most passes defended in the nfl by a defensive linebacker career

London Fletcher has defended the most career passes by a linebacker, with 86 passes defended.

Regular season

	NAME	PDEF	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	London Fletcher L. Fletcher	86	208	1,200	605	1,805	30.5	206	19	135	2	19	12	1
2	Brian Urlacher B. Urlacher	85	166	949	289	1,238	33.5	204.5	20	305	2	12	15	2
3	Karlos Dansby K. Dansby	84	212	1,077	345	1,422	43.0	285.5	20	305	6	18	12	0
4	Lance Briggs L. Briggs	84	173	944	237	1,181	15.0	88.5	16	256	5	19	7	1
5	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	82	152	978	365	1,343	25.5	163	22	362	3	17	16	0
6	Derrick Johnson D. Johnson	77	188	955	216	1,171	27.5	179	14	355	4	23	8	0
7	Bobby Wagner B. Wagner	76	219	1,150	850	2,000	39.5	247	15	207	1	7	12	3
8	Will Witherspoon W. Witherspoon	76	189	755	195	950	26.0	172	14	182	3	11	8	0
9	Lavonte David L. David	73	215	1,172	544	1,716	42.5	311	14	179	2	33	21	1
10	Keith Bulluck K. Bulluck	71	154	784	290	1,074	18.0	118.5	20	191	0	14	13	4
11	Daryl Smith D. Smith	69	190	763	324	1,087	30.5	204	12	82	1	13	7	1
12	Luke Kuechly L. Kuechly	66	118	688	402	1,090	12.5	73	18	153	1	7	9	1
13	Demario Davis D. Davis	62	228	955	589	1,544	45.0	317.5	4	5	0	6	9	0
14	James Farrior J. Farrior	62	170	849	381	1,230	31.0	210.5	10	225	1	15	10	0
15	Alec Ogletree A. Ogletree	61	111	531	235	766	7.5	47.5	12	259	4	13	2	0
16	Eric Kendricks E. Kendricks	60	150	732	448	1,180	21.5	140.5	11	148	2	8	7	1
17	Derrick Brooks D. Brooks	60	128	681	218	899	8.0	30	16	391	5	11	1	1
18	Donnie Edwards D. Edwards	60	119	754	256	1,010	11.0	67.5	18	215	2	10	6	1
19	Takeo Spikes T. Spikes	60	171	728	354	1,082	22.0	161	15	257	3	11	11	1
20	Tremaine Edmunds T. Edmunds	59	120	556	352	908	8.5	51.5	14	98	1	4	2	0
21	T.J. Watt	58	136	358	163	521	117.0	740	10	96	1	36	14	1
22	Fred Warner F. Warner	57	122	602	357	959	10.0	78	10	202	2	18	7	0
23	Thomas Davis T. Davis	55	183	826	350	1,176	27.5	203.5	13	79	0	16	11	1
24	Keith Brooking K. Brooking	55	192	981	304	1,285	19.0	133.5	12	173	0	6	10	0
25	K.J. Wright	54	161	618	374	992	13.5	60.5	6	42	0	11	9	0

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PASS

164

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63

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REC

64

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PPG

22.0

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OPP PPG

24.0

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RUSH YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	1	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	.000
Cowboys	0	1	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	SEA	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM

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Commanders

0 - 1

Final

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1 - 0

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410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

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QB Rating Leaders

150.6

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134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

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PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

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34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

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Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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

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