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.

2021 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Atlanta	Philadelphia	09/12/21	M.Ryan	QB	Scott Novak	1	2	09:50	2	7	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	Philadelphia	09/12/21	M.Ryan	QB	Scott Novak	1	4	06:38	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
San Francisco	Detroit	09/12/21	J.Garoppolo	QB	Brad Rogers	1	3	12:09	2	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Carolina	09/19/21	J.Winston	QB	Ron Torbert	2	2	01:47	1	10	11	No	No	No	Offense
Miami	Buffalo	09/19/21	J.Brissett	QB	Craig Wrolstad	2	2	01:33	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
New England	N.Y. Jets	09/19/21	M.Jones	QB	Shawn Hochuli	2	2	00:22	3	2	10	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Baltimore	09/19/21	P.Mahomes	QB	Clete Blakeman	2	1	00:18	1	20	18	No	No	No	Offense
Detroit	Green Bay	09/20/21	J.Goff	QB	Adrian Hill	2	2	14:16	3	9	14	No	No	No	Offense
Indianapolis	Tennessee	09/26/21	C.Wentz	QB	Bill Vinovich	3	1	05:43	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Las Vegas	Miami	09/26/21	D.Carr	QB	Carl Cheffers	3	1	01:36	1	10	18	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	Minnesota	10/03/21	B.Mayfield	QB	Tony Corrente	4	2	00:45	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Buffalo	Kansas City	10/10/21	J.Allen	QB	Carl Cheffers	5	1	03:21	3	11	18	No	No	No	Offense
Carolina	N.Y. Giants	10/24/21	S.Darnold	QB	Carl Cheffers	7	2	14:56	3	9	3	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	Carolina	10/24/21	Unnamed		Carl Cheffers	7	2	01:32	2	9	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Miami	10/31/21	J.Allen	QB	Shawn Smith	8	2	00:53	4	4	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Dallas	10/31/21	K.Cousins	QB	Scott Novak	8	4	09:56	1	10	13	No	No	Yes	Offense
Kansas City	N.Y. Giants	11/01/21	P.Mahomes	QB	Jerome Boger	8	2	02:09	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Carolina	New England	11/07/21	S.Darnold	QB	Clete Blakeman	9	1	03:56	1	15	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	LA Chargers	11/14/21	K.Cousins	QB	Clay Martin	10	2	06:26	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Miami	11/21/21	J.Flacco	QB	Alex Kemp	11	3	05:39	2	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Tennessee	Houston	11/21/21	R.Tannehill	QB	Tony Corrente	11	2	00:09	1	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	Tampa Bay	12/05/21	M.Ryan	QB	Tony Corrente	13	4	07:42	3	2	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Houston	Indianapolis	12/05/21	D.Mills	QB	Ron Torbert	13	4	09:00	3	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Denver	Kansas City	12/05/21	T.Bridgewater	QB	Carl Cheffers	13	2	14:30	1	20	10	No	No	No	Offense
Baltimore	Cleveland	12/12/21	T.Huntley	QB	Brad Rogers	14	4	07:07	3	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Jets	New Orleans	12/12/21	Z.Wilson	QB	Land Clark	14	4	11:46	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Baltimore	Green Bay	12/19/21	T.Huntley	QB	Brad Allen	15	2	00:55	2	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Arizona	Indianapolis	12/25/21	K.Murray	QB	Craig Wrolstad	16	2	04:25	3	7	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
New Orleans	Carolina	01/02/22	T.Hill	QB	Jerome Boger	17	3	09:35	3	8	13	No	No	Yes	Offense
Las Vegas	LA Chargers	01/09/22	D.Carr	QB	Clete Blakeman	18	2	01:13	2	10	13	No	No	Yes	Offense
Totals							2.35		1.96	9.44	342	0	0	18