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

2023 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 1.28 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	3	1	7	0	1	0	1	15	0	1	0
Atlanta	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	30	2	1	1
Baltimore	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo	4	1	15	0	1	0	1	15	1	1	0
Carolina	4	2	22	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago	4	3	19	1	1	2	2	30	1	2	0
Cincinnati	4	2	20	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	4	2	30	0	0	2	1	5	0	1	0
Dallas	3	1	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	4	3	36	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit	4	3	36	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Green Bay	4	3	45	1	1	2	2	27	1	1	1
Houston	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis	4	2	30	0	2	0	3	45	0	3	0
Jacksonville	4	2	30	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
Kansas City	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0
Las Vegas	3	1	15	1	1	0	3	36	0	0	3
LA Rams	4	1	15	0	0	1	4	52	0	1	3
LA Chargers	3	3	33	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	4	1	15	0	0	1	2	30	0	1	1
Minnesota	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	0	2	0
New England	3	1	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	0	1
N.Y. Giants	3	1	15	1	0	1	3	37	1	1	2
N.Y. Jets	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	4	2	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh	4	2	30	0	2	0	4	60	0	3	1
San Francisco	3	3	37	1	1	2	2	30	1	0	2
Seattle	3	1	15	0	1	0	2	12	0	1	1
Tampa Bay	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	1	0
Tennessee	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	30	0	2	0
Washington	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	0	0	2
Totals	59	41	512	11	18	23	41	512	11	23	18