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

2020 Stats

Penalties By Week

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away
1	16	14	69	6	8
2	16	11	55	5	6
3	16	10	50	6	4
4	15	6	30	3	3
5	14	10	46	4	6
6	14	5	22	3	2
11	14	9	42	6	3
7	14	7	35	2	5
8	14	11	54	6	5
9	14	8	40	6	2
10	14	7	35	4	3
12	16	11	54	9	2
13	15	9	45	4	5
14	16	10	42	5	5
15	16	9	44	2	7
16	16	10	44	8	2
17	16	8	41	5	3
Wildcard Weekend	6	5	22	1	4
Divisional Playoffs	4	4	20	2	2
Totals	266	164	790	87	77

Penalties By Week - Per Game

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Week	Games	Total Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away
1	16	0.88	4.31	0.38	0.5
2	16	0.69	3.44	0.31	0.38
3	16	0.63	3.13	0.38	0.25
4	15	0.4	2	0.2	0.2
5	14	0.71	3.29	0.29	0.43
6	14	0.36	1.57	0.21	0.14
11	14	0.64	3	0.43	0.21
7	14	0.5	2.5	0.14	0.36
8	14	0.79	3.86	0.43	0.36
9	14	0.57	2.86	0.43	0.14
10	14	0.5	2.5	0.29	0.21
12	16	0.69	3.38	0.56	0.13
13	15	0.6	3	0.27	0.33
14	16	0.63	2.63	0.31	0.31
15	16	0.56	2.75	0.13	0.44
16	16	0.63	2.75	0.5	0.13
17	16	0.5	2.56	0.31	0.19
Wildcard Weekend	6	0.83	3.67	0.17	0.67
Divisional Playoffs	4	1	5	0.5	0.5
Totals	266	12.11	58.2	6.24	5.88