most pass defended by a defensive linemen

Cameron Heyward and Deone Walker are tied for defending the most passes by a defensive lineman, with 4 passes defended this season.

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Regular season

	NAME	PDEF	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	4	2026	PIT	4	6	8	14	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Deone Walker D. Walker	4	2026	BUF	4	6	6	12	1.0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Danielle Hunter D. Hunter	3	2026	HOU	4	3	6	9	2.0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0
4	Derrick Brown D. Brown	3	2026	CAR	4	8	3	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Malcolm Roach M. Roach	3	2026	DEN	4	9	4	13	1.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Tonka Hemingway T. Hemingway	3	2026	LV	4	3	10	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Chris Jones C. Jones	2	2026	KC	4	5	6	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	DeForest Buckner D. Buckner	2	2026	IND	4	5	13	18	3.0	15.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Vita Vea V. Vea	2	2026	TB	4	1	7	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Jeffery Simmons J. Simmons	2	2026	TEN	4	12	12	24	2.0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Javon Kinlaw J. Kinlaw	2	2026	WAS	4	6	3	9	1.0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	George Karlaftis G. Karlaftis	2	2026	KC	4	6	9	15	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13	Kobie Turner K. Turner	2	2026	LAR	4	7	10	17	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Jalen Redmond J. Redmond	2	2026	MIN	4	8	4	12	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15	Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins T. Ingram-Dawkins	2	2026	MIN	4	4	3	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Shelby Harris S. Harris	1	2026	NYG	4	3	4	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Za'Darius Smith Z. Smith	1	2026	ATL	3	4	2	6	2.5	18	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Sheldon Rankins S. Rankins	1	2026	HOU	4	6	5	11	2.0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	A'Shawn Robinson A. Robinson	1	2026	TB	4	5	10	15	1.0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	Javon Hargrave J. Hargrave	1	2026	GB	3	2	3	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Derek Barnett D. Barnett	1	2026	CLE	4	3	0	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Grover Stewart G. Stewart	1	2026	IND	4	4	8	12	0.5	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	D.J. Jones	1	2026	DEN	4	3	3	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Tim Settle T. Settle	1	2026	WAS	4	3	5	8	0.5	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	John Franklin-Myers J. Franklin-Myers	1	2026	TEN	4	5	5	10	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

22nd

OPP PPG

21.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Cameron Heyward and Deone Walker are tied for defending the most passes by a defensive lineman, with 4 passes defended this season.

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98.1

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