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
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Overall Totals By Team
There was an average of 4.63 Unnecessary Roughness penalties per team league wide.
| Against | Beneficiary | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards Lost | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards Gained | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Arizona | 18 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Atlanta | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 132 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Baltimore | 18 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Carolina | 16 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago | 16 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 93 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Dallas | 18 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Denver | 16 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Detroit | 16 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Green Bay | 17 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Houston | 16 | 13 | 170 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 109 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Indianapolis | 19 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Oakland | 16 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 7 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| San Diego | 17 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Miami | 16 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 8 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| New England | 17 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Orleans | 19 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| N.Y. Giants | 16 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N.Y. Jets | 19 | 7 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 17 | 8 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| San Francisco | 16 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 98 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Seattle | 16 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 105 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Washington | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 267 | 148 | 1960 | 14 | 76 | 72 | 148 | 1960 | 14 | 72 | 76 |