Neutral Zone Infraction

Definition

Before the snap, a defensive player (most often a lineman) jumps into the neutral zone and "startles" an offensive player, causing him to false start.

Outcome

5 yards

2009 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Indianapolis	Jacksonville	09/13/09	D.Freeney	OLB	Tony Corrente	1	3	14:54	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Carolina	09/20/09	T.Johnson	DT	Don Carey	2	1	03:41	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Cincinnati	09/20/09	R.Pickett	NT	Ed Hochuli	2	3	02:39	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Buffalo	09/20/09	C.Hovan	DT	Ron Winter	2	4	02:00	4	3	2	No	No	No	Special Teams
N.Y. Giants	Kansas City	10/04/09	D.Tollefson	DE	Jerome Boger	4	4	09:26	0	0	4	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Buffalo	10/04/09	L.Hilliard	FB	Carl Cheffers	4	1	09:29	4	5	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Pittsburgh	San Diego	10/04/09	J.Harrison	OLB	Jeff Triplette	4	3	03:29	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Green Bay	10/05/09	K.Williams	DT	Gene Steratore	4	4	03:40	0	0	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Washington	10/11/09	D.Lewis	DT	Walt Coleman	5	3	10:09	1	1	0	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Tampa Bay	10/11/09	D.Patterson	CB	Terry McAulay	5	1	14:06	3	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	New England	10/11/09	R.Quinn	TE	Carl Cheffers	5	4	12:33	4	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	10/18/09	C.Avril	DE	Jerome Boger	6	3	08:29	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	10/18/09	A.Curry	LB	Carl Cheffers	6	1	09:00	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	New England	10/18/09	G.McRath	LB	Gene Steratore	6	3	00:11	0	0	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	10/18/09	M.Stroud	DE	Walt Coleman	6	3	02:02	2	3	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Chicago	10/18/09	K.Biermann	OLB	Terry McAulay	6	4	02:00	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Chicago	10/25/09	J.Fanene	DE	Walt Anderson	7	1	09:37	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Buffalo	10/25/09	C.Johnson	DE	Terry McAulay	7	4	06:08	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	New Orleans	10/25/09	J.Taylor	OLB	John Parry	7	2	11:11	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Baltimore	11/01/09	D.Reid	DE	Walt Coleman	8	4	15:00	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Buffalo	11/01/09	A.Smith	DE	Gene Steratore	8	1	02:31	0	0	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Buffalo	Houston	11/01/09	M.Stroud	DE	Gene Steratore	8	2	15:00	3	14	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	Minnesota	11/01/09	M.Montgomery	DT	Tony Corrente	8	2	07:02	4	6	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
San Francisco	Indianapolis	11/01/09	I.Sopoaga	NT	Ed Hochuli	8	3	00:26	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	11/01/09	P.Merling	DE	Don Carey	8	1	06:45	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	11/08/09	B.Johnson	LB	Al Riveron	9	1	00:38	4	1	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Detroit	Seattle	11/08/09	L.Cohen	DE	John Parry	9	4	11:25	4	1	4	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	San Francisco	11/08/09	J.Ford	DE	Carl Cheffers	9	4	02:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	11/15/09	T.Kelly	DE	Mike Carey	10	1	11:59	3	17	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	11/15/09	T.Kelly	DE	Mike Carey	10	1	07:30	3	14	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Miami	11/19/09	J.Peppers	DE	Walt Anderson	11	4	10:01	3	1	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	Carolina	11/19/09	C.Wake	DE	Walt Anderson	11	4	05:25	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Minnesota	11/22/09	W.Herring	LB	Ed Hochuli	11	1	12:31	4	21	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Cincinnati	Oakland	11/22/09	J.Fanene	DE	Don Carey	11	4	10:52	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Philadelphia	11/22/09	A.Adams	DT	Tony Corrente	11	1	04:28	2	5	4	No	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Minnesota	11/29/09	A.Brown	DE	Walt Coleman	12	3	09:14	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Cincinnati	12/06/09	L.Foote	MLB	Tony Corrente	13	3	01:43	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Green Bay	12/07/09	J.Johnson	LB	Walt Anderson	13	2	13:22	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
New England	Carolina	12/13/09	G.Guyton	LB	Terry McAulay	14	4	03:50	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Diego	Dallas	12/13/09	S.Phillips	OLB	Gene Steratore	14	3	02:50	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Arizona	12/14/09	R.McDonald	DE	Jerome Boger	14	3	07:50	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Philadelphia	12/20/09	A.Brooks	OLB	Don Carey	15	1	02:34	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Green Bay	12/20/09	L.Timmons	ILB	John Parry	15	4	15:00	3	5	4	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	San Diego	12/25/09	J.Ford	DE	Tony Corrente	16	1	06:57	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	San Diego	12/25/09	D.Ball	DE	Tony Corrente	16	1	01:20	3	3	2	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	San Diego	12/25/09	T.Brown	DT	Tony Corrente	16	2	10:12	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Atlanta	12/27/09	C.Draft	LB	Bill Leavy	16	3	10:44	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Cleveland	12/27/09	W.Joseph	DT	Jeff Triplette	16	3	09:14	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	Denver	12/27/09	D.Howard	DE	Mike Carey	16	4	14:18	3	18	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Philadelphia	01/03/10	D.Ware	LB	Ron Winter	17	2	12:52	3	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Dallas	Philadelphia	01/03/10	S.Bowen	DE	Ron Winter	17	3	05:46	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Minnesota	01/03/10	M.Kiwanuka	DE	Terry McAulay	17	1	14:55	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Minnesota	01/03/10	B.Cofield	NT	Terry McAulay	17	4	04:51	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Oakland	01/03/10	A.Barnes	LB	Tony Corrente	17	2	01:09	2	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Seattle	01/03/10	G.McRath	LB	Ed Hochuli	17	1	00:37	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	New Orleans	01/24/10	K.Williams	DT	Pete Morelli	Conference Championships	2	06:09	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.53		2.22	7.47	260	1	0	30