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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

2021 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 2.13 Illegal Formation penalties per team league wide.

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 AgainstBeneficiary
NameGamesCountYards LostDismissedHomeAwayCountYards GainedDismissedHomeAway
Arizona1800000315212
Atlanta17414040315321
Baltimore17315030210111
Buffalo190000000000
Carolina1715110210220
Chicago171510100000
Cincinnati21315121315212
Cleveland1763025115010
Dallas1831521200000
Denver17313012315003
Detroit1742014000000
Green Bay1800100210011
Houston17522032315221
Indianapolis17315021210111
Jacksonville17210302210020
Kansas City20420022315312
Las Vegas1815001210202
LA Rams211501015010
LA Chargers17210020312021
Miami17210011316312
Minnesota1700200210002
New England18211011313103
New Orleans1721031115001
N.Y. Giants1700100420013
N.Y. Jets17420213314021
Philadelphia1800100521023
Pittsburgh18420013525132
San Francisco201510100000
Seattle17315003314012
Tampa Bay1921001100000
Tennessee181520115001
Washington1715001315130
Totals2856833024373168330243137