the most passes defended in a playoff game

Asante Samuel Jr. and Mike McKenzie are tied for defending the most passes in a playoff game, with 6 passes defended.

Interpreted as:
the 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 Asante Samuel Jr.
A. Samuel Jr.
6
1/14/2023
AFC Wild Card
LAC LAC
@
JAX JAX
3
0
3
0.0
0
3
20
0
0
0
0
2 Mike McKenzie
M. McKenzie
6
1/11/2004
NFC Divisional
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
4
0
4
1.0
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
3 Derek Stingley Jr.
D. Stingley Jr.
5
1/11/2025
AFC Wild Card
HOU HOU
vs
LAC LAC
4
0
4
0.0
0
2
70
0
1
0
0
4 Vontae Davis
V. Davis
5
1/11/2015
AFC Divisional
IND IND
@
DEN DEN
7
1
8
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 Ricky Manning
R. Manning
5
1/18/2004
NFC Championship
CAR CAR
@
PHI PHI
2
0
2
0.0
0
3
15
0
0
0
0
6 Keion Carpenter
K. Carpenter
5
1/4/2003
NFC Wild Card
ATL ATL
@
GB GB
4
0
4
0.0
0
2
5
0
0
1
0
7 Tremaine Edmunds
T. Edmunds
4
1/15/2023
AFC Wild Card
BUF BUF
vs
MIA MIA
4
1
5
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8 Juan Thornhill
J. Thornhill
4
1/24/2021
AFC Championship
KC KC
vs
BUF BUF
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9 Charvarius Ward
C. Ward
4
1/12/2019
AFC Divisional
KC KC
vs
IND IND
2
2
4
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10 A.J. Bouye
A.J. Bouye
4
1/7/2017
AFC Wild Card
HOU HOU
vs
OAK OAK
0
2
2
0.0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
11 Alfonzo Dennard
A. Dennard
4
1/11/2014
AFC Divisional
NE NE
vs
IND IND
2
0
2
0.0
0
2
27
0
0
0
0
12 Chris Harris
C. Harris
4
1/12/2013
AFC Divisional
DEN DEN
vs
BAL BAL
3
0
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13 Ed Reed
E. Reed
4
1/15/2012
AFC Divisional
BAL BAL
vs
HOU HOU
6
0
6
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
14 Lardarius Webb
L. Webb
4
1/15/2012
AFC Divisional
BAL BAL
vs
HOU HOU
4
0
4
0.0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
15 Jabari Greer
J. Greer
4
1/7/2012
NFC Wild Card
NO NO
vs
DET DET
4
3
7
0.0
0
2
17
0
0
0
0
16 Eric Berry
E. Berry
4
1/9/2011
AFC Wild Card
KC KC
vs
BAL BAL
9
1
10
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17 Mike Jenkins
M. Jenkins
4
1/9/2010
NFC Wild Card
DAL DAL
vs
PHI PHI
2
0
2
0.0
0
1
-1
0
0
0
0
18 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
D. Rodgers-Cromartie
4
1/10/2009
NFC Divisional
ARI ARI
@
CAR CAR
1
0
1
0.0
0
1
19
0
0
0
0
19 Ellis Hobbs
E. Hobbs
4
1/14/2007
AFC Divisional
NE NE
@
SD SD
6
0
6
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20 Asante Samuel
A. Samuel
4
1/23/2005
AFC Championship
NE NE
@
PIT PIT
3
1
4
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21 Lito Sheppard
L. Sheppard
4
1/16/2005
NFC Divisional
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
5
1
6
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22 Ronde Barber
R. Barber
4
1/19/2003
NFC Championship
TB TB
@
PHI PHI
3
0
3
1.0
5
1
92
1
1
0
0
23 Ashley Ambrose
A. Ambrose
4
1/11/2003
NFC Divisional
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
1
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24 Jason Gildon
J. Gildon
4
1/27/2002
AFC Championship
PIT PIT
vs
NE NE
5
3
8
2.0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 Tommy Polley
T. Polley
4
1/20/2002
NFC Divisional
STL STL
vs
GB GB
8
0
8
0.0
0
2
35
1
0
0
0
StatMuse has game-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 playoffs.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
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Raiders Raiders
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4
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
LAC LAC
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
IND IND
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Thu
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
11/2
LAC LAC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
PIT PIT
@
LAC LAC
8:20 PM
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10

Final

27

WAS Commanders

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM