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Personal Foul

Definition

A conduct- or safety-related infraction. Includes unnecessary roughness, such as hitting a ball carrier after he is already out of bounds, "piling on" a ball carrier who is already down, or violent contact with an opponent who is away from and out of the play. If the officials decide that the action was particularly flagrant, the player in question can be ejected from the game.

Caution: Many things people often think of as personal fouls are actually more specific penalties. This page only list things that officially went "in the books" as a Personal Foul. For example, though a ref may say "Personal Foul, Roughing the Passer" that penalty will not be on this page. It will be on the Roughing the Passer page.

Outcome

15 yards; automatic first down if committed by defense

2009 Stats

Penalties By Week

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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WeekGamesTotal CountPenalty YardsHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
1167633412
2166714211
3162251100
4145733200
5145603200
6143452100
7132171100
8133372100
9133453000
10155583202
11162242002
12162302000
13161150110
14163452100
15162302000
16165753200
17161180100
Wildcard Weekend41151000
Totals26058746372137

Penalties By Week - Per Game

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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WeekGamesTotal CountPenalty YardsHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
1160.443.940.190.250.060.13
2160.384.440.250.130.060.06
3160.131.560.060.0600
4140.365.210.210.1400
5140.364.290.210.1400
6140.213.210.140.0700
7130.151.310.080.0800
8130.232.850.150.0800
9130.233.460.23000
10150.333.870.20.1300.13
11160.131.50.13000.13
12160.131.880.13000
13160.060.9400.060.060
14160.192.810.130.0600
15160.131.880.13000
16160.314.690.190.1300
17160.061.1300.0600
Wildcard Weekend40.253.750.25000
Totals2604.0852.722.681.390.180.45