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

2021 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	6	27	4	2
2	16	8	38	4	4
3	16	2	9	0	2
4	16	6	29	3	3
5	16	5	24	2	3
6	14	4	20	1	3
7	13	3	14	1	2
8	15	9	45	5	4
9	14	4	20	3	1
10	14	10	50	5	5
11	15	9	45	5	4
12	15	9	43	5	4
13	14	5	25	2	3
14	14	2	10	1	1
15	16	9	45	3	6
16	16	10	41	8	2
17	16	3	15	2	1
18	16	7	36	3	4
Wildcard Weekend	6	4	20	3	1
Conference Championships	2	1	5	1	0
Totals	280	116	561	61	55

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	0.38	1.69	0.25	0.13
2	16	0.5	2.38	0.25	0.25
3	16	0.13	0.56	0	0.13
4	16	0.38	1.81	0.19	0.19
5	16	0.31	1.5	0.13	0.19
6	14	0.29	1.43	0.07	0.21
7	13	0.23	1.08	0.08	0.15
8	15	0.6	3	0.33	0.27
9	14	0.29	1.43	0.21	0.07
10	14	0.71	3.57	0.36	0.36
11	15	0.6	3	0.33	0.27
12	15	0.6	2.87	0.33	0.27
13	14	0.36	1.79	0.14	0.21
14	14	0.14	0.71	0.07	0.07
15	16	0.56	2.81	0.19	0.38
16	16	0.63	2.56	0.5	0.13
17	16	0.19	0.94	0.13	0.06
18	16	0.44	2.25	0.19	0.25
Wildcard Weekend	6	0.67	3.33	0.5	0.17
Conference Championships	2	0.5	2.5	0.5	0
Totals	280	8.51	41.21	4.75	3.76