who was the defensive player of the year in 1975

Mel Blount won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1975.

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		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1		Mel Blount M. Blount	1	1975	PIT	14	260	18.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	139	9.9	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Mel Blount M. Blount	12/20/1975	1	1975	PIT	@	LA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Mel Blount M. Blount	12/13/1975	1	1975	PIT	vs	CIN	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0
3	Mel Blount M. Blount	12/7/1975	1	1975	PIT	vs	CLE	37	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0
4	Mel Blount M. Blount	11/30/1975	1	1975	PIT	@	NYJ	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Mel Blount M. Blount	11/24/1975	1	1975	PIT	@	HOU	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mel Blount M. Blount	11/16/1975	1	1975	PIT	vs	KC	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Mel Blount M. Blount	11/9/1975	1	1975	PIT	vs	HOU	35	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	0	0
8	Mel Blount M. Blount	11/2/1975	1	1975	PIT	@	CIN	23	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
9	Mel Blount M. Blount	10/26/1975	1	1975	PIT	@	GB	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0
10	Mel Blount M. Blount	10/19/1975	1	1975	PIT	vs	CHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Mel Blount M. Blount	10/12/1975	1	1975	PIT	vs	DEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Mel Blount M. Blount	10/5/1975	1	1975	PIT	@	CLE	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Mel Blount M. Blount	9/28/1975	1	1975	PIT	vs	BUF	12	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
14	Mel Blount M. Blount	9/21/1975	1	1975	PIT	@	SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					18.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					260	0	0	0	0	0	139	0	0	0

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OPP PPG

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PASS YDS/G

246.8

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Ravens	4	1	.800
Steelers	3	2	.600
Browns	3	2	.600
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM

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3 - 2

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1,572

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1,485

Goff

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Rush Yards Leaders

580

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537

Walker

532

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Rec Yards Leaders

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537

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507

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Pass TD Leaders

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7

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Rec TD Leaders

7

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5

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

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111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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6.0

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5.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

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18.6

18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

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Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

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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	3	0	.500
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
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	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	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)
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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Mel Blount won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1975.

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