Illegal Formation
Definition
Fewer than 7 players line up on the line of scrimmage; or Eligible receivers fail to line up as the leftmost and rightmost players on the line; or when five properly numbered ineligible players fail to line up on the line.
Outcome
5 yards
2011 Stats
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Overall Totals By Team
There was an average of 1.47 Illegal Formation penalties per team league wide.
| Against | Beneficiary | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards Lost | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards Gained | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Arizona | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Atlanta | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carolina | 16 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denver | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Detroit | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Green Bay | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Houston | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Indianapolis | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacksonville | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Oakland | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Miami | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New England | 19 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| N.Y. Giants | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N.Y. Jets | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 18 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Seattle | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Washington | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 267 | 47 | 235 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 235 | 31 | 21 | 26 |