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

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 1.44 Intentional Grounding penalties per team league wide.

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		Against					Beneficiary
Name	Games	Count	Yards Lost	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards Gained	Dismissed	Home	Away
Arizona	13	4	47	0	2	2	1	10	0	1	0
Atlanta	13	4	51	0	0	4	2	24	0	1	1
Baltimore	13	1	16	0	0	1	4	49	0	2	2
Buffalo	13	2	24	0	0	2	2	26	0	2	0
Carolina	13	2	20	0	0	2	1	12	0	0	1
Chicago	13	3	34	0	1	2	2	20	0	0	2
Cincinnati	13	1	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	13	3	26	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	13	2	23	1	1	1	3	39	0	2	1
Detroit	13	1	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Green Bay	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Houston	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Indianapolis	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	1	0
Jacksonville	13	2	29	0	1	1	2	22	0	1	1
Kansas City	13	2	20	0	1	1	3	36	0	1	2
Las Vegas	13	1	13	0	0	1	1	10	0	0	1
LA Rams	13	1	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Chargers	13	2	20	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	13	1	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	13	2	26	0	1	1	1	10	0	0	1
New England	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	0	3	0
New Orleans	13	2	30	0	1	1	1	13	0	1	0
N.Y. Giants	13	1	10	0	1	0	3	30	0	1	2
N.Y. Jets	13	1	10	0	0	1	2	24	0	2	0
Philadelphia	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	0	1	1
Pittsburgh	13	1	10	0	1	0	1	16	0	1	0
San Francisco	13	1	10	1	0	1	3	33	0	3	0
Seattle	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	1	0	1
Tampa Bay	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	35	0	2	1
Tennessee	13	1	16	0	0	1	3	39	0	1	2
Washington	13	5	50	0	4	1	1	10	0	0	1
Totals	208	46	527	3	20	26	46	527	3	26	20