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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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TeamOffensive PlaysTotalYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Atlanta428280.0100.0800.100
Cleveland422050.0080.0680.086
Minnesota429100.0090.0710.102
Tampa Bay430910.0090.0770.106
Green Bay450120.0100.0790.115
Jacksonville422810.0090.0750.098
Houston438310.0080.0680.087
Seattle445300.0080.0670.092
Denver440420.0090.0760.105
Baltimore451690.0080.0670.102
LA Chargers421420.0090.0800.096
N.Y. Giants429070.0080.0690.086
Cincinnati435200.0090.0740.096
Detroit428470.0090.0750.094
New England464360.0090.0780.103
Arizona429420.0100.0820.107
Kansas City455820.0090.0760.082
Dallas433880.0090.0730.089
San Francisco442950.0080.0650.083
Pittsburgh433370.0090.0740.110
Buffalo432670.0070.0650.089
Washington417380.0080.0680.083
Las Vegas420280.0080.0710.103
N.Y. Jets424880.0080.0660.090
New Orleans444740.0070.0600.075
Philadelphia448470.0080.0710.098
Chicago415600.0080.0710.091
Indianapolis440800.0090.0810.115
LA Rams430610.0070.0610.083
Miami418280.0080.0690.096
Tennessee422770.0080.0680.086
Carolina421230.0080.0680.084