Intentional Grounding

Definition

A forward pass is thrown intentionally incomplete so that the passer avoids loss of yardage or to conserve time. Exceptions Not assessed if the ball is spiked. If the quarterback has moved outside of the area between his offensive tackles (the "tackle box"), there is no foul for grounding the ball if the quarterback throws the ball past the line of scrimmage.

Outcome

10 yards or spot of foul, whichever is farther from the original line of scrimmage, and loss of down. If the foul occurs in the end zone, the play is ruled a safety.

2023 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Philadelphia	Tampa Bay	01/15/24	J.Hurts	QB	Adrian Hill	Wildcard Weekend	3	02:28	3	6	14	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Miami	01/13/24	P.Mahomes	QB	Brad Rogers	Wildcard Weekend	4	13:23	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	San Francisco	02/11/24	P.Mahomes	QB	Bill Vinovich	Super Bowl	2	09:16	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Houston	Baltimore	01/20/24	C.Stroud	QB	John Hussey	Divisional Playoffs	1	05:17	2	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Houston	09/10/23	L.Jackson	QB	Tra Blake	1	2	13:03	3	10	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	Miami	09/10/23	J.Herbert	QB	Brad Allen	1	4	01:38	1	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Seattle	Detroit	09/17/23	G.Smith	QB	Alex Kemp	2	4	13:15	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	San Francisco	09/17/23	M.Stafford	QB	Brad Allen	2	4	07:33	1	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Jacksonville	Houston	09/24/23	T.Lawrence	QB	Scott Novak	3	4	06:56	3	9	19	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	LA Chargers	09/24/23	K.Cousins	QB	Shawn Smith	3	2	04:57	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Chicago	Denver	10/01/23	J.Fields	QB	Carl Cheffers	4	4	00:50	1	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Houston	Pittsburgh	10/01/23	C.Stroud	QB	Bill Vinovich	4	3	08:55	3	6	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	10/01/23	B.Mayfield	QB	Shawn Hochuli	4	1	07:05	1	10	12	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Washington	10/01/23	J.Hurts	QB	Ron Torbert	4	5	04:50	2	6	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	Detroit	10/08/23	B.Young	QB	Adrian Hill	5	3	05:21	1	15	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	Philadelphia	10/08/23	M.Stafford	QB	Bill Vinovich	5	3	11:23	3	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	N.Y. Jets	10/08/23	R.Wilson	QB	John Hussey	5	1	04:24	1	10	6	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	Denver	10/12/23	P.Mahomes	QB	Shawn Hochuli	6	2	01:08	3	10	16	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	Washington	10/15/23	D.Ridder	QB	Clete Blakeman	6	2	02:00	1	10	16	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Chicago	10/15/23	K.Cousins	QB	Brad Allen	6	4	07:45	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	San Francisco	10/15/23	P.Walker	QB	John Hussey	6	2	00:47	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Francisco	Cleveland	10/15/23	B.Purdy	QB	John Hussey	6	4	03:21	1	10	11	No	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Houston	10/15/23	D.Carr	QB	Alan Eck	6	2	01:09	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	LA Rams	10/15/23	J.Dobbs	QB	Ron Torbert	6	4	04:00	1	10	12	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Detroit	10/22/23	L.Jackson	QB	Brad Rogers	7	1	08:12	3	7	0	No	Yes	Yes	Offense
Detroit	Baltimore	10/22/23	J.Goff	QB	Brad Rogers	7	2	00:34	3	3	12	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	10/22/23	S.Howell	QB	John Hussey	7	3	06:24	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	Pittsburgh	10/22/23	M.Stafford	QB	Craig Wrolstad	7	2	13:06	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	LA Rams	10/22/23	K.Pickett	QB	Craig Wrolstad	7	2	04:00	3	7	16	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	Philadelphia	10/29/23	S.Howell	QB	Carl Cheffers	8	3	09:26	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Miami	Kansas City	11/05/23	T.Tagovailoa	QB	Clay Martin	9	2	11:45	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Cincinnati	11/05/23	J.Allen	QB	Alex Kemp	9	2	00:28	3	6	9	No	No	No	Offense
San Francisco	Jacksonville	11/12/23	B.Purdy	QB	Brad Allen	10	2	00:30	2	8	12	No	No	No	Offense
LA Chargers	Detroit	11/12/23	J.Herbert	QB	Shawn Smith	10	3	02:49	3	11	0	No	Yes	Yes	Offense
Seattle	Washington	11/12/23	G.Smith	QB	Alex Kemp	10	2	00:15	2	11	0	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Las Vegas	11/12/23	Z.Wilson	QB	Shawn Hochuli	10	1	11:08	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Green Bay	LA Chargers	11/19/23	J.Love	QB	John Hussey	11	4	11:14	3	10	9	No	No	Yes	Offense
Seattle	LA Rams	11/19/23	G.Smith	QB	Carl Cheffers	11	2	04:57	3	11	14	No	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	Denver	11/19/23	J.Dobbs	QB	Ron Torbert	11	4	00:28	3	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Philadelphia	11/20/23	P.Mahomes	QB	Shawn Smith	11	4	01:42	3	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Detroit	Green Bay	11/23/23	J.Goff	QB	Carl Cheffers	12	2	03:27	1	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Philadelphia	11/26/23	J.Allen	QB	Shawn Hochuli	12	2	01:34	2	3	13	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	LA Chargers	11/26/23	L.Jackson	QB	Alan Eck	12	3	08:36	1	10	12	No	No	No	Offense
LA Chargers	Baltimore	11/26/23	J.Herbert	QB	Alan Eck	12	4	01:57	4	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Chicago	11/27/23	J.Dobbs	QB	Alex Kemp	12	2	00:38	1	10	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	N.Y. Jets	12/03/23	D.Ridder	QB	Ron Torbert	13	2	03:56	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Carolina	Tampa Bay	12/03/23	B.Young	QB	Brad Rogers	13	2	02:22	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	LA Rams	12/03/23	J.Flacco	QB	John Hussey	13	4	01:56	1	10	11	No	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Carolina	12/10/23	D.Carr	QB	Alan Eck	14	1	05:00	3	3	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Las Vegas	Minnesota	12/10/23	A.O'Connell	QB	Craig Wrolstad	14	1	03:48	1	10	12	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	Minnesota	12/16/23	J.Browning	QB	Bill Vinovich	15	4	11:24	2	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
New Orleans	N.Y. Giants	12/17/23	D.Carr	QB	Carl Cheffers	15	2	03:24	2	10	12	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Giants	New Orleans	12/17/23	T.DeVito	QB	Carl Cheffers	15	2	02:52	2	10	12	No	No	No	Offense
Houston	Tennessee	12/17/23	C.Keenum	QB	Clete Blakeman	15	2	11:44	1	10	12	No	No	No	Offense
Seattle	Philadelphia	12/18/23	D.Lock	QB	Clay Martin	15	2	00:49	2	4	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Baltimore	Jacksonville	12/17/23	L.Jackson	QB	Shawn Smith	15	1	06:30	3	9	12	No	No	No	Offense
Jacksonville	Baltimore	12/17/23	T.Lawrence	QB	Shawn Smith	15	3	02:30	3	8	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	New England	12/17/23	P.Mahomes	QB	Shawn Hochuli	15	1	02:58	2	4	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Washington	12/24/23	T.Siemian	QB	Clay Martin	16	2	12:14	2	18	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Washington	12/24/23	T.Siemian	QB	Clay Martin	16	2	00:49	1	15	25	No	No	Yes	Offense
Baltimore	San Francisco	12/25/23	L.Jackson	QB	Bill Vinovich	16	1	10:31	1	10	20	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	Kansas City	12/31/23	J.Browning	QB	John Hussey	17	4	06:18	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	Detroit	01/07/24	N.Mullens	QB	Brad Rogers	18	1	01:08	1	20	10	No	No	No	Offense
Totals							2.54		1.83	9.41	704	0	3	33