Defensive: Advanced defense · INT Return Yds (allowed)
Return yards on interceptions. Turns a stop into field position or points.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2022
- League leaderNE 22.53
- League average9.98
- Best to worst19
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2022
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
NE · 22.53
League laggard
DAL · 3.53
League average
9.98
Spread (max − min)
19
All teams — 2022
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 22.53 | 12.55 | 100% |
| 2 | GB | 20.65 | 10.67 | 96.8% |
| 3 | SF | 17.94 | 7.96 | 93.5% |
| 4 | HOU | 14.88 | 4.90 | 90.3% |
| 5 | ARI | 14.47 | 4.49 | 87.1% |
| 6 | LAR | 14.12 | 4.14 | 83.9% |
| 7 | JAX | 13.65 | 3.67 | 80.6% |
| 8 | KC | 13.24 | 3.25 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CHI | 12 | 2.02 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CAR | 11.12 | 1.14 | 71% |
| 11 | MIN | 10.94 | 0.96 | 67.7% |
| 12 | PHI | 10.94 | 0.96 | 64.5% |
| 13 | BUF | 10.31 | 0.33 | 61.3% |
| 14 | LAC | 9.76 | -0.22 | 58.1% |
| 15 | SEA | 9.59 | -0.39 | 54.8% |
| 16 | DET | 9.24 | -0.75 | 51.6% |
| 17 | PIT | 8.94 | -1.04 | 48.4% |
| 18 | TEN | 8.76 | -1.22 | 45.2% |
| 19 | CIN | 8.31 | -1.67 | 41.9% |
| 20 | IND | 8.29 | -1.69 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LV | 8.29 | -1.69 | 35.5% |
| 22 | TB | 8.24 | -1.75 | 32.3% |
| 23 | ATL | 7.29 | -2.69 | 29% |
| 24 | MIA | 6.76 | -3.22 | 25.8% |
| 25 | NO | 6.47 | -3.51 | 22.6% |
| 26 | BAL | 6.18 | -3.80 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NYG | 5.71 | -4.28 | 16.1% |
| 28 | DEN | 5.59 | -4.39 | 12.9% |
| 29 | NYJ | 4.06 | -5.92 | 9.7% |
| 30 | WAS | 4 | -5.98 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CLE | 3.59 | -6.39 | 3.2% |
| 32 | DAL | 3.53 | -6.45 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
GB · +11.00
Biggest faller
DAL · −20.29
Most consistent
ARI · −0.06
League trend 2022 vs 2021
▼ -0.14
YoY by team — 2022 vs 2021
| Rank | Team | 2022 | 2021 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | 20.65 | 9.65 | +11.00 |
| 2 | JAX | 13.65 | 3.35 | +10.29 |
| 3 | SF | 17.94 | 8 | +9.94 |
| 4 | LAC | 9.76 | 4.12 | +5.65 |
| 5 | CAR | 11.12 | 6.06 | +5.06 |
| 6 | LV | 8.29 | 4 | +4.29 |
| 7 | SEA | 9.59 | 5.41 | +4.18 |
| 8 | CHI | 12 | 7.94 | +4.06 |
| 9 | BAL | 6.18 | 2.24 | +3.94 |
| 10 | KC | 13.24 | 9.41 | +3.82 |
| 11 | NE | 22.53 | 18.94 | +3.59 |
| 12 | DET | 9.24 | 6.35 | +2.88 |
| 13 | LAR | 14.12 | 11.29 | +2.82 |
| 14 | PIT | 8.94 | 6.18 | +2.76 |
| 15 | PHI | 10.94 | 8.41 | +2.53 |
| 16 | TEN | 8.76 | 7.53 | +1.24 |
| 17 | ARI | 14.47 | 14.53 | −0.06 |
| 18 | IND | 8.29 | 10.29 | −2 |
| 19 | TB | 8.24 | 10.41 | −2.18 |
| 20 | NYG | 5.71 | 7.94 | −2.24 |
| 21 | HOU | 14.88 | 17.35 | −2.47 |
| 22 | NYJ | 4.06 | 6.71 | −2.65 |
| 23 | WAS | 4 | 7.06 | −3.06 |
| 24 | MIA | 6.76 | 10.29 | −3.53 |
| 25 | BUF | 10.31 | 14 | −3.69 |
| 26 | MIN | 10.94 | 15.06 | −4.12 |
| 27 | ATL | 7.29 | 11.88 | −4.59 |
| 28 | CLE | 3.59 | 8.71 | −5.12 |
| 29 | CIN | 8.31 | 15.65 | −7.33 |
| 30 | DEN | 5.59 | 13 | −7.41 |
| 31 | NO | 6.47 | 18.41 | −11.94 |
| 32 | DAL | 3.53 | 23.82 | −20.29 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
NE · 13.05
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 5.90
Biggest improver
DEN · +1.42/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · −2.37/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 13.05 | −2.37 | 22.06 | 10.13 | 18.94 | 22.53 | 5.65 | 2.88 | 9.18 |
| 2 | SF | 12.77 | −0.34 | 17.88 | 7.69 | 8 | 17.94 | 18.18 | 9.82 | 9.88 |
| 3 | HOU | 11.39 | −0.63 | 18.88 | 1.19 | 17.35 | 14.88 | 3.71 | 16.18 | 7.53 |
| 4 | LAR | 11.30 | −0.18 | 8.56 | 16.63 | 11.29 | 14.12 | 5.88 | 8.53 | 14.12 |
| 5 | CHI | 10.69 | +1.38 | 9.81 | 5.06 | 7.94 | 12 | 14.41 | 5.12 | 20.47 |
| 6 | PIT | 10.63 | −0.15 | 14.69 | 10.75 | 6.18 | 8.94 | 10.82 | 12.29 | 10.71 |
| 7 | JAX | 10.58 | +0.80 | 8.25 | 12.50 | 3.35 | 13.65 | 15.53 | 2.41 | 18.35 |
| 8 | IND | 10.45 | −1.02 | 10.44 | 16.63 | 10.29 | 8.29 | 15.06 | 6.18 | 6.29 |
| 9 | SEA | 10.38 | +1.34 | 10.06 | 6.63 | 5.41 | 9.59 | 10.41 | 15.76 | 14.82 |
| 10 | NO | 10.36 | −0.75 | 8.75 | 12.25 | 18.41 | 6.47 | 10.88 | 9.94 | 5.82 |
| 11 | DEN | 10.33 | +1.42 | 5.44 | 8.13 | 13 | 5.59 | 5 | 25.29 | 9.88 |
| 12 | CIN | 10.21 | +0.01 | 11.31 | 5.25 | 15.65 | 8.31 | 8.94 | 14.65 | 7.35 |
| 13 | NYG | 10.11 | +0.61 | 10.69 | 6.31 | 7.94 | 5.71 | 23.76 | 3.06 | 13.29 |
| 14 | GB | 9.83 | −0.63 | 11.06 | 6.38 | 9.65 | 20.65 | 4.12 | 16.94 | 0 |
| 15 | ATL | 9.79 | −0.07 | 8.13 | 12.75 | 11.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 11 | 10.18 |
| 16 | DAL | 9.54 | −0.20 | 5.19 | 6.75 | 23.82 | 3.53 | 14.65 | 5.76 | 7.06 |
| 17 | BAL | 9.31 | +0.32 | 16.19 | 5.13 | 2.24 | 6.18 | 15.18 | 6 | 14.24 |
| 18 | PHI | 9.29 | +0.12 | 9.94 | 6.31 | 8.41 | 10.94 | 12.18 | 9.76 | 7.47 |
| 19 | BUF | 9.28 | +0.09 | 3.69 | 11.50 | 14 | 10.31 | 8.71 | 8.53 | 8.24 |
| 20 | CLE | 9.21 | −0.61 | 13.69 | 13.38 | 8.71 | 3.59 | 7.94 | 0 | 17.18 |
| 21 | CAR | 9.08 | +0.57 | 8.81 | 6.88 | 6.06 | 11.12 | 12.12 | 5.65 | 12.94 |
| 22 | LV | 8.93 | −0.77 | 13.38 | 9.75 | 4 | 8.29 | 15.76 | 7.65 | 3.71 |
| 23 | KC | 8.78 | −1.46 | 8.81 | 16.19 | 9.41 | 13.24 | 4.06 | 6 | 3.76 |
| 24 | MIA | 8.74 | −0.99 | 11.88 | 9.13 | 10.29 | 6.76 | 15.88 | 1.24 | 6 |
| 25 | MIN | 8.55 | +0.33 | 5.94 | 4.06 | 15.06 | 10.94 | 6.59 | 8.24 | 9.06 |
| 26 | TB | 8.01 | −1.41 | 12.56 | 10.69 | 10.41 | 8.24 | 5.47 | 1.65 | 7.06 |
| 27 | DET | 7.65 | +0.90 | 4.75 | 4.06 | 6.35 | 9.24 | 12.29 | 9.12 | 7.76 |
| 28 | TEN | 7.51 | −1.15 | 9.88 | 11.81 | 7.53 | 8.76 | 5.06 | 5.06 | 4.47 |
| 29 | ARI | 7.38 | −1.07 | 5.13 | 8.06 | 14.53 | 14.47 | 5.76 | 0.71 | 3 |
| 30 | LAC | 7.36 | −0.02 | 4.63 | 13.56 | 4.12 | 9.76 | 1.82 | 10.18 | 7.47 |
| 31 | WAS | 6.69 | −0.04 | 6.63 | 8.50 | 7.06 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6.65 |
| 32 | NYJ | 5.90 | −1.24 | 8.63 | 8.38 | 6.71 | 4.06 | 12.47 | 1.06 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | 22.06 | 10.13 | 18.94 | 22.53 | 5.65 | 2.88 | 9.18 |
| GB | 11.06 | 6.38 | 9.65 | 20.65 | 4.12 | 16.94 | 0 |
| SF | 17.88 | 7.69 | 8 | 17.94 | 18.18 | 9.82 | 9.88 |
| HOU | 18.88 | 1.19 | 17.35 | 14.88 | 3.71 | 16.18 | 7.53 |
| ARI | 5.13 | 8.06 | 14.53 | 14.47 | 5.76 | 0.71 | 3 |
| LAR | 8.56 | 16.63 | 11.29 | 14.12 | 5.88 | 8.53 | 14.12 |
| JAX | 8.25 | 12.50 | 3.35 | 13.65 | 15.53 | 2.41 | 18.35 |
| KC | 8.81 | 16.19 | 9.41 | 13.24 | 4.06 | 6 | 3.76 |
| CHI | 9.81 | 5.06 | 7.94 | 12 | 14.41 | 5.12 | 20.47 |
| CAR | 8.81 | 6.88 | 6.06 | 11.12 | 12.12 | 5.65 | 12.94 |
| MIN | 5.94 | 4.06 | 15.06 | 10.94 | 6.59 | 8.24 | 9.06 |
| PHI | 9.94 | 6.31 | 8.41 | 10.94 | 12.18 | 9.76 | 7.47 |
| BUF | 3.69 | 11.50 | 14 | 10.31 | 8.71 | 8.53 | 8.24 |
| LAC | 4.63 | 13.56 | 4.12 | 9.76 | 1.82 | 10.18 | 7.47 |
| SEA | 10.06 | 6.63 | 5.41 | 9.59 | 10.41 | 15.76 | 14.82 |
| DET | 4.75 | 4.06 | 6.35 | 9.24 | 12.29 | 9.12 | 7.76 |
| PIT | 14.69 | 10.75 | 6.18 | 8.94 | 10.82 | 12.29 | 10.71 |
| TEN | 9.88 | 11.81 | 7.53 | 8.76 | 5.06 | 5.06 | 4.47 |
| CIN | 11.31 | 5.25 | 15.65 | 8.31 | 8.94 | 14.65 | 7.35 |
| IND | 10.44 | 16.63 | 10.29 | 8.29 | 15.06 | 6.18 | 6.29 |
| LV | 13.38 | 9.75 | 4 | 8.29 | 15.76 | 7.65 | 3.71 |
| TB | 12.56 | 10.69 | 10.41 | 8.24 | 5.47 | 1.65 | 7.06 |
| ATL | 8.13 | 12.75 | 11.88 | 7.29 | 7.29 | 11 | 10.18 |
| MIA | 11.88 | 9.13 | 10.29 | 6.76 | 15.88 | 1.24 | 6 |
| NO | 8.75 | 12.25 | 18.41 | 6.47 | 10.88 | 9.94 | 5.82 |
| BAL | 16.19 | 5.13 | 2.24 | 6.18 | 15.18 | 6 | 14.24 |
| NYG | 10.69 | 6.31 | 7.94 | 5.71 | 23.76 | 3.06 | 13.29 |
| DEN | 5.44 | 8.13 | 13 | 5.59 | 5 | 25.29 | 9.88 |
| NYJ | 8.63 | 8.38 | 6.71 | 4.06 | 12.47 | 1.06 | 0 |
| WAS | 6.63 | 8.50 | 7.06 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6.65 |
| CLE | 13.69 | 13.38 | 8.71 | 3.59 | 7.94 | 0 | 17.18 |
| DAL | 5.19 | 6.75 | 23.82 | 3.53 | 14.65 | 5.76 | 7.06 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_advanced_defense_def_int_yds
- 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.