most passes defended in the nfl by a defensive lineman since 2000

Since 2000, Kevin Williams has defended the most passes by a defensive lineman, with 73 passes defended.

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	NAME	PDEF	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Kevin Williams K. Williams	73	203	370	158	528	63.0	401.5	5	82	2	9	13	2
2	J.J. Watt	70	151	449	137	586	114.5	808.5	2	99	2	27	17	1
3	Carlos Dunlap C. Dunlap	70	180	360	183	543	91.5	606.5	2	30	2	21	9	1
4	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	68	232	483	327	810	92.0	592.5	2	0	0	10	7	0
5	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	68	218	487	127	614	134.5	813.5	9	192	2	43	17	2
6	Cameron Jordan C. Jordan	67	246	495	272	767	132.0	870	3	6	1	17	12	0
7	Calais Campbell C. Campbell	65	282	675	292	967	117.0	813	3	24	0	18	13	3
8	Jason Taylor J. Taylor	64	125	336	152	488	89.5	588	5	108	3	34	18	3
9	Jared Allen J. Allen	58	187	503	145	648	136.0	851.5	6	55	1	31	19	1
10	Jason Pierre-Paul J. Pierre-Paul	57	153	416	154	570	89.0	609.5	4	67	2	20	10	1
11	John Henderson J. Henderson	46	146	382	110	492	29.0	173.5	0	0	0	8	5	0
12	Alex Brown A. Brown	42	143	339	75	414	45.5	335.5	5	27	0	15	12	0
13	Chris Jones C. Jones	41	159	227	123	350	87.5	590.5	2	17	1	13	4	0
14	Shelby Harris S. Harris	41	150	204	161	365	28.5	192.5	1	0	0	5	0	0
15	Phillip Daniels P. Daniels	41	127	248	83	331	34.5	182.5	1	0	0	10	8	0
16	Marcus Stroud M. Stroud	41	146	314	115	429	29.5	190	0	0	0	8	6	0
17	Haloti Ngata H. Ngata	40	180	328	188	516	32.5	231.5	5	84	0	7	5	1
18	Simeon Rice S. Rice	39	95	214	38	252	70.5	491	4	48	0	25	1	0
19	Richard Seymour R. Seymour	39	164	326	172	498	57.5	360.5	2	6	0	4	8	1
20	Ndamukong Suh N. Suh	38	199	391	209	600	71.5	464	1	20	0	5	9	3
21	Emmanuel Ogbah E. Ogbah	37	104	136	93	229	37.0	268.5	1	5	0	8	5	0
22	Brett Keisel B. Keisel	36	156	253	155	408	30.0	145	2	95	1	7	9	0
23	Denico Autry D. Autry	35	164	226	105	331	65.5	450	0	0	0	8	3	0
24	Michael Johnson M. Johnson	33	155	268	130	398	44.5	288.5	4	32	1	8	4	0
25	Greg Ellis G. Ellis	33	93	225	75	300	45.5	236.5	1	0	0	14	6	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

18th

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

17th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

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

29.0

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

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

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

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
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
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
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