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This is a lose ball play, so the basic spot is the previous spot. Fouls by the offense behind the basic spot are penalized from the spot of the foul, all others from the basic spot. Therefore the penalty will be enforced from the previous spot as it is a foul by the defense. It ends up being 15 yards from the previous spot, repeat the down, first down if the line to gain is reached.
The only fouls which carry automatic first downs are roughing the kicker, holder, snapper, or passer and pass interference by the defense.
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