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

2015 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 7.38 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	18	7	93	0	2	5	8	113	0	5	3
Atlanta	16	7	85	1	3	4	4	50	1	3	1
Baltimore	16	15	222	2	12	3	6	73	2	4	2
Buffalo	16	7	96	0	5	2	3	41	0	2	1
Carolina	19	14	209	1	8	6	12	131	2	5	7
Chicago	16	1	15	0	1	0	7	105	0	4	3
Cincinnati	17	12	159	3	7	5	9	123	3	5	4
Cleveland	16	6	75	0	0	6	4	50	0	3	1
Dallas	16	5	75	0	5	0	8	108	0	2	6
Denver	19	13	151	1	4	9	8	120	1	5	3
Detroit	16	7	102	0	5	2	6	79	0	2	4
Green Bay	18	6	74	1	4	2	4	51	1	2	2
Houston	17	6	59	0	4	2	6	83	0	2	4
Indianapolis	16	4	55	1	3	1	11	152	0	8	3
Jacksonville	16	4	49	1	3	1	10	122	1	4	6
Kansas City	18	5	61	0	1	4	12	115	0	4	8
Oakland	16	7	100	1	2	5	5	70	1	4	1
St. Louis	16	6	85	1	3	3	9	132	1	3	6
San Diego	16	8	79	0	4	4	6	90	0	4	2
Miami	16	5	75	0	2	3	2	21	1	1	1
Minnesota	17	6	85	0	6	0	4	54	1	1	3
New England	18	3	32	0	2	1	8	93	0	2	6
New Orleans	16	7	94	0	3	4	5	72	0	1	4
N.Y. Giants	16	7	67	2	5	2	12	174	1	4	8
N.Y. Jets	16	8	106	1	2	6	4	60	0	2	2
Philadelphia	16	4	60	2	2	2	5	74	1	0	5
Pittsburgh	18	10	138	2	6	4	15	184	2	6	9
San Francisco	16	7	104	0	4	3	10	129	0	2	8
Seattle	18	11	147	1	6	5	12	173	1	5	7
Tampa Bay	16	13	183	0	7	6	8	112	1	5	3
Tennessee	16	8	114	0	3	5	6	85	0	4	2
Washington	17	7	95	1	3	4	7	105	1	5	2
Totals	267	236	3144	22	127	109	236	3144	22	109	127