NFL Penalties Explained #1: Pre-Snap Penalties

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Published 2021-12-16
If you've ever watched an American football game, you've probably seen the officials call some penalties. You've probably seen a lot of penalties. This video covers pre-snap penalties and focuses on how they are handled in the NFL.

- What is offside?
- What is a false start?
- What is a neutral zone infraction?
- What is illegal motion?
- What is an illegal shift?
- What is delay of game?

This is the first in a two-part series explaining NFL penalties. The next video will cover post-snap penalties and personal fouls.

Thanks as always to my subscribers and for leaving comments!

All Comments (21)
  • @peterbreen4304
    I love the production value and quality behind these. Even as a guy who likes to think he has about a 90% grasp of the topic, the explanation of where the minute differences come in are super high quality. A really exciting young channel!
  • @jspecland
    I've been a semi-casual football fan all my life, but I never had any idea what the differences between the offside penalties were. I just always assumed that a neutral zone infraction was when one of the defensive players was a Romulan.
  • @mattjohns3418
    As a referee for rugby league down here in New Zealand - this is pure gold and crazy complicated all at the same time 😅🙂 Love it!
  • @8stormy5
    Why does this have so few views? This is an absolute godsend for people like me who can't enjoy a game if they don't understand what's happening!
  • 0:00 Intro 0:43 Basic Overview - You do something wrong - the ref calls you out on it - you suffer setback 1:55 Neutral Zone 3:20 False Start 4:06 Illegal Shiift 4:35 Illegal Formation Defensive Penalties 7:17 Offsides 8:20 Neutral Zone Infraction [Dead ball] 8:55 Delay of Game
  • I’m a relatively new fan within the last 2 years and the penalties are what I have never understood. It also doesn’t help as I live in the uk and can’t watch many games so cannot see the penalties in the first place unless they are on the high list reels. This video is so helpful!
  • @mattmartucci_
    I’m a baseball umpire looking into refereeing football games in the fall. This video really helps explain a lot of things.
  • @Angel-nl1wy
    Came from the pitching video, now binging the content Seriously great work, even for knowledgeable fans this is awesome to watch and learn from. Best way to learn is to teach etc etc
  • @KTC88
    I love the clear explanations! And thank you for placing some examples in here too!
  • The old term for false start was "illegal procedure". You might still here that from time to time.
  • @Whitsoxrule1
    Great video on an important topic! Being a very very casual football fan, I've always had a vague idea of what these penalties are for but having all the distinctions explained like this is incredibly helpful! Can't wait for part 2!
  • @tomzd99
    I love this. Concise with great quality. I feel good about these pre-snap penalties after watching this.
  • @nenelan
    More of this, straight in my veins. This that good stuff.
  • Great video! I'm new to the NFL and this helped me a lot. Greetings from Germany :)
  • @icebat009
    Even though I would consider myself a well-versed football fan when it comes to most rules, your content and explanations are still super interesting! Love the content so far, keep it up! Now only if you could explain what a catch is. 😂
  • @freedomnaruda
    Just want it documented I was here for the birth of a great channel! Congrats on your success
  • Thanks mate, helped me enjoy American football even more now
  • @itsallagame2013
    And I thought there were many rules already 😂. Very informative. Great video
  • @TheVolginator
    This is cool, being a filthy casual I get hung up on these rules a lot. Makes me wonder if the game would change a lot if some of the rules like illegal shift weren’t in the game