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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 (210), Defensive Holding (124), Roughing the Passer (100), Illegal Contact (70), Face Mask (15 Yards) (68), Personal Foul (42), Illegal Use of Hands (42), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (23), Horse Collar Tackle (16), Taunting (2), Tripping (1), and Clipping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
New Orleans180.8890.2220.1110.5560.0000.2220.1117.2789.611
Buffalo161.6250.8130.5000.3130.0000.1880.12513.43824.188
Chicago161.0630.3750.3130.3750.0000.1880.1259.9389.313
St. Louis161.5630.6880.4380.3750.0630.2500.00011.81316.500
San Francisco181.2220.4440.2780.5000.0000.2220.11110.50013.333
San Diego161.1880.1880.6250.3130.0630.2500.12510.25013.563
Cincinnati171.5880.5880.6470.3530.0000.2350.05913.05922.647
Cleveland161.2500.3750.5630.3130.0000.2500.0639.75013.688
Washington161.4380.5000.3750.5630.0000.4380.18813.31314.313
Minnesota161.0000.3750.2500.3130.0630.1880.0638.31312.625
Green Bay171.6470.4120.4710.7650.0000.4120.29413.47118.059
Pittsburgh171.3530.6470.2940.4120.0000.3530.17613.17614.706
Denver181.3330.6110.4440.2780.0000.2780.22213.66717.778
Miami161.3750.4380.2500.6880.0000.3750.2509.68817.375
N.Y. Giants201.4000.7500.2000.3500.0500.3000.10012.95018.200
Jacksonville161.1250.3750.3750.3130.0630.2500.25011.25013.250
Oakland161.8751.0630.5000.3130.0000.2500.18819.00017.500
N.Y. Jets161.8750.6880.5630.5630.0630.3750.18815.75022.750
Baltimore181.4440.5560.3330.5560.0000.2780.22210.88922.111
Arizona161.6250.5630.3750.6250.0630.3750.06314.43815.938
Dallas160.9380.3130.4380.1880.0000.1250.0638.6888.750
Indianapolis161.1250.3750.3750.3750.0000.1250.0008.62516.313
Tennessee161.0000.3130.0630.5630.0630.4380.3139.18810.938
Houston180.5000.2220.1670.0560.0560.0560.1115.2785.111
Kansas City161.3750.4380.4380.4380.0630.2500.12512.25013.000
Carolina161.6250.4380.5000.6250.0630.1250.12512.56316.938
New England191.3680.5260.4740.3160.0530.2630.21113.89512.737
Detroit171.4120.5880.2350.5290.0590.2350.23513.11816.824
Atlanta171.5290.6470.4710.3530.0590.2940.11811.29415.235
Tampa Bay160.9380.3750.3130.1250.0630.0000.0006.25010.688
Seattle161.0000.3130.2500.4380.0000.2500.1889.62514.625
Philadelphia161.2500.6250.3750.2500.0000.1250.06311.31312.875