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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 (249), Defensive Holding (247), Roughing the Passer (118), Face Mask (15 Yards) (67), Illegal Use of Hands (57), Illegal Contact (44), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (31), Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact (15), Horse Collar Tackle (12), Taunting (10), and Tripping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Atlanta161.7500.4380.6250.6880.0000.5000.18816.18818.313
Buffalo161.3130.6880.3750.2500.0000.1880.12511.06318.188
Baltimore171.6470.4120.7060.5290.0000.4120.11815.58817.294
Pittsburgh161.5000.6250.3750.3750.1250.2500.18813.43819.750
Indianapolis181.1670.5000.3330.2220.1110.1110.05612.27811.722
Minnesota161.9380.6880.5000.6880.0630.4380.25016.06319.375
Houston171.3530.5880.3530.4120.0000.2940.23511.29415.353
New Orleans182.1670.7780.6670.6670.0560.4440.16717.83325.722
Tampa Bay161.3750.6880.4380.1880.0630.1880.12512.62514.500
Jacksonville161.6880.8750.3750.3750.0630.1880.12514.56320.938
Carolina160.9380.4380.3130.1880.0000.1250.0009.12514.688
N.Y. Jets162.0630.9380.3750.6880.0000.3130.25017.00019.750
Detroit161.9381.0000.5000.4380.0000.1880.18818.06317.938
Oakland161.4380.6250.6250.1880.0000.1880.12513.31320.063
Cincinnati161.1250.5630.3130.1880.0000.1250.06310.50011.000
Cleveland161.6880.3130.8130.5000.0630.3750.18813.62514.563
Kansas City182.1110.7220.6670.6670.0560.4440.33317.55620.389
Tennessee160.9380.3130.3130.2500.0630.1880.0638.3139.813
Washington161.5000.5000.4380.5000.0630.2500.06311.25018.750
San Francisco161.8750.7500.6250.5000.0000.5000.37517.25021.938
N.Y. Giants162.0630.9380.5000.5000.1250.3130.12516.62523.688
Miami161.8130.6250.3750.8130.0000.5000.06315.43823.438
Philadelphia181.1670.3330.3890.3330.1110.1110.1678.61112.611
Green Bay161.7500.8130.5000.3750.0630.2500.12514.68819.500
Chicago171.4120.2350.4120.7060.0000.3530.17610.29415.941
New England191.4740.4740.6320.3680.0000.2630.15813.36813.263
Seattle171.8240.7060.6470.3530.1180.2350.11816.00020.059
Arizona161.6250.4380.8750.3130.0000.3130.18814.00014.375
LA Chargers181.6110.5560.2220.7220.0560.4440.22212.50015.500
Dallas181.1110.2780.2220.5560.0000.3890.2229.50010.278
LA Rams191.7370.6840.6320.3680.0530.3160.15815.31619.053
Denver161.9381.0000.5000.4380.0000.3750.25018.43813.563