penalty yards
Infraction's ground cost
Penalty yards are the distance a team loses or gains when the opposing team commits a foul in American football.
Officials mark off the yardage—typically 5, 10, or 15 yards depending on the infraction—moving the ball forward or backward: They picked up fifteen penalty yards on that pass interference call.
The term also appears in fantasy football scoring systems.
- flagCloth symbol or signal
- foulOffensive or illegal
- personal foulIllegal player contact
- infractionMinor rule breach
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
referee · whistle · holding · offsides · false start · illegal motion · clipping · facemask · roughing the passer · unsportsmanlike · scrimmage · marching · setback · consequences · yellow · stripe · tackle · illegal
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