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.

Penalties By Season

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

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Season	Games	Penalty Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting	Total Flags
2020	269	32	406	15	17	0	11	43
2021	285	42	574	21	21	2	12	56
2022	284	40	557	14	26	0	6	46
2009	267	53	728	25	28	0	14	67
2010	267	52	743	27	25	1	3	56
2011	267	70	953	30	40	2	2	74
2012	267	48	652	25	23	2	5	55
2013	267	59	760	25	34	3	0	62
2014	267	67	918	35	32	4	7	78
2015	267	87	1162	27	60	6	3	96
2016	267	77	1068	42	35	6	14	97
2017	267	71	951	31	40	1	5	77
2018	267	65	879	28	37	2	7	74
2019	267	39	519	19	20	3	5	47
2024	166	23	301	11	12	0	7	30
2023	285	25	320	11	14	0	9	34
Totals	4226	850	11491	386	464	32	110	992

Penalties By Season - Per Game

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

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Season	Games	Penalty Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting	Total Flags
2020	269	0.12	1.51	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.04	0.16
2021	285	0.15	2.01	0.07	0.07	0.01	0.04	0.20
2022	284	0.14	1.96	0.05	0.09	0.00	0.02	0.16
2009	267	0.20	2.73	0.09	0.10	0.00	0.05	0.25
2010	267	0.19	2.78	0.10	0.09	0.00	0.01	0.21
2011	267	0.26	3.57	0.11	0.15	0.01	0.01	0.28
2012	267	0.18	2.44	0.09	0.09	0.01	0.02	0.21
2013	267	0.22	2.85	0.09	0.13	0.01	0.00	0.23
2014	267	0.25	3.44	0.13	0.12	0.01	0.03	0.29
2015	267	0.33	4.35	0.10	0.22	0.02	0.01	0.36
2016	267	0.29	4.00	0.16	0.13	0.02	0.05	0.36
2017	267	0.27	3.56	0.12	0.15	0.00	0.02	0.29
2018	267	0.24	3.29	0.10	0.14	0.01	0.03	0.28
2019	267	0.15	1.94	0.07	0.07	0.01	0.02	0.18
2024	166	0.14	1.81	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.04	0.18
2023	285	0.09	1.12	0.04	0.05	0.00	0.03	0.12
Totals	4226	0.20	2.72	0.09	0.11	0.01	0.03	0.23