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.

2024 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Arizona	Minnesota	12/01/24	K.Murray	QB	Bill Vinovich	13	4	04:14	1	10	15	No	No	No	Offense
N.Y. Giants	New Orleans	12/08/24	D.Lock	QB	Clete Blakeman	14	1	11:44	4	8	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Pittsburgh	Cleveland	12/08/24	R.Wilson	QB	Land Clark	14	1	04:48	3	4	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Seattle	Arizona	12/08/24	G.Smith	QB	Clay Martin	14	2	10:26	1	10	12	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	Dallas	12/09/24	J.Burrow	QB	Scott Novak	14	1	05:50	2	16	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
Cleveland	Kansas City	12/15/24	J.Winston	QB	Tra Blake	15	3	00:40	3	15	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Buffalo	Detroit	12/15/24	J.Allen	QB	Adrian Hill	15	2	00:36	1	10	11	No	No	No	Offense
Philadelphia	Washington	12/22/24	J.Hurts	QB	Shawn Smith	16	1	09:55	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Jacksonville	Tennessee	12/29/24	M.Jones	QB	Shawn Smith	17	1	06:20	1	10	13	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	Miami	12/29/24	D.Thompson-Robinson	QB	Ron Torbert	17	3	10:15	3	13	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	Miami	12/29/24	D.Thompson-Robinson	QB	Ron Torbert	17	4	11:58	2	13	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	Miami	12/29/24	D.Thompson-Robinson	QB	Ron Torbert	17	4	04:31	2	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	Detroit	01/05/25	S.Darnold	QB	Brad Rogers	18	3	10:51	1	10	13	No	No	No	Offense
New England	Buffalo	01/05/25	J.Milton	QB	Alan Eck	18	4	09:19	2	9	15	No	No	Yes	Offense
Minnesota	San Francisco	09/15/24	S.Darnold	QB	Brad Allen	2	3	14:25	2	6	17	No	No	Yes	Offense
N.Y. Jets	Tennessee	09/15/24	A.Rodgers	QB	Alan Eck	2	1	10:44	1	10	10	No	No	No	Offense
Chicago	Houston	09/15/24	C.Williams	QB	Land Clark	2	4	04:11	2	4	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	N.Y. Giants	09/22/24	D.Watson	QB	Craig Wrolstad	3	2	09:28	2	9	13	No	No	Yes	Offense
Seattle	Miami	09/22/24	G.Smith	QB	Land Clark	3	3	00:54	2	11	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
LA Rams	San Francisco	09/22/24	M.Stafford	QB	Clete Blakeman	3	2	07:44	1	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Baltimore	Buffalo	09/29/24	L.Jackson	QB	Alan Eck	4	3	15:00	1	10	14	No	No	Yes	Offense
Miami	Tennessee	09/30/24	T.Huntley	QB	Clete Blakeman	4	4	02:33	1	10	8	No	No	Yes	Offense
Atlanta	Tampa Bay	10/03/24	K.Cousins	QB	Ron Torbert	5	2	07:39	1	10	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Houston	Buffalo	10/06/24	C.Stroud	QB	Clay Martin	5	4	00:44	3	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Las Vegas	Denver	10/06/24	A.O'Connell	QB	Craig Wrolstad	5	4	02:59	2	10	9	No	No	No	Offense
Dallas	Pittsburgh	10/06/24	D.Prescott	QB	Shawn Hochuli	5	1	06:46	3	1	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	N.Y. Giants	10/13/24	J.Burrow	QB	Carl Cheffers	6	2	12:35	1	10	14	No	No	No	Offense
Seattle	Atlanta	10/20/24	G.Smith	QB	Bill Vinovich	7	2	00:17	2	5	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cleveland	Cincinnati	10/20/24	D.Thompson-Robinson	QB	Ron Torbert	7	4	08:48	3	5	10	No	No	Yes	Offense
Las Vegas	LA Rams	10/20/24	A.O'Connell	QB	Shawn Hochuli	7	1	05:15	2	10	11	No	No	No	Offense
New Orleans	Atlanta	11/10/24	D.Carr	QB	Carl Cheffers	10	4	06:06	2	10	11	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	New Orleans	11/17/24	J.Winston	QB	Alex Kemp	11	1	01:52	0	0	0	Yes	No	No	Offense
Minnesota	Tennessee	11/17/24	S.Darnold	QB	Clete Blakeman	11	4	02:11	3	4	10	No	No	No	Offense
Cincinnati	LA Chargers	11/17/24	J.Burrow	QB	Brad Allen	11	1	07:24	2	8	10	No	No	No	Offense
Kansas City	Carolina	11/24/24	P.Mahomes	QB	Shawn Smith	12	2	12:05	3	4	0	No	Yes	No	Offense
Indianapolis	Detroit	11/24/24	A.Richardson	QB	Shawn Hochuli	12	4	10:24	3	4	9	No	No	Yes	Offense
Cleveland	Cincinnati	12/22/24	D.Thompson-Robinson	QB	Brad Rogers	16	4	02:22	2	8	12	No	No	No	Offense
Totals							2.61		1.92	8.42	392	1	2	19