NFL Defensive Drive Efficiency: Going into Divisional, 2022

Defensive drive efficiency measures how quickly each defense ends opponents' drives, adjusted for the offenses it has faced and the game situation. Values are relative to a league-average defense (0); higher is better. How the model works.

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Median50% interval

Defensive Drive Efficiency for all 32 NFL teams going into Divisional, 2022, ranked high to low. Median and 50% interval of the model estimate (model effect, 0 = league average, higher is better).
RankTeamMedian50% interval
1 (no change since last week)DEN0.130.07 to 0.18
2 (no change since last week)NYJ0.110.06 to 0.16
3 (no change since last week)NOR0.100.04 to 0.15
4 (no change since last week)WAS0.100.03 to 0.14
5 (up 1 place since last week)NWE0.05-0.00 to 0.09
6 (up 6 places since last week)BUF0.05-0.00 to 0.09
7 (no change since last week)PHI0.05-0.01 to 0.09
8 (down 3 places since last week)TAM0.04-0.01 to 0.09
9 (down 1 place since last week)SFO0.04-0.01 to 0.08
10 (down 1 place since last week)NYG0.03-0.02 to 0.07
11 (no change since last week)DAL0.03-0.02 to 0.07
12 (up 1 place since last week)TEN0.03-0.02 to 0.07
13 (up 1 place since last week)BAL0.02-0.03 to 0.06
14 (down 4 places since last week)CIN0.02-0.03 to 0.06
15 (no change since last week)PIT0.01-0.03 to 0.05
16 (no change since last week)LAR0.00-0.05 to 0.04
17 (no change since last week)CAR-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
18 (up 1 place since last week)MIA-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
19 (down 1 place since last week)LAC-0.02-0.07 to 0.02
20 (no change since last week)GNB-0.03-0.07 to 0.02
21 (no change since last week)IND-0.03-0.07 to 0.02
22 (no change since last week)ARI-0.03-0.07 to 0.02
23 (no change since last week)HOU-0.04-0.08 to 0.01
24 (no change since last week)KAN-0.04-0.08 to 0.01
25 (up 1 place since last week)CLE-0.04-0.09 to 0.01
26 (up 1 place since last week)SEA-0.05-0.10 to -0.00
27 (down 2 places since last week)MIN-0.06-0.09 to 0.00
28 (up 2 places since last week)JAX-0.06-0.11 to -0.02
29 (down 1 place since last week)LVR-0.07-0.11 to -0.01
30 (down 1 place since last week)ATL-0.08-0.12 to -0.02
31 (no change since last week)CHI-0.09-0.14 to -0.04
32 (no change since last week)DET-0.13-0.19 to -0.08