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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
Kansas City211.4760.4760.5710.3810.0480.3330.19014.85715.524
Carolina171.7650.4120.4710.8240.0000.6470.17614.70614.706
Cincinnati171.5290.4710.5880.4710.0000.1760.05911.88217.118
Minnesota171.9410.7060.4710.7060.0590.4710.35318.17618.941
Tennessee171.7060.4120.4710.7650.0590.3530.23514.11815.294
Pittsburgh181.0560.2780.4440.3330.0000.2220.0568.22211.222
Baltimore191.3680.2630.4210.5790.1050.3680.21110.63213.842
Washington171.5880.4120.5880.5290.0590.3530.17614.11816.118
Denver171.5880.4120.2940.7650.0590.3530.23512.76521.588
Las Vegas171.0590.1180.4710.4120.0000.3530.1769.88212.588
Miami180.9440.3890.2780.2780.0000.2220.1117.0569.389
LA Chargers171.3530.4120.3530.4120.1760.1760.0599.17611.588
Seattle171.4710.8240.2350.2940.1180.2350.17613.70616.824
Dallas182.2220.6110.6110.9440.0560.7780.44420.38926.056
Green Bay191.3680.7890.2110.3680.0000.3160.10513.05321.789
Atlanta171.2350.2350.4710.4710.0000.2350.0008.52911.941
Buffalo191.1050.4740.2630.3160.0000.2110.10510.00011.421
Detroit201.1000.4000.4500.2500.0000.2000.10010.40013.200
Jacksonville172.0590.4120.5291.1180.0000.5880.17616.11825.294
Arizona171.5290.4710.4120.4120.1760.2350.17612.17615.059
San Francisco201.3500.5500.3000.4500.0500.2500.15010.85010.650
N.Y. Jets171.1760.2350.3530.4710.1180.2350.05910.00013.765
New England170.7650.2350.1180.3530.0000.2350.1185.7655.412
New Orleans171.2350.3530.4120.4710.0000.2350.1189.76510.353
N.Y. Giants170.9410.2350.4710.1760.0590.0590.0597.2948.706
Cleveland181.5000.5560.2780.5560.1110.2780.16712.72216.722
Tampa Bay191.5790.4210.4210.5790.1580.4210.21114.00016.632
Chicago170.7650.1180.2350.4120.0000.2940.1766.2945.824
LA Rams181.4440.5000.3890.5560.0000.3890.27813.05619.333
Houston191.5260.6840.4740.3160.0000.2110.15813.73715.842
Philadelphia181.4440.5560.5000.3330.0560.1110.05611.77811.778
Indianapolis171.4120.4710.5290.4120.0000.4120.11813.23517.529