| Loss of Five Yards | |
| Delay of game | 4-6 |
| Encroachment | 7-4-3 |
| False start | 7-4-2 |
| Holding (defense) | 12-1-6 |
| Illegal contact | 8-4-3 |
| Illegal formation (free kick)Â | 6-1-3, 6-1-6 |
| Illegal formation (scrimmage down)Â | 7-5-1 |
| Illegal formation (scrimmage kick)Â | 9-1-3 |
| Illegal forward handing | 8-7-4 |
| Illegal kick | 6-1-1, 6-1-6 |
| Illegal motion | 7-4-8 |
| Illegal shift | 7-4-7 |
| Illegal snap | 7-6-3, 7-6-4 |
| Illegal substitution | 4-7-2, 5-2-8, 5-3-2 |
| Illegal touching of a forward pass | 8-1-8 |
| Illegally touching of a free kick | 6-2-5 |
| Illegal use of hands by defense | 12-1-7 |
| Ineligible player downfield on kick | 9-1-2 |
| Ineligible player downfield on pass | 8-3-1 |
| Invalid fair catch signal | 10-2-2 |
| Kicking team player voluntarily out of bounds | 9-1-5 |
| Neutral zone infraction | 7-4-4 |
| Offside | 7-4-5 |
| Punt, drop kick, or place kick from beyond the line | 9-1-1 |
| Running into kicker | 12-2-12 |
| Second excess team timeout after two-minute warning | 4-5-4 |
| Team timeout called when not allowed | 4-5-1 |
| Too many players on the field | 5-1-1 |
| Voluntarily going out of bounds on free kick | 6-2-6 |
| Â | Â |
| Loss of Ten Yards | |
| Assisting the runner | 12-1-4 |
| Holding (offense)Â | 12-1-3(c) |
| Illegal batting | 12-5-1 |
| Illegal blocking or use of hands (free kick)Â | 6-2-1, 6-2-2 |
| Illegal kicking | 12-5-2 |
| Illegal use of hands (offense)Â | 12-1-3(a) |
| Illegal block in the back | 12-1-3(b) |
| Offensive pass interference | 8-5-2, 8-5-4 |
| Â | Â |
| Loss of Fifteen Yards | |
| Attempting to call excess/illegal timeout to freeze kicker | 12-3-1(v) |
| Blindside block |  12-2-7 |
| Blocking a kicking team player out of bounds | 12-2-8(c) |
| Chop block | 12-2-5 |
| Clipping | 12-2-1 |
| Concealing ball or using equipment to simulate ball | 12-3-1(j) |
| Crackback block | 12-2-6 |
| Delaying the start of a half | 4-2-1(a) |
| Disconcerting acts or signals | 12-3-1(i) |
| Forcibly contacting a player out of bounds | 12-2-8(b) |
| Goaltending | 12-3-1(s) |
| Horse-collar tackle | 12-2-16 |
| Illegal block after fair catch signal | 10-2-2 |
| Illegal block below the waist | 12-2-4 |
| Hip-drop tackle | 12-2-18 |
| Illegal contact after a fair catch | 10-2-3 |
| Illegal cut block | 8-4-5, 12-2-3 |
| Illegal double team block | 6-2-1, Item 2(c), 6-2-2, Item 2(d) |
| Illegal wedge on free kick | 6-2-1, Item 2(d), 6-2-2, Item 2(d) |
| Illegally entering field | 4-1-2 |
| Impermissible Use of the Helmet | 12-2-10 |
| Interference with a fair catch | 10-1-1 |
| Interference with the opportunity to make a catch | 10-1-1 |
| Kicker or holder simulating being roughed | 12-3-1(t) |
| Kicking player not attempting to return inbounds | 12-3-1(u) |
| Leaping | 12-3-1(o), (r) |
| Leg whip | 12-2-8(a) |
| Leverage | 12-3-1(p) |
| Non-player unnecessary contact or abusive language | 13-8 |
| Peel back block | 12-2-2 |
| Picking up a teammate to block a kick | 12-3-1(q) |
| Player going in motion in front of bench area | 12-3-1(l) |
| Prohibited contact to a defenseless player | 12-2-9 |
| Prolonged or excessive celebration | 12-3-1(f) |
| Pulling opponent off a pile of players | 12-2-8(h) |
| Pushing teammate on scrimmage kick | 9-1-3 |
| Removal of helmet in the field of play | 12-3-1(h) |
| Repeated illegal substitutions when time is in | 12-3-1(m) |
| Roughing the holder | 12-2-13 |
| Roughing the kicker | 12-2-12 |
| Roughing the passer | 12-2-11 |
| Striking, kicking, tripping or kneeing an opponent | 12-2-14 |
| Successive delay of game penalties when time in | 12-3-1(n) |
| Throwing a punch, forearm, or kicking at opponent | 12-3-1(a) |
| Twisting, turning or pulling of opponent’s facemask | 12-2-15 |
| Unnecessary contact against a runner | 12-2-8(d), (f) |
| Unnecessary contact against player on the ground | 12-2-8(e) |
| Unnecessary contact to a kicker out of the play |  12-2-8(i) |
| Unnecessary contact to a player out of the play |  12-2-8(g) |
| Unnecessary physical contact with game official |  12-3-1(e) |
| Unnecessary roughness |  12-2-8 |
| Unsportsmanlike conduct by non-player |  13-1 |
| Use of the helmet as a weapon | 12-2-17 |
| Using abusive, threatening or insulting language | 12-3-1(b) |
| Using an object as a prop |  12-3-1(g) |
| Using baiting or taunting acts or words | 12-3-1(c) |
| Using substitutes or returning players to deceive | 12-3-1(k) |
| Violent, offensive, or sexually suggestive gesture | 12-3-1(d) |
| Â | Â |
| Loss of Down Without Yardage | |
| Illegal touching of forward pass by an eligible receiver who had gone out of bounds and reestablished |  8-1-8(b) |
| Â | Â |
| Loss of Down with Yardage | |
| Illegal batting behind the line of scrimmage | 12-5-1 |
| Illegal forward handing beyond the line of scrimmage or to an ineligible receiver behind the line of scrimmage |  8-7-4 |
| Illegal forward pass |  8-1-2 |
| Backward Pass Out of Bounds that Conserves Time | Â 8-7-2 |
| Intentional grounding | 8-2-1 |
| Illegal kicking behind the line of scrimmage | 12-5-2 |
| Punt, drop kick, or place kick from beyond scrimmage | 9-1-1 |
| Â | Â |
| Ball Placed on 1-Yard Line | |
| Defensive pass interference in its end zone and previous spot is outside its 2-yard line | 8-5 |
| Â | Â |
| Time Penalty | |
| Actions to conserve time | 4-7-1 |
| Fouling by defense, illegal touching or fair catch interfering by offense or fouling by both teams at end of half during play in which time expires (extend quarter)Â | 4-8-2 |
| Replay Penalties | |
|---|---|
| Defensive foul on unsuccessful Try | 11-3-3 |
| Double foul without change of possession | 14-5-1 |
| Scoring Penalties | |
|---|---|
| Try | |
| Foul by Team B that would result in a safety during Try | 11-3-3 |
| Â | Â |
| Score Awarded | |
| Palpably unfair act | 12-3-4, 13-1-7 |
| Repeated fouling by defense to prevent score | 12-3-2 |
| Â | Â |
| Safety | |
| Enforcement for offensive foul behind goal line | 11-5-1, 14-2-2 |
| Intentional grounding in own end zone | 8-2-1 |
| Â | Â |
| Score Not Allowed | |
| Offending team scores after foul during down in which time expires for half (with no extension of time)Â | 4-8-2(b) |
| Â | Â |
| Unsuccessful Try | |
| Team A committing foul during a Try which would ordinarily result: | Â |
| in loss of down or in a touchback | 11-3-3 |
| in loss of ball in field of play (not during a kick)Â | 11-3-3 |
| Team B recovering ball | 11-3-3 |
| Â | Â |
| New Series Penalties | |
| Team B foul during scrimmage down | 14-1-2, Item 5 |
| Combination Penalties | |
|---|---|
| Loss of Ball and Fifteen Yards | |
| Fair catch interference | 10-1-1 |
| Prohibited contact against a kick returner | 12-2-9(a)(6) |
| Â | Â |
| Time Restored and Fifteen Yards | |
| Intentional fouls to manipulate game clock | 12-3-3 |
| Miscellaneous Situations | |
|---|---|
| Fair Catch Awarded | |
| Interference with opportunity to make fair catch | 10-1-1, 10-2-2 |
| Â | Â |
| First down at Spot of Foul | |
| Defensive pass interference | 8-5-2, 4 |
| Â | Â |
| Safety | |
| Ball in possession of team behind or out of bound behind own goal line and impetus from player of that team | 11-5-1 |
| Â | Â |
| Touchback | |
| Illegal touching of scrimmage kick inside five-yard line | 9-2-3 |
| Â | Â |
| Kickoff Out of Bounds Between Goal Lines | |
| Receiver’s ball at inbounds spot | 6-2-4 |
| Receiver’s ball 25 yards from spot of kick | 6-2-4 |
| Â | Â |
| Kickoff Not Reaching the Landing Zone | |
| Receiver’s ball at inbounds spot | 6-2-4 |
| Receiver’s ball 25 yards from spot of kick | 6-2-4 |
| Receiver’s ball at the spot where ball lands or touched | 6-2-4 |
| Â | Â |
| Ball Remains Dead | |
| Actions that delay game | 4-6-4, 4-6-5 |
| Snapping before Officials assume normal position | 4-6-5(b) |
| Â | Â |
| Ball Dead Immediately | |
| Committing acts that conserve time | 4-7-1 |
| Kickers recovering free kick | 6-1-4(d)(1) |
| Kickers advancing after recovery of a scrimmage kick unless behind line | 9-3-1, 9-3-2 |
| Any kick touching receiver’s goal post or cross bar unless scoring field goal | 6-1-5(c), 9-4-2, 11-6-2(d) |
| Official sounding whistle | 7-2-1(o), 7-2-2 |
| Catch after fair catch signal | 10-2-3 |
| Â | Â |
| Penalty Enforced from Goal Line | |
| Spot of enforcement behind other team’s goal line | 14-2-2 |
| Runner crosses opponent’s goal line and spot of enforcing foul by teammate during run is behind defense goal line | 14-2-2 |
| Â | Â |
| Penalty Enforced on Next Free Kick | |
| Personal foul, unsportsmanlike conduct foul, or palpably unfair act committed during opponent scoring play | 14-2-3 |
| Â | Â |
| Loss of Fifteen Yards from the Kicking Team’s Restraining Line | |
| Onside Kick Untouched Beyond Onside Kick Setup Zone | 6-1-6 |
| Table of Foul Codes | |
|---|---|
| PENALTY | FOUL CODE |
| Chop Block | CHB |
| Clipping | CLP |
| Defensive Delay of Game | DOD |
| Defensive Holding | DH |
| Defensive Offside | DOF |
| Defensive Pass Interference | DPI |
| Defensive Too Many Men on Field | DTM |
| Delay of Game | DOG |
| Delay of Kickoff | DOK |
| Disqualification | DSQ |
| Encroachment | ENC |
| Facemask | FMM |
| Fair Catch Interference | FCI |
| False Start | FST |
| Hip-Drop Tackle | HDT |
| Horse Collar | HC |
| Illegal Bat | BAT |
| Illegal Blindside Block | BLI |
| Illegal Block Above the Waist | IBW |
| Illegal Contact | ICT |
| Illegal Crackback | ICB |
| Illegal Cut | ICU |
| Illegal Double Team Block | IDT |
| Illegal Formation | ILF |
| Illegal Forward Handoff | IFH |
| Illegal Forward Pass | IFP |
| Illegal Kick/Kicking Loose Ball | KIK |
| Illegal Motion | ILM |
| Illegal Peel Back | IPB |
| Illegal Punt | IPU |
| Illegal Shift | ISH |
| Illegal Substitution | ILS |
| Illegal Touch—Kick | ITK |
| Illegal Touch—Pass | ITP |
| Illegal Use of Hands | ILH |
| Illegal Wedge | WED |
| Impermissible Use of Helmet | UOH |
| Ineligible Downfield Kick | IDK |
| Ineligible Downfield Pass | IDP |
| Intentional Grounding | ING |
| Invalid Fair Catch Signal | IFC |
| Kick Catch Interference | KCI |
| Kickoff Out of Bounds | KOB |
| Landing Zone | LZ |
| Leaping | LEA |
| Leverage | LEV |
| Low Block | LBL |
| Neutral Zone Infraction | NZI |
| Offensive Holding | OH |
| Offensive Offside | OOF |
| Offensive Pass Interference | OPI |
| Offensive Too Many Men on Field | OTM |
| Offside on Free Kick | OFK |
| Player Out of Bounds on Kick | POK |
| Roughing the Kicker | RRK |
| Roughing the Passer | RPS |
| Running into the Kicker | RNK |
| Taunting | TAU |
| Tripping | TRP |
| Unnecessary Roughness | UNR |
| Unsportsmanlike Conduct | UNS |
| Team Abbreviation Codes | |
|---|---|
| TEAM | CODE |
| Arizona Cardinals | ARZ |
| Atlanta Falcons | ATL |
| Baltimore Ravens | BLT |
| Buffalo Bills | BUF |
| Carolina Panthers | CAR |
| Chicago Bears | CHI |
| Cincinnati Bengals | CIN |
| Cleveland Browns | CLV |
| Dallas Cowboys | DAL |
| Denver Broncos | DEN |
| Detroit Lions | DET |
| Green Bay Packers | GB |
| Houston Texans | HST |
| Indianapolis Colts | IND |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | JAX |
| Kansas City Chiefs | KC |
| Las Vegas Raiders | LV |
| Los Angeles Chargers | LAC |
| Los Angeles Rams | LAR |
| Miami Dolphins | MIA |
| Minnesota Vikings | MIN |
| New England Patriots | NE |
| New Orleans Saints | NO |
| New York Giants | NYG |
| New York Jets | NYJ |
| Philadelphia Eagles | PHI |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | PIT |
| San Francisco 49ers | SF |
| Seattle Seahawks | SEA |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB |
| Tennessee Titans | TEN |
| Washington Commanders | WAS |
