NFL Defensive Drive Efficiency: Going into Week 4, 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.

Updated Tue, Sep 24, 2024 · Data: nflverse (CC BY 4.0)

Median50% interval

Defensive Drive Efficiency for all 32 NFL teams going into Week 4, 2024, ranked high to low. Median and 50% interval of the model estimate (model effect, 0 = league average, higher is better).
Rank	Team	Median	50% interval
1	Seattle SeahawksSEA	0.29	0.16 to 0.43
2	Tennessee TitansTEN	0.25	0.09 to 0.35
3	Chicago BearsCHI	0.18	0.04 to 0.27
4	Cleveland BrownsCLE	0.15	0.00 to 0.22
5	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	0.15	-0.01 to 0.22
6	Los Angeles ChargersLAC	0.13	-0.01 to 0.22
7	Denver BroncosDEN	0.11	-0.02 to 0.20
8	Las Vegas RaidersLVR	0.10	-0.01 to 0.20
9	New York JetsNYJ	0.10	-0.02 to 0.20
10	Detroit LionsDET	0.04	-0.06 to 0.14
11	Arizona CardinalsARI	0.01	-0.08 to 0.12
12	Atlanta FalconsATL	0.01	-0.10 to 0.11
13	New England PatriotsNWE	0.00	-0.09 to 0.12
14	Houston TexansHOU	0.00	-0.11 to 0.09
15	Miami DolphinsMIA	-0.00	-0.10 to 0.10
16	New York GiantsNYG	-0.00	-0.09 to 0.11
17	Philadelphia EaglesPHI	-0.01	-0.10 to 0.10
18	Minnesota VikingsMIN	-0.01	-0.11 to 0.10
19	Baltimore RavensBAL	-0.02	-0.11 to 0.09
20	Dallas CowboysDAL	-0.03	-0.13 to 0.07
21	Green Bay PackersGNB	-0.04	-0.15 to 0.06
22	Jacksonville JaguarsJAX	-0.06	-0.14 to 0.06
23	New Orleans SaintsNOR	-0.06	-0.16 to 0.06
24	Kansas City ChiefsKAN	-0.06	-0.14 to 0.06
25	Tampa Bay BuccaneersTAM	-0.07	-0.17 to 0.03
26	Cincinnati BengalsCIN	-0.07	-0.16 to 0.05
27	Indianapolis ColtsIND	-0.11	-0.19 to 0.02
28	Carolina PanthersCAR	-0.12	-0.21 to 0.01
29	Buffalo BillsBUF	-0.15	-0.23 to 0.01
30	Los Angeles RamsLAR	-0.18	-0.28 to -0.03
31	San Francisco 49ersSFO	-0.19	-0.29 to -0.04
32	Washington CommandersWAS	-0.28	-0.40 to -0.13