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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 (247), Defensive Holding (175), Roughing the Passer (89), Face Mask (15 Yards) (54), Personal Foul (45), Illegal Use of Hands (40), Illegal Contact (38), Horse Collar Tackle (26), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (25), Taunting (16), and Tripping (1)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Baltimore162.1880.5631.0000.5630.0000.3750.12518.12532.625
Carolina171.2940.2940.3530.6470.0000.3530.05910.05913.235
Cincinnati170.9410.2350.3530.3530.0000.2940.1187.70613.294
Miami160.6250.3130.1880.1250.0000.0000.0005.7505.563
Detroit161.1250.3750.2500.5000.0000.3130.1888.06311.438
Indianapolis181.6110.6110.3890.6110.0000.2780.16713.11121.222
Tennessee161.7500.6250.2500.7500.1250.4380.18813.93817.125
St. Louis161.3130.3750.3130.5000.1250.3750.12510.50016.000
Dallas161.5630.6250.5630.3750.0000.1880.00012.00014.375
San Diego182.0000.7220.6670.6110.0000.3330.05617.38922.167
New England182.0000.6670.6110.6110.0560.2780.11117.16723.667
Cleveland161.0630.4380.3750.2500.0000.1880.0639.7509.625
Buffalo161.6250.3750.4380.8130.0000.4380.12512.68817.438
Kansas City171.8240.5880.8820.3530.0000.2940.11815.52914.941
Arizona162.1250.9380.6250.5630.0000.3130.06317.81325.188
New Orleans181.3330.3890.5560.3890.0000.1670.00011.72214.389
N.Y. Giants161.5000.8750.2500.3130.0630.1250.06311.12516.375
Seattle191.2110.7370.2630.2110.0000.0530.00010.57915.421
Pittsburgh161.0000.6880.2500.0630.0000.0630.0008.56313.500
Atlanta162.0630.6250.8130.4380.1880.2500.18816.31323.375
N.Y. Jets161.0630.1880.5630.3130.0000.3130.0639.87513.500
Tampa Bay161.8130.6250.6880.5000.0000.3130.12515.81325.188
Washington160.7500.4380.1250.1880.0000.1250.0637.5006.813
Chicago161.5630.5000.1880.8130.0000.5630.31311.93814.875
Denver191.6840.6840.4210.5790.0000.3160.05312.89518.684
San Francisco191.1580.5790.2110.3680.0000.3680.21112.26312.895
Houston160.9380.3750.1880.3130.0630.1250.0637.68811.500
Philadelphia171.2350.5290.2940.3530.0000.2350.05910.58814.412
Green Bay171.4120.4120.3530.5880.0590.3530.11811.47118.471
Jacksonville161.2500.5630.1250.5630.0000.4380.12510.06314.250
Minnesota161.2500.1880.3750.5630.1250.2500.1889.00020.000
Oakland160.9380.2500.3750.1880.1250.1250.0636.93811.188