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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 (276), Defensive Holding (247), Roughing the Passer (107), Illegal Use of Hands (74), Face Mask (15 Yards) (59), Illegal Contact (32), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (31), Horse Collar Tackle (16), Taunting (9), and Tripping (4)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Kansas City172.2350.8240.7650.5290.0000.2350.00017.52925.118
New England191.1050.3160.3160.4740.0000.3680.1059.21113.263
N.Y. Jets162.5630.6250.8131.1250.0000.6250.31318.68825.625
Cincinnati162.0630.6880.5630.7500.0630.3130.18815.37525.813
Pittsburgh171.1180.2350.4120.4120.0000.1760.0008.35312.824
Cleveland161.4380.2500.5000.6250.0000.2500.1889.62517.250
Tennessee181.3330.4440.5000.3890.0000.3890.16711.72214.556
Houston162.1880.6880.7500.7500.0000.3750.12518.87524.813
Jacksonville191.3680.4740.2630.6320.0000.3680.21112.52617.895
Detroit161.5630.6880.3750.4380.0630.3750.18814.37519.500
Seattle162.5000.7501.0000.7500.0000.6880.31321.87528.813
San Francisco161.8750.4380.5630.8750.0000.6250.18816.50018.625
N.Y. Giants161.1880.4380.3750.3130.0630.1250.06310.43821.438
Denver161.6250.6880.5630.3130.0630.2500.00012.50016.063
Buffalo171.4120.4120.2940.7060.0000.5290.29411.76515.294
Minnesota181.6670.3890.6670.6110.0000.3890.22213.61119.944
Miami161.8130.7500.3750.6880.0000.3750.25014.18817.313
Dallas161.8130.4380.8130.3130.1880.1880.25015.81323.125
LA Rams171.5290.4120.7650.2940.0000.1760.05911.29416.176
Atlanta181.3890.2780.6110.5000.0000.3890.27812.66717.000
Baltimore161.6250.5000.5000.5630.0000.3750.18814.18817.938
Chicago161.5630.3750.3130.8750.0000.3750.06311.43815.813
Indianapolis161.6880.3750.3130.8750.1250.6250.37514.81317.688
Philadelphia191.6840.4740.6840.5260.0000.2630.05312.84216.263
Green Bay161.0630.4380.2500.3750.0000.1250.0007.31312.688
Washington161.5000.6880.2500.5000.0630.1250.18812.68815.063
Carolina171.3530.8240.2940.2350.0000.1760.05912.88213.412
Arizona161.1880.6880.3130.1880.0000.0630.00010.37511.375
Tampa Bay161.0630.4380.1880.4380.0000.1250.0639.6888.938
Oakland161.0630.2500.3750.4380.0000.4380.2509.93812.813
New Orleans182.5000.9441.0000.5000.0560.2220.05621.27829.444
LA Chargers161.2500.5630.2500.4380.0000.1880.06310.50015.500