best team pass defense in 2023 season

The New Orleans Saints defended the most passes by a team in 2023, with 99 passes defended.

		TEAM	PDEF	SEASON	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1		Saints	99	2023	17	653	420	1,073	34.0	244	18	185	1	8	11	1
2		Browns	92	2023	17	702	296	998	49.0	349	18	135	2	14	10	1
3		Ravens	92	2023	17	729	379	1,108	60.0	454	18	258	1	17	13	0
4		Jets	91	2023	17	737	410	1,147	48.0	321	15	212	2	15	10	1
5		49ers	84	2023	17	710	366	1,076	48.0	307	22	309	1	10	6	0
6		Jaguars	84	2023	17	705	371	1,076	40.0	279	16	264	2	12	11	0
7		Bears	83	2023	17	692	375	1,067	30.0	202	22	245	2	13	6	0
8		Chargers	83	2023	17	759	344	1,103	48.0	334	9	31	0	15	12	0
9		Giants	81	2023	17	734	377	1,111	34.0	259	18	404	3	19	13	0
10		Dolphins	81	2023	17	712	375	1,087	56.0	371	15	270	4	15	12	0
11		Steelers	80	2023	17	731	355	1,086	47.0	304	16	184	1	19	11	1
12		Lions	79	2023	17	690	344	1,034	41.0	357	16	209	1	13	7	0
13		Bills	79	2023	17	719	336	1,055	54.0	334	18	148	2	14	12	0
14		Commanders	78	2023	17	740	427	1,167	39.0	170	8	85	0	10	10	1
15		Seahawks	77	2023	17	778	468	1,246	47.0	298	11	177	3	13	8	0
16		Rams	76	2023	17	665	430	1,095	41.0	267	10	100	0	7	5	0
17		Eagles	74	2023	17	722	367	1,089	43.0	255	9	207	2	16	9	1
18		Cowboys	74	2023	17	660	386	1,046	46.0	296	17	249	5	14	9	1
19		Bengals	74	2023	17	700	412	1,112	44.0	257	17	152	1	11	9	0
20		Chiefs	72	2023	17	715	309	1,024	57.0	351	8	69	0	15	9	2
21		Texans	70	2023	17	744	449	1,193	46.0	355	14	63	0	15	10	1
22		Colts	69	2023	17	796	407	1,203	51.0	315	15	256	3	16	9	1
23		Packers	68	2023	17	740	418	1,158	45.0	288	7	68	1	10	11	1
24		Vikings	67	2023	17	761	441	1,202	43.0	302	11	112	0	22	11	2
25		Cardinals	66	2023	17	731	420	1,151	33.0	233	11	98	0	6	6	1

StatMuse has team, season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers	8	9	0	.471
Panthers	8	9	0	.471
Saints	6	11	0	.353

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Pass TD Leaders

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18

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Henry

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113.5

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Goff

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Garrett

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/4	TEN	@	ARI	22-21
Sat 10/4	TB	@	SEA	38-35
Sat 10/4	DET	@	CIN	37-24
Sat 10/4	WAS	@	LAC	27-10
Sat 10/4	NE	@	BUF	23-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	LAR	@	CAR	4:30 PM
Sat 1/10	GB	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BUF	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SF	@	PHI	4:30 PM
Sun 1/11	LAC	@	NE	8:00 PM