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Automatic First Downs - 2009 to Present

This page shows all penalties that resulted in an automatic first down based on the type of penalty. There are many additional penalties that based on the penalty yardage and distance remaining resulted in a first down.

"3rd & Long" is 3rd down and 6 or more yards. "Desperation" is 3rd and 10 or more or 4th and 6 or more. "Yardage Mitigated" is the total yardage the team had left to get a first down when the flag was thrown granting a gratis first down. Remember: There are more first down plays than 2nd down plays, more 2nd down plays than 3rd, and so on.

Beneficiary means the team benefitted from the penalty. Declined and Offsetting penalties are not shown in this table. Penalties occurring on special teams are not included.

The table below contains the following penalties: Defensive Pass Interference (3931), Defensive Holding (2883), Roughing the Passer (1606), Illegal Contact (938), Illegal Use of Hands (834), Face Mask (15 Yards) (771), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (321), Horse Collar Tackle (242), Personal Foul (237), Face Mask (152), Taunting (125), Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact (70), Tripping (33), Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact (4), Roughing the Kicker (1), and Clipping (1)

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TeamOffensive PlaysTotalYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Atlanta440650.0100.0800.100
Cleveland434390.0080.0680.086
Minnesota439680.0090.0720.104
Tampa Bay443610.0090.0770.107
Green Bay462430.0100.0780.115
Jacksonville434870.0090.0740.097
Houston450720.0080.0670.086
Seattle457860.0080.0680.094
Denver452720.0090.0750.103
Baltimore464300.0080.0670.102
LA Chargers431600.0090.0790.095
N.Y. Giants441250.0080.0680.085
Cincinnati447380.0090.0740.095
Detroit439230.0090.0750.094
New England476300.0090.0790.103
Arizona441180.0100.0820.106
Kansas City466240.0090.0770.083
Dallas444810.0090.0740.090
San Francisco455000.0080.0660.084
Pittsburgh445370.0090.0750.112
Buffalo444440.0080.0660.089
Washington429270.0080.0680.084
Las Vegas432390.0080.0720.103
N.Y. Jets436900.0080.0660.090
New Orleans457200.0070.0600.075
Philadelphia459040.0080.0700.096
Chicago426330.0080.0720.093
Indianapolis453280.0090.0810.114
LA Rams441070.0070.0620.086
Miami428770.0080.0690.096
Tennessee433070.0080.0690.087
Carolina433350.0080.0680.084