What Pass Int (Off − Def) is

Interceptions thrown minus interceptions made by this defense. Lower is better — the turnover battle through the air, from the team's point of view.

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

In 2020 the Saints led at -0.63; the league average was 0.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

NO · -0.63

League average

Best to worst

1.44

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NO	-0.63	16
2	KC	-0.56	16
3	TEN	-0.50	16
4	PIT	-0.44	16
5	GB	-0.38	16
6	MIA	-0.31	16
7	BUF	-0.25	16
8	IND	-0.25	16
9	NE	-0.25	16
10	CLE	-0.19	16
11	TB	-0.19	16
12	LAC	-0.13	16
13	MIN	-0.13	16
14	ATL	-0.06	16
15	SEA	-0.06	16
16	CIN	0	16
17	LAR	0	16
18	LV	0	16
19	NYG	0	16
20	WAS	0	16
21	BAL	0.06	16
22	ARI	0.13	16
23	DAL	0.19	16
24	HOU	0.25	16
25	JAX	0.25	16
26	NYJ	0.25	16
27	SF	0.31	16
28	CHI	0.38	16
29	DET	0.38	16
30	CAR	0.56	16
31	PHI	0.75	16
32	DEN	0.81	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · -0.63

League laggard

DEN · 0.81

League average

Spread (max − min)

1.44

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	-0.63	-0.63	100%
2	KC	-0.56	-0.56	96.8%
3	TEN	-0.50	-0.50	93.5%
4	PIT	-0.44	-0.44	90.3%
5	GB	-0.38	-0.38	87.1%
6	MIA	-0.31	-0.31	83.9%
7	BUF	-0.25	-0.25	80.6%
8	IND	-0.25	-0.25	77.4%
9	NE	-0.25	-0.25	74.2%
10	CLE	-0.19	-0.19	71%
11	TB	-0.19	-0.19	67.7%
12	LAC	-0.13	-0.13	64.5%
13	MIN	-0.13	-0.13	61.3%
14	ATL	-0.06	-0.06	58.1%
15	SEA	-0.06	-0.06	54.8%
16	CIN	0	0	51.6%
17	LAR	0	0	48.4%
18	LV	0	0	45.2%
19	NYG	0	0	41.9%
20	WAS	0	0	38.7%
21	BAL	0.06	0.06	35.5%
22	ARI	0.13	0.13	32.3%
23	DAL	0.19	0.19	29%
24	HOU	0.25	0.25	25.8%
25	JAX	0.25	0.25	22.6%
26	NYJ	0.25	0.25	19.4%
27	SF	0.31	0.31	16.1%
28	CHI	0.38	0.38	12.9%
29	DET	0.38	0.38	9.7%
30	CAR	0.56	0.56	6.5%
31	PHI	0.75	0.75	3.2%
32	DEN	0.81	0.81	0%

Does Pass Int (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 875–703–37 ATS (55.4%) across 2020–2025, #59 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (150–104, 59.1%); its worst 2023 (133–125, 51.6%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	150–104–2	59.1%
2021	272	148–122–2	54.8%
2022	271	151–113–7	57.2%
2023	272	133–125–14	51.6%
2024	272	148–115–9	56.3%
2025	272	145–124–3	53.9%

Pass Int (Off − Def) in 2020 vs 2019

Saints lead at -0.63 — they ranked #6 last year. Broncos are last at 0.81 — #15 last year.

The league average is 0, the same as last year.

Biggest riser: Buccaneers, #32 → #11. Biggest faller: Eagles, #10 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 1.44; 22 teams are within 0.35 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

PHI · +0.94

Biggest faller

TB · −1.31

Most consistent

NYJ · 0

League trend 2020 vs 2019

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Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	PHI	0.75	-0.19	+0.94
2	DEN	0.81	0	+0.81
3	NE	-0.25	-1	+0.75
4	SEA	-0.06	-0.63	+0.56
5	GB	-0.38	-0.81	+0.44
6	MIN	-0.13	-0.56	+0.44
7	BAL	0.06	-0.31	+0.38
8	JAX	0.25	-0.13	+0.38
9	CHI	0.38	0.13	+0.25
10	SF	0.31	0.06	+0.25
11	CAR	0.56	0.44	+0.13
12	HOU	0.25	0.13	+0.13
13	KC	-0.56	-0.69	+0.13
14	IND	-0.25	-0.31	+0.06
15	LV	0	-0.06	+0.06
16	NYJ	0.25	0.25	0
17	WAS	0	0	0
18	DAL	0.19	0.25	−0.06
19	BUF	-0.25	-0.13	−0.13
20	DET	0.38	0.50	−0.13
21	TEN	-0.50	-0.38	−0.13
22	ARI	0.13	0.31	−0.19
23	NO	-0.63	-0.44	−0.19
24	ATL	-0.06	0.19	−0.25
25	LAR	0	0.25	−0.25
26	CIN	0	0.31	−0.31
27	PIT	-0.44	-0.06	−0.38
28	NYG	0	0.44	−0.44
29	CLE	-0.19	0.44	−0.63
30	MIA	-0.31	0.31	−0.63
31	LAC	-0.13	0.56	−0.69
32	TB	-0.19	1.13	−1.31

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

PIT · -0.33

Multi-year laggard

LV · 0.34

Biggest improver

JAX · −0.15/yr

Biggest decliner

NE · +0.17/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	PIT	-0.33	+0.02	-0.44	-0.12	-0.35	-0.41	-0.65	-0.35	0
2	GB	-0.32	−0.00	-0.38	-0.65	-0.29	0.24	-0.35	0	-0.80
3	HOU	-0.21	−0.12	0.25	-0.12	0.18	-0.35	-0.41	-0.59	-0.40
4	DET	-0.16	−0.14	0.38	0.18	-0.29	-0.24	-0.24	-0.29	-0.60
5	BAL	-0.14	−0.10	0.06	0.53	-0.06	-0.65	-0.47	0	-0.40
6	BUF	-0.14	+0.06	-0.25	-0.18	-0.19	0	-0.59	-0.18	0.40
7	MIN	-0.13	−0.01	-0.13	-0.53	0	0.47	-0.71	0.76	-0.80
8	SEA	-0.11	−0.02	-0.06	-0.24	-0.12	0.06	0.18	-0.18	-0.40
9	KC	-0.08	+0.02	-0.56	-0.12	0.06	0.53	-0.12	0.12	-0.50
10	LAC	-0.08	+0.02	-0.13	0.24	-0.24	-0.06	-0.71	-0.29	0.60
11	CIN	-0.04	+0.00	0	0.06	-0.06	-0.18	-0.35	0.24	0
12	LAR	-0.04	+0.01	0	-0.06	-0.06	0.18	-0.24	-0.47	0.40
13	TB	-0.04	+0.05	-0.19	-0.29	0	-0.18	0.53	-0.12	0
14	JAX	-0.03	−0.15	0.25	0.59	-0.29	-0.12	0.53	-0.59	-0.60
15	NYG	-0.02	−0.06	0	0.29	0	-0.35	0.47	0.06	-0.60
16	NO	-0.02	+0.16	-0.63	-0.29	0.41	-0.41	-0.12	0.12	0.80
17	DEN	-0.01	−0.12	0.81	-0.24	0	-0.12	-0.18	0.06	-0.40
18	CHI	-0.01	−0.13	0.38	0.71	0.06	-0.41	-0.24	-0.94	0.40
19	DAL	0.00	+0.13	0.19	-0.88	0.12	-0.41	0.06	0.35	0.60
20	SF	0.01	−0.00	0.31	0.29	-0.65	-0.59	0.29	0.59	-0.20
21	PHI	0.01	−0.07	0.75	-0.12	-0.47	0.41	-0.41	-0.29	0.20
22	IND	0.02	+0.12	-0.25	-0.65	0.59	-0.29	0.18	0	0.60
23	TEN	0.06	+0.12	-0.50	-0.12	-0.18	0.29	0.59	0.12	0.20
24	NE	0.06	+0.17	-0.25	-0.59	-0.29	0.65	0.24	-0.12	0.80
25	MIA	0.12	+0.08	-0.31	0	0.41	0	0	0.53	0.20
26	ARI	0.14	+0.03	0.13	-0.12	0.35	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.40
27	CLE	0.19	+0.04	-0.19	0.06	0.06	0.29	1.12	0.41	-0.40
28	WAS	0.19	−0.05	0	0.24	0.41	0.76	0.12	0.24	-0.40
29	CAR	0.21	−0.14	0.56	0.71	0.18	0.12	0.35	-0.18	-0.25
30	ATL	0.25	+0.11	-0.06	0.18	-0.06	0.53	0.41	-0.47	1.20
31	NYJ	0.26	−0.04	0.25	0.76	0.12	-0.12	0.24	0.76	-0.20
32	LV	0.34	+0.00	0	0.47	0.65	0.29	0.35	0.65	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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
NO	-0.63	-0.29	0.41	-0.41	-0.12	0.12	0.80
KC	-0.56	-0.12	0.06	0.53	-0.12	0.12	-0.50
TEN	-0.50	-0.12	-0.18	0.29	0.59	0.12	0.20
PIT	-0.44	-0.12	-0.35	-0.41	-0.65	-0.35	0
GB	-0.38	-0.65	-0.29	0.24	-0.35	0	-0.80
MIA	-0.31	0	0.41	0	0	0.53	0.20
BUF	-0.25	-0.18	-0.19	0	-0.59	-0.18	0.40
IND	-0.25	-0.65	0.59	-0.29	0.18	0	0.60
NE	-0.25	-0.59	-0.29	0.65	0.24	-0.12	0.80
CLE	-0.19	0.06	0.06	0.29	1.12	0.41	-0.40
TB	-0.19	-0.29	0	-0.18	0.53	-0.12	0
LAC	-0.13	0.24	-0.24	-0.06	-0.71	-0.29	0.60
MIN	-0.13	-0.53	0	0.47	-0.71	0.76	-0.80
ATL	-0.06	0.18	-0.06	0.53	0.41	-0.47	1.20
SEA	-0.06	-0.24	-0.12	0.06	0.18	-0.18	-0.40
CIN	0	0.06	-0.06	-0.18	-0.35	0.24	0
LV	0	0.47	0.65	0.29	0.35	0.65	0
LAR	0	-0.06	-0.06	0.18	-0.24	-0.47	0.40
NYG	0	0.29	0	-0.35	0.47	0.06	-0.60
WAS	0	0.24	0.41	0.76	0.12	0.24	-0.40
BAL	0.06	0.53	-0.06	-0.65	-0.47	0	-0.40
ARI	0.13	-0.12	0.35	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.40
DAL	0.19	-0.88	0.12	-0.41	0.06	0.35	0.60
HOU	0.25	-0.12	0.18	-0.35	-0.41	-0.59	-0.40
JAX	0.25	0.59	-0.29	-0.12	0.53	-0.59	-0.60
NYJ	0.25	0.76	0.12	-0.12	0.24	0.76	-0.20
SF	0.31	0.29	-0.65	-0.59	0.29	0.59	-0.20
CHI	0.38	0.71	0.06	-0.41	-0.24	-0.94	0.40
DET	0.38	0.18	-0.29	-0.24	-0.24	-0.29	-0.60
CAR	0.56	0.71	0.18	0.12	0.35	-0.18	-0.25
PHI	0.75	-0.12	-0.47	0.41	-0.41	-0.29	0.20
DEN	0.81	-0.24	0	-0.12	-0.18	0.06	-0.40

Pass Int (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bears (-0.81), 2019 Patriots (-1), 2020 Saints (-0.63).

The best season on record is Patriots 2019 at -1; the worst 49ers 2018 at 1.13.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_pass_int
Side: net
Family: NET (Off − Def)
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.