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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

2012 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 2.59 Personal Foul penalties per team league wide.

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 AgainstBeneficiary
NameGamesCountYards LostDismissedHomeAwayCountYards GainedDismissedHomeAway
Arizona16227111230111
Atlanta1800200336221
Baltimore2011162374575441
Buffalo160000000100
Carolina16451113790025
Chicago1622502000100
Cincinnati17575032570023
Cleveland16115101345112
Dallas16220002230002
Denver1723001100000
Detroit16354012115001
Green Bay18217020227011
Houston18460013458040
Indianapolis17453022345012
Jacksonville16230011227011
Kansas City1600000345030
Oakland1634510300100
St. Louis16336021690042
San Diego16460131230120
Miami1600000115010
Minnesota17230002115001
New England18115010455004
New Orleans16571050332021
N.Y. Giants16115201881244
N.Y. Jets16338121230011
Philadelphia1600500115501
Pittsburgh16437022228020
San Francisco1900000111001
Seattle1834510300100
Tampa Bay1621710200000
Tennessee16230002697042
Washington17685024451022
Totals267831143203944831143204439