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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 (278), Defensive Holding (183), Roughing the Passer (99), Illegal Contact (90), Face Mask (67), Illegal Use of Hands (46), Horse Collar Tackle (12), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (9), Taunting (5), Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact (4), and Tripping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Detroit201.7000.4500.4000.7500.1000.3500.30012.75015.550
Atlanta171.7060.5880.7060.4120.0000.4120.23515.94118.118
Cleveland181.2220.2780.3890.5000.0560.4440.3339.94414.333
Tampa Bay191.4740.7370.4210.2110.0000.1580.00013.00013.316
New Orleans171.8240.6470.5290.6470.0000.4120.11815.52922.118
San Francisco201.3500.2000.7000.4500.0000.1500.05010.95018.300
Houston191.3680.3680.3680.6320.0000.3160.1059.00015.421
Arizona171.5880.5880.4710.5290.0000.2940.00014.23517.765
Las Vegas171.1180.2940.1760.6470.0000.5290.1769.41211.353
Denver171.1760.4120.2940.4710.0000.3530.1769.82411.765
LA Chargers171.3530.4120.2940.5880.0590.4120.29413.47117.235
Miami181.2220.2780.3330.5000.1110.2780.27810.50011.444
LA Rams181.5000.5000.5000.3330.1670.2220.22213.00012.056
N.Y. Giants171.2940.2940.4120.5880.0000.4710.11812.23513.176
Green Bay191.3680.3680.4740.5260.0000.3160.21110.63213.789
Baltimore191.7890.5260.6320.5790.0530.2110.21114.89521.842
Seattle171.7060.5880.3530.7060.0590.4120.23514.23520.000
Kansas City211.1430.2860.2860.5710.0000.2380.0959.47612.286
N.Y. Jets171.7060.6470.4120.5880.0000.5290.41216.17613.706
Dallas181.5560.7220.5000.2220.1110.1110.11113.44415.944
Carolina171.0590.4120.2940.3530.0000.2350.1189.52912.706
Tennessee172.2350.5880.6470.8240.1760.4120.17619.05923.765
New England171.0000.3530.2940.2940.0000.2940.0007.1767.765
Pittsburgh181.6110.4440.5000.5000.1110.2780.16713.00014.778
Philadelphia181.6110.5000.3890.6110.0560.5560.16715.27819.944
Indianapolis171.1180.2940.4710.3530.0000.2350.0599.0009.000
Washington171.3530.4120.3530.4120.1180.2940.17610.64713.824
Chicago171.2350.3530.2940.5290.0590.2940.05911.11816.765
Buffalo191.5790.4740.3680.5790.1050.3680.21112.78914.000
Minnesota170.7650.2940.1180.2940.0590.2940.0597.2948.882
Cincinnati171.1760.4120.5290.2350.0000.1180.11810.82413.529
Jacksonville170.5880.2940.1180.1180.0590.0000.0004.9417.059