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

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 6.34 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	2	24	2	0	2	7	92	1	2	5
Atlanta	19	9	115	0	6	3	6	70	0	3	3
Baltimore	16	10	145	1	5	5	8	116	0	3	5
Buffalo	16	6	81	1	2	4	1	15	1	0	1
Carolina	16	8	106	0	4	4	3	42	1	2	1
Chicago	16	2	30	0	1	1	4	60	0	2	2
Cincinnati	16	10	135	1	7	3	13	190	1	9	4
Cleveland	16	2	30	0	1	1	4	46	0	2	2
Dallas	17	1	15	0	1	0	7	105	0	5	2
Denver	16	5	75	2	2	3	11	165	0	6	5
Detroit	17	7	88	0	2	5	3	30	0	3	0
Green Bay	19	5	75	0	1	4	9	118	1	6	3
Houston	18	5	61	0	1	4	7	82	1	4	3
Indianapolis	16	10	145	2	3	7	6	84	1	1	5
Jacksonville	16	11	152	1	5	6	5	72	2	3	2
Kansas City	17	5	70	0	4	1	9	116	0	6	3
Oakland	17	11	148	2	1	10	4	59	2	2	2
LA Rams	16	9	134	0	5	4	4	55	0	3	1
San Diego	16	6	73	0	4	2	3	43	1	1	2
Miami	17	9	135	2	4	5	6	90	0	4	2
Minnesota	16	3	45	0	1	2	6	84	0	4	2
New England	19	3	45	0	2	1	8	88	0	4	4
New Orleans	16	5	72	0	1	4	4	60	0	0	4
N.Y. Giants	17	2	29	1	0	2	6	79	0	4	2
N.Y. Jets	16	8	104	0	6	2	4	60	0	4	0
Philadelphia	16	10	130	0	2	8	6	88	0	2	4
Pittsburgh	19	13	179	0	6	7	9	122	0	3	6
San Francisco	16	4	48	0	3	1	4	56	1	2	2
Seattle	18	6	78	1	1	5	9	107	0	5	4
Tampa Bay	16	6	76	0	2	4	12	172	0	8	4
Tennessee	16	6	90	0	5	1	10	148	1	7	3
Washington	16	4	48	0	2	2	5	67	2	3	2
Totals	267	203	2781	16	90	113	203	2781	16	113	90