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 1.41 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	12	4	47	0	2	2	1	10	0	1	0
Atlanta	12	4	51	0	0	4	2	24	0	1	1
Baltimore	12	1	16	0	0	1	4	49	0	2	2
Buffalo	12	2	24	0	0	2	2	26	0	2	0
Carolina	13	2	20	0	0	2	1	12	0	0	1
Chicago	12	3	34	0	1	2	2	20	0	0	2
Cincinnati	12	1	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	12	2	16	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	12	2	23	1	1	1	3	39	0	2	1
Detroit	13	1	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Green Bay	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Houston	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Indianapolis	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	0	1	0
Jacksonville	12	2	29	0	1	1	2	22	0	1	1
Kansas City	12	2	20	0	1	1	3	36	0	1	2
Las Vegas	12	1	13	0	0	1	1	10	0	0	1
LA Rams	12	1	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Chargers	12	2	20	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	12	1	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota	12	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	12	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	12	1	10	0	0	1	2	24	0	2	0
Philadelphia	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	0	1	1
Pittsburgh	12	1	10	0	1	0	1	16	0	1	0
San Francisco	13	1	10	1	0	1	3	33	0	3	0
Seattle	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	1	0	1
Tampa Bay	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	35	0	2	1
Tennessee	12	1	16	0	0	1	2	29	0	1	1
Washington	12	5	50	0	4	1	1	10	0	0	1
Totals	195	45	517	3	19	26	45	517	3	26	19