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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

2017 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 1.41 Illegal Formation penalties per team league wide.

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 AgainstBeneficiary
NameGamesCountYards LostDismissedHomeAwayCountYards GainedDismissedHomeAway
Arizona1621010215010
Atlanta1815101210011
Baltimore162901115301
Buffalo170010015010
Carolina17311130420122
Chicago1615110210111
Cincinnati161501000400
Cleveland1631441215010
Dallas160000015210
Denver1631510315210
Detroit1615010420113
Green Bay1631501215101
Houston1615201315221
Indianapolis162601115010
Jacksonville191520115210
Kansas City171511000300
Oakland161521015101
LA Rams1721010200000
LA Chargers1600200419031
Miami1642022215101
Minnesota18210002210102
New England190000015010
New Orleans18420131315021
N.Y. Giants160000000000
N.Y. Jets1621010215110
Philadelphia190020011101
Pittsburgh17210011315021
San Francisco1621011115101
Seattle160010011110
Tampa Bay160000000100
Tennessee180020014010
Washington161520115210
Totals2674521532192645215322619