NFL Defensive Drive Efficiency: Going into Conference, 2024

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 Conference, 2024, 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)PHI0.100.04 to 0.15
2 (no change since last week)LAC0.100.04 to 0.14
3 (no change since last week)SEA0.090.04 to 0.14
4 (no change since last week)LVR0.080.02 to 0.12
5 (no change since last week)CLE0.070.02 to 0.11
6 (up 1 place since last week)MIA0.05-0.00 to 0.09
7 (down 1 place since last week)CHI0.05-0.00 to 0.09
8 (no change since last week)GNB0.05-0.00 to 0.09
9 (no change since last week)TEN0.04-0.01 to 0.08
10 (no change since last week)DEN0.03-0.02 to 0.07
11 (no change since last week)TAM0.03-0.02 to 0.07
12 (no change since last week)BAL0.02-0.03 to 0.06
13 (no change since last week)DAL0.02-0.02 to 0.07
14 (no change since last week)HOU0.02-0.02 to 0.07
15 (no change since last week)NYJ0.02-0.03 to 0.06
16 (no change since last week)WAS0.01-0.04 to 0.05
17 (no change since last week)KAN0.00-0.03 to 0.06
18 (no change since last week)PIT-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
19 (no change since last week)DET-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
20 (no change since last week)NWE-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
21 (no change since last week)NYG-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
22 (no change since last week)ARI-0.02-0.06 to 0.02
23 (no change since last week)IND-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
24 (no change since last week)MIN-0.02-0.07 to 0.02
25 (no change since last week)NOR-0.03-0.07 to 0.02
26 (no change since last week)LAR-0.04-0.08 to 0.01
27 (no change since last week)SFO-0.05-0.09 to 0.00
28 (no change since last week)JAX-0.07-0.12 to -0.02
29 (up 1 place since last week)ATL-0.11-0.15 to -0.05
30 (down 1 place since last week)CIN-0.11-0.15 to -0.04
31 (no change since last week)BUF-0.11-0.16 to -0.05
32 (no change since last week)CAR-0.14-0.19 to -0.07