Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Definition

Any person (usually a player but occasionally a coach and very rarely one or more spectators) acts or speaks in a manner deemed to be intentionally harmful or especially objectionable by the game officials, or by rule. Unsportsmanlike conduct is a non-contact foul; if contact is involved it becomes a personal foul. Examples include verbal abuse of officials, and taunting, which, since 2004 in the NFL, has included any "prolonged and premeditated celebrations" by players.

Some Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalties, such as Taunting, get "upgraded" to their own category. Unsportsmanlike Conduct is also often confused with Unnecessary Roughness

Outcome

15 yards. If committed by the defense, automatic first down.

2012 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
San Francisco	Green Bay	09/09/12	Ald.Smith	DE	David White	1	1	11:56	2	9	15	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Washington	09/16/12	S.Jackson	RB	Wayne Elliott	2	2	08:57	3	1	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Washington	St. Louis	09/16/12	J.Morgan	WR	Wayne Elliott	2	4	01:27	3	8	15	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	Cincinnati	09/23/12	Unnamed		Richard "Matt" Nicks	3	4	00:07	3	25	20	No	No	Yes	Offense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	09/23/12	J.Martin	T	Robert Frazer	3	2	00:52	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Offense
Arizona	Philadelphia	09/23/12	A.Sherman	FB	Mike Shepherd	3	2	12:22	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Philadelphia	Arizona	09/23/12	T.Cole	LB	Mike Shepherd	3	3	15:00	0	0	15	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	New England	09/23/12	Unnamed		Bruce Hermansen	3	4	02:23	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Green Bay	09/24/12	B.Browner	DB	Wayne Elliott	3	4	10:41	1	10	0	No	Yes	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Seattle	09/24/12	G.Jennings	WR	Wayne Elliott	3	4	10:41	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
Cleveland	Baltimore	09/27/12	Unnamed		Gene Steratore	4	4	05:32	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Indianapolis	Green Bay	10/07/12	Unnamed		Walt Anderson	5	2	12:25	0	0	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	San Diego	10/07/12	M.Jenkins	DB	Carl Cheffers	5	1	07:02	3	6	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Cincinnati	10/14/12	A.Mack	C	Pete Morelli	6	2	09:39	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Francisco	Seattle	10/18/12	D.Goldson	DB	Walt Anderson	7	1	06:53	1	5	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	10/21/12	Unnamed		Jerome Boger	7	4	14:54	4	9	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Green Bay	St. Louis	10/21/12	J.Bush	CB	Bill Vinovich	7	1	10:56	4	7	0	No	Yes	Yes	Special Teams
Indianapolis	Tennessee	10/28/12	S.Satele	C	Al Riveron	8	3	02:56	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Pittsburgh	Washington	10/28/12	A.Brown	WR	Pete Morelli	8	3	03:27	4	9	0	Yes	No	Yes	Special Teams
Washington	Pittsburgh	10/28/12	J.Wilson	DB	Pete Morelli	8	3	03:08	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Washington	Pittsburgh	10/28/12	D.Hall	SS	Pete Morelli	8	4	03:48	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Pittsburgh	10/28/12	D.Hall	SS	Pete Morelli	8	4	03:48	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Arizona	10/29/12	C.Spillman	DB	Bill Leavy	8	1	11:07	4	22	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Denver	Cincinnati	11/04/12	T.Carter	DB	Scott Green	9	2	03:57	4	6	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Baltimore	Cleveland	11/04/12	Unnamed		Jeff Triplette	9	3	06:03	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Defense
Seattle	Minnesota	11/04/12	B.Browner	DB	Jerome Boger	9	3	03:26	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	Indianapolis	11/08/12	Unnamed		Terry McAulay	10	2	07:39	0	0	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Atlanta	New Orleans	11/11/12	A.Samuel	CB	Tony Corrente	10	1	11:33	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Atlanta	11/11/12	Unnamed		Tony Corrente	10	4	11:10	2	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	St. Louis	11/11/12	D.Goldson	DB	Clete Blakeman	10	3	05:05	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Chicago	11/11/12	Unnamed		Gene Steratore	10	1	13:26	1	10	15	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Kansas City	11/12/12	W.Colon	G	Carl Cheffers	10	1	01:41	1	10	9	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	Pittsburgh	11/12/12	Unnamed		Carl Cheffers	10	3	07:32	3	7	15	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Arizona	11/18/12	Unnamed		Bill Vinovich	11	3	07:15	3	6	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Dallas	Cleveland	11/18/12	J.Ratliff	DT	Ed Hochuli	11	4	06:07	2	8	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Dallas	11/18/12	T.Ward	SS	Ed Hochuli	11	4	01:03	2	6	15	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Oakland	11/18/12	M.Jenkins	DB	Pete Morelli	11	2	10:14	3	7	10	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Detroit	11/22/12	K.Martin	WR	Walt Coleman	12	1	06:55	4	10	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Detroit	Houston	11/22/12	Unnamed		Walt Coleman	12	3	06:50	2	10	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Tennessee	12/09/12	J.Hughes	DE	Pete Morelli	14	2	08:29	4	10	8	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Dallas	Cincinnati	12/09/12	Unnamed		Bill Vinovich	14	3	10:43	1	15	9	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	12/09/12	A.Lucas	T	Carl Cheffers	14	2	02:40	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Seattle	12/09/12	D.Washington	ILB	Carl Cheffers	14	4	10:00	3	8	15	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	12/09/12	Unnamed		Tony Corrente	14	2	12:47	2	3	15	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Cincinnati	12/13/12	Unnamed		Carl Cheffers	15	4	13:30	4	3	13	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Houston	Indianapolis	12/16/12	A.Johnson	WR	Jeff Triplette	15	2	13:40	3	13	0	Yes	No	Yes	Offense
Indianapolis	Houston	12/16/12	Unnamed		Jeff Triplette	15	4	12:07	4	15	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
Carolina	Oakland	12/23/12	C.Newton	QB	Jerome Boger	16	4	11:05	2	11	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Cincinnati	12/23/12	B.Keisel	DE	Mike Carey	16	1	10:44	3	14	15	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Tampa Bay	12/23/12	Q.Pointer	DB	Scott Green	16	3	00:46	4	7	15	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	12/30/12	B.Edwards	WR	Terry McAulay	17	3	10:26	2	13	15	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Cincinnati	12/30/12	B.Williams	G	Ron Winter	17	2	05:56	2	13	15	No	No	No	Offense
Detroit	Chicago	12/30/12	K.Osgood	WR	Bill Leavy	17	2	13:53	4	11	15	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Green Bay	Minnesota	12/30/12	Unnamed		Mike Carey	17	3	02:14	1	8	15	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Houston	01/13/13	B.Lloyd	WR	Tony Corrente	Divisional Playoffs	2	10:56	1	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Totals							2.68		2.15	8.92	652	2	5	29