Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Definition

Any person (usually a player but occasionally a coach and very rarely one or more spectators) acts or speaks in a manner deemed to be intentionally harmful or especially objectionable by the game officials, or by rule. Unsportsmanlike conduct is a non-contact foul; if contact is involved it becomes a personal foul. Examples include verbal abuse of officials, and taunting, which, since 2004 in the NFL, has included any "prolonged and premeditated celebrations" by players.

Some Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalties, such as Taunting, get "upgraded" to their own category. Unsportsmanlike Conduct is also often confused with Unnecessary Roughness

Outcome

15 yards. If committed by the defense, automatic first down.

2025 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
San Francisco	Seattle	09/07/25	D.Lenoir	DB	Shawn Hochuli	1	4	00:42	2	5	8	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	09/07/25	B.Branch	DB	Clete Blakeman	1	1	10:33	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Dallas	N.Y. Giants	09/14/25	C.Lamb	WR	Bill Vinovich	2	2	02:24	3	9	0	No	Yes	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Denver	09/14/25	Unnamed		Craig Wrolstad	2	2	04:39	3	7	10	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Atlanta	09/21/25	Unnamed		Craig Wrolstad	3	3	11:46	2	8	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Las Vegas	Washington	09/21/25	D.Porter	DB	Shawn Hochuli	3	3	09:54	4	12	8	No	No	No	Special Teams
Kansas City	N.Y. Giants	09/21/25	K.Hunt	RB	Land Clark	3	4	06:07	1	1	15	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	N.Y. Jets	10/05/25	N.Thomas	OL	Alex Moore	5	2	00:19	1	1	15	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	N.Y. Jets	10/05/25	T.Diggs	DB	Alex Moore	5	4	13:47	4	1	15	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Detroit	10/05/25	R.Rehkow	P	Carl Cheffers	5	4	01:49	0	0	10	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Arizona	10/12/25	C.Lammons	DB	Shawn Hochuli	6	2	14:12	4	15	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Denver	N.Y. Giants	10/19/25	Unnamed		Brad Allen	7	4	00:49	3	10	1	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Houston	10/20/25	J.Smith-Njigba	WR	Carl Cheffers	7	1	00:02	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	Minnesota	10/23/25	O.Gadsden	TE	Clete Blakeman	8	1	04:05	3	8	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	Washington	10/27/25	C.Omenihu	DL	Brad Allen	8	4	00:22	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Totals							2.72		2.2	7.13	172	0	1	9