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
2021 Stats
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- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
- Down and Distance
- Referee/Crew
- Complete Penalty Log
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Atlanta | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.Davidson | Atlanta | DL | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Moore | N.Y. Jets | WR | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.Kroft | N.Y. Jets | TE | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Moses | N.Y. Jets | OL | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Minnesota | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Jacksonville | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| A.Lucas | Seattle | T | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | New England | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Cleveland | 17 | 3 | 0.18 | 15 | 0.88 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| A.Villanueva | Baltimore | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Detroit | 17 | 3 | 0.18 | 15 | 0.88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.Okorafor | Pittsburgh | OL | 18 | 2 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Cincinnati | 21 | 3 | 0.14 | 15 | 0.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| N.Fant | Denver | TE | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Tampa Bay | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.McLaurin | Washington | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | New Orleans | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| A.Dillard | Philadelphia | OL | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L.Niang | Kansas City | OL | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Pringle | Kansas City | WR | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Wilson | N.Y. Jets | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Tennessee | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| K.Minter | Tampa Bay | LB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Jarwin | Dallas | TE | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Hudson | Cleveland | OL | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Taylor | Seattle | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.Walker | Cleveland | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Miami | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Houston | 17 | 4 | 0.24 | 19 | 1.12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | San Francisco | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| B.Smith | Indianapolis | OL | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Russell | Jacksonville | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Nnadi | Kansas City | DL | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Baltimore | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Carolina | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | Las Vegas | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| S.Jean-Charles | Green Bay | DB | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Chicago | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unnamed | LA Chargers | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| L.Smith | Atlanta | TE | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Spriggs | Atlanta | OL | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G.Fant | N.Y. Jets | OL | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.Van Ginkel | Miami | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Allen | Pittsburgh | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyr.Smith | Dallas | OL | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Q.Bohanna | Dallas | DL | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C.Claypool | Pittsburgh | WR | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Peoples-Jones | Cleveland | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Wilson | Cleveland | LB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L.Borom | Chicago | OL | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E.Fisher | Indianapolis | T | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| G.Bolles | Denver | OL | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D.Mims | N.Y. Jets | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Steele | Dallas | OL | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S.Smith | Detroit | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Evans | LA Rams | OL | 21 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Gilbert | Detroit | CB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Camp | Houston | WR | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unnamed | Kansas City | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| W.Clapp | New Orleans | C | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| I.Prince | Cincinnati | OL | 21 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A.Schlottmann | Denver | G | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L.Guy | New England | DL | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 6 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Cunningham | N.Y. Giants | OL | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 1149 | 68 | 330 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 0 |
