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 (127), Defensive Holding (82), Illegal Contact (53), Roughing the Passer (46), Face Mask (31), Illegal Use of Hands (22), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (6), Tripping (3), Taunting (3), and Horse Collar Tackle (2)

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Team	Games	Total	1st Down	2nd Down	3rd Down	4th Down	3rd & Long	Desperation	Yardage Mitigated	Penalty Yards
Philadelphia	7	2.429	1.000	0.571	0.857	0.000	0.429	0.143	19.857	30.571
Cincinnati	7	1.286	0.714	0.286	0.286	0.000	0.143	0.000	10.286	6.857
Cleveland	7	1.286	0.714	0.143	0.429	0.000	0.429	0.143	13.857	13.286
Jacksonville	7	2.143	0.714	0.429	0.714	0.286	0.286	0.143	14.857	22.857
New Orleans	7	1.714	0.857	0.143	0.714	0.000	0.571	0.286	14.143	16.286
Arizona	7	2.571	0.714	1.286	0.286	0.143	0.000	0.000	20.857	18.286
Las Vegas	7	1.286	0.143	0.286	0.571	0.286	0.286	0.143	5.857	11.857
N.Y. Jets	7	1.429	0.429	0.286	0.571	0.143	0.571	0.286	15.714	17.143
Tennessee	7	1.857	0.429	0.714	0.714	0.000	0.429	0.143	12.714	17.286
San Francisco	7	2.286	0.714	0.857	0.571	0.143	0.286	0.286	21.857	18.857
Baltimore	6	1.333	0.833	0.000	0.333	0.167	0.000	0.000	10.333	16.833
Chicago	6	2.167	0.667	0.500	0.833	0.000	0.500	0.333	19.167	29.167
LA Rams	7	1.571	0.714	0.571	0.286	0.000	0.286	0.143	16.714	14.143
N.Y. Giants	7	2.429	0.571	1.000	0.714	0.143	0.429	0.143	22.143	35.857
Dallas	7	1.571	0.571	0.286	0.429	0.286	0.143	0.143	11.000	18.143
Denver	7	2.714	1.143	0.714	0.571	0.286	0.571	0.857	27.714	35.857
Indianapolis	7	2.000	0.571	0.571	0.714	0.143	0.429	0.000	14.000	18.571
Carolina	7	0.714	0.000	0.286	0.429	0.000	0.143	0.143	7.857	12.857
LA Chargers	7	1.143	0.000	0.429	0.571	0.143	0.429	0.000	5.429	10.857
Miami	7	1.857	1.000	0.429	0.429	0.000	0.286	0.143	22.286	14.857
Atlanta	6	1.000	0.333	0.333	0.333	0.000	0.167	0.167	9.000	11.333
Green Bay	6	2.167	0.500	0.500	1.000	0.167	0.333	0.333	14.167	17.167
Houston	6	1.833	1.167	0.500	0.167	0.000	0.167	0.000	19.333	15.167
Minnesota	6	0.833	0.667	0.000	0.167	0.000	0.167	0.167	8.333	6.500
New England	7	1.714	0.286	0.857	0.571	0.000	0.286	0.000	8.857	14.000
Pittsburgh	6	1.833	0.333	0.833	0.500	0.167	0.167	0.000	12.000	14.667
Tampa Bay	7	2.000	0.714	1.000	0.286	0.000	0.286	0.000	19.429	19.429
Kansas City	7	1.857	0.857	0.143	0.714	0.143	0.571	0.571	18.286	16.714
Detroit	7	1.714	0.286	0.571	0.571	0.286	0.571	0.143	13.000	17.143
Seattle	7	2.143	0.714	0.857	0.571	0.000	0.429	0.143	17.143	19.000
Buffalo	6	1.000	0.167	0.333	0.500	0.000	0.333	0.333	9.333	6.667
Washington	7	1.429	0.286	0.571	0.286	0.286	0.000	0.000	10.000	15.857