which team has the most defensive player of the year awards

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Defensive Player of the Year awards by a team, with 8.

	TEAM	DPOY	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Steelers	8	50,838	18,278	7,754	26,032	1,863.0		1,667	22,953	113	404	2,209	75
2	Ravens	4	21,668			25,754	1,204.0		503	7,805	54		649	31
3	Giants	4	53,562	19,696	7,942	27,638	1,744.0		1,642	22,131	125	403	2,150	71
4	Texans	3	17,479	18,141	7,338	25,479	841.0	5,628	324	4,604	32	326	469	25
5	Buccaneers	3	34,742	19,344	6,593	25,937	1,553.9		843	11,486	82	399	1,207	39
6	Dolphins	3	40,635			26,346			1,067	14,162	73		1,371	47
7	Bills	3	43,277			27,405			1,224	16,284	98		1,461	58
8	49ers	3	47,087			26,054			1,317	17,962	97		1,880	62
9	Rams	3	50,631	19,327	6,298	25,625	1,747.0		1,685	24,847	155	397	1,984	62
10	Bears	3	55,039	19,451	6,431	25,882	1,731.0		1,665	22,452		429	2,098
11	Seahawks	2	34,816	19,161	7,996	27,157	1,706.0		885	12,402	83	410	1,220	47
12	Vikings	2	42,561			26,226			1,188	15,970	96		1,653	69
13	Broncos	2	43,413	18,544	6,767	25,311	1,774.0		1,163	16,811	98	374	1,398	58
14	Raiders	2	43,459	19,321	6,855	26,176	1,672.0		1,169	16,373	95	291	1,390	61
15	Browns	2	45,046	19,115	8,109	27,224	1,449.0		1,332	18,095	103	330	1,681	52
16	Packers	2	54,774			26,061				25,303	150			66
17	Panthers	1	22,368	18,429	7,681	26,110	1,175.0		485	6,747	40	373	679	24
18	Saints	1	39,795	18,608	7,025	25,633	1,851.0		941	13,007	69	369	1,407	50
19	Patriots	1	43,216	18,295	8,631	26,926	1,641.0		1,211	16,719	92	363	1,461	62
20	Cowboys	1	43,083			25,231			1,143	14,904	96		1,631	55
21	Colts	1	45,703	19,572	8,026	27,598	1,527.0		1,291	17,653	98	419	1,684	52
22	Eagles	1	51,651	19,017	6,469	25,486	1,928.0		1,621	20,944	109	417	2,213	92

More NFL News

Malik Nabers is active for Giants' season opener vs. Cowboys, 350 days since his torn ACL

Sep 13, 2026

Will Anderson says Texans' defense 'wasn’t our standard' after giving up 36 points to Bills

Sep 13, 2026

Groundhog Day for the Titans with another season-opening loss after busy offseason

Sep 13, 2026

Mayfield's three lost fumbles costly in 33-27 loss to Bengals

Sep 13, 2026

Jesse Minter's head coaching debut goes off without a hitch as Ravens beat up on Colts

Sep 13, 2026

Kellen Moore goes for 2 to give Saints a chance to win in OT but effort falls short

Sep 13, 2026

More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

221

Rodgers

RUSH

46

Warren

REC

58

Pittman

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

20th

OPP PPG

13.0

5th

RUSH YDS/G

58.0

28th

PASS YDS/G

221.0

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

0 - 1

Final

Steelers

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

124

Swift

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Young

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

130.5

Allen

124.2

Jackson

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

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

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

136.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

28.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

13.8

Gesicki

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Cowboys	0	0	0
Giants	0	0	0
Commanders	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
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	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
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Broncos	0	0	0
Chiefs	0	0	0
Chargers	0	1	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/14	DEN	@	KC	8:15 PM
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Defensive Player of the Year awards by a team, with 8.

Related Searches

More NFL News

More Steelers Stats

221

46

58

NFL 2026 Leaders

410

387

361

156

144

124

182

150

147

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

150.6

130.5

124.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

34.3

31.4

28.6

26.7

25.8

23.2

19.7

15.5

13.8

19

16

15

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule