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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

2013 Stats

Penalties By Week

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

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WeekGamesTotal CountPenalty YardsHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
11661000610
2164510400
3167956100
4154513100
5146732400
6152300203
715101254600
8134602200
9132281100
10144561300
11151150100
12145753200
1316101505500
14166741502
15163421200
16164443112
17161150100
Totals256791084324727

Penalties By Week - Per Game

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

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WeekGamesTotal CountPenalty YardsHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
1160.386.2500.380.060
2160.253.1900.2500
3160.445.940.380.0600
4150.273.40.20.0700
5140.435.210.140.2900
6150.13200.1300.2
7150.678.330.270.400
8130.314.620.150.1500
9130.152.150.080.0800
10140.2940.070.2100
11150.07100.0700
12140.365.360.210.1400
13160.639.380.310.3100
14160.384.630.060.3100.13
15160.192.630.060.1300
16160.252.750.190.060.060.13
17160.060.9400.0600
Totals2565.2671.782.123.10.120.46