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
2009 Stats
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- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
- Down and Distance
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- Season
By Player
Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.
| Name | Team | Pos | Games | Count | Count/Game | Yards | Yards/Game | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Stewart | Tennessee | T | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| N.Washington | Tennessee | WR | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M.Wallace | Pittsburgh | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Baltimore | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| S.Andrews | Philadelphia | G | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Bell | Buffalo | T | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Detroit | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Jones | Green Bay | WR | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Galloway | New England | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | N.Y. Jets | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Philadelphia | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Indianapolis | 19 | 2 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| A.Collins | Cincinnati | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Barron | St. Louis | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Williams | Jacksonville | G | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Kehl | N.Y. Giants | LB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K.McKenzie | N.Y. Giants | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Long | Miami | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Wade | St. Louis | DB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P.Loadholt | Minnesota | T | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.Pryce | Baltimore | DE | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Batiste | Washington | G | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Austin | Dallas | WR | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Williams | Seattle | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Thomas | Jacksonville | WR | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Whitworth | Cincinnati | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 6 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| C.Barwin | Houston | OLB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Clifton | Green Bay | T | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Otah | Carolina | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.Breaston | Arizona | WR | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S.Cooper | San Diego | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Tampa Bay | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | New Orleans | 19 | 2 | 0.11 | 15 | 0.79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D.Williams | Detroit | WR | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| T.Herremans | Philadelphia | G | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Shaffer | Chicago | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Cincinnati | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| T.Owens | Buffalo | WR | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C.Schilens | Oakland | WR | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R.Willis | Seattle | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.McNeill | San Diego | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Washington | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 7 | 0.44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Babineaux | Seattle | FS | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Clabo | Atlanta | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Johnson | Cincinnati | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Oher | Baltimore | T | 18 | 2 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N.Kaczur | New England | T | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Cleveland | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D.Free | Dallas | T | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unnamed | Green Bay | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| R.Quinn | Denver | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Miami | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| B.Albert | Kansas City | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Carolina | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | New England | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.Houshmandzadeh | Seattle | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Minnesota | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| W.Beatty | N.Y. Giants | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Ramsey | Buffalo | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Branch | Seattle | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Collie | Indianapolis | WR | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.Harvin | Minnesota | WR | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G.Jennings | Green Bay | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Kansas City | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| L.Fitzgerald | Arizona | WR | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1088 | 57 | 289 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 4 |
