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Automatic First Downs - 2009 to Present

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 (3796), Defensive Holding (2801), Roughing the Passer (1551), Illegal Contact (917), Illegal Use of Hands (810), Face Mask (15 Yards) (771), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (319), Horse Collar Tackle (238), Personal Foul (237), Face Mask (128), Taunting (122), Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact (70), Tripping (33), Lowering the Head to Make Forcible Contact (4), Roughing the Kicker (1), and Clipping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Miami2461.4800.5120.4110.5120.0330.3050.15412.24816.443
Minnesota2521.3530.4960.3850.4290.0440.2740.14311.80615.556
Cleveland2461.4840.4880.4920.4590.0370.3010.17512.40717.744
Dallas2541.5470.5280.4920.4690.0390.2910.14612.95315.846
Carolina2501.2680.4400.3920.4040.0280.2520.11210.63614.412
Cincinnati2551.3100.4270.4350.4160.0200.2470.13311.19614.490
Arizona2491.5180.5660.5140.4180.0200.2610.13313.19316.341
Tennessee2501.4320.5440.4320.4040.0480.2560.12012.38016.840
San Francisco2631.4490.4370.4640.5210.0270.3270.17512.45216.030
LA Chargers2491.4140.4580.3780.5180.0440.3210.14111.83515.028
Baltimore2621.6070.5690.5190.4540.0530.2630.12613.63417.905
Pittsburgh2571.3420.4400.4820.3620.0470.1980.11311.30415.689
Washington2461.3290.5000.4110.3780.0370.2110.09811.02015.215
Atlanta2521.2620.4330.3690.4210.0240.2460.09910.59514.020
N.Y. Giants2501.2800.4400.3960.3960.0440.2640.12410.88014.508
Las Vegas2451.7920.6780.4980.5760.0370.4040.18015.63719.767
Indianapolis2561.2700.4300.3950.4140.0200.2300.10210.16413.887
Chicago2471.2590.3640.4090.4490.0320.2310.0819.86215.453
Denver2531.5770.5650.4820.5020.0200.3200.11113.41116.794
LA Rams2541.3940.5080.4060.4290.0390.2680.13411.85815.331
Green Bay2661.2590.4740.3650.3910.0230.2180.09410.17313.658
Philadelphia2571.4590.4900.4440.4940.0230.3110.17112.42015.677
Houston2551.5650.4780.5410.5060.0350.3060.14912.88618.565
Kansas City2671.5130.5540.4010.5130.0340.2920.16112.61416.202
Seattle2621.5110.4890.4430.5500.0230.3440.15612.66416.962
Detroit2491.6990.6140.4500.5900.0360.3210.15314.16917.956
New England2681.3320.4810.4140.4180.0110.2610.10811.21615.328
Tampa Bay2521.4050.5830.3770.3810.0560.2180.11512.20614.897
New Orleans2581.7980.5970.5780.5470.0700.3260.12414.96920.012
Buffalo2531.5530.6010.4550.4580.0360.3200.14613.18216.494
N.Y. Jets2491.6590.5700.4340.5860.0480.3690.20514.00818.566
Jacksonville2481.3870.5600.3670.4230.0320.2460.10511.58116.488