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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 Holding (226), Defensive Pass Interference (215), Illegal Contact (106), Illegal Use of Hands (104), Roughing the Passer (99), Face Mask (15 Yards) (59), Personal Foul (31), Unsportsmanlike Conduct (20), Taunting (15), Horse Collar Tackle (14), and Tripping (5)

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TeamGamesTotal1st Down2nd Down3rd Down4th Down3rd & LongDesperationYardage MitigatedPenalty Yards
Green Bay181.4440.3330.5000.5000.0560.2220.05611.00019.222
Atlanta161.1880.2500.3130.5000.0630.3130.25010.18810.000
New Orleans161.8130.5630.7500.5000.0000.2500.12515.56316.875
Baltimore182.0560.4440.7220.8330.0000.5000.22215.94430.500
Chicago162.0630.9380.3130.7500.0000.5000.12515.50022.813
Oakland161.1880.3750.3750.4380.0000.3130.0639.56313.563
San Francisco161.9380.5630.3750.9380.0630.5630.37516.06315.438
Indianapolis192.1051.1050.4210.4740.1050.3680.21119.63221.684
N.Y. Giants161.6880.8750.5000.1880.1250.0630.06315.12520.125
Arizona172.3530.8820.7060.7060.0000.2940.11819.00025.588
Cleveland161.3130.3130.4380.5000.0630.1880.06310.25011.250
New England191.7370.5260.7890.4210.0000.2110.05313.63217.474
Minnesota161.5000.4380.5630.3130.0630.3130.18813.00015.000
Dallas181.9440.5000.7220.7220.0000.5560.27817.88920.833
Washington162.1880.7500.7500.6250.0630.3130.12518.25018.063
Denver171.8240.8240.4120.5880.0000.2940.11814.23517.647
Kansas City161.6250.3750.5000.6880.0630.4380.25014.18813.938
Houston161.6880.8130.5000.3750.0000.2500.00015.12513.875
Philadelphia161.8130.7500.3130.7500.0000.3750.18816.50023.500
San Diego162.0630.9380.3750.7500.0000.3750.00018.00019.938
Cincinnati171.2350.2940.4710.4120.0590.1760.0599.23510.529
Detroit171.3530.3530.2350.7060.0590.4710.29410.88214.235
Pittsburgh171.8240.7650.5290.5290.0000.2940.17615.47117.824
Carolina181.7781.0000.5000.2780.0000.1670.16716.72215.833
St. Louis161.1880.2500.3750.5630.0000.2500.18810.87515.438
Tennessee161.1880.4380.3130.4380.0000.2500.0639.2509.750
N.Y. Jets161.3130.2500.4380.5630.0630.3750.12510.62513.375
Miami161.9380.6250.6250.5630.0630.4380.25017.87520.313
Tampa Bay161.7500.7500.4380.5630.0000.3130.18815.87519.938
Jacksonville162.0630.9380.8750.2500.0000.2500.18820.87518.750
Seattle191.2110.3160.3680.5260.0000.3160.1058.63211.842
Buffalo161.1250.3130.4380.3750.0000.3130.1259.75010.188