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

2010 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 5.13 Unnecessary Roughness penalties per team league wide.

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		Against					Beneficiary
Name	Games	Count	Yards Lost	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards Gained	Dismissed	Home	Away
Arizona	16	7	100	1	4	3	6	91	2	2	4
Atlanta	17	9	135	0	5	4	12	142	0	7	5
Baltimore	18	3	45	0	3	0	7	101	0	4	3
Buffalo	16	4	54	0	0	4	3	37	0	2	1
Carolina	16	4	48	0	2	2	4	57	0	3	1
Chicago	18	2	30	0	1	1	3	37	2	1	2
Cincinnati	16	3	36	0	1	2	3	36	0	1	2
Cleveland	16	7	82	0	5	2	5	70	0	3	2
Dallas	16	4	60	2	3	1	7	78	1	4	3
Denver	16	11	146	1	5	6	4	60	1	3	1
Detroit	16	5	59	3	2	3	1	15	1	0	1
Green Bay	20	6	78	0	2	4	5	70	1	1	4
Houston	16	5	66	3	4	1	1	15	2	0	1
Indianapolis	17	4	60	1	2	2	8	120	2	2	6
Jacksonville	16	2	16	0	0	2	2	30	0	1	1
Kansas City	17	6	90	0	4	2	14	183	1	6	8
Oakland	16	4	60	0	2	2	10	148	0	6	4
St. Louis	16	5	72	0	2	3	6	90	0	2	4
San Diego	16	2	30	0	1	1	3	31	0	3	0
Miami	16	2	19	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Minnesota	16	3	45	3	3	0	7	81	1	4	3
New England	17	4	60	0	3	1	2	30	0	0	2
New Orleans	17	8	107	1	0	8	4	53	0	2	2
N.Y. Giants	16	6	85	1	4	2	3	45	1	1	2
N.Y. Jets	19	5	66	0	3	2	6	90	0	1	5
Philadelphia	17	7	82	1	6	1	4	60	2	3	1
Pittsburgh	19	8	114	0	6	2	6	72	0	3	3
San Francisco	16	8	114	0	3	5	3	45	0	0	3
Seattle	18	6	90	0	3	3	5	75	0	3	2
Tampa Bay	16	6	90	0	5	1	6	90	0	6	0
Tennessee	16	7	100	2	2	5	11	154	1	1	10
Washington	16	1	12	0	1	0	3	45	0	1	2
Totals	267	164	2251	19	88	76	164	2251	19	76	88