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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 (207), Defensive Holding (106), Roughing the Passer (79), Illegal Contact (75), Face Mask (15 Yards) (43), Personal Foul (36), Illegal Use of Hands (26), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (17), Horse Collar Tackle (15), Tripping (5), and Taunting (2)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Tampa Bay160.8130.1250.3750.3130.0000.1880.0007.00010.625
Houston161.1250.4380.3130.3750.0000.2500.0639.18813.875
Jacksonville161.1880.5630.3130.3130.0000.2500.18810.93817.688
Denver161.3130.4380.5630.3130.0000.1880.00012.50018.813
Tennessee161.1250.1880.4380.4380.0630.3130.1259.43818.938
N.Y. Giants161.4380.4380.4380.5630.0000.2500.06311.18815.875
Carolina161.1250.5000.1880.4380.0000.3130.1259.93813.625
Atlanta171.9410.8820.4710.5880.0000.4120.17617.11822.765
Green Bay201.0000.3500.5000.1500.0000.0500.0007.6509.100
Washington161.5630.3750.6250.5000.0000.3130.12512.31313.875
Baltimore181.4440.2780.6110.5560.0000.3330.27813.94420.222
Buffalo160.8130.2500.2500.2500.0630.1880.1256.9389.313
St. Louis161.2500.5000.5000.2500.0000.1250.12510.37513.750
N.Y. Jets191.0000.3680.4210.1580.0530.0000.0538.05313.158
New England171.0000.3530.2940.2940.0590.2350.1188.58811.824
San Francisco160.8130.2500.0630.5000.0000.0630.0004.25014.375
Cincinnati161.2500.6250.2500.3130.0630.3130.12510.43814.625
Minnesota161.2500.2500.3750.6250.0000.2500.1888.87516.438
Dallas161.0000.3130.3130.2500.0630.1250.0008.2508.250
Philadelphia170.8820.2350.2350.4120.0000.2350.1187.0009.353
Arizona161.0630.4380.4380.1880.0000.1880.1259.31312.750
Oakland161.6880.7500.4380.5000.0000.3750.25015.12523.875
Seattle181.2780.3890.3890.3890.0560.2220.1678.50011.500
Miami161.2500.3130.4380.4380.0630.2500.25011.18815.500
Chicago181.1670.3890.5000.2780.0000.2220.11110.88915.778
Cleveland161.0630.2500.2500.5630.0000.2500.0007.00012.063
Pittsburgh190.8950.4210.1580.2630.0000.1580.0537.68411.316
Detroit161.1880.3130.5630.3130.0000.2500.12510.43811.938
New Orleans171.0000.4120.2940.2350.0590.0590.0597.76511.647
Indianapolis171.0590.3530.2350.4710.0000.2350.1768.23511.824
San Diego161.0000.5630.1250.1250.0630.1250.0638.6259.250
Kansas City170.7060.1180.3530.1760.0590.1180.1186.1186.941