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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V.Jackson | Tampa Bay | WR | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Buffalo | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | N.Y. Jets | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| S.Shepard | N.Y. Giants | WR | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Dallas | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| N.Paul | Washington | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Celek | Philadelphia | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Fiedorowicz | Houston | TE | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Floyd | Arizona | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | N.Y. Giants | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| V.Alexander | Oakland | G | 17 | 3 | 0.18 | 15 | 0.88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Quick | LA Rams | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Chicago | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Tennessee | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Unnamed | Denver | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | LA Rams | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Baltimore | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| L.Johnson | Philadelphia | OL | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Villanueva | Pittsburgh | T | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C.Glenn | Buffalo | T | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| S.McGrath | San Diego | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.James | Miami | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Pasztor | Cleveland | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Oakland | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| H.Ridgeway | Indianapolis | DT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Green Bay | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R.Grant | Washington | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Tobin | Philadelphia | G | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.Brown | San Francisco | T | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Pittsburgh | 19 | 2 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| T.Gabriel | Atlanta | WR | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.Schraeder | Atlanta | T | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Jones | Atlanta | WR | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Cleveland | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C.Clark | Houston | T | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Kansas City | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Barksdale | San Diego | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D.Funchess | Carolina | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Veldheer | Arizona | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Myers | Tampa Bay | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Sanu | Atlanta | WR | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Brown | Pittsburgh | WR | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L.Carroo | Miami | WR | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L.Tunsil | Miami | OL | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Indianapolis | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| E.Dickson | Carolina | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Williams | Carolina | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Fisher | Cincinnati | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Cincinnati | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| J.Parnell | Jacksonville | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Ramsey | Jacksonville | CB | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Philadelphia | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.Patterson | Minnesota | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.McNary | Indianapolis | ILB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.Stanley | Baltimore | OL | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Jack | Jacksonville | LB | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Kelly | Tennessee | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G.Cherilus | Tampa Bay | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Turner | Carolina | G | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A.Howard | Oakland | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | San Diego | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Carolina | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Shaw | Cincinnati | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Lee | Jacksonville | WR | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Mitchell | New England | WR | 19 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Washington | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Minnesota | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.Conklin | Tennessee | T | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Rogers | Indianapolis | WR | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Stephenson | Denver | T | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| L.Reynolds | Atlanta | LB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Cleary | Dallas | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Woods | Tennessee | NT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | San Francisco | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| P.Wheeler | Atlanta | LB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.McClellin | New England | OLB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1267 | 68 | 340 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 2 |
