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Penalties

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  • 5-yd: too many players on the field, offsides, delay of game, player with possession that dives, wearing jewelry
  • 10-yd: holding (spot of foul), down field blocking, flag guarding, tackling, offensive pass interference, hurdling
  • 15-yd: unnecessary roughness (possible ejection), unsportsmanlike conduct, defensive pass interference, and flag tampering
  • Loss of down: intentional grounding, illegal forward pass, and offensive pass interference
  • Automatic first down: defensive pass interference, roughing the passer
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