who leads the nfl in passes defended in 2020

Xavien Howard defended the most passes in 2020, with 20 passes defended.

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	NAME	PDEF	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Xavien Howard X. Howard	20	2020	MIA	16	40	11	51	0.0	0	10	77	0	1	0	0
2	James Bradberry IV J. Bradberry IV	18	2020	NYG	15	44	10	54	0.0	0	3	19	0	2	1	0
3	Carlton Davis III C. Davis III	18	2020	TB	14	52	16	68	0.0	0	4	42	0	0	0	0
4	Denzel Ward D. Ward	18	2020	CLE	12	38	8	46	0.0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
5	Ronald Darby R. Darby	16	2020	WAS	16	43	12	55	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	Jessie Bates III J. Bates III	15	2020	CIN	16	78	31	109	0.0	0	3	12	0	1	0	0
7	Jaylon Johnson J. Johnson	15	2020	CHI	13	34	10	44	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Malcolm Butler M. Butler	14	2020	TEN	16	86	14	100	0.0	0	4	111	0	0	0	0
9	Michael Davis M. Davis	14	2020	LAC	16	48	16	64	0.0	0	3	86	1	0	0	0
10	Darious Williams D. Williams	14	2020	LAR	16	37	7	44	0.0	0	4	21	0	0	0	0
11	J.C. Jackson	14	2020	NE	16	34	6	40	0.0	0	9	80	0	0	3	0
12	Trayvon Mullen T. Mullen	14	2020	LV	16	56	8	64	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	Trevon Diggs T. Diggs	14	2020	DAL	12	49	9	58	1.0	0	3	43	0	1	0	0
14	Terrance Mitchell T. Mitchell	13	2020	CLE	16	54	11	65	0.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	Kenny Moore II K. Moore II	13	2020	IND	16	68	12	80	2.0	11	4	45	1	1	0	0
16	Jaire Alexander J. Alexander	13	2020	GB	15	40	11	51	1.0	4	1	-4	0	1	0	0
17	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	13	2020	NO	15	52	14	66	1.0	6	1	3	0	0	0	0
18	Joe Haden J. Haden	12	2020	PIT	14	44	8	52	0.0	0	2	38	1	0	0	0
19	Janoris Jenkins J. Jenkins	12	2020	NO	13	44	11	55	0.0	0	3	53	1	0	0	0
20	Xavier Rhodes X. Rhodes	12	2020	IND	16	35	7	42	0.0	0	2	44	1	0	0	0
21	Shaquill Griffin S. Griffin	12	2020	SEA	12	53	10	63	0.0	0	3	20	0	0	0	0
22	Darius Phillips D. Phillips	12	2020	CIN	12	30	8	38	0.0	0	1	21	0	2	0	0
23	Darnell Savage D. Savage	12	2020	GB	15	56	19	75	1.0	10	4	13	0	0	1	0
24	Eric Rowe E. Rowe	11	2020	MIA	16	66	25	91	0.0	0	2	26	0	0	1	0
25	Kendall Fuller K. Fuller	11	2020	WAS	14	38	12	50	0.0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

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PASS

849

Willis

RUSH

236

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REC

262

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Team Rankings

PPG

14.0

31st

OPP PPG

26.4

24th

RUSH YDS/G

126.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

169.8

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	1	.750
Patriots	3	2	.600
Jets	2	3	.400
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	MIA	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIA	@	BUF	1:00 PM

Last Game

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3 - 2

Final

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0 - 5

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

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PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Kittle

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LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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4-1

3-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

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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 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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