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Automatic First Downs

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 (247), Defensive Holding (175), Roughing the Passer (89), Face Mask (15 Yards) (54), Personal Foul (45), Illegal Use of Hands (40), Illegal Contact (38), Horse Collar Tackle (26), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (25), Taunting (16), and Tripping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Denver191.8950.6320.6840.4740.1050.2110.10516.47418.526
Seattle191.8950.6320.3680.8950.0000.5260.31617.31625.105
Chicago161.1250.2500.3750.5000.0000.2500.1258.25012.688
Cleveland161.4380.5630.3130.5000.0000.3130.12511.18819.563
Minnesota160.9380.1880.1880.5630.0000.3130.1889.43816.188
Oakland161.5000.5000.4380.5630.0000.4380.18812.87516.125
Pittsburgh161.0630.3750.3130.3750.0000.1250.0637.62511.250
Arizona161.6880.9380.3130.3750.0630.0630.06313.75018.375
N.Y. Giants161.0630.5000.2500.3130.0000.1250.0007.43813.750
Houston161.8130.5630.5000.7500.0000.5000.06313.93830.313
N.Y. Jets161.3130.3750.4380.3130.1880.1880.00010.68815.313
Atlanta161.4380.3750.4380.5630.0630.2500.12512.12515.063
Baltimore161.3750.5630.5000.3130.0000.2500.00011.31313.250
Buffalo161.9380.7500.7500.4380.0000.3750.12518.62520.625
Carolina171.5880.3530.4710.6470.1180.4710.29412.58813.882
Dallas161.6880.7500.5000.3750.0630.3130.18814.62517.313
Philadelphia171.2940.5290.2940.4710.0000.1760.17611.00016.176
Detroit161.5630.6880.2500.4380.0630.3130.12512.12517.688
Tampa Bay161.5630.4380.5630.5630.0000.4380.18814.68820.813
San Francisco191.1580.3680.3680.3680.0530.1050.0538.05312.895
Cincinnati171.4120.5880.5880.1760.0000.1180.05912.05920.471
St. Louis162.1880.9380.6880.5000.0630.3130.12519.56321.063
Miami161.1880.3750.3130.5000.0000.3130.12510.31315.063
New England180.9440.3330.1670.4440.0000.2780.0567.27811.389
New Orleans181.0000.3330.2780.3890.0000.1670.0009.00011.889
Tennessee161.5000.6250.5630.3130.0000.1880.06311.50017.438
Jacksonville161.3750.6880.4380.1880.0630.1250.00012.62516.875
San Diego181.1670.3890.3890.3890.0000.3330.0009.33313.111
Kansas City171.5290.4710.5290.5290.0000.3530.05913.05914.059
Indianapolis181.5000.5560.2780.6670.0000.3890.11110.33315.000
Green Bay170.8820.2940.3530.1760.0590.0590.0005.52910.706
Washington161.3130.6250.4380.2500.0000.2500.06311.06312.688