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

2009 Stats

By Player

Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
T.Polamalu	Pittsburgh	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
D.Ferguson	N.Y. Jets	T	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
C.Thompson	Houston	LB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
F.Adams	Dallas	T	18	2	0.11	30	1.67	1	1	0	0
A.Wilson	Arizona	SS	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
R.Incognito	St. Louis	C	16	3	0.19	45	2.81	0	3	0	0
L.Little	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
S.Jackson	St. Louis	RB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Brown	Chicago	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
D.Whitner	Buffalo	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Anderson	Carolina	LB	16	1	0.06	6	0.38	0	1	0	0
K.Williams	Minnesota	DT	18	3	0.17	45	2.50	1	2	0	0
V.Leach	Houston	FB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
M.Anderson	Chicago	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
T.Dobbins	San Diego	LB	17	1	0.06	0	0.00	1	0	0	0
M.Lawrence	Baltimore	RB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
D.Hagan	N.Y. Giants	WR	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Rogers	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	13	0.81	0	1	0	0
T.Suggs	Baltimore	OLB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
B.Cushing	Houston	ILB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	2	0	0	0
J.Smith	San Francisco	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
D.Sharper	New Orleans	FS	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
T.Hargrove	New Orleans	DE	19	2	0.11	21	1.11	1	1	0	0
R.Seymour	Oakland	DT	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	1	0	0	1
E.Royal	Denver	WR	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Dielman	San Diego	G	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
C.Godfrey	Carolina	FS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Beason	Carolina	MLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
A.Whitworth	Cincinnati	T	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	0	1	0	0
B.Costanzo	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	1	0
R.Brown	Oakland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Page	Kansas City	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
T.Tyler	Kansas City	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
M.Wright	New England	DT	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
R.Lewis	Baltimore	ILB	18	2	0.11	22	1.22	1	1	0	0
G.Hangartner	Buffalo	G	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Lynch	Buffalo	RB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
A.Ball	Dallas	DB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
V.Harris	Philadelphia	DB	17	2	0.12	17	1.00	2	0	0	0
B.Leber	Minnesota	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
D.Walker	San Francisco	TE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	2	0	0	0
T.Spikes	San Francisco	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
L.Mankins	New England	G	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
T.Brackenridge	Jacksonville	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
Gi.Wilson	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Pace	N.Y. Jets	OLB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
D.Colledge	Green Bay	G	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
D.Driver	Green Bay	WR	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
S.O'Hara	N.Y. Giants	C	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
A.Samuel	Philadelphia	CB	17	1	0.06	13	0.76	0	1	0	0
D.Howard	Philadelphia	DE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
L.Tatupu	Seattle	MLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Ihedigbo	N.Y. Jets	SS	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Payne	Chicago	DB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	0	1	0	0
K.Maiava	Cleveland	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
A.Bigby	Green Bay	SS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
D.Brown	Houston	T	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
B.Pollard	Houston	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Mays	Kansas City	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Joseph	Tampa Bay	G	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Byrd	Buffalo	FS	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
C.Crowder	Miami	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
A.Bradshaw	N.Y. Giants	RB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0	0
R.Corner	Buffalo	DB	16	2	0.13	23	1.44	1	1	0	0
M.Williams	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Hamlin	Dallas	DB	18	3	0.17	38	2.11	3	0	0	0
D.Roach	St. Louis	FS	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	0	1	0	0
C.Dahl	St. Louis	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
Unnamed	Tennessee		16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
L.Landry	Washington	FS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
A.Haynesworth	Washington	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Gandy	Arizona	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
E.Wilson	Houston	FS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Barwin	Houston	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Finnegan	Tennessee	CB	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	1	1	0	0
T.Brown	San Francisco	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Williams	Chicago	T	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
B.Pettigrew	Detroit	TE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
R.Edwards	Minnesota	DE	18	1	0.06	6	0.33	1	0	0	0
J.Harrison	Pittsburgh	OLB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
M.Fokou	Philadelphia	LB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
S.Gregory	San Diego	DB	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	1	0	0	0
K.Vincent	Carolina	G	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
H.Ngata	Baltimore	DT	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
J.Backus	Detroit	T	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	1	0	0	0
H.Miller	Pittsburgh	TE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
A.Goldberg	St. Louis	T	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
A.Smith	Houston	DE	16	2	0.13	30	1.88	2	0	0	0
L.Delmas	Detroit	FS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
B.Poppinga	Green Bay	ILB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
C.Webster	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
C.Lofton	Atlanta	LB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	1	0	0	0
P.Kerney	Seattle	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
T.Zbikowski	Baltimore	SS	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
S.Jones	Philadelphia	FS	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	0	1	0	0
Q.Demps	Philadelphia	DB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
J.Trueblood	Tampa Bay	T	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
B.McCain	Houston	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Cox	Jacksonville	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
Q.Groves	Jacksonville	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
R.Mundy	Pittsburgh	SS	16	1	0.06	11	0.69	1	0	0	0
K.Onatolu	Minnesota	LB	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	0	1	0	0
A.Hall	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Grant	New Orleans	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
P.Mannelly	Chicago	LS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
A.Afalava	Chicago	SS	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
A.Curry	Seattle	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
D.Williams	Denver	ILB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Joseph	Cincinnati	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
V.Shiancoe	Minnesota	TE	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Maualuga	Cincinnati	MLB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
C.Griffin	Minnesota	CB	18	1	0.06	9	0.50	1	0	0	0
B.Scott	N.Y. Jets	ILB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
B.Edwards	N.Y. Jets	WR	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
T.Thomas	N.Y. Giants	DB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
Q.Mikell	Philadelphia	SS	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
C.Brown	N.Y. Giants	DB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	1	0	0	0
M.Adams	Arizona	DB	18	1	0.06	13	0.72	0	1	0	0
A.Studebaker	Kansas City	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
T.Jones	N.Y. Jets	RB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
B.Smith	N.Y. Jets	WR	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
K.Vickerson	Tennessee	DT	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
G.Camarillo	Miami	WR	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
K.Osgood	San Diego	WR	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	0	1	0	0
R.Hadnot	Cleveland	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
S.Routt	Oakland	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
J.Reeves	Houston	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
A.Allen	Minnesota	CB	18	1	0.06	13	0.72	0	1	0	0
J.Stamer	Buffalo	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
C.Munnerlyn	Carolina	DB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	1	0	0	0
J.Sanders	New England	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
P.Chung	New England	SS	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	0	1	0	0
C.Long	St. Louis	DE	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
A.Talib	Tampa Bay	CB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
J.Bridges	Arizona	G	18	1	0.06	15	0.83	1	0	0	0
R.Ayers	Denver	DE	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	1	0	0	0
E.Bakhtiari	Tennessee	LB	16	1	0.06	15	0.94	0	1	0	0
D.Harris	N.Y. Jets	ILB	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
M.Giordano	Green Bay	FS	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	0	1	0	0
D.Dockett	Arizona	DT	18	1	0.06	2	0.11	0	1	0	0
K.Wilson	San Diego	TE	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
S.Phillips	San Diego	OLB	17	1	0.06	7	0.41	1	0	0	0
B.McCray	New Orleans	DE	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
J.Casillas	New Orleans	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	1	0	0	0
P.Wheeler	Indianapolis	LB	19	1	0.05	15	0.79	0	1	0	0
Totals			2427	148		1960		76	72	6	8