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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 (190), Defensive Holding (104), Illegal Contact (92), Face Mask (15 Yards) (82), Roughing the Passer (69), Illegal Use of Hands (30), Personal Foul (28), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (21), Horse Collar Tackle (16), Tripping (4), Taunting (4), and Roughing the Kicker (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Atlanta161.3130.3130.1880.7500.0630.5000.43810.62510.750
Cleveland160.6880.2500.2500.1880.0000.1880.0636.1259.438
Minnesota181.5000.5000.4440.5560.0000.2780.11111.33318.444
Tampa Bay160.8750.3750.2500.2500.0000.1250.1257.56311.813
Green Bay172.0590.5290.8240.7060.0000.2940.05915.88222.118
Jacksonville160.8750.2500.2500.3750.0000.0630.0005.4389.125
Houston160.6880.2500.2500.1880.0000.0630.0004.8756.875
Seattle161.5630.6250.4380.4380.0630.1880.12511.68817.625
Denver161.3750.4380.5630.3750.0000.3130.25013.93819.250
Baltimore180.8330.3890.2220.1670.0560.1110.1678.94413.500
San Diego171.2350.5290.4120.2940.0000.0590.00011.64714.529
N.Y. Giants161.2500.4380.4380.3750.0000.3130.18811.31312.750
Cincinnati171.4710.5880.3530.4710.0590.3530.23513.05913.353
Detroit161.5000.4380.5000.4380.1250.1250.06311.68818.750
New England171.8820.7060.7060.4710.0000.3530.05914.41221.176
Arizona181.4440.3890.6670.3890.0000.2220.11111.44417.167
Kansas City161.3750.1250.6880.4380.1250.2500.1889.25014.000
Dallas181.1670.3330.4440.3330.0560.2220.00010.27813.500
San Francisco160.9380.2500.3130.2500.1250.1250.0636.56314.813
Pittsburgh161.5000.5000.5000.5000.0000.1880.12513.43817.875
Buffalo161.3130.3130.6250.3130.0630.1880.06311.18815.625
Washington161.0000.3750.3130.3130.0000.1250.0638.62510.500
Oakland161.1880.3750.5000.3130.0000.1880.12512.68812.563
N.Y. Jets190.8950.3680.3160.2110.0000.1050.0538.1589.474
New Orleans191.0000.3160.3160.3680.0000.2110.1058.15812.158
Philadelphia171.1760.3530.2350.5880.0000.4120.0599.52911.294
Chicago161.3130.3130.5000.4380.0630.2500.12510.43814.625
Indianapolis191.4740.8420.3160.2630.0530.1050.05312.73722.316
St. Louis160.8130.1250.3750.2500.0630.1250.1255.7507.750
Miami160.8750.3750.2500.2500.0000.1250.0638.62511.000
Tennessee161.0000.5000.1880.3130.0000.1250.0638.6257.813
Carolina160.7500.3130.1880.1880.0630.0630.0006.3136.375