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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 (314), Defensive Holding (175), Roughing the Passer (127), Illegal Contact (59), Face Mask (15 Yards) (53), Illegal Use of Hands (31), Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact (31), Horse Collar Tackle (21), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (9), Taunting (5), and Tripping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Houston161.3130.1880.4380.5630.1250.3130.0637.93813.375
Atlanta161.6880.7500.3750.5000.0630.1880.06312.25017.063
Seattle171.0000.5880.1760.2350.0000.1760.0599.2359.000
N.Y. Jets162.4380.6250.6881.0000.1250.6250.31320.62529.938
Buffalo191.2110.2630.5260.3680.0530.2630.0539.10514.474
New England161.1250.5000.1250.3750.1250.2500.1889.87512.813
Baltimore182.0561.1110.3890.5000.0560.3330.11116.83327.222
Chicago171.8820.7060.7650.3530.0590.0590.00016.17621.059
Jacksonville162.3750.8130.8130.6880.0630.5000.18819.31334.750
Indianapolis171.4710.4120.5880.4120.0590.2350.11811.52919.824
New Orleans182.4441.0000.8890.5000.0560.2780.05619.11130.556
Tampa Bay201.4000.3000.4500.5500.1000.3500.25012.05016.500
San Francisco161.6880.5000.6880.5000.0000.3130.25016.50016.625
Arizona162.1250.5001.1250.5000.0000.3130.12517.93822.563
Carolina161.8750.6250.4380.8130.0000.4380.06313.50015.438
Las Vegas162.1250.9380.3130.7500.0630.5000.18818.06322.188
LA Rams180.8330.2220.2220.3330.0560.2220.1116.27812.944
Pittsburgh171.0590.1180.3530.4120.1760.1760.1186.35311.647
Denver161.0000.3130.3130.3750.0000.1250.0637.50012.563
Dallas161.9380.8130.3750.6880.0000.3750.18817.31321.625
Miami161.5000.5000.5630.3750.0630.3130.18813.37515.750
Philadelphia161.3130.5000.5000.3130.0000.1880.12511.75017.500
Cincinnati161.0630.5630.3750.0630.0630.0630.0009.25012.063
Detroit161.7500.6880.3750.5630.1250.5000.12514.50020.938
Minnesota161.0630.5000.3130.2500.0000.1880.0639.75010.625
Kansas City192.2630.7370.8420.6840.0000.3680.26317.57924.053
Washington171.1760.4120.2940.4710.0000.2940.1189.82414.706
Tennessee171.3530.7650.1760.3530.0590.1760.11811.05916.176
Green Bay181.4440.5000.2220.6110.0560.3890.11112.22213.611
N.Y. Giants161.1250.5000.1880.4380.0000.3130.18811.00010.938
Cleveland180.9440.4440.2780.1110.1110.1110.1118.22212.389
LA Chargers161.1250.1880.3750.5000.0630.1880.0638.43812.125