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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 (249), Defensive Holding (247), Roughing the Passer (118), Face Mask (15 Yards) (67), Illegal Use of Hands (57), Illegal Contact (44), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (31), Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact (15), Horse Collar Tackle (12), Taunting (10), and Tripping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Philadelphia181.7220.8330.5000.3330.0560.2220.05616.27819.889
Baltimore171.3530.5880.2940.4120.0590.2940.17611.52917.706
Buffalo162.0000.5630.7500.6880.0000.4380.31320.75028.813
Cleveland161.7500.6880.5630.5000.0000.3130.18816.62518.688
Cincinnati161.5630.5000.5000.5000.0630.3130.25013.87516.438
San Francisco162.5631.0000.9380.6250.0000.5630.31323.93822.500
New England191.5790.4740.5790.5260.0000.3160.10512.68417.211
Tampa Bay162.0630.7500.6250.6880.0000.6880.31319.68823.250
New Orleans181.6110.3330.6670.5000.1110.2220.05611.22218.278
N.Y. Giants161.0630.4380.1880.3130.0630.2500.25010.18814.375
Dallas181.5560.6670.3330.4440.1110.2220.00012.11112.444
Detroit162.0001.0000.4380.5630.0000.5000.18818.00025.563
N.Y. Jets161.1250.5630.1880.3130.0630.2500.0638.87511.938
LA Rams191.5260.6840.5790.2110.0530.1580.15814.26315.684
Atlanta161.6250.5000.6250.4380.0630.3750.31316.56323.000
Carolina161.5000.3130.3750.5630.2500.3750.25011.56318.563
Pittsburgh162.1250.8130.8130.4380.0000.3750.18815.37520.188
Houston171.8240.5880.5880.6470.0000.2940.11816.00017.588
Indianapolis181.8330.9440.3330.5560.0000.3890.22216.22220.333
Denver161.5000.6880.3750.4380.0000.3750.18813.18814.250
Tennessee161.1880.5630.1880.3130.0630.1880.06310.31312.500
Oakland160.8750.1880.3130.3750.0000.0630.0006.4389.000
Kansas City181.7780.8330.6110.2780.0560.2780.22218.38918.333
Washington161.4380.4380.6250.3750.0000.1880.12511.31314.875
Green Bay161.3130.3750.3750.5000.0000.2500.1889.81314.188
Chicago172.2940.9410.7060.5880.0590.2350.17617.35325.706
Miami161.3130.7500.2500.3130.0000.2500.18812.43811.750
Arizona161.2500.6250.3750.2500.0000.2500.06312.00012.313
Seattle171.8820.4710.7060.5880.1180.3530.11813.11822.588
Minnesota161.3750.5000.3130.5000.0000.1880.0639.43811.938
Jacksonville161.0630.5630.1880.3130.0000.1880.12510.6889.438
LA Chargers181.2780.2220.6670.3330.0560.2780.22210.66710.500