What Interceptions (allowed) is

Interceptions made by this defense, counted from the defensive side. Swings possession, and only loosely repeatable year to year.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2022 the Steelers led at 1.18; the league average was 0.77.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

PIT · 1.18

League average

0.77

Best to worst

0.82

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	1.18	17
2	SF	1.18	17
3	NE	1.12	17
4	BUF	1.06	16
5	GB	1	17
6	PHI	1	17
7	DAL	0.94	17
8	HOU	0.94	17
9	LAR	0.94	17
10	DEN	0.88	17
11	MIN	0.88	17
12	BAL	0.82	17
13	CHI	0.82	17
14	JAX	0.82	17
15	LAC	0.82	17
16	SEA	0.82	17
17	TEN	0.82	17
18	CIN	0.81	16
19	DET	0.71	17
20	NYJ	0.71	17
21	ARI	0.65	17
22	CLE	0.65	17
23	KC	0.65	17
24	ATL	0.59	17
25	CAR	0.59	17
26	IND	0.59	17
27	TB	0.59	17
28	WAS	0.53	17
29	MIA	0.47	17
30	NO	0.41	17
31	LV	0.35	17
32	NYG	0.35	17

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 1.18

League laggard

NYG · 0.35

League average

0.77

Spread (max − min)

0.82

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	1.18	0.40	100%
2	SF	1.18	0.40	96.8%
3	NE	1.12	0.35	93.5%
4	BUF	1.06	0.29	90.3%
5	GB	1	0.23	87.1%
6	PHI	1	0.23	83.9%
7	DAL	0.94	0.17	80.6%
8	HOU	0.94	0.17	77.4%
9	LAR	0.94	0.17	74.2%
10	DEN	0.88	0.11	71%
11	MIN	0.88	0.11	67.7%
12	BAL	0.82	0.05	64.5%
13	CHI	0.82	0.05	61.3%
14	JAX	0.82	0.05	58.1%
15	LAC	0.82	0.05	54.8%
16	SEA	0.82	0.05	51.6%
17	TEN	0.82	0.05	48.4%
18	CIN	0.81	0.04	45.2%
19	DET	0.71	-0.07	41.9%
20	NYJ	0.71	-0.07	38.7%
21	ARI	0.65	-0.12	35.5%
22	CLE	0.65	-0.12	32.3%
23	KC	0.65	-0.12	29%
24	ATL	0.59	-0.18	25.8%
25	CAR	0.59	-0.18	22.6%
26	IND	0.59	-0.18	19.4%
27	TB	0.59	-0.18	16.1%
28	WAS	0.53	-0.24	12.9%
29	MIA	0.47	-0.30	9.7%
30	NO	0.41	-0.36	6.5%
31	LV	0.35	-0.42	3.2%
32	NYG	0.35	-0.42	0%

Does Interceptions (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 877–701–37 ATS (55.6%) across 2020–2025, #52 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (151–103, 59.4%); its worst 2024 (138–125, 52.5%).

For picks, this is a strong signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	151–103–2	59.4%
2021	272	152–118–2	56.3%
2022	271	142–122–7	53.8%
2023	272	142–116–14	55.0%
2024	272	138–125–9	52.5%
2025	272	152–117–3	56.5%

Interceptions (allowed) in 2022 vs 2021

Steelers lead at 1.18 — they ranked #19 last year. Giants are last at 0.35 — #13 last year.

The league average is 0.77, down 0.04 from 0.81 last year.

Biggest riser: 49ers, #28 → #2. Biggest faller: Saints, #7 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 0.82; 21 teams are within 0.22 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

SF · +0.65

Biggest faller

NO · −0.65

Most consistent

LV · 0

League trend 2022 vs 2021

▼ -0.04

Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	SF	1.18	0.53	+0.65
2	PIT	1.18	0.76	+0.41
3	JAX	0.82	0.41	+0.41
4	CHI	0.82	0.47	+0.35
5	NYJ	0.71	0.41	+0.29
6	BAL	0.82	0.53	+0.29
7	PHI	1	0.71	+0.29
8	LAC	0.82	0.65	+0.18
9	SEA	0.82	0.65	+0.18
10	DEN	0.88	0.76	+0.12
11	CAR	0.59	0.53	+0.06
12	DET	0.71	0.65	+0.06
13	CIN	0.81	0.76	+0.05
14	LV	0.35	0.35	0
15	BUF	1.06	1.12	−0.06
16	GB	1	1.06	−0.06
17	HOU	0.94	1	−0.06
18	MIN	0.88	0.94	−0.06
19	ARI	0.65	0.76	−0.12
20	CLE	0.65	0.76	−0.12
21	ATL	0.59	0.71	−0.12
22	TEN	0.82	0.94	−0.12
23	WAS	0.53	0.65	−0.12
24	LAR	0.94	1.12	−0.18
25	KC	0.65	0.88	−0.24
26	NE	1.12	1.35	−0.24
27	MIA	0.47	0.82	−0.35
28	TB	0.59	1	−0.41
29	NYG	0.35	0.88	−0.53
30	IND	0.59	1.12	−0.53
31	DAL	0.94	1.53	−0.59
32	NO	0.41	1.06	−0.65

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

PIT · 0.96

Multi-year laggard

NYJ · 0.48

Biggest improver

JAX · +0.09/yr

Biggest decliner

DAL · −0.16/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	PIT	0.96	−0.03	1.13	0.76	1.18	0.94	1	0.88	0.80
2	MIN	0.93	+0.01	0.94	0.94	0.88	0.65	1.41	0.47	1.20
3	BUF	0.90	−0.09	0.94	1.12	1.06	1.06	0.94	0.76	0.40
4	SEA	0.89	+0.08	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.65	0.76	1.06	1.40
5	LAR	0.86	−0.03	0.88	1.12	0.94	0.59	0.76	0.94	0.80
6	GB	0.85	+0.03	0.69	1.06	1	0.41	1	0.41	1.40
7	CHI	0.83	+0.05	0.63	0.47	0.82	1.29	0.65	1.35	0.60
8	NE	0.83	−0.14	1.13	1.35	1.12	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.60
9	JAX	0.82	+0.09	0.75	0.41	0.82	0.94	0.35	1.29	1.20
10	HOU	0.80	+0.04	0.19	1	0.94	0.82	1.12	1.12	0.40
11	LAC	0.79	+0.04	0.75	0.65	0.82	0.53	0.88	1.12	0.80
12	CIN	0.79	−0.01	0.69	0.76	0.81	1	0.88	0.76	0.60
13	IND	0.78	−0.09	0.94	1.12	0.59	0.88	0.94	0.82	0.20
14	TB	0.78	−0.02	0.94	1	0.59	0.76	0.41	0.76	1
15	DEN	0.77	+0.03	0.63	0.76	0.88	0.65	0.88	0.59	1
16	KC	0.76	−0.02	1	0.88	0.65	0.47	0.76	0.59	1
17	SF	0.76	−0.05	0.75	0.53	1.18	1.29	0.65	0.35	0.60
18	NO	0.75	−0.12	1.13	1.06	0.41	1.06	0.82	0.59	0.20
19	DAL	0.74	−0.16	0.63	1.53	0.94	1	0.76	0.35	0
20	DET	0.72	+0.03	0.44	0.65	0.71	0.94	0.94	0.76	0.60
21	MIA	0.72	−0.07	1.13	0.82	0.47	0.88	0.59	0.53	0.60
22	NYG	0.72	+0.03	0.69	0.88	0.35	1.06	0.29	0.53	1.20
23	BAL	0.71	+0.00	0.63	0.53	0.82	1.06	0.71	0.65	0.60
24	CLE	0.69	−0.01	0.69	0.76	0.65	1.06	0.24	0.65	0.80
25	PHI	0.69	+0.00	0.50	0.71	1	0.53	0.76	0.71	0.60
26	ARI	0.64	−0.03	0.69	0.76	0.65	0.65	0.53	0.59	0.60
27	TEN	0.64	−0.11	0.94	0.94	0.82	0.35	0.65	0.35	0.40
28	ATL	0.62	−0.04	0.75	0.71	0.59	0.47	0.71	0.94	0.20
29	CAR	0.60	+0.06	0.44	0.53	0.59	0.47	0.53	0.88	0.75
30	WAS	0.59	−0.06	1	0.65	0.53	0.47	0.41	0.47	0.60
31	LV	0.56	+0.04	0.63	0.35	0.35	0.76	0.59	0.47	0.80
32	NYJ	0.48	−0.09	0.63	0.41	0.71	1	0.41	0	0.20

Multi-year heatmap

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

Team	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
PIT	1.13	0.76	1.18	0.94	1	0.88	0.80
SF	0.75	0.53	1.18	1.29	0.65	0.35	0.60
NE	1.13	1.35	1.12	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.60
BUF	0.94	1.12	1.06	1.06	0.94	0.76	0.40
GB	0.69	1.06	1	0.41	1	0.41	1.40
PHI	0.50	0.71	1	0.53	0.76	0.71	0.60
DAL	0.63	1.53	0.94	1	0.76	0.35	0
HOU	0.19	1	0.94	0.82	1.12	1.12	0.40
LAR	0.88	1.12	0.94	0.59	0.76	0.94	0.80
DEN	0.63	0.76	0.88	0.65	0.88	0.59	1
MIN	0.94	0.94	0.88	0.65	1.41	0.47	1.20
BAL	0.63	0.53	0.82	1.06	0.71	0.65	0.60
CHI	0.63	0.47	0.82	1.29	0.65	1.35	0.60
JAX	0.75	0.41	0.82	0.94	0.35	1.29	1.20
LAC	0.75	0.65	0.82	0.53	0.88	1.12	0.80
SEA	0.88	0.65	0.82	0.65	0.76	1.06	1.40
TEN	0.94	0.94	0.82	0.35	0.65	0.35	0.40
CIN	0.69	0.76	0.81	1	0.88	0.76	0.60
DET	0.44	0.65	0.71	0.94	0.94	0.76	0.60
NYJ	0.63	0.41	0.71	1	0.41	0	0.20
ARI	0.69	0.76	0.65	0.65	0.53	0.59	0.60
CLE	0.69	0.76	0.65	1.06	0.24	0.65	0.80
KC	1	0.88	0.65	0.47	0.76	0.59	1
ATL	0.75	0.71	0.59	0.47	0.71	0.94	0.20
CAR	0.44	0.53	0.59	0.47	0.53	0.88	0.75
IND	0.94	1.12	0.59	0.88	0.94	0.82	0.20
TB	0.94	1	0.59	0.76	0.41	0.76	1
WAS	1	0.65	0.53	0.47	0.41	0.47	0.60
MIA	1.13	0.82	0.47	0.88	0.59	0.53	0.60
NO	1.13	1.06	0.41	1.06	0.82	0.59	0.20
LV	0.63	0.35	0.35	0.76	0.59	0.47	0.80
NYG	0.69	0.88	0.35	1.06	0.29	0.53	1.20

Interceptions (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (1.69), 2019 Patriots (1.56), 2020 Dolphins (1.13), 2021 Cowboys (1.53), 2022 Steelers (1.18).

The best season on record is Bears 2018 at 1.69; the worst 49ers 2018 at 0.13.

The league average has fallen from 0.82 in 2018 to 0.77 in 2022.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.