Defensive: Advanced defense · Interceptions (allowed)
Interceptions taken. Swings possession, and only loosely repeatable year to year.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2023
- League leaderCHI 1.29
- League average0.79
- Best to worst0.94
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2023
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
CHI · 1.29
League laggard
TEN · 0.35
League average
0.79
Spread (max − min)
0.94
All teams — 2023
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | 1.29 | 0.50 | 100% |
| 2 | SF | 1.29 | 0.50 | 96.8% |
| 3 | BAL | 1.06 | 0.27 | 93.5% |
| 4 | BUF | 1.06 | 0.27 | 90.3% |
| 5 | CLE | 1.06 | 0.27 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NO | 1.06 | 0.27 | 83.9% |
| 7 | NYG | 1.06 | 0.27 | 80.6% |
| 8 | CIN | 1 | 0.21 | 77.4% |
| 9 | DAL | 1 | 0.21 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NYJ | 1 | 0.21 | 71% |
| 11 | DET | 0.94 | 0.15 | 67.7% |
| 12 | JAX | 0.94 | 0.15 | 64.5% |
| 13 | PIT | 0.94 | 0.15 | 61.3% |
| 14 | IND | 0.88 | 0.09 | 58.1% |
| 15 | MIA | 0.88 | 0.09 | 54.8% |
| 16 | HOU | 0.82 | 0.03 | 51.6% |
| 17 | LV | 0.76 | -0.03 | 48.4% |
| 18 | TB | 0.76 | -0.03 | 45.2% |
| 19 | ARI | 0.65 | -0.14 | 41.9% |
| 20 | DEN | 0.65 | -0.14 | 38.7% |
| 21 | MIN | 0.65 | -0.14 | 35.5% |
| 22 | SEA | 0.65 | -0.14 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LAR | 0.59 | -0.20 | 29% |
| 24 | NE | 0.59 | -0.20 | 25.8% |
| 25 | LAC | 0.53 | -0.26 | 22.6% |
| 26 | PHI | 0.53 | -0.26 | 19.4% |
| 27 | ATL | 0.47 | -0.32 | 16.1% |
| 28 | CAR | 0.47 | -0.32 | 12.9% |
| 29 | KC | 0.47 | -0.32 | 9.7% |
| 30 | WAS | 0.47 | -0.32 | 6.5% |
| 31 | GB | 0.41 | -0.38 | 3.2% |
| 32 | TEN | 0.35 | -0.44 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
NYG · +0.71
Biggest faller
GB · −0.59
Most consistent
ARI · 0
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.02
YoY by team — 2023 vs 2022
| Rank | Team | 2023 | 2022 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYG | 1.06 | 0.35 | +0.71 |
| 2 | NO | 1.06 | 0.41 | +0.65 |
| 3 | CHI | 1.29 | 0.82 | +0.47 |
| 4 | CLE | 1.06 | 0.65 | +0.41 |
| 5 | MIA | 0.88 | 0.47 | +0.41 |
| 6 | LV | 0.76 | 0.35 | +0.41 |
| 7 | IND | 0.88 | 0.59 | +0.29 |
| 8 | NYJ | 1 | 0.71 | +0.29 |
| 9 | BAL | 1.06 | 0.82 | +0.24 |
| 10 | DET | 0.94 | 0.71 | +0.24 |
| 11 | CIN | 1 | 0.81 | +0.19 |
| 12 | TB | 0.76 | 0.59 | +0.18 |
| 13 | JAX | 0.94 | 0.82 | +0.12 |
| 14 | SF | 1.29 | 1.18 | +0.12 |
| 15 | DAL | 1 | 0.94 | +0.06 |
| 16 | ARI | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0 |
| 17 | BUF | 1.06 | 1.06 | −0.00 |
| 18 | WAS | 0.47 | 0.53 | −0.06 |
| 19 | ATL | 0.47 | 0.59 | −0.12 |
| 20 | CAR | 0.47 | 0.59 | −0.12 |
| 21 | HOU | 0.82 | 0.94 | −0.12 |
| 22 | SEA | 0.65 | 0.82 | −0.18 |
| 23 | KC | 0.47 | 0.65 | −0.18 |
| 24 | DEN | 0.65 | 0.88 | −0.24 |
| 25 | MIN | 0.65 | 0.88 | −0.24 |
| 26 | PIT | 0.94 | 1.18 | −0.24 |
| 27 | LAC | 0.53 | 0.82 | −0.29 |
| 28 | LAR | 0.59 | 0.94 | −0.35 |
| 29 | TEN | 0.35 | 0.82 | −0.47 |
| 30 | PHI | 0.53 | 1 | −0.47 |
| 31 | NE | 0.59 | 1.12 | −0.53 |
| 32 | GB | 0.41 | 1 | −0.59 |
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 averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 1.02 | −0.04 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 0.76 | 1.18 | 0.94 | 1 | 0.88 |
| 2 | BUF | 0.97 | −0.01 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.76 |
| 3 | NE | 0.96 | −0.18 | 1.56 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.12 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 4 | MIN | 0.91 | −0.04 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 1.41 | 0.47 |
| 5 | IND | 0.89 | −0.02 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.12 | 0.59 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 6 | LAR | 0.86 | −0.01 | 0.81 | 0.88 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.94 |
| 7 | HOU | 0.85 | +0.10 | 0.75 | 0.19 | 1 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| 8 | NO | 0.84 | −0.05 | 0.81 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 0.41 | 1.06 | 0.82 | 0.59 |
| 9 | CHI | 0.83 | +0.11 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.82 | 1.29 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| 10 | SEA | 0.83 | −0.00 | 1 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 1.06 |
| 11 | DAL | 0.81 | −0.02 | 0.44 | 0.63 | 1.53 | 0.94 | 1 | 0.76 | 0.35 |
| 12 | GB | 0.80 | −0.07 | 1.06 | 0.69 | 1.06 | 1 | 0.41 | 1 | 0.41 |
| 13 | CIN | 0.80 | +0.03 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 1 | 0.88 | 0.76 |
| 14 | SF | 0.79 | −0.02 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 15 | LAC | 0.78 | +0.05 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.53 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 16 | KC | 0.76 | −0.08 | 1 | 1 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 0.76 | 0.59 |
| 17 | MIA | 0.75 | −0.07 | 0.81 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.53 |
| 18 | TB | 0.75 | −0.04 | 0.75 | 0.94 | 1 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.41 | 0.76 |
| 19 | BAL | 0.74 | +0.01 | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 0.71 | 0.65 |
| 20 | JAX | 0.74 | +0.06 | 0.63 | 0.75 | 0.41 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.35 | 1.29 |
| 21 | DEN | 0.72 | +0.01 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.88 | 0.59 |
| 22 | TEN | 0.70 | −0.10 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 23 | CLE | 0.70 | −0.05 | 0.88 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 1.06 | 0.24 | 0.65 |
| 24 | ATL | 0.70 | +0.01 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.71 | 0.94 |
| 25 | PHI | 0.70 | +0.01 | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 1 | 0.53 | 0.76 | 0.71 |
| 26 | DET | 0.70 | +0.08 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.76 |
| 27 | NYG | 0.63 | −0.03 | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 0.35 | 1.06 | 0.29 | 0.53 |
| 28 | WAS | 0.62 | −0.08 | 0.81 | 1 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.47 |
| 29 | CAR | 0.62 | +0.01 | 0.88 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
| 30 | ARI | 0.61 | +0.00 | 0.44 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.59 |
| 31 | NYJ | 0.56 | −0.07 | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.71 | 1 | 0.41 | 0 |
| 32 | LV | 0.53 | +0.00 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.47 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.82 | 1.29 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| SF | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| BAL | 0.81 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 0.71 | 0.65 |
| BUF | 0.88 | 0.94 | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.76 |
| CLE | 0.88 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 1.06 | 0.24 | 0.65 |
| NO | 0.81 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 0.41 | 1.06 | 0.82 | 0.59 |
| NYG | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 0.35 | 1.06 | 0.29 | 0.53 |
| CIN | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 1 | 0.88 | 0.76 |
| DAL | 0.44 | 0.63 | 1.53 | 0.94 | 1 | 0.76 | 0.35 |
| NYJ | 0.75 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.71 | 1 | 0.41 | 0 |
| DET | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.76 |
| JAX | 0.63 | 0.75 | 0.41 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.35 | 1.29 |
| PIT | 1.25 | 1.13 | 0.76 | 1.18 | 0.94 | 1 | 0.88 |
| IND | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.12 | 0.59 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| MIA | 0.81 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.53 |
| HOU | 0.75 | 0.19 | 1 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
| LV | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.47 |
| TB | 0.75 | 0.94 | 1 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.41 | 0.76 |
| ARI | 0.44 | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.59 |
| DEN | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.88 | 0.59 |
| MIN | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 1.41 | 0.47 |
| SEA | 1 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 1.06 |
| LAR | 0.81 | 0.88 | 1.12 | 0.94 | 0.59 | 0.76 | 0.94 |
| NE | 1.56 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1.12 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| LAC | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.53 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| PHI | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 1 | 0.53 | 0.76 | 0.71 |
| ATL | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.71 | 0.94 |
| CAR | 0.88 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.88 |
| KC | 1 | 1 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 0.76 | 0.59 |
| WAS | 0.81 | 1 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.47 |
| GB | 1.06 | 0.69 | 1.06 | 1 | 0.41 | 1 | 0.41 |
| TEN | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.
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.