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

2016 Stats

Penalties By Week

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	11	141	4	7	0	1
2	16	8	107	5	3	0	0
3	16	9	119	4	5	0	1
4	15	12	172	5	7	1	1
5	14	7	89	2	5	0	2
6	15	11	160	5	6	1	0
7	15	13	195	5	8	1	3
8	13	15	204	8	7	0	2
9	13	10	142	4	6	0	0
10	14	13	193	8	5	0	0
11	14	14	182	2	12	1	0
12	16	8	106	4	4	0	0
13	15	9	127	6	3	0	0
14	16	15	206	8	7	0	0
15	16	16	224	6	10	0	0
16	16	14	204	7	7	0	2
17	16	10	114	6	4	0	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	4	38	0	4	0	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	2	28	1	1	0	0
Conference Championships	2	2	30	0	2	0	0
Totals	266	203	2781	90	113	4	12

Penalties By Week - Per Game

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	0.69	8.81	0.25	0.44	0	0.06
2	16	0.5	6.69	0.31	0.19	0	0
3	16	0.56	7.44	0.25	0.31	0	0.06
4	15	0.8	11.47	0.33	0.47	0.07	0.07
5	14	0.5	6.36	0.14	0.36	0	0.14
6	15	0.73	10.67	0.33	0.4	0.07	0
7	15	0.87	13	0.33	0.53	0.07	0.2
8	13	1.15	15.69	0.62	0.54	0	0.15
9	13	0.77	10.92	0.31	0.46	0	0
10	14	0.93	13.79	0.57	0.36	0	0
11	14	1	13	0.14	0.86	0.07	0
12	16	0.5	6.63	0.25	0.25	0	0
13	15	0.6	8.47	0.4	0.2	0	0
14	16	0.94	12.88	0.5	0.44	0	0
15	16	1	14	0.38	0.63	0	0
16	16	0.88	12.75	0.44	0.44	0	0.13
17	16	0.63	7.13	0.38	0.25	0	0
Wildcard Weekend	4	1	9.5	0	1	0	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	0.5	7	0.25	0.25	0	0
Conference Championships	2	1	15	0	1	0	0
Totals	266	15.55	211.2	6.18	9.38	0.28	0.81