Defensive: Advanced defense · Interceptions (allowed)

Interceptions taken. Swings possession, and only loosely repeatable year to year.

DEF · Advanced defenseP + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2019

  • League leaderNE 1.56
  • League average0.80
  • Best to worst1.13

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NE · 1.56
League laggard
DET · 0.44
League average
0.80
Spread (max − min)
1.13

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
PIT · +0.75
Biggest faller
CHI · −1.06
Most consistent
ARI · 0
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -0.02

Multi-year context

7-year window (2019–2025)

Multi-year leader
PIT · 1.02
Multi-year laggard
LV · 0.53
Biggest improver
CHI · +0.11/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · −0.18/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2019202020212022202320242025
NE1.561.131.351.120.590.410.59
PIT1.251.130.761.180.9410.88
GB1.060.691.0610.4110.41
MIN1.060.940.940.880.651.410.47
KC110.880.650.470.760.59
SEA10.880.650.820.650.761.06
IND0.940.941.120.590.880.940.82
BUF0.880.941.121.061.060.940.76
CAR0.880.440.530.590.470.530.88
CLE0.880.690.760.651.060.240.65
TEN0.880.940.940.820.350.650.35
BAL0.810.630.530.821.060.710.65
LAR0.810.881.120.940.590.760.94
MIA0.811.130.820.470.880.590.53
NO0.811.131.060.411.060.820.59
WAS0.8110.650.530.470.410.47
ATL0.750.750.710.590.470.710.94
HOU0.750.1910.940.821.121.12
NYJ0.750.630.410.7110.410
SF0.750.750.531.181.290.650.35
TB0.750.9410.590.760.410.76
CIN0.690.690.760.8110.880.76
LAC0.690.750.650.820.530.881.12
PHI0.690.500.7110.530.760.71
CHI0.630.630.470.821.290.651.35
DEN0.630.630.760.880.650.880.59
JAX0.630.750.410.820.940.351.29
NYG0.630.690.880.351.060.290.53
LV0.560.630.350.350.760.590.47
ARI0.440.690.760.650.650.530.59
DAL0.440.631.530.9410.760.35
DET0.440.440.650.710.940.940.76

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_advanced_defense_def_int_count
Side
defensive
Family
Advanced defense
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.