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Illegal Formation

Definition

Fewer than 7 players line up on the line of scrimmage; or Eligible receivers fail to line up as the leftmost and rightmost players on the line; or when five properly numbered ineligible players fail to line up on the line.

Outcome

5 yards

2016 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 2.13 Illegal Formation penalties per team league wide.

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 AgainstBeneficiary
NameGamesCountYards LostDismissedHomeAwayCountYards GainedDismissedHomeAway
Arizona1621000215101
Atlanta19630051210111
Baltimore16210211210120
Buffalo16315212420231
Carolina16315330315112
Chicago1600100315021
Cincinnati1615301210211
Cleveland16210111210311
Dallas171510115101
Denver16210111210211
Detroit1700000420331
Green Bay1915010525023
Houston18210011210111
Indianapolis1642001315110
Jacksonville16210302210020
Kansas City17210002315103
Oakland1752502315110
LA Rams1621011115010
San Diego16210411210011
Miami1721012000100
Minnesota1621000200200
New England1915101315212
New Orleans160000015101
N.Y. Giants171521015110
N.Y. Jets161520115301
Philadelphia1631510315010
Pittsburgh19315412210102
San Francisco1631503015010
Seattle1800000420113
Tampa Bay16210120735052
Tennessee16525123210020
Washington16315021210202
Totals2676834035323668340353632