The standard penalty for delay of game in American Football is 5 yards.
Take the number of pass attempts and divide into the number of passing yards. A quarterback who threw 25 passes and had 230 passing yards in a game has an average yards per pass attempt of 9.2 for the game.
As of my last update in October 2023, the quarterback with the most delay of game penalties in NFL history is Tom Brady. Throughout his long career, he has accumulated a significant number of these penalties, often attributed to his meticulous approach to the game and the complexity of his offensive schemes. While delay of game penalties can be frustrating, they are also a common occurrence in high-pressure situations.
The NFL record for passing yards in a single game is held by Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams who passed for 554 yards in a game against the New York Yanks in 1951.
Flipper Anderson holds the Rams team record and the NFL record for receiving yards in a single game with 336 yards in a game against the Saints in 1989.
Delay of game and a chance to discredit the refs
For a delay of game, the team is penalized 5 yards.
The delay of game penalty is five yards.
Delay of game is a 5-yard penalty
For a delay of game, the team is penalized 5 yards.
Delay of game is a 5-yard penalty
Prior to week 2 of the 2009 NFL season, the last time Tom Brady was flagged for delay of game was in 2007. He was flagged for a delay of game penalty in week 2, versus the San Diego Chargers with 12:08 remaining in the first quarter.
There have been many teams that have gone an entire game without getting penalized. For a season, the record for fewest penalties in 19 held by the 1937 Detroit Lions. The 1937 Lions also holds the NFL record for fewest penalty yards in a season with 139.
A delay of game penalty in the NFL results in a loss of 5 yards for the offending team. This penalty is called when the offense fails to snap the ball before the play clock expires.
The delay of game penalty is simply what it says. It's a penalty called when a team or player does something to deliberately delay the game, such shooting the puck over the glass out of your defensive zone; freezing, falling on, or holding the puck unnecessarily, etc.
San Francisco 49ers.The 49ers committed 22 penalties totalling 178 yards in a game against the Buffalo Bills on October 4, 1998. The 22 penalties tied an NFL record held by the Chicago Bears and Brooklyn Tigers for most penalties in a game but the 178 yards penalized wasn't close to the (then) record of 209 held by the Cleveland Browns. The Tennessee Titans now hold the NFL record for most yards penalized in a game with 212.The 49ers lost the game 26-21.
Take the number of pass attempts and divide into the number of passing yards. A quarterback who threw 25 passes and had 230 passing yards in a game has an average yards per pass attempt of 9.2 for the game.
The total number of all-purpose yards gained by the player in the game is the combined total of yards gained from rushing, receiving, and returning kicks or punts.