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.

2025 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Jacksonville	Carolina	09/07/25	T.Lawrence	QB	Alex Moore	1	1	09:49	1	10	12	No	No	Yes	Offense
Washington	N.Y. Giants	09/07/25	J.Daniels	QB	Clay Martin	1	2	00:07	3	1	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tennessee	Denver	09/07/25	C.Ward	QB	Alex Kemp	1	4	07:12	2	2	16	No	No	No	Offense
San Francisco	Seattle	09/07/25	B.Purdy	QB	Shawn Hochuli	1	3	03:13	2	9	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
Chicago	Minnesota	09/08/25	C.Williams	QB	Alan Eck	1	3	00:15	2	20	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	09/14/25	J.Allen	QB	Clete Blakeman	2	1	09:05	2	7	12	No	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	09/14/25	J.Allen	QB	Clete Blakeman	2	4	13:06	2	11	12	No	No	No	Offense
Pittsburgh	Seattle	09/14/25	A.Rodgers	QB	Scott Novak	2	4	01:50	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	Arizona	09/14/25	B.Young	QB	Ron Torbert	2	4	00:54	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	Green Bay	09/21/25	J.Flacco	QB	Carl Cheffers	3	2	11:46	3	7	0	No	Yes	Yes	Offense
Washington	Las Vegas	09/21/25	M.Mariota	QB	Shawn Hochuli	3	4	07:00	3	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Arizona	San Francisco	09/21/25	K.Murray	QB	John Hussey	3	4	14:22	3	1	10	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Kansas City	09/21/25	R.Wilson	QB	Land Clark	3	4	03:15	1	4	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Pittsburgh	09/28/25	C.Wentz	QB	Brad Allen	4	4	00:43	1	10	16	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	Atlanta	09/28/25	M.Mariota	QB	Scott Novak	4	2	06:58	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Buffalo	09/28/25	S.Rattler	QB	Land Clark	4	2	13:52	3	5	16	No	No	No	Offense
LA Chargers	N.Y. Giants	09/28/25	J.Herbert	QB	Shawn Hochuli	4	2	08:14	3	5	10	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Kansas City	09/28/25	L.Jackson	QB	Clay Martin	4	2	07:46	2	10	16	No	No	No	Offense
Denver	Philadelphia	10/05/25	B.Nix	QB	Adrian Hill	5	3	08:21	2	8	13	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	Tennessee	10/05/25	K.Murray	QB	Shawn Smith	5	2	01:47	3	6	12	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Francisco	Tampa Bay	10/12/25	M.Jones	QB	Brad Rogers	6	4	01:21	2	19	10	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	Chicago	10/13/25	J.Daniels	QB	Alex Moore	6	3	12:13	2	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Philadelphia	10/19/25	C.Wentz	QB	Bill Vinovich	7	3	09:50	2	8	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	San Francisco	10/19/25	M.Penix	QB	Ron Torbert	7	2	00:17	1	10	13	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	Baltimore	10/26/25	C.Williams	QB	Shawn Smith	8	2	06:54	3	9	14	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	Baltimore	10/26/25	C.Williams	QB	Shawn Smith	8	2	00:26	2	5	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	New England	10/26/25	D.Gabriel	QB	Alex Moore	8	4	04:11	2	9	1	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Washington	10/27/25	P.Mahomes	QB	Brad Allen	8	2	00:12	3	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Miami	Baltimore	10/30/25	T.Tagovailoa	QB	Scott Novak	9	4	12:27	2	2	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cincinnati	Chicago	11/02/25	J.Flacco	QB	Clete Blakeman	9	4	06:02	3	3	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	Houston	11/02/25	B.Nix	QB	Ron Torbert	9	2	13:30	1	10	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
Atlanta	New England	11/02/25	M.Penix	QB	Brad Allen	9	4	02:09	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Buffalo	11/02/25	P.Mahomes	QB	Carl Cheffers	9	3	06:27	2	6	10	No	No	No	Offense
Las Vegas	Denver	11/06/25	G.Smith	QB	Bill Vinovich	10	3	02:25	2	7	13	No	No	No	Offense
Atlanta	Indianapolis	11/09/25	M.Penix	QB	Clete Blakeman	10	4	00:15	2	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	New England	11/13/25	J.Fields	QB	Alan Eck	11	3	12:23	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Chargers	Jacksonville	11/16/25	J.Herbert	QB	Craig Wrolstad	11	1	14:55	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	Baltimore	11/16/25	S.Sanders	QB	Land Clark	11	4	04:45	3	10	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	Kansas City	11/16/25	B.Nix	QB	Adrian Hill	11	4	09:12	2	6	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Detroit	N.Y. Giants	11/23/25	J.Goff	QB	Craig Wrolstad	12	2	11:53	2	1	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Arizona	Jacksonville	11/23/25	J.Brissett	QB	Scott Novak	12	2	03:33	1	10	12	No	No	Yes	Offense
New Orleans	Atlanta	11/23/25	T.Hill	QB	Brad Rogers	12	4	12:22	3	1	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	New Orleans	11/23/25	K.Cousins	QB	Brad Rogers	12	4	12:04	1	10	13	No	No	No	Offense
LA Rams	Tampa Bay	11/23/25	M.Stafford	QB	Clay Martin	12	3	13:02	4	4	12	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	San Francisco	11/24/25	B.Young	QB	Alex Kemp	12	2	00:28	3	4	10	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	Tampa Bay	11/30/25	J.Brissett	QB	Bill Vinovich	13	2	01:31	1	10	13	No	No	No	Offense
Jacksonville	Tennessee	11/30/25	T.Lawrence	QB	Brad Rogers	13	4	15:00	2	19	17	No	No	No	Offense
Washington	Denver	11/30/25	M.Mariota	QB	Land Clark	13	4	01:25	1	15	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	Tennessee	12/07/25	S.Sanders	QB	Carl Cheffers	14	2	08:11	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Totals							2.94		2.05	8.15	527	0	3	21