Personal Foul

Definition

A conduct- or safety-related infraction. Includes unnecessary roughness, 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. If the officials decide that the action was particularly flagrant, the player in question can be ejected from the game.

Caution: Many things people often think of as personal fouls are actually more specific penalties. This page only list things that officially went "in the books" as a Personal Foul. For example, though a ref may say "Personal Foul, Roughing the Passer" that penalty will not be on this page. It will be on the Roughing the Passer page.

Outcome

15 yards; automatic first down if committed by defense

2009 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Atlanta	Miami	09/13/09	J.Blalock	G	Walt Coleman	1	1	07:28	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	Cincinnati	09/13/09	K.Moreno	RB	Jerome Boger	1	1	00:34	3	6	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	09/13/09	S.Considine	DB	Tony Corrente	1	1	12:52	2	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Detroit	09/13/09	D.Sharper	FS	Mike Carey	1	3	12:14	3	2	1	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Detroit	09/13/09	C.Grant	DE	Mike Carey	1	3	12:11	1	1	0	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	New Orleans	09/13/09	E.Sims	LB	Mike Carey	1	4	10:20	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	New Orleans	09/13/09	D.Raiola	C	Mike Carey	1	4	05:02	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	09/13/09	L.Landry	FS	Terry McAulay	1	1	01:53	1	10	12	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	09/13/09	S.Moss	WR	Terry McAulay	1	2	14:24	2	10	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Washington	09/13/09	C.Webster	CB	Terry McAulay	1	2	14:24	2	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Carolina	09/20/09	H.Dahl	G	Don Carey	2	1	08:49	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Detroit	09/20/09	J.Mitchell	DE	Carl Cheffers	2	2	06:46	1	10	8	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Oakland	09/20/09	W.Gilberry	DE	Walt Anderson	2	4	02:18	1	15	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	09/20/09	B.Scott	ILB	John Parry	2	2	15:00	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	New Orleans	09/20/09	C.Clemons	DE	Al Riveron	2	1	08:06	4	4	11	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Houston	Tennessee	09/20/09	D.Anderson	WR	Walt Coleman	2	4	09:45	2	4	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
San Francisco	Seattle	09/20/09	N.Clements	SS	Bill Leavy	2	1	01:46	4	6	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	Chicago	09/20/09	I.Taylor	CB	Scott Green	2	1	13:09	4	6	7	No	No	No	Special Teams
Houston	Jacksonville	09/27/09	E.Wilson	FS	Ron Winter	3	4	09:40	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	San Diego	09/27/09	W.Allen	DB	Bill Leavy	3	4	02:26	1	10	10	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Detroit	10/04/09	A.Brown	DE	Walt Coleman	4	1	12:42	2	15	13	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Cleveland	10/04/09	K.Hebert	DB	Scott Green	4	5	15:00	0	0	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
New Orleans	N.Y. Jets	10/04/09	T.Porter	DB	Bill Leavy	4	1	06:12	2	7	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New Orleans	10/04/09	M.Sanchez	QB	Bill Leavy	4	2	15:00	2	8	15	No	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	N.Y. Jets	10/04/09	D.Sharper	FS	Bill Leavy	4	3	14:19	2	15	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Oakland	10/11/09	K.McKenzie	T	John Parry	5	1	00:46	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Oakland	10/11/09	D.Tollefson	DE	John Parry	5	2	02:19	0	0	7	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Oakland	N.Y. Giants	10/11/09	T.Kelly	DE	John Parry	5	2	00:14	2	10	8	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Atlanta	10/11/09	P.Haralson	OLB	Pete Morelli	5	1	11:08	0	0	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Atlanta	San Francisco	10/11/09	T.Clabo	T	Pete Morelli	5	1	09:37	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	Houston	10/18/09	K.Hebert	DB	Bill Leavy	6	3	01:36	4	15	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Green Bay	Detroit	10/18/09	B.Poppinga	ILB	Jerome Boger	6	3	07:43	0	0	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cleveland	Pittsburgh	10/18/09	S.Rogers	DT	Walt Anderson	6	4	01:45	2	17	15	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Pittsburgh	10/25/09	B.Sapp	CB	Ron Winter	7	3	12:29	3	1	8	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	N.Y. Jets	10/25/09	R.Seymour	DT	Gene Steratore	7	4	13:41	3	4	9	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Denver	11/01/09	M.Oher	T	Walt Coleman	8	2	07:20	3	1	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Green Bay	Minnesota	11/01/09	J.Jolly	DE	Tony Corrente	8	1	03:40	3	5	7	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Arizona	11/01/09	J.King	TE	Mike Carey	8	2	03:52	2	4	15	No	No	No	Offense
Indianapolis	Houston	11/08/09	C.Glenn	LB	Jeff Triplette	9	1	03:57	0	0	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
New Orleans	Carolina	11/08/09	D.Sharper	FS	Scott Green	9	2	10:16	2	16	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Detroit	11/08/09	R.Lewis	DB	John Parry	9	2	10:47	0	0	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Atlanta	Carolina	11/15/09	C.Lofton	LB	Bill Leavy	10	2	02:06	3	3	3	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Buffalo	11/15/09	K.Vanden Bosch	DE	John Parry	10	4	03:02	3	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Buffalo	11/15/09	R.Hood	CB	John Parry	10	4	02:47	1	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Buffalo	11/15/09	K.Mawae	C	John Parry	10	4	02:47	1	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Oakland	11/15/09	J.Belcher	ILB	Mike Carey	10	4	00:38	1	10	10	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Seattle	11/15/09	B.Wells	RB	Walt Coleman	10	3	10:13	2	2	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Green Bay	Dallas	11/15/09	S.Havner	TE	Jeff Triplette	10	2	11:48	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Atlanta	11/22/09	B.Cofield	NT	Gene Steratore	11	2	05:54	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	N.Y. Giants	11/22/09	H.Dahl	G	Gene Steratore	11	3	11:43	0	0	0	No	Yes	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	Atlanta	11/22/09	B.Cofield	NT	Gene Steratore	11	3	11:43	0	0	0	No	Yes	Yes	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	Atlanta	11/22/09	A.Rouse	DB	Gene Steratore	11	3	03:19	2	7	9	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Washington	11/29/09	E.Buckley	RB	Gene Steratore	12	2	09:59	4	17	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
New Orleans	New England	11/30/09	J.Vilma	OLB	Pete Morelli	12	3	08:58	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	N.Y. Giants	12/06/09	F.Adams	T	Bill Leavy	13	2	00:01	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Special Teams
New England	Miami	12/06/09	V.Wilfork	NT	Gene Steratore	13	2	05:23	2	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Green Bay	12/13/09	C.Williams	T	Mike Carey	14	4	05:25	2	7	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
St. Louis	Tennessee	12/13/09	R.Incognito	C	Jeff Triplette	14	1	06:31	2	6	15	No	No	No	Offense
San Francisco	Arizona	12/14/09	S.Spencer	CB	Jerome Boger	14	2	13:27	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	Green Bay	12/20/09	J.Burnett	DB	John Parry	15	2	10:37	4	6	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Seattle	Tampa Bay	12/20/09	K.Houser	FB	Mike Carey	15	1	13:05	4	5	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Atlanta	Buffalo	12/27/09	T.Clabo	T	Bill Leavy	16	2	15:00	2	12	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	Buffalo	12/27/09	Q.Ojinnaka	G	Bill Leavy	16	2	11:04	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Philadelphia	Denver	12/27/09	T.Cole	LB	Mike Carey	16	3	13:14	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	12/27/09	H.Ngata	DT	Pete Morelli	16	3	04:21	4	8	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	12/27/09	O.Cousins	T	Pete Morelli	16	4	14:21	2	15	15	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Dallas	01/03/10	J.Peters	T	Ron Winter	17	2	00:55	2	10	18	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	N.Y. Jets	01/09/10	B.Johnson	LB	Bill Leavy	Wildcard Weekend	2	06:19	0	0	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Totals							2.36		1.78	7.65	746	3	7	42