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

Penalties By Week

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

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	1	15	0	1	0	0
2	16	2	29	1	1	0	0
3	16	5	70	4	1	0	2
4	15	1	15	0	1	0	0
5	14	2	30	2	0	0	0
6	14	1	10	1	0	0	0
7	13	2	30	2	0	0	1
8	14	4	60	0	4	1	1
9	14	2	20	1	1	0	1
10	14	7	89	4	3	0	0
11	14	4	55	2	2	0	0
12	16	2	30	1	1	0	0
14	16	5	52	2	3	0	0
15	16	2	28	1	1	1	0
16	16	3	44	2	1	0	0
17	16	4	60	1	3	0	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	1	15	1	0	0	0
Totals	244	48	652	25	23	2	5

Penalties By Week - Per Game

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

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
1	16	0.06	0.94	0	0.06	0	0
2	16	0.13	1.81	0.06	0.06	0	0
3	16	0.31	4.38	0.25	0.06	0	0.13
4	15	0.07	1	0	0.07	0	0
5	14	0.14	2.14	0.14	0	0	0
6	14	0.07	0.71	0.07	0	0	0
7	13	0.15	2.31	0.15	0	0	0.08
8	14	0.29	4.29	0	0.29	0.07	0.07
9	14	0.14	1.43	0.07	0.07	0	0.07
10	14	0.5	6.36	0.29	0.21	0	0
11	14	0.29	3.93	0.14	0.14	0	0
12	16	0.13	1.88	0.06	0.06	0	0
14	16	0.31	3.25	0.13	0.19	0	0
15	16	0.13	1.75	0.06	0.06	0.06	0
16	16	0.19	2.75	0.13	0.06	0	0
17	16	0.25	3.75	0.06	0.19	0	0
Divisional Playoffs	4	0.25	3.75	0.25	0	0	0
Totals	244	3.41	46.43	1.86	1.52	0.13	0.35