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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 (276), Defensive Holding (247), Roughing the Passer (107), Illegal Use of Hands (74), Face Mask (15 Yards) (59), Illegal Contact (32), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (31), Horse Collar Tackle (16), Taunting (9), and Tripping (4)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
New England192.4210.8950.8950.6320.0000.3680.10520.73730.158
Kansas City171.3530.6470.1760.5290.0000.2940.17611.17611.235
Buffalo171.2940.3530.2940.6470.0000.3530.1188.41213.588
Baltimore160.8130.1250.3130.3750.0000.2500.0006.5638.813
Cleveland161.9380.7500.5630.5000.1250.2500.12515.68819.438
Pittsburgh171.7650.5290.8820.2940.0000.1180.00014.23526.882
Oakland161.3750.7500.3130.2500.0630.2500.12512.75018.813
Jacksonville191.8420.6840.6320.5260.0000.2630.10514.15822.316
Houston162.7500.6881.0000.9380.0000.5630.31323.12531.688
Arizona162.4381.0000.5630.8130.0630.6250.25023.93828.250
Green Bay161.6250.8130.3130.5000.0000.2500.18814.50016.938
Carolina171.5880.2350.7650.5880.0000.3530.11813.17618.235
Dallas161.4380.1880.8130.3750.0000.3130.12510.75018.500
LA Chargers161.8750.5630.6880.5000.1250.3130.06314.75022.250
Minnesota182.1670.8330.4440.8890.0000.3890.11116.05629.167
Denver161.3750.2500.4380.5630.1250.4380.18812.18817.063
Washington161.3130.3750.4380.4380.0630.2500.18811.12514.750
Seattle161.6880.5000.6880.5000.0000.3130.12515.37517.688
LA Rams171.4120.4120.5880.3530.0590.1760.0599.94115.941
San Francisco161.1880.3750.2500.5630.0000.3750.2509.87512.438
Tampa Bay161.6250.5630.4380.6250.0000.5000.31314.75015.250
N.Y. Jets161.8130.6250.3750.6880.0000.3750.25013.81319.813
Atlanta181.6110.5560.6110.4440.0000.2220.16712.66714.833
Detroit161.5630.7500.5000.3130.0000.1880.06314.31319.500
Indianapolis161.3130.4380.3130.5630.0000.4380.06311.00012.875
Philadelphia191.5260.4740.3680.6320.0000.3160.15812.73722.000
N.Y. Giants161.2500.3750.3750.5000.0000.1880.0639.25011.063
Tennessee181.4440.4440.2220.7780.0000.6110.33312.50012.111
Cincinnati161.6250.5000.5000.6250.0000.2500.18813.62515.313
Miami161.3750.4380.4380.5000.0000.2500.06311.50017.813
New Orleans180.8890.2780.2780.3330.0000.1110.0566.3338.333
Chicago161.4380.2500.5630.5630.0630.3750.31313.18811.125