2026 NFL Passes Defended by Team

The Pittsburgh Steelers lead the whole NFL in passes defended in 2026, with 41, 5 ahead of the Buffalo Bills. The average across 32 NFL teams is 26.8. Through October 19, updated every night.

Leads the whole NFL in 2026 through October 19 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 games

41 Passes Defended 5 clear of Buffalo Bills

#	Team	G	PD
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	41
2	Buffalo Bills	6	36
3	Denver Broncos	6	34
3	Houston Texans	6	34
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	34
6	Los Angeles Rams	6	33
6	New York Giants	6	33
6	Philadelphia Eagles	6	33
9	Kansas City Chiefs	6	30
10	Atlanta Falcons	6	29
10	Carolina Panthers	6	29
10	Green Bay Packers	6	29
10	Indianapolis Colts	6	29
14	Seattle Seahawks	6	27
14	Washington Commanders	6	27
	NFL average		26.8
16	Cleveland Browns	6	26
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	26
16	Minnesota Vikings	6	26
19	Cincinnati Bengals	6	25
20	Arizona Cardinals	6	24
20	New England Patriots	6	24
22	Detroit Lions	6	23
22	Las Vegas Raiders	6	23
22	Los Angeles Chargers	6	23
22	New Orleans Saints	6	23
26	Chicago Bears	6	22
27	Baltimore Ravens	6	21
27	New York Jets	6	21
29	Dallas Cowboys	6	20
29	San Francisco 49ers	6	20
29	Tennessee Titans	6	20
32	Miami Dolphins	6	11

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.