Asante Samuel Jr. and Mike McKenzie are tied for defending the most passes in a playoff game, with 6 passes defended.
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most passes defended by a player in a playoff game| NAME | PDEF | DATE | ROUND | TM | OPP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Samuel Jr. | 6 | 1/14/2023 | AFC Wild Card | @ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | M. McKenzie | 6 | 1/11/2004 | NFC Divisional | @ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | D. Stingley Jr. | 5 | 1/11/2025 | AFC Wild Card | vs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | V. Davis | 5 | 1/11/2015 | AFC Divisional | @ | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | R. Manning | 5 | 1/18/2004 | NFC Championship | @ | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | K. Carpenter | 5 | 1/4/2003 | NFC Wild Card | @ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | C. Davis III | 4 | 1/18/2026 | AFC Divisional | vs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | M. Jackson | 4 | 1/10/2026 | NFC Wild Card | vs | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | T. Edmunds | 4 | 1/15/2023 | AFC Wild Card | vs | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | J. Thornhill | 4 | 1/24/2021 | AFC Championship | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | C. Ward | 4 | 1/12/2019 | AFC Divisional | vs | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | A.J. Bouye | 4 | 1/7/2017 | AFC Wild Card | vs | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | A. Dennard | 4 | 1/11/2014 | AFC Divisional | vs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Harris | 4 | 1/12/2013 | AFC Divisional | vs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | E. Reed | 4 | 1/15/2012 | AFC Divisional | vs | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | L. Webb | 4 | 1/15/2012 | AFC Divisional | vs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | J. Greer | 4 | 1/7/2012 | NFC Wild Card | vs | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | E. Berry | 4 | 1/9/2011 | AFC Wild Card | vs | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | M. Jenkins | 4 | 1/9/2010 | NFC Wild Card | vs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | D. Rodgers-Cromartie | 4 | 1/10/2009 | NFC Divisional | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | E. Hobbs | 4 | 1/14/2007 | AFC Divisional | @ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | A. Samuel | 4 | 1/23/2005 | AFC Championship | @ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | L. Sheppard | 4 | 1/16/2005 | NFC Divisional | vs | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | R. Barber | 4 | 1/19/2003 | NFC Championship | @ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | A. Ambrose | 4 | 1/11/2003 | NFC Divisional | @ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
StatMuse has game-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 playoffs.
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| 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 |