who led the league in passes defended in 2020

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

NAMEPDEFSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Xavien Howard
X. Howard
20
2020
MIA MIA
16
40
11
51
0.0
0
10
77
0
1
0
0
2James Bradberry IV
J. Bradberry IV
18
2020
NYG NYG
15
44
10
54
0.0
0
3
19
0
2
1
0
3Carlton Davis III
C. Davis III
18
2020
TB TB
14
52
16
68
0.0
0
4
42
0
0
0
0
4Denzel Ward
D. Ward
18
2020
CLE CLE
12
38
8
46
0.0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
5Ronald Darby
R. Darby
16
2020
WAS WAS
16
43
12
55
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6Jessie Bates III
J. Bates III
15
2020
CIN CIN
16
78
31
109
0.0
0
3
12
0
1
0
0
7Jaylon Johnson
J. Johnson
15
2020
CHI CHI
13
34
10
44
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Malcolm Butler
M. Butler
14
2020
TEN TEN
16
86
14
100
0.0
0
4
111
0
0
0
0
9Michael Davis
M. Davis
14
2020
LAC LAC
16
48
16
64
0.0
0
3
86
1
0
0
0
10Darious Williams
D. Williams
14
2020
LAR LAR
16
37
7
44
0.0
0
4
21
0
0
0
0
11J.C. Jackson
J.C. Jackson
14
2020
NE NE
16
34
6
40
0.0
0
9
80
0
0
3
0
12Trayvon Mullen
T. Mullen
14
2020
LV LV
16
56
8
64
0.0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
13Trevon Diggs
T. Diggs
14
2020
DAL DAL
12
49
9
58
1.0
0
3
43
0
1
0
0
14Terrance Mitchell
T. Mitchell
13
2020
CLE CLE
16
54
11
65
0.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
15Kenny Moore II
K. Moore II
13
2020
IND IND
16
68
12
80
2.0
11
4
45
1
1
0
0
16Jaire Alexander
J. Alexander
13
2020
GB GB
15
40
11
51
1.0
4
1
-4
0
1
0
0
17C.J. Gardner-Johnson
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
13
2020
NO NO
15
52
14
66
1.0
6
1
3
0
0
0
0
18Joe Haden
J. Haden
12
2020
PIT PIT
14
44
8
52
0.0
0
2
38
1
0
0
0
19Janoris Jenkins
J. Jenkins
12
2020
NO NO
13
44
11
55
0.0
0
3
53
1
0
0
0
20Xavier Rhodes
X. Rhodes
12
2020
IND IND
16
35
7
42
0.0
0
2
44
1
0
0
0
21Shaquill Griffin
S. Griffin
12
2020
SEA SEA
12
53
10
63
0.0
0
3
20
0
0
0
0
22Darius Phillips
D. Phillips
12
2020
CIN CIN
12
30
8
38
0.0
0
1
21
0
2
0
0
23Darnell Savage
D. Savage
12
2020
GB GB
15
56
19
75
1.0
10
4
13
0
0
1
0
24Eric Rowe
E. Rowe
11
2020
MIA MIA
16
66
25
91
0.0
0
2
26
0
0
1
0
25Kendall Fuller
K. Fuller
11
2020
WAS WAS
14
38
12
50
0.0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for passes defended going back to the 2001 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

21.6

22nd

OPP PPG

22.8

15th

RUSH YDS/G

126.5

8th

PASS YDS/G

192.3

30th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
Jets Jets
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Sun
12/21
CIN CIN
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
TB TB
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
MIA MIA
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

6 - 7

34

Final

10

NYJ Jets

3 - 10

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM