Unnecessary Roughness
Definition
A conduct- or safety-related infraction 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.
Outcome
15 yards; automatic first down if committed by defense
2025 Stats
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Overall Totals By Team
There was an average of 3.16 Unnecessary Roughness penalties per team league wide.
| Against | Beneficiary | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards Lost | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards Gained | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Arizona | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Atlanta | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carolina | 9 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chicago | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cleveland | 8 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dallas | 9 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Denver | 10 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Detroit | 8 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Houston | 8 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Indianapolis | 9 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacksonville | 8 | 5 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 9 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Las Vegas | 9 | 5 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| LA Rams | 8 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| LA Chargers | 9 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Miami | 9 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New England | 9 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| New Orleans | 9 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| N.Y. Giants | 9 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| N.Y. Jets | 8 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 120 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| San Francisco | 9 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seattle | 8 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington | 9 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 136 | 101 | 1305 | 7 | 46 | 55 | 101 | 1305 | 7 | 55 | 46 |