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

2012 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Chicago	Indianapolis	09/09/12	S.McClellin	OLB	Wayne Elliott	1	1	01:48	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Detroit	09/09/12	K.Langford	DE	Donovan Briggans	1	1	10:40	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Detroit	09/09/12	C.Long	DE	Donovan Briggans	1	3	10:36	3	18	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Philadelphia	09/09/12	B.Winn	DE	Kent Roan	1	1	08:07	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Cleveland	09/09/12	J.Babin	DE	Kent Roan	1	1	03:12	3	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Green Bay	09/09/12	A.Brooks	OLB	David White	1	4	02:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Seattle	09/09/12	A.Wilson	SS	Bruce Hermansen	1	1	00:27	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Pittsburgh	09/09/12	K.Vickerson	DT	Gerald Wright	1	3	11:29	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Diego	Oakland	09/10/12	V.Martin	DT	Jim Core	1	3	10:49	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Cincinnati	09/16/12	T.Ward	SS	Jerry Hughes	2	2	06:03	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	San Diego	09/16/12	Mi.Martin	DE	Bruce Hermansen	2	1	11:38	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	San Diego	09/16/12	Mi.Martin	DE	Bruce Hermansen	2	4	12:51	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	St. Louis	09/23/12	S.Paea	DE	Jerry Hughes	3	1	06:54	2	12	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Tennessee	09/23/12	D.Levy	OLB	Gerald Wright	3	1	02:21	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Tennessee	09/23/12	N.Fairley	DT	Gerald Wright	3	2	13:32	2	17	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Tennessee	09/23/12	K.Vanden Bosch	DE	Gerald Wright	3	2	01:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Tennessee	09/23/12	C.Avril	DE	Gerald Wright	3	3	12:41	3	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Cleveland	09/23/12	K.Williams	DT	David Scott	3	3	10:17	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Oakland	09/23/12	E.Hood	DE	David White	3	2	02:00	4	2	3	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Baltimore	09/27/12	B.Winn	DE	Gene Steratore	4	3	14:17	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	09/30/12	N.Fairley	DT	Clete Blakeman	4	1	05:09	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Minnesota	09/30/12	L.Jackson	DE	Clete Blakeman	4	3	01:35	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	St. Louis	09/30/12	J.Jones	DE	Mike Carey	4	3	11:58	3	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
New Orleans	Green Bay	09/30/12	J.Galette	DE	Jeff Triplette	4	2	15:00	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Tampa Bay	09/30/12	R.Kerrigan	DL	Al Riveron	4	3	03:30	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	09/30/12	M.Kiwanuka	DE	Ron Winter	4	1	06:44	3	14	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	09/30/12	J.Pierre-Paul	DE	Ron Winter	4	3	13:47	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Arizona	10/04/12	M.Brockers	DE	John Parry	5	2	04:06	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	St. Louis	10/04/12	J.Bethel	CB	John Parry	5	2	01:46	4	8	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
Tennessee	Minnesota	10/07/12	K.Klug	DE	Jeff Triplette	5	4	09:16	3	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	San Francisco	10/07/12	K.Williams	DT	Jerome Boger	5	2	02:26	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	San Francisco	10/07/12	M.Anderson	DE	Jerome Boger	5	4	10:00	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Atlanta	10/14/12	D.Tollefson	DE	Terry McAulay	6	3	03:35	3	1	0	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Kansas City	10/14/12	Q.Black	OLB	Walt Coleman	6	1	00:55	4	12	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Tampa Bay	Kansas City	10/14/12	M.Bennett	DE	Walt Coleman	6	2	02:35	2	1	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Philadelphia	10/14/12	K.Vanden Bosch	DE	Bill Vinovich	6	3	14:15	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	Detroit	10/14/12	F.Cox	DL	Bill Vinovich	6	4	10:30	0	0	0	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Dallas	Baltimore	10/14/12	J.Hatcher	DE	Mike Carey	6	2	09:30	1	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Dallas	10/14/12	J.McClain	MLB	Mike Carey	6	2	02:27	3	15	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	San Diego	10/15/12	V.Miller	LB	Jeff Triplette	6	2	09:30	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Green Bay	10/21/12	C.Long	DE	Bill Vinovich	7	3	00:04	3	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	Indianapolis	10/21/12	B.Winn	DE	Carl Cheffers	7	2	02:56	4	1	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Buffalo	10/21/12	D.Morgan	OLB	Mike Carey	7	1	08:05	2	1	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Jacksonville	10/21/12	T.Kelly	DE	Scott Green	7	2	14:19	2	7	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	Philadelphia	10/28/12	J.Abraham	OLB	Gene Steratore	8	2	10:48	2	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	San Diego	11/01/12	J.Houston	OLB	Al Riveron	9	1	00:52	3	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Kansas City	11/01/12	A.Barnes	LB	Al Riveron	9	2	05:43	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Washington	11/04/12	D.Edwards	DT	Carl Cheffers	9	3	02:48	2	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Carolina	11/04/12	R.Kerrigan	DL	Carl Cheffers	9	4	01:27	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Green Bay	11/04/12	Q.Groves	LB	Walt Coleman	9	3	14:14	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Green Bay	11/04/12	Q.Groves	LB	Walt Coleman	9	4	07:22	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Oakland	11/04/12	G.McCoy	DT	Walt Anderson	9	1	04:11	3	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Tampa Bay	11/04/12	L.Houston	LB	Walt Anderson	9	3	07:56	3	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Philadelphia	11/05/12	C.Jordan	DL	Clete Blakeman	9	4	04:36	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	Carolina	11/11/12	R.Ayers	DE	Al Riveron	10	4	02:00	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Baltimore	11/11/12	L.Houston	LB	Ron Winter	10	3	05:51	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	St. Louis	11/11/12	A.Brooks	OLB	Clete Blakeman	10	3	02:00	3	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Miami	11/15/12	S.Merriman	DE	Jeff Triplette	11	2	07:22	2	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Miami	11/15/12	M.Williams	DE	Jeff Triplette	11	3	03:25	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Philadelphia	11/18/12	L.Fletcher	ILB	Terry McAulay	11	1	12:23	2	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	11/18/12	N.Fairley	DT	Ron Winter	11	2	06:52	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Green Bay	11/18/12	C.Avril	DE	Ron Winter	11	4	10:14	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Carolina	11/18/12	M.Bennett	DE	Bill Leavy	11	3	04:31	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Kansas City	11/18/12	M.Johnson	DE	Gene Steratore	11	2	00:05	1	10	5	No	No	No	Special Teams
San Diego	Denver	11/18/12	S.Phillips	OLB	Carl Cheffers	11	2	14:17	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Denver	11/18/12	S.Phillips	OLB	Carl Cheffers	11	3	07:35	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	San Francisco	11/19/12	J.Thomas	LB	Tony Corrente	11	4	00:28	4	4	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Detroit	11/22/12	J.Watt	DE	Walt Coleman	12	1	14:20	3	17	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	11/22/12	Unnamed		Mike Carey	12	1	03:42	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	Indianapolis	11/25/12	K.Moore	DE	Ed Hochuli	12	3	08:04	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	11/25/12	K.Vickerson	DT	Jerome Boger	12	2	07:15	4	1	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	11/25/12	V.Miller	LB	Jerome Boger	12	4	00:11	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Baltimore	11/25/12	A.Garay	DE	Gene Steratore	12	4	04:23	1	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	New Orleans	11/25/12	Ald.Smith	DE	John Parry	12	2	13:16	3	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Arizona	11/25/12	R.Quinn	DE	Tony Corrente	12	1	07:22	1	20	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Green Bay	11/25/12	J.Pierre-Paul	DE	Terry McAulay	12	2	08:11	3	9	4	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Philadelphia	11/26/12	C.Johnson	DE	Pete Morelli	12	3	06:50	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Philadelphia	Carolina	11/26/12	J.Babin	DE	Pete Morelli	12	4	06:47	3	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Chicago	Seattle	12/02/12	J.Peppers	OLB	Mike Carey	13	4	03:35	2	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	San Francisco	12/02/12	R.Quinn	DE	Carl Cheffers	13	4	12:47	3	8	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Kansas City	12/02/12	C.Johnson	DE	John Parry	13	2	02:50	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Indianapolis	Detroit	12/02/12	R.Mathis	OLB	Bill Vinovich	13	1	11:18	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Denver	12/02/12	M.Bennett	DE	Terry McAulay	13	3	13:35	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tampa Bay	Denver	12/02/12	G.Gibson	DT	Terry McAulay	13	4	02:00	2	5	4	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Cleveland	12/02/12	D.Bryant	DE	Bill Leavy	13	2	02:00	2	11	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Cleveland	12/02/12	D.Bryant	DE	Bill Leavy	13	4	03:38	3	1	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Diego	Cincinnati	12/02/12	A.Barnes	LB	Walt Coleman	13	1	09:04	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	Baltimore	12/09/12	L.Alexander	LB	John Parry	14	2	13:44	3	13	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	San Diego	12/09/12	J.Harrison	OLB	Scott Green	14	1	04:04	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Indianapolis	12/09/12	D.Morgan	OLB	Pete Morelli	14	3	06:17	3	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Minnesota	12/09/12	J.Peppers	OLB	Walt Coleman	14	2	00:42	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Miami	12/09/12	Ald.Smith	DE	Mike Carey	14	4	05:35	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	12/09/12	B.Mebane	DT	Carl Cheffers	14	2	12:30	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	Houston	12/10/12	T.Scott	DE	Terry McAulay	14	2	02:00	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	Cincinnati	12/13/12	B.Graham	DL	Carl Cheffers	15	1	02:57	2	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cincinnati	Philadelphia	12/13/12	Unnamed		Carl Cheffers	15	3	12:42	2	11	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Minnesota	12/16/12	K.Langford	DE	Al Riveron	15	2	03:24	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Indianapolis	12/16/12	A.Smith	DE	Jeff Triplette	15	1	03:59	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	San Diego	12/16/12	L.Kuechly	LB	Terry McAulay	15	1	07:10	3	1	6	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	San Diego	12/16/12	C.Johnson	DE	Terry McAulay	15	2	13:33	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Detroit	12/22/12	T.DeCoud	FS	Gene Steratore	16	1	09:27	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Detroit	12/22/12	J.Abraham	OLB	Gene Steratore	16	3	12:13	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Green Bay	12/23/12	A.Ayers	LB	Clete Blakeman	16	2	00:30	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Buffalo	12/23/12	R.Starks	DT	Walt Anderson	16	4	10:27	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Kansas City	12/23/12	J.Hughes	DE	Ron Winter	16	2	12:56	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Tampa Bay	12/23/12	R.Quinn	DE	Scott Green	16	1	14:23	2	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Tampa Bay	12/23/12	C.Long	DE	Scott Green	16	2	07:47	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Tampa Bay	12/23/12	C.Long	DE	Scott Green	16	4	02:45	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Baltimore	12/23/12	J.Pierre-Paul	DE	Carl Cheffers	16	3	02:29	2	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Minnesota	12/23/12	A.Smith	DE	John Parry	16	4	04:44	0	0	0	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Cleveland	Denver	12/23/12	J.Sheard	DE	Al Riveron	16	1	01:44	3	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Denver	12/23/12	J.Parker	DE	Al Riveron	16	4	12:41	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Buffalo	12/30/12	D.Harris	ILB	Terry McAulay	17	1	06:53	3	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	12/30/12	D.Herron	RB	Ron Winter	17	1	12:21	4	3	5	No	No	Yes	Special Teams
Houston	Indianapolis	12/30/12	C.Barwin	OLB	Clete Blakeman	17	1	11:10	2	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Jacksonville	Tennessee	12/30/12	J.Babin	DE	Bill Vinovich	17	3	02:52	3	3	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Oakland	12/30/12	S.Phillips	OLB	John Parry	17	2	00:18	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	San Diego	12/30/12	L.Houston	LB	John Parry	17	4	14:14	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Seattle	12/30/12	E.Sims	DE	Jeff Triplette	17	1	09:02	3	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	St. Louis	12/30/12	R.Bryant	DT	Jeff Triplette	17	2	10:35	2	2	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Seattle	12/30/12	J.Dunbar	OLB	Jeff Triplette	17	3	04:11	3	5	4	No	No	No	Defense
Houston	Cincinnati	01/05/13	D.Manning	SS	Al Riveron	Wildcard Weekend	3	03:53	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Green Bay	01/05/13	K.Williams	DT	Scott Green	Wildcard Weekend	1	05:13	3	2	5	No	No	No	Defense
Baltimore	Indianapolis	01/06/13	P.Kruger	OLB	Mike Carey	Wildcard Weekend	4	08:20	2	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Washington	01/06/13	C.McDonald	DT	Pete Morelli	Wildcard Weekend	1	06:16	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.41		2.4	7.93	581	5	0	46