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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 (308), Defensive Holding (165), Roughing the Passer (154), Face Mask (15 Yards) (53), Illegal Use of Hands (52), Illegal Contact (28), Taunting (26), Horse Collar Tackle (15), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (13), and Tripping (2)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Tampa Bay191.8421.0000.4210.3160.1050.1580.15816.52623.789
Jacksonville171.1180.4120.2940.4120.0000.1760.0007.52912.000
Buffalo192.0000.4740.6320.6840.2110.5790.21116.10519.684
Carolina171.3530.7060.4120.2350.0000.1760.00013.17616.529
Philadelphia181.5560.6670.3890.5000.0000.1110.05611.88914.444
Minnesota171.8820.8820.4120.3530.2350.2940.11816.23522.529
Tennessee181.6670.3890.7780.5000.0000.3330.05613.55622.111
San Francisco201.9500.6500.5000.8000.0000.5000.25017.30028.350
Seattle171.6470.4710.2940.8240.0590.4710.17612.64716.588
LA Chargers172.1180.9410.5880.4120.1180.2940.23517.64725.765
Washington171.3530.3530.2940.5290.1760.2940.11810.11818.294
Denver171.0000.2350.2350.5290.0000.2940.1187.47111.353
New Orleans171.4120.3530.5880.3530.1180.2940.17611.41212.118
Baltimore171.4120.5290.3530.4120.1180.1180.17610.47114.882
N.Y. Giants170.8240.1760.2940.3530.0000.1760.0005.9417.706
New England181.0560.4440.3890.2220.0000.1670.05610.05615.222
Cincinnati211.2380.2860.3810.5240.0480.3330.23810.57114.000
Cleveland171.5880.4120.5290.5290.1180.2350.17613.11824.588
Dallas181.5000.5560.2780.6110.0560.5000.16712.33316.500
Atlanta171.2940.4710.2940.4710.0590.2940.05910.29415.353
Detroit171.3530.5880.0000.7060.0590.2940.17612.17616.235
Houston171.3530.4710.4710.3530.0590.2940.23512.88216.176
Indianapolis170.8820.2940.2940.2940.0000.2350.0597.11813.059
Kansas City201.4500.3000.4500.5500.1500.3000.25012.35013.600
N.Y. Jets171.7650.6470.4120.6470.0590.4120.29414.23519.000
Las Vegas181.7220.3890.8330.4440.0560.3330.16715.50019.167
Green Bay181.1670.3890.3890.3890.0000.2780.0569.77816.111
Chicago171.4710.7060.1180.5290.1180.2940.05911.35318.824
Arizona181.5560.5560.5560.4440.0000.3890.11112.88917.000
LA Rams210.9050.3330.3330.2380.0000.1430.0487.66710.857
Miami171.3530.5880.3530.4120.0000.1760.05912.11812.941
Pittsburgh181.0000.2780.5560.1110.0560.0560.0568.88911.111