NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Super Bowl, 2022

Defensive takeaway rate measures how likely each defense is to force a turnover on a drive, adjusted for the offenses it has faced. Values are relative to a league-average defense (0); higher means more takeaways. How the model works.

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Median50% interval

Defensive Takeaway Rate for all 32 NFL teams going into Super Bowl, 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)NWE0.07-0.02 to 0.10
2 (no change since last week)SFO0.04-0.02 to 0.08
3 (up 2 places since last week)PHI0.04-0.02 to 0.07
4 (down 1 place since last week)BUF0.04-0.02 to 0.07
5 (down 1 place since last week)DAL0.03-0.03 to 0.06
6 (no change since last week)NYJ0.02-0.03 to 0.06
7 (no change since last week)CIN0.01-0.03 to 0.05
8 (no change since last week)JAX0.01-0.03 to 0.05
9 (no change since last week)PIT0.01-0.03 to 0.05
10 (no change since last week)BAL0.00-0.03 to 0.05
11 (no change since last week)LAC0.00-0.04 to 0.04
12 (no change since last week)CLE0.00-0.04 to 0.05
13 (no change since last week)MIN0.00-0.04 to 0.04
14 (no change since last week)KAN0.00-0.04 to 0.04
15 (up 1 place since last week)GNB-0.00-0.04 to 0.04
16 (down 1 place since last week)SEA-0.00-0.04 to 0.04
17 (up 1 place since last week)WAS-0.00-0.04 to 0.04
18 (down 1 place since last week)DEN-0.00-0.04 to 0.04
19 (up 1 place since last week)IND-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
20 (down 1 place since last week)CHI-0.00-0.04 to 0.04
21 (no change since last week)MIA-0.00-0.04 to 0.04
22 (no change since last week)TAM-0.01-0.05 to 0.03
23 (no change since last week)ARI-0.01-0.05 to 0.04
24 (no change since last week)CAR-0.01-0.05 to 0.03
25 (no change since last week)ATL-0.01-0.05 to 0.03
26 (no change since last week)NOR-0.01-0.05 to 0.03
27 (no change since last week)TEN-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
28 (no change since last week)HOU-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
29 (no change since last week)LAR-0.03-0.07 to 0.02
30 (no change since last week)DET-0.03-0.06 to 0.03
31 (no change since last week)LVR-0.04-0.08 to 0.02
32 (no change since last week)NYG-0.07-0.10 to 0.02