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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
Cleveland171.2940.4120.3530.5290.0000.2940.17610.29415.353
LA Chargers181.2780.7220.2220.3330.0000.2220.11110.88915.667
Denver171.6470.1180.8240.4120.1760.2350.17611.94119.706
Seattle181.3890.5000.3890.4440.0560.3890.16712.55615.500
Las Vegas171.7060.7650.3530.4710.0590.3530.29415.70618.824
Tennessee171.0590.2350.5880.2350.0000.1180.0007.7068.941
Kansas City201.5000.5000.4500.5000.0000.2500.0509.95010.050
Jacksonville191.5260.3680.8420.2110.0530.1050.10512.89511.579
Baltimore181.2220.5000.3890.3330.0000.2220.11111.16711.833
Houston171.2350.4710.4710.2940.0000.1760.05910.23514.471
Detroit171.6470.7650.4710.2940.0590.2350.17613.88214.000
Cincinnati191.4740.4210.4210.5260.0530.1050.05310.36814.947
Pittsburgh171.3530.2350.5290.5880.0000.2350.0009.35311.824
Carolina171.2350.5290.4710.2350.0000.1760.11812.05912.235
Atlanta171.4120.5290.5290.2940.0000.2350.05910.47114.941
New Orleans170.7060.2350.0590.3530.0590.2350.0596.2949.412
N.Y. Giants191.4210.6840.4210.3160.0000.0530.05311.36811.632
San Francisco201.2000.5500.1500.4500.0500.2500.1009.95013.000
Buffalo181.1670.6670.2220.2780.0000.2220.05610.27814.056
Philadelphia201.2000.3500.6000.2500.0000.2000.10010.25014.000
Washington171.3530.2940.4710.5880.0000.5290.23511.88212.235
Minnesota182.0561.1670.4440.3890.0560.2780.11118.05620.167
Tampa Bay181.3330.5560.4440.2780.0000.1670.00011.22217.111
Miami181.3330.6110.2780.4440.0000.2220.16711.16719.833
Dallas191.2630.1580.4740.5790.0530.3680.21110.31617.632
Arizona171.1760.2940.2940.4710.0590.2940.1188.58815.059
Green Bay171.5880.4710.6470.4710.0000.3530.00015.05918.647
Chicago171.0000.1760.2940.5290.0000.1760.0008.2358.706
New England171.1180.4120.2940.3530.0590.1180.0008.23512.059
N.Y. Jets171.2940.4710.4710.3530.0000.2350.11811.41214.353
Indianapolis171.1760.4710.2350.4710.0000.4710.17611.29413.000
LA Rams171.0000.3530.2350.4120.0000.1760.0597.52912.176