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

2024 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 2.97 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	10	4	54	0	3	1	4	55	0	2	2
Atlanta	11	5	71	0	2	3	3	45	0	1	2
Baltimore	11	2	30	1	2	0	2	21	1	2	0
Buffalo	11	8	102	3	6	2	5	75	2	2	3
Carolina	10	3	45	2	2	1	3	45	2	1	2
Chicago	10	4	60	0	2	2	2	30	1	1	1
Cincinnati	11	1	2	0	0	1	2	29	0	2	0
Cleveland	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	30	0	1	1
Dallas	10	3	37	6	0	3	3	45	3	3	0
Denver	11	2	30	1	2	0	3	42	0	3	0
Detroit	10	3	45	0	2	1	4	55	0	2	2
Green Bay	10	3	45	0	2	1	4	57	0	2	2
Houston	11	6	88	1	3	3	1	13	4	0	1
Indianapolis	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	30	0	2	0
Jacksonville	11	4	46	0	1	3	5	65	1	0	5
Kansas City	10	2	30	2	1	1	1	15	4	0	1
Las Vegas	10	4	50	0	0	4	3	45	0	1	2
LA Rams	10	3	45	0	1	2	2	29	0	0	2
LA Chargers	10	4	60	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	0
Miami	10	3	45	0	1	2	4	60	0	1	3
Minnesota	10	2	30	1	0	2	3	30	0	0	3
New England	11	1	15	0	0	1	5	75	0	2	3
New Orleans	11	8	110	2	6	2	7	97	1	2	5
N.Y. Giants	10	0	0	1	0	0	1	15	1	1	0
N.Y. Jets	11	5	73	0	4	1	4	60	1	2	2
Philadelphia	10	2	27	1	1	1	3	31	2	2	1
Pittsburgh	10	3	45	1	1	2	4	52	1	3	1
San Francisco	10	1	15	3	1	0	1	12	3	0	1
Seattle	10	2	30	2	1	1	1	15	2	1	0
Tampa Bay	10	5	60	2	3	2	3	34	0	0	3
Tennessee	10	2	15	0	2	0	3	40	0	2	1
Washington	11	0	0	1	0	0	4	56	1	2	2
Totals	166	95	1305	31	51	44	95	1305	31	44	51