansas City	DB	20	1	0.05	13	0.65	1	0	0	0
S.Day	Cleveland	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
T.Edmunds	Buffalo	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
F.Oluokun	Atlanta	LB	17	1	0.06	14	0.82	0	1	0	0
N.Hobbs	Las Vegas	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
S.Nelson	Philadelphia	CB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
L.Fotu	Arizona	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
O.Okoronkwo	LA Rams	LB	21	1	0.05	15	0.71	1	0	0	0
M.Edwards	Chicago	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
J.Baker	Miami	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Holland	Miami	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Allen	Jacksonville	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
D.Wise	New England	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
T.Norwood	Pittsburgh	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
K.Elliss	New Orleans	LB	17	1	0.06	4	0.24	0	1	0	0
K.Street	San Francisco	DT	20	1	0.05	8	0.40	1	0	0	0
M.Addison	Buffalo	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
E.Obada	Buffalo	DE	19	2	0.11	16	0.84	1	1	0	0
O.Oweh	Baltimore	LB	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
K.Chaisson	Jacksonville	LB	17	1	0.06	7	0.41	1	0	0	0
K.Keke	Green Bay	DE	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
J.Franklin-Myers	N.Y. Jets	DL	17	1	0.06	3	0.18	1	0	0	0
J.Hargrave	Philadelphia	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
M.Parsons	Dallas	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
J.Johnson	Houston	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
H.Reddick	Carolina	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
M.Judon	New England	LB	18	2	0.11	30	1.67	1	1	0	0
J.Tillery	LA Chargers	DL	17	2	0.12	20	1.18	1	1	0	0
V.Miller	LA Rams	LB	21	1	0.05	15	0.71	0	1	0	0
J.Clowney	Cleveland	DL	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
T.Bowser	Baltimore	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
R.Green	Seattle	DE	17	1	0.06	14	0.82	0	1	0	0
A.Nelson	Tampa Bay	LB	19	1	0.05	0	0.00	0	1	0	0
C.Toohill	Washington	DL	17	1	0.06	13	0.76	0	1	0	0
R.Robertson-Harris	Jacksonville	DL	17	2	0.12	29	1.71	0	2	0	0
A.Key	San Francisco	DE	20	3	0.15	45	2.25	2	1	0	0
C.Omenihu	San Francisco	DL	20	1	0.05	8	0.40	0	1	0	0
M.Hartsfield	Carolina	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
D.Jones	Atlanta	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
C.Jones	Kansas City	DL	20	1	0.05	14	0.70	1	0	0	0
M.Ioannidis	Washington	DT	17	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0	0
Y.Gross-Matos	Carolina	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Muhammad	Indianapolis	DL	17	1	0.06	8	0.47	1	0	0	0
A.Van Ginkel	Miami	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Jones	Arizona	LB	18	3	0.17	45	2.50	1	2	0	0
J.Simmons	Tennessee	DL	18	1	0.06	14	0.78	0	1	0	0
Z.Allen	Arizona	DL	18	1	0.06	8	0.44	1	0	0	0
J.Whitehead	Tampa Bay	DB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
D.Taylor	Seattle	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Ferrell	Las Vegas	DL	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
S.Harris	Denver	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
B.Jones	Miami	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
D.Onyemata	New Orleans	DL	17	2	0.12	17	1.00	1	1	0	0
B.Dupree	Tennessee	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
D.James	LA Chargers	DB	17	1	0.06	11	0.65	1	0	0	0
J.Jones	LA Chargers	DT	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	1	0	0	0
D.Fowler	Atlanta	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
P.Jones	Minnesota	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
D.Wilson	Dallas	DB	18	1	0.06	14	0.78	0	1	0	0
B.Chubb	Denver	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
K.Kareem	Cincinnati	DL	21	1	0.05	15	0.71	1	0	0	0
A.Epenesa	Buffalo	DL	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
A.Okafor	Kansas City	DE	20	1	0.05	15	0.75	1	0	0	0
Totals			2129	154		2003		76	78	2	2