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

2021 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 5.38 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	18	8	106	2	3	5	4	41	0	0	4
Atlanta	17	3	45	1	1	2	5	68	0	0	5
Baltimore	17	4	60	0	1	3	3	33	0	2	1
Buffalo	19	8	120	2	2	6	11	118	2	7	4
Carolina	17	5	49	0	3	2	10	150	0	7	3
Chicago	17	11	121	1	5	6	3	45	2	3	0
Cincinnati	21	3	41	1	1	2	7	101	1	2	5
Cleveland	17	6	79	2	3	3	2	27	0	2	0
Dallas	18	10	133	1	4	6	3	43	0	3	0
Denver	17	3	38	0	1	2	4	58	1	2	2
Detroit	17	1	15	0	0	1	7	90	0	4	3
Green Bay	18	1	15	1	0	1	3	25	0	2	1
Houston	17	7	88	2	2	5	4	54	2	4	0
Indianapolis	17	3	30	0	1	2	3	45	0	1	2
Jacksonville	17	3	41	2	1	2	8	115	1	7	1
Kansas City	20	3	45	0	1	2	5	75	0	4	1
Las Vegas	18	10	146	0	8	2	11	123	0	8	3
LA Rams	21	5	66	0	3	2	5	70	1	3	2
LA Chargers	17	3	45	0	2	1	3	34	0	2	1
Miami	17	8	87	0	2	6	8	120	0	3	5
Minnesota	17	7	104	0	1	6	9	96	1	5	4
New England	18	6	90	0	4	2	3	40	1	1	2
New Orleans	17	9	135	0	2	7	3	45	0	1	2
N.Y. Giants	17	7	96	0	5	2	8	108	0	4	4
N.Y. Jets	17	3	17	1	1	2	6	89	1	5	1
Philadelphia	18	5	75	0	3	2	6	87	0	2	4
Pittsburgh	18	6	47	1	2	4	4	60	2	3	1
San Francisco	20	5	71	0	0	5	5	75	0	2	3
Seattle	17	4	57	0	1	3	8	96	2	7	1
Tampa Bay	19	3	44	0	2	1	3	29	1	2	1
Tennessee	18	8	115	0	3	5	4	59	0	2	2
Washington	17	4	58	1	2	2	4	60	0	2	2
Totals	285	172	2279	18	70	102	172	2279	18	102	70