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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

2010 Stats

Penalties By Week

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

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WeekGamesTotal CountPenalty YardsHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
1162302000
2163393002
3166803302
4142192001
5143291200
614101433710
7141151002
8132331100
9133451210
10143390300
11164512201
12161150110
13165703210
14164602200
15165714101
16163432100
17161151000
Totals25658797312749

Penalties By Week - Per Game

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

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WeekGamesTotal CountPenalty YardsHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
1160.131.880.13000
2160.192.440.19000.13
3160.3850.190.1900.13
4140.141.360.14000.07
5140.212.070.070.1400
6140.7110.210.210.50.070
7140.071.070.07000.14
8130.152.540.080.0800
9130.233.460.080.150.080
10140.212.7900.2100
11160.253.190.130.1300.06
12160.060.9400.060.060
13160.314.380.190.130.060
14160.253.750.130.1300
15160.314.440.250.0600.06
16160.192.690.130.0600
17160.060.940.06000
Totals2563.8553.152.051.840.270.59