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

2024 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	17	4	54	1	3	1	5	56	1	3	2
Atlanta	17	6	86	0	3	3	4	60	0	2	2
Baltimore	17	4	60	1	2	2	2	21	1	2	0
Buffalo	17	11	140	3	8	3	10	129	2	7	3
Carolina	17	8	120	3	6	2	5	61	2	3	2
Chicago	17	5	75	0	2	3	4	60	2	3	1
Cincinnati	17	3	27	0	1	2	3	44	0	2	1
Cleveland	17	2	20	0	1	1	7	90	0	4	3
Dallas	17	5	67	7	1	4	6	90	4	4	2
Denver	17	5	57	1	4	1	6	67	0	4	2
Detroit	17	5	75	1	2	3	6	72	1	3	3
Green Bay	17	6	89	0	4	2	6	87	0	3	3
Houston	17	9	133	3	5	4	3	28	7	1	2
Indianapolis	17	2	17	0	1	1	4	60	0	3	1
Jacksonville	17	5	61	1	2	3	7	90	1	1	6
Kansas City	17	6	76	2	3	3	1	15	4	0	1
Las Vegas	17	7	75	0	2	5	4	68	0	1	3
LA Rams	17	3	45	0	1	2	3	44	1	1	2
LA Chargers	17	6	78	1	3	3	6	68	1	4	2
Miami	17	7	89	1	1	6	11	154	1	5	6
Minnesota	17	2	30	1	0	2	3	30	0	0	3
New England	17	1	15	0	0	1	7	98	0	3	4
New Orleans	17	13	191	2	8	5	10	130	1	3	7
N.Y. Giants	17	1	15	1	1	0	3	45	1	2	1
N.Y. Jets	17	12	152	0	4	8	6	90	1	2	4
Philadelphia	17	6	75	2	3	3	6	76	3	5	1
Pittsburgh	17	7	105	2	2	5	8	95	1	4	4
San Francisco	17	5	61	5	1	4	3	42	5	2	1
Seattle	17	4	60	3	2	2	1	15	2	1	0
Tampa Bay	17	5	60	2	3	2	7	94	1	2	5
Tennessee	17	4	40	1	3	1	8	112	1	4	4
Washington	17	3	42	2	2	1	7	99	2	4	3
Totals	272	172	2290	46	84	88	172	2290	46	88	84