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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 (233), Defensive Holding (217), Roughing the Passer (93), Illegal Contact (67), Face Mask (61), Illegal Use of Hands (46), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (19), Horse Collar Tackle (9), Taunting (7), and Tripping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
N.Y. Jets171.1180.4120.4120.2940.0000.1760.0009.47116.294
Kansas City201.4500.3500.3500.6500.1000.4000.20010.80019.500
Seattle181.1670.3330.3330.4440.0000.2220.0568.50011.500
Denver171.8240.8240.3530.6470.0000.4710.17615.94120.765
LA Chargers181.3890.6110.3330.3330.0000.1670.11112.38912.722
N.Y. Giants191.8420.6320.6320.5260.0530.4210.10515.78916.632
Arizona170.7650.4120.1760.1760.0000.0590.0006.1769.941
Washington171.3530.2350.7060.4120.0000.2350.05912.23518.647
Indianapolis171.5290.4120.8240.2940.0000.1760.05913.11819.000
Philadelphia200.9000.3000.2500.3000.0500.1500.1506.5506.600
Pittsburgh171.1180.2940.4120.4120.0000.2350.1768.9419.529
Cincinnati191.2110.3680.2630.5790.0000.3160.2119.89510.105
Cleveland171.5290.4710.5290.5290.0000.3530.05912.23516.882
Carolina171.1180.4120.4710.1180.1180.0000.05910.17613.706
New Orleans172.0000.4120.7650.7060.0000.5290.23517.58821.588
Tampa Bay181.1670.6670.1670.2780.0560.1110.0009.05611.944
Miami181.7780.7780.3890.5560.0560.3330.11113.66718.389
LA Rams171.0590.4710.2350.2350.0000.1760.0598.23510.706
San Francisco201.3000.3500.4000.4500.1000.3000.15011.20011.900
Houston171.2350.4120.6470.1760.0000.0000.0008.82411.353
Tennessee171.5290.5290.4710.4120.0590.3530.23513.70619.176
Detroit171.7060.5880.6470.4710.0000.2940.05916.70616.353
Green Bay171.0000.4120.2940.2940.0000.2350.1188.8248.882
Chicago171.2940.4120.5290.2350.1180.1760.0009.76518.647
Buffalo181.5000.6670.5000.3330.0000.2220.16713.27815.278
New England171.3530.4710.2940.5880.0000.3530.23510.70615.412
Minnesota181.1110.5560.3330.2220.0000.2220.1119.61111.389
Baltimore181.5000.3890.3890.6110.0000.2780.00010.77815.333
Jacksonville191.2630.3680.5790.3160.0000.1580.1059.68411.842
Dallas191.3680.6840.3680.3160.0000.1580.10511.89512.474
Las Vegas171.2940.5880.2350.4120.0590.2940.00010.35313.824
Atlanta170.6470.2350.1180.2940.0000.0590.0595.0008.059