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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 (253), Defensive Holding (149), Roughing the Passer (90), Illegal Contact (68), Face Mask (15 Yards) (53), Personal Foul (51), Illegal Use of Hands (50), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (21), Horse Collar Tackle (19), Tripping (2), and Taunting (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Chicago161.5630.6880.2500.5630.0630.4380.31313.87518.125
Indianapolis172.1760.5880.7060.8240.0590.4120.23517.35328.235
N.Y. Jets161.8750.5630.5630.7500.0000.3130.00013.68814.813
Houston181.2220.2220.5000.5000.0000.2780.0568.88916.667
Denver172.0000.6470.7060.5290.1180.2940.11817.52918.941
Oakland161.3750.4380.2500.4380.2500.3130.18810.31318.625
Baltimore201.8500.4500.6000.7500.0500.4500.15015.60021.450
San Diego161.2500.4380.1250.6880.0000.5630.25012.87513.188
Kansas City161.1250.3750.1880.5630.0000.3130.12510.31314.438
Detroit161.1880.3130.5630.3130.0000.2500.0008.87514.500
Minnesota171.2940.3530.4710.4120.0590.2350.1189.47115.882
Atlanta181.5560.3890.7220.4440.0000.2780.16713.83312.556
San Francisco191.0000.2630.4210.2630.0530.0530.0006.36810.526
Arizona160.8750.3130.1880.3750.0000.3750.0639.1889.750
Miami161.8130.6880.4380.6880.0000.3750.18815.43822.438
Cincinnati171.1180.4120.2350.4120.0590.3530.29411.47114.529
Washington171.1760.4710.1760.4710.0590.3530.23510.17613.765
N.Y. Giants162.0000.5630.7500.6250.0630.3130.25018.12522.813
Philadelphia161.1880.3750.5000.3130.0000.1250.0009.50015.563
Green Bay182.0000.8330.4440.6670.0000.2780.11115.55623.278
New England181.7220.6670.5000.5560.0000.3330.11113.55619.944
Tennessee161.3750.4380.3750.5630.0000.4380.12511.81312.125
New Orleans161.0630.2500.6250.1880.0000.1250.12510.56312.313
Seattle181.1670.4440.3330.3330.0560.1670.1119.55616.111
Tampa Bay161.1880.5000.4380.2500.0000.1880.12512.50013.188
Carolina161.8130.4380.6250.7500.0000.3130.06313.68815.688
Buffalo160.9380.4380.3750.1250.0000.0000.0007.00011.875
Jacksonville161.5000.8750.3130.3130.0000.1250.00012.62515.938
Pittsburgh161.3130.5000.4380.3750.0000.2500.12511.93817.875
Dallas161.5000.6250.6250.2500.0000.1880.12513.56316.813
Cleveland161.0630.5000.1880.3750.0000.1880.0638.06312.563
St. Louis160.9380.5000.1250.3130.0000.2500.1259.81310.625