What 1st Downs by Penalty is

First downs by penalty: new sets of downs the offense was handed by a defensive penalty. Small numbers, and gifts rather than production.

Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2018 the Rams led at 0; the league average was 1.84.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

LAR · 0

League average

1.84

Best to worst

2.69

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAR	0	16
2	TEN	1.13	16
3	CAR	1.25	16
4	NE	1.31	16
5	HOU	1.38	16
6	PHI	1.38	16
7	WAS	1.50	16
8	BUF	1.56	16
9	CHI	1.56	16
10	IND	1.56	16
11	TB	1.56	16
12	CIN	1.63	16
13	DAL	1.69	16
14	BAL	1.88	16
15	CLE	1.94	16
16	LV	1.94	16
17	SEA	1.94	16
18	ARI	2	16
19	GB	2	16
20	LAC	2	16
21	PIT	2.06	16
22	ATL	2.13	16
23	DEN	2.25	16
24	DET	2.25	16
25	MIN	2.25	16
26	JAX	2.31	16
27	NO	2.31	16
28	NYG	2.31	16
29	SF	2.31	16
30	NYJ	2.38	16
31	MIA	2.44	16
32	KC	2.69	16

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAR · 0

League laggard

KC · 2.69

League average

1.84

Spread (max − min)

2.69

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAR	0	-1.84	100%
2	TEN	1.13	-0.71	96.8%
3	CAR	1.25	-0.59	93.5%
4	NE	1.31	-0.53	90.3%
5	HOU	1.38	-0.46	87.1%
6	PHI	1.38	-0.46	83.9%
7	WAS	1.50	-0.34	80.6%
8	BUF	1.56	-0.28	77.4%
9	CHI	1.56	-0.28	74.2%
10	IND	1.56	-0.28	71%
11	TB	1.56	-0.28	67.7%
12	CIN	1.63	-0.21	64.5%
13	DAL	1.69	-0.15	61.3%
14	BAL	1.88	0.04	58.1%
15	CLE	1.94	0.10	54.8%
16	LV	1.94	0.10	51.6%
17	SEA	1.94	0.10	48.4%
18	ARI	2	0.16	45.2%
19	GB	2	0.16	41.9%
20	LAC	2	0.16	38.7%
21	PIT	2.06	0.22	35.5%
22	ATL	2.13	0.29	32.3%
23	DEN	2.25	0.41	29%
24	DET	2.25	0.41	25.8%
25	MIN	2.25	0.41	22.6%
26	JAX	2.31	0.47	19.4%
27	NO	2.31	0.47	16.1%
28	NYG	2.31	0.47	12.9%
29	SF	2.31	0.47	9.7%
30	NYJ	2.38	0.54	6.5%
31	MIA	2.44	0.60	3.2%
32	KC	2.69	0.85	0%

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 809–769–37 ATS (51.3%) across 2020–2025, #214 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (139–115, 54.7%); its worst 2024 (123–140, 46.8%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	139–115–2	54.7%
2021	272	137–133–2	50.7%
2022	271	137–127–7	51.9%
2023	272	135–123–14	52.3%
2024	272	123–140–9	46.8%
2025	272	138–131–3	51.3%

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

LAR · 0

Multi-year laggard

NYJ · 2.43

Biggest improver

NO · −0.21/yr

Biggest decliner

CIN · +0.15/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	LAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	MIN	1.35	−0.10	1.38	2.12	1.29	0.94	1.41	1.53	0.80
3	PIT	1.49	+0.01	1.50	1.41	1.35	1.76	1.35	1.65	1.40
4	ATL	1.50	−0.01	1.94	1.53	0.88	1.88	0.94	1.53	1.80
5	IND	1.57	−0.10	2	1.18	1.94	1.82	1.41	1.82	0.80
6	NE	1.57	+0.08	1.31	1.24	1.76	1.41	1.88	1.59	1.80
7	CIN	1.58	+0.15	1.56	1.12	1.25	1.35	1.88	1.29	2.60
8	CHI	1.59	−0.19	2.31	2.06	1.53	1.35	1.18	1.88	0.80
9	TB	1.63	−0.02	1.63	2.06	1.47	1.35	1.76	1.35	1.80
10	CLE	1.69	+0.00	1.38	2.06	2	1.76	1.12	1.29	2.20
11	NYG	1.72	+0.09	1.44	1.35	2.12	1.59	1.47	2.06	2
12	CAR	1.74	−0.06	2.19	1.71	1.59	1.59	1.94	1.41	1.75
13	SF	1.76	−0.12	2.06	2.35	1.53	1.88	1.29	1.76	1.40
14	WAS	1.76	+0.06	1.75	1.47	1.71	1.47	2.18	1.76	2
15	HOU	1.78	+0.06	1.44	1.71	1.53	2.18	2	2	1.60
16	GB	1.79	+0.11	1.81	1.35	1.71	1.82	1.35	1.88	2.60
17	PHI	1.80	−0.03	2.06	2.06	1.41	1.76	1.47	2.24	1.60
18	MIA	1.82	−0.05	1.88	1.88	2.24	1.53	1.59	2.24	1.40
19	ARI	1.82	−0.04	2.38	2.12	1.24	1.82	1.18	1.82	2.20
20	JAX	1.85	−0.04	2.75	1.71	1.47	1	1.94	2.29	1.80
21	DEN	1.90	+0.12	1.63	1.24	2.06	1.71	2.41	2.47	1.80
22	KC	1.91	+0.02	2.38	1.94	1.65	1.41	1.47	1.76	2.75
23	LV	1.91	−0.11	2.69	2.24	1.65	1.53	1.59	1.71	2
24	SEA	1.92	+0.07	1.63	2.12	1.71	2	1.71	1.88	2.40
25	TEN	1.95	−0.10	1.94	2.18	1.82	2.47	2.18	2.06	1
26	LAC	1.96	+0.10	1.63	2.35	1.41	1.82	1.94	1.76	2.80
27	BAL	2.01	+0.04	2.38	1.59	1.53	2.06	2.53	1.59	2.40
28	NO	2.04	−0.21	3.13	2.06	2.24	1.94	1.59	1.71	1.60
29	BUF	2.04	+0.11	1.69	2.29	1.81	2	1.76	1.53	3.20
30	DAL	2.07	−0.02	2.31	2.18	2	2.18	1.53	1.71	2.60
31	DET	2.16	+0.08	2.19	1.53	1.94	2.29	2.71	2.24	2.20
32	NYJ	2.43	+0.08	2.88	2.24	1.59	2.18	2.76	2	3.40

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_team_stats_pen_fd
Side: offensive
Family: Team Stats
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.