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.

2019 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Kansas City	Jacksonville	09/08/19	P.Mahomes	QB	Carl Cheffers	1	2	00:40	3	7	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Dallas	09/08/19	E.Manning	QB	Walt Anderson	1	1	00:30	3	1	10	No	No	No	Offense
Tampa Bay	San Francisco	09/08/19	J.Winston	QB	Alex Kemp	1	4	15:00	1	9	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	N.Y. Giants	09/15/19	J.Allen	QB	Shawn Smith	2	2	01:38	3	3	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	LA Rams	09/15/19	T.Bridgewater	QB	Walt Anderson	2	4	05:58	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Cincinnati	09/22/19	J.Allen	QB	Clete Blakeman	3	1	07:19	3	2	22	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	Baltimore	09/22/19	P.Mahomes	QB	John Hussey	3	1	12:34	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Oakland	09/22/19	K.Cousins	QB	Jerome Boger	3	1	05:20	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
New England	N.Y. Jets	09/22/19	T.Brady	QB	Carl Cheffers	3	3	04:25	2	12	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tennessee	Atlanta	09/29/19	M.Mariota	QB	John Hussey	4	3	03:49	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Buffalo	09/29/19	T.Brady	QB	Craig Wrolstad	4	2	05:57	2	7	10	No	No	No	Offense
Denver	Jacksonville	09/29/19	J.Flacco	QB	Ron Torbert	4	2	05:05	1	10	13	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	Denver	10/06/19	P.Rivers	QB	Shawn Hochuli	5	2	08:53	3	5	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	San Francisco	10/07/19	B.Mayfield	QB	Jerome Boger	5	2	00:10	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
LA Chargers	Pittsburgh	10/13/19	P.Rivers	QB	John Hussey	6	2	02:00	2	7	12	No	No	Yes	Offense
New England	N.Y. Jets	10/21/19	T.Brady	QB	Shawn Hochuli	7	3	03:58	3	4	13	No	No	No	Offense
Arizona	New Orleans	10/27/19	K.Murray	QB	Clay Martin	8	3	14:05	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Baltimore	11/03/19	T.Brady	QB	Carl Cheffers	9	2	08:07	2	5	10	No	No	No	Offense
Tampa Bay	Arizona	11/10/19	J.Winston	QB	Craig Wrolstad	10	2	09:49	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	Tennessee	11/10/19	D.Colquitt	P	Tony Corrente	10	4	01:27	4	7	10	No	No	No	Special Teams
Carolina	Atlanta	11/17/19	K.Allen	QB	Adrian Hill	11	4	05:10	2	3	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Cincinnati	11/24/19	M.Rudolph	QB	Adrian Hill	12	2	00:56	3	2	10	No	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Atlanta	11/28/19	D.Brees	QB	Shawn Smith	13	3	01:09	3	11	10	No	No	No	Offense
Jacksonville	Tampa Bay	12/01/19	N.Foles	QB	Walt Anderson	13	2	03:19	2	10	9	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Rams	Arizona	12/01/19	J.Goff	QB	Alex Kemp	13	3	10:19	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	Chicago	12/05/19	D.Prescott	QB	Brad Rogers	14	4	13:13	2	10	12	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	Cleveland	12/08/19	A.Dalton	QB	Carl Cheffers	14	1	11:05	3	3	10	No	No	No	Offense
Tampa Bay	Indianapolis	12/08/19	J.Winston	QB	Tony Corrente	14	2	03:41	1	10	16	No	No	Yes	Offense
Green Bay	Chicago	12/15/19	A.Rodgers	QB	Scott Novak	15	2	00:16	3	4	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Chargers	Minnesota	12/15/19	P.Rivers	QB	Ron Torbert	15	3	11:24	3	7	13	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Rams	San Francisco	12/21/19	J.Goff	QB	Clete Blakeman	16	3	14:01	3	9	10	No	No	No	Offense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	12/29/19	D.Hodges	QB	Bill Vinovich	17	4	11:29	3	4	11	No	No	No	Offense
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	12/29/19	D.Hodges	QB	Bill Vinovich	17	4	04:27	2	10	6	No	No	No	Offense
Tampa Bay	Atlanta	12/29/19	J.Winston	QB	Carl Cheffers	17	4	04:01	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Oakland	Denver	12/29/19	D.Carr	QB	Shawn Smith	17	4	04:33	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Houston	01/04/20	J.Allen	QB	Tony Corrente	Wildcard Weekend	4	02:00	3	13	14	No	No	No	Offense
Totals							2.65		2.15	7.63	380	1	1	15