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
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- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
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- Referee/Crew
- Complete Penalty Log
- Season
Penalties By Season
Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.
Season | Games | Total Count | Penalty Yards | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 269 | 49 | 243 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 4 |
2021 | 285 | 68 | 330 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 0 |
2009 | 267 | 57 | 289 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 4 |
2010 | 267 | 63 | 309 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 2 |
2011 | 267 | 47 | 235 | 26 | 21 | 31 | 0 |
2012 | 267 | 42 | 210 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
2013 | 267 | 61 | 301 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 0 |
2014 | 267 | 42 | 210 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 2 |
2015 | 267 | 62 | 301 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 5 |
2016 | 267 | 68 | 340 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 2 |
2017 | 267 | 45 | 215 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 0 |
2018 | 267 | 75 | 371 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 3 |
2019 | 267 | 67 | 331 | 25 | 42 | 28 | 5 |
Totals | 3491 | 746 | 3685 | 360 | 386 | 366 | 27 |
Penalties By Season - Per Game
Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.
Season | Games | Total Count | Penalty Yards | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | 269 | 0.18 | 0.90 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.01 |
2021 | 285 | 0.24 | 1.16 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
2009 | 267 | 0.21 | 1.08 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
2010 | 267 | 0.24 | 1.16 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.01 |
2011 | 267 | 0.18 | 0.88 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
2012 | 267 | 0.16 | 0.79 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
2013 | 267 | 0.23 | 1.13 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
2014 | 267 | 0.16 | 0.79 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
2015 | 267 | 0.23 | 1.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.02 |
2016 | 267 | 0.25 | 1.27 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.01 |
2017 | 267 | 0.17 | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
2018 | 267 | 0.28 | 1.39 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.01 |
2019 | 267 | 0.25 | 1.24 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
Totals | 3491 | 0.21 | 1.06 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.01 |