Neutral Zone Infraction
Definition
Before the snap, a defensive player (most often a lineman) jumps into the neutral zone and "startles" an offensive player, causing him to false start.
Outcome
5 yards
2009 Stats
- View Neutral Zone Infraction Penalties By:
 - Teams
 - Teams - Per Game
 - Player
 - Position
 - Week
 - Down and Distance
 - Referee/Crew
 - Complete Penalty Log
 - Season
 
By Player
Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.
| Name | Team | Pos | Games | Count | Count/Game | Yards | Yards/Game | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.Freeney | Indianapolis | OLB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| T.Johnson | Atlanta | DT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| R.Pickett | Green Bay | NT | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| C.Hovan | Tampa Bay | DT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| D.Tollefson | N.Y. Giants | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| L.Hilliard | Miami | FB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| J.Harrison | Pittsburgh | OLB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| K.Williams | Minnesota | DT | 18 | 2 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| D.Lewis | Carolina | DT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| D.Patterson | Philadelphia | CB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| R.Quinn | Denver | TE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| C.Avril | Detroit | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| A.Curry | Seattle | LB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| G.McRath | Tennessee | LB | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| M.Stroud | Buffalo | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| K.Biermann | Atlanta | OLB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| J.Fanene | Cincinnati | DE | 17 | 2 | 0.12 | 10 | 0.59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| C.Johnson | Carolina | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| J.Taylor | Miami | OLB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| D.Reid | Denver | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| A.Smith | Houston | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| M.Montgomery | Green Bay | DT | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| I.Sopoaga | San Francisco | NT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| P.Merling | Miami | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| B.Johnson | Cincinnati | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| L.Cohen | Detroit | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| J.Ford | Tennessee | DE | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| T.Kelly | Oakland | DE | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| J.Peppers | Carolina | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| C.Wake | Miami | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| W.Herring | Seattle | LB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| A.Adams | Chicago | DT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| A.Brown | Chicago | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| L.Foote | Detroit | MLB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| J.Johnson | Baltimore | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| G.Guyton | New England | LB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| S.Phillips | San Diego | OLB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| R.McDonald | San Francisco | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| A.Brooks | San Francisco | OLB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| L.Timmons | Pittsburgh | ILB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| D.Ball | Tennessee | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| T.Brown | Tennessee | DT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| C.Draft | Buffalo | LB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| W.Joseph | Oakland | DT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| D.Howard | Philadelphia | DE | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| D.Ware | Dallas | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| S.Bowen | Dallas | DE | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| M.Kiwanuka | N.Y. Giants | DE | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| B.Cofield | N.Y. Giants | NT | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| A.Barnes | Baltimore | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Totals | 821 | 55 | 260 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 
