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.

2017 Stats

By Player

Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Offsetting
R.Wilson	Seattle	QB	16	5	0.31	59	3.69	2	3	0
P.Rivers	LA Chargers	QB	16	4	0.25	55	3.44	2	2	0
B.Hoyer	San Francisco	QB	16	2	0.13	21	1.31	0	2	0
A.Dalton	Cincinnati	QB	16	2	0.13	22	1.38	0	2	0
J.Brissett	Indianapolis	QB	16	2	0.13	21	1.31	0	2	0
B.Hundley	Green Bay	QB	16	2	0.13	23	1.44	1	1	0
K.Cousins	Washington	QB	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	0	2	0
J.Goff	LA Rams	QB	17	2	0.12	18	1.06	2	0	0
D.Brees	New Orleans	QB	18	2	0.11	29	1.61	2	0	0
M.Stafford	Detroit	QB	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	1	0	0
K.Hogan	Cleveland	QB	16	1	0.06	6	0.38	0	1	0
M.Ryan	Atlanta	QB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	1
R.Fitzpatrick	Tampa Bay	QB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0
J.Flacco	Baltimore	QB	16	1	0.06	14	0.88	0	1	0
C.Beathard	San Francisco	QB	16	1	0.06	11	0.69	1	0	0
T.Savage	Houston	QB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0
D.Fales	Miami	QB	16	1	0.06	13	0.81	1	0	0
M.Trubisky	Chicago	QB	16	1	0.06	9	0.56	0	1	0
N.Peterman	Buffalo	QB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0
C.Newton	Carolina	QB	17	1	0.06	13	0.76	0	1	0
B.Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh	QB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0
C.Wentz	Philadelphia	QB	19	1	0.05	16	0.84	0	1	0
T.Brady	New England	QB	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0
A.Smith	Kansas City	QB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
D.Prescott	Dallas	QB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1
Totals			415	37		419		15	22	3