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
2025 Stats
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Overall Totals By Team
There was an average of 3.47 Illegal Formation penalties per team league wide.
| Against | Beneficiary | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards Lost | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards Gained | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Arizona | 17 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Atlanta | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Baltimore | 16 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Buffalo | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carolina | 17 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Chicago | 17 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 17 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dallas | 17 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Denver | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Detroit | 17 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay | 17 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Houston | 17 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Indianapolis | 17 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Jacksonville | 17 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 17 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Las Vegas | 17 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| LA Rams | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| LA Chargers | 17 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Miami | 17 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 17 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| New England | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| New Orleans | 17 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| N.Y. Giants | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| N.Y. Jets | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 17 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Seattle | 17 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington | 17 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals | 271 | 111 | 546 | 43 | 48 | 63 | 111 | 546 | 43 | 63 | 48 |