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

Penalties By Season

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

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Season	Games	Penalty Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting	Total Flags
2023	285	173	2277	92	81	3	36	212
2020	269	163	2175	78	85	2	9	174
2021	285	172	2279	70	102	5	13	190
2022	284	162	2064	84	78	3	7	172
2024	285	187	2481	88	99	3	43	233
2009	267	148	1960	76	72	6	8	162
2010	267	164	2251	88	76	3	16	183
2011	267	186	2548	93	93	7	20	213
2012	267	176	2430	79	97	1	16	193
2013	267	227	3027	101	126	7	0	234
2014	267	172	2263	73	99	2	16	190
2015	267	236	3144	127	109	2	20	258
2016	267	203	2781	90	113	4	12	219
2017	267	212	2844	101	111	6	25	243
2018	267	204	2639	95	109	7	19	230
2019	267	163	2138	68	95	2	18	183
Totals	4345	2948	39301	1403	1545	63	278	3289

Penalties By Season - Per Game

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

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Season	Games	Penalty Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting	Total Flags
2023	285	0.61	7.99	0.32	0.28	0.01	0.13	0.74
2020	269	0.61	8.09	0.29	0.32	0.01	0.03	0.65
2021	285	0.60	8.00	0.25	0.36	0.02	0.05	0.67
2022	284	0.57	7.27	0.30	0.27	0.01	0.02	0.61
2024	285	0.66	8.71	0.31	0.35	0.01	0.15	0.82
2009	267	0.55	7.34	0.28	0.27	0.02	0.03	0.61
2010	267	0.61	8.43	0.33	0.28	0.01	0.06	0.69
2011	267	0.70	9.54	0.35	0.35	0.03	0.07	0.80
2012	267	0.66	9.10	0.30	0.36	0.00	0.06	0.72
2013	267	0.85	11.34	0.38	0.47	0.03	0.00	0.88
2014	267	0.64	8.48	0.27	0.37	0.01	0.06	0.71
2015	267	0.88	11.78	0.48	0.41	0.01	0.07	0.97
2016	267	0.76	10.42	0.34	0.42	0.01	0.04	0.82
2017	267	0.79	10.65	0.38	0.42	0.02	0.09	0.91
2018	267	0.76	9.88	0.36	0.41	0.03	0.07	0.86
2019	267	0.61	8.01	0.25	0.36	0.01	0.07	0.69
Totals	4345	0.68	9.05	0.32	0.36	0.01	0.06	0.76