which nfl team has the best pass defense this season

The New Orleans Saints have defended the most passes by a team this season, with 77 passes defended.

	TEAM	PDEF	SEASON	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Saints	77	2024	13	542	333	875	29.0	188	13	166	0	11	3	0
2	Vikings	76	2024	13	515	324	839	40.0	275	20	127	2	9	7	1
3	Chargers	75	2024	13	521	334	855	39.0	192	13	151	1	7	4	0
4	Texans	75	2024	13	504	267	771	42.0	284	16	197	1	9	8	1
5	Eagles	72	2024	13	512	276	788	37.0	274	8	16	0	16	7	0
6	Ravens	66	2024	13	523	317	840	41.0	243	7	1	0	9	4	1
7	Lions	61	2024	13	489	250	739	31.0	209	14	116	1	10	6	0
8	Steelers	61	2024	13	492	312	804	32.0	215	15	184	0	15	13	1
9	49ers	61	2024	14	537	343	880	35.0	182	11	167	1	12	6	0
10	Raiders	60	2024	13	520	335	855	29.0	243	7	116	1	2	1	0
11	Bengals	60	2024	13	512	365	877	24.0	136	8	168	1	7	6	0
12	Rams	58	2024	14	540	403	943	31.0	247	11	134	2	9	5	1
13	Seahawks	57	2024	13	541	366	907	32.0	237	11	254	2	12	4	2
14	Patriots	56	2024	13	521	352	873	27.0	151	6	43	0	11	5	1
15	Bears	54	2024	13	537	336	873	31.0	193	10	87	1	11	10	0
16	Broncos	54	2024	13	539	362	901	47.0	273	12	409	3	7	6	1
17	Cowboys	54	2024	13	526	362	888	36.0	223	10	75	1	13	5	0
18	Dolphins	53	2024	13	477	321	798	24.0	175	7	14	0	6	4	0
19	Browns	50	2024	13	527	313	840	33.0	206	4	-2	0	11	7	1
20	Bills	50	2024	13	550	309	859	29.0	193	13	119	2	13	11	0
21	Jaguars	50	2024	13	570	337	907	25.0	177	5	38	0	4	3	1
22	Buccaneers	49	2024	13	546	329	875	35.0	236	6	28	0	13	10	1
23	Panthers	48	2024	13	572	397	969	25.0	170	7	74	0	8	6	0
24	Cardinals	47	2024	13	517	366	883	34.0	212	6	10	0	13	7	1
25	Chiefs	45	2024	13	506	277	783	27.0	153	6	52	0	9	4	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,145

Carr

RUSH

938

Kamara

REC

485

Kamara

Team Rankings

PPG

22.3

16th

OPP PPG

22.5

14th

RUSH YDS/G

128.7

10th

PASS YDS/G

224.2

20th

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Buccaneers	7	6	.538
Falcons	6	7	.462
Saints	5	8	.385
Panthers	3	10	.231

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/5	NO	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 12/29	LV	@	NO	1:00 PM
Mon 12/23	NO	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 12/15	WAS	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Giants

2 - 11 - 0

Final

Saints

5 - 8 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,706

Burrow

3,474

Smith

3,463

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

1,623

Barkley

1,407

Henry

1,121

Williams

Rec Yards Leaders

1,319

Chase

1,170

Jefferson

973

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

33

Burrow

29

Jackson

28

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

13

Hurts

13

Henry

12

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

15

Chase

9

St. Brown

9

McLaurin

QB Rating Leaders

116.3

Jackson

109.1

Goff

108.1

Darnold

Sack Leaders

12.5

Hendrickson

11.0

Garrett

11.0

Bonitto

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.1

30.5

29.5

28.9

27.9

27.8

Opp PPG Rankings

15.9

18.0

18.3

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

422.5

394.8

379.3

377.6

376.3

371.1

Rush Yards Rankings

190.5

179.1

156.9

151.1

144.7

139.8

Pass Yards Rankings

285.1

269.9

264.2

258.4

258.0

256.5

Sack Leaders

47.0

42.0

41.0

40.0

39.0

38.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

271

Barkley

241.2

Henry

206

Williams

Fantasy WR Rankings

224.4

Chase

160.2

Jefferson

145.2

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

134.1

Kittle

118.7

Bowers

99.1

Smith

Fantasy K Rankings

165

Boswell

151

Fairbairn

140

Aubrey

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-3

9-3-1

9-4

8-4-1

Worst Record ATS

2-11

4-9

4-8-1

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	2	0	.846
Commanders	8	5	0	.615
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	12	1	0	.923
Vikings	11	2	0	.846
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	6	0	.538
Falcons	6	7	0	.462
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	8	5	0	.615
Rams	8	6	0	.571

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	10	3	0	.769
Dolphins	6	7	0	.462
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	10	3	0	.769
Ravens	8	5	0	.615
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	8	5	0	.615
Colts	6	7	0	.462
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	12	1	0	.923
Chargers	8	5	0	.615