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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 (207), Defensive Holding (106), Roughing the Passer (79), Illegal Contact (75), Face Mask (15 Yards) (43), Personal Foul (36), Illegal Use of Hands (26), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (17), Horse Collar Tackle (15), Tripping (5), and Taunting (2)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Cleveland160.8750.3750.1880.1880.1250.1880.1887.68811.313
Indianapolis170.5290.2350.1760.1180.0000.1180.0004.0598.000
Denver161.0630.2500.6880.0000.0630.0000.0638.06317.813
Jacksonville161.1250.5000.0630.5000.0630.1880.1258.5009.938
Oakland162.1251.0000.6250.5000.0000.4380.31320.87528.188
Carolina161.4380.4380.3130.6880.0000.4380.12512.18818.500
N.Y. Giants161.0000.2500.4380.2500.0000.2500.1257.62511.875
Pittsburgh191.5260.4210.7890.3160.0000.2110.10513.21118.000
Philadelphia171.5290.4120.5880.5290.0000.4710.35314.70618.941
Dallas161.3750.1880.7500.3750.0000.3750.06310.93814.625
N.Y. Jets191.4740.3160.5260.5790.0530.4210.21114.36819.000
Green Bay201.3000.6500.3500.3000.0000.1000.00011.60013.300
Arizona161.5000.8130.3750.2500.0630.2500.18814.00015.438
Seattle180.8330.2220.1110.4440.0560.2220.1116.72212.000
New England171.2940.3530.4710.4120.0000.2350.17610.23517.294
New Orleans171.2940.3530.5290.4120.0000.2350.0599.82418.294
Detroit162.0000.5630.6880.7500.0000.2500.12515.06316.625
St. Louis161.3130.6880.1250.5000.0000.3130.18811.00016.500
Washington160.6250.0000.5000.1250.0000.0630.0634.8134.063
Houston161.3130.3750.3750.4380.0630.0000.0008.75010.750
San Diego160.8130.3750.1250.3130.0000.2500.0637.06310.688
Miami160.6250.1880.1880.2500.0000.1880.1887.1258.125
Buffalo161.0000.3130.3750.3130.0000.1880.1258.0008.000
Cincinnati161.0630.3750.3750.2500.0630.1880.0638.93813.375
Baltimore180.9440.2780.1670.4440.0560.2780.2227.66711.722
Tennessee161.5000.6880.3130.5000.0000.3130.06313.12518.938
Atlanta170.8240.2350.1760.3530.0000.1760.0005.11811.882
Kansas City170.9410.5880.0590.2940.0000.0590.0597.88211.118
Chicago180.9440.2220.3890.2780.0560.1110.0006.61113.389
San Francisco160.8750.2500.3130.3130.0000.1250.0635.62512.688
Tampa Bay160.8130.3750.2500.1880.0000.0630.0006.5009.938
Minnesota160.6880.1250.3130.2500.0000.0630.0635.5007.750