Since 2010, J.J. Watt and Carlos Dunlap are tied for defending the most passes by a defensive lineman, with 70 passes defended.
| NAME | PDEF | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J.J. Watt | 70 | 151 | 449 | 137 | 586 | 114.5 | 808.5 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 1 |
| 2 |  | C. Dunlap | 70 | 180 | 360 | 183 | 543 | 91.5 | 606.5 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | | C. Heyward | 68 | 233 | 484 | 329 | 813 | 93.0 | 593.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | | C. Jordan | 67 | 247 | 496 | 275 | 771 | 132.0 | 870 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | | C. Campbell | 59 | 251 | 617 | 276 | 893 | 110.0 | 762.5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 6 | | J. Pierre-Paul | 57 | 153 | 416 | 154 | 570 | 89.0 | 609.5 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | | S. Harris | 42 | 151 | 205 | 163 | 368 | 28.5 | 192.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 |  | C. Jones | 41 | 159 | 227 | 123 | 350 | 87.5 | 590.5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 |  | N. Suh | 38 | 199 | 391 | 209 | 600 | 71.5 | 464 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | | E. Ogbah | 37 | 104 | 136 | 93 | 229 | 37.0 | 268.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | | D. Autry | 35 | 164 | 226 | 105 | 331 | 65.5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | | D. Brown | 31 | 88 | 176 | 154 | 330 | 13.0 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |  | M. Crosby | 30 | 115 | 281 | 167 | 448 | 71.5 | 487.5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 |  | J. Simmons | 30 | 104 | 234 | 170 | 404 | 44.5 | 319.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | | D. Buckner | 30 | 156 | 394 | 282 | 676 | 75.5 | 498.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 16 | | H. Ngata | 30 | 118 | 202 | 130 | 332 | 26.0 | 193.5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | | M. Jackson | 29 | 142 | 206 | 86 | 292 | 35.0 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | | M. Wilkerson | 29 | 108 | 245 | 165 | 410 | 44.5 | 296.5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | | M. Johnson | 28 | 139 | 257 | 124 | 381 | 41.5 | 262.5 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | | K. Williams | 28 | 93 | 124 | 75 | 199 | 14.5 | 106.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | | J. Phillips | 26 | 140 | 129 | 67 | 196 | 25.0 | 190.5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | C. Avril | 26 | 112 | 162 | 72 | 234 | 63.5 | 439.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | | D. Payne | 25 | 135 | 241 | 202 | 443 | 38.0 | 249.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 |  | J. Allen | 25 | 94 | 219 | 94 | 313 | 64.0 | 370 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | | A. Robinson | 24 | 148 | 284 | 232 | 516 | 16.0 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.
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22.0
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22.4
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79.0
31st
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280.4
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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