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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

2020 Stats

Overall Totals By Team

There was an average of 1.53 Illegal Formation penalties per team league wide.

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 AgainstBeneficiary
NameGamesCountYards LostDismissedHomeAwayCountYards GainedDismissedHomeAway
Arizona161500100000
Atlanta161541000100
Baltimore1863053300100
Buffalo19315112210002
Carolina1615001210311
Chicago170000000000
Cincinnati1615201420322
Cleveland18315003315012
Dallas1631522100200
Denver16210111210220
Detroit1621011100100
Green Bay181510100000
Houston1621011129220
Indianapolis171520115110
Jacksonville16210120210211
Kansas City1900000210120
Las Vegas161531015010
LA Rams181500115010
LA Chargers16315112210102
Miami1621012000000
Minnesota160000015001
New England161501015010
New Orleans1831502115201
N.Y. Giants1615001315003
N.Y. Jets1615010420122
Philadelphia16210111210320
Pittsburgh17210220630342
San Francisco1614201315212
Seattle171501029111
Tampa Bay200030000200
Tennessee1714001210002
Washington170010000100
Totals2694924335242549243352524