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

2012 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 5.5 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	16	5	71	1	3	2	8	118	0	3	5
Atlanta	18	5	68	1	3	2	3	45	1	2	1
Baltimore	20	16	227	1	7	9	0	0	2	0	0
Buffalo	16	8	118	0	4	4	6	90	0	3	3
Carolina	16	7	75	0	5	2	5	70	0	5	0
Chicago	16	6	90	0	1	5	7	101	2	3	4
Cincinnati	17	3	34	0	0	3	2	24	0	1	1
Cleveland	16	3	45	1	1	2	7	105	0	3	4
Dallas	16	5	63	0	2	3	1	9	0	1	0
Denver	17	4	60	0	2	2	4	60	0	1	3
Detroit	16	6	90	0	2	4	10	130	0	5	5
Green Bay	18	9	126	0	3	6	8	99	0	2	6
Houston	18	3	32	1	3	0	7	85	0	5	2
Indianapolis	17	3	44	0	2	1	8	120	0	4	4
Jacksonville	16	9	132	0	4	5	5	74	0	2	3
Kansas City	16	3	39	2	1	2	3	44	1	1	2
Oakland	16	7	100	0	4	3	3	39	0	0	3
St. Louis	16	8	98	0	3	5	7	96	1	4	3
San Diego	16	1	15	0	1	0	4	55	1	2	2
Miami	16	4	47	0	2	2	5	74	0	2	3
Minnesota	17	11	142	2	6	5	7	102	1	6	1
New England	18	7	90	0	3	4	8	113	0	5	3
New Orleans	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	0	1	1
N.Y. Giants	16	2	30	1	1	1	3	36	1	2	1
N.Y. Jets	16	3	45	0	1	2	4	43	0	4	0
Philadelphia	16	4	60	0	0	4	8	109	1	6	2
Pittsburgh	16	1	15	1	1	0	6	86	0	2	4
San Francisco	19	13	189	2	3	10	5	70	2	2	3
Seattle	18	10	145	1	7	3	14	197	2	14	0
Tampa Bay	16	2	24	1	1	1	5	60	0	2	3
Tennessee	16	5	71	0	2	3	5	75	0	1	4
Washington	17	3	45	2	1	2	6	78	2	3	3
Totals	267	176	2430	17	79	97	176	2430	17	97	79