NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Week 11, 2023

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 Week 11, 2023, ranked high to low. Median and 50% interval of the model estimate (model effect, 0 = league average, higher is better).
RankTeamMedian50% interval
1 (up 1 place since last week)KAN0.06-0.02 to 0.09
2 (down 1 place since last week)JAX0.06-0.02 to 0.09
3 (no change since last week)DAL0.05-0.03 to 0.09
4 (up 2 places since last week)SFO0.04-0.03 to 0.08
5 (up 3 places since last week)CLE0.02-0.04 to 0.07
6 (down 1 place since last week)CIN0.02-0.03 to 0.06
7 (no change since last week)PHI0.02-0.03 to 0.06
8 (up 6 places since last week)TAM0.02-0.03 to 0.06
9 (down 5 places since last week)BAL0.01-0.04 to 0.06
10 (down 1 place since last week)PIT0.01-0.03 to 0.06
11 (up 4 places since last week)MIN0.01-0.04 to 0.05
12 (down 1 place since last week)SEA0.01-0.04 to 0.05
13 (no change since last week)DET0.00-0.05 to 0.04
14 (down 4 places since last week)NOR0.00-0.04 to 0.05
15 (down 3 places since last week)LAC0.00-0.04 to 0.04
16 (up 1 place since last week)IND-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
17 (up 2 places since last week)MIA-0.00-0.05 to 0.05
18 (down 2 places since last week)BUF-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
19 (down 1 place since last week)NYG-0.00-0.06 to 0.03
20 (up 7 places since last week)DEN-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
21 (down 1 place since last week)LVR-0.01-0.05 to 0.04
22 (no change since last week)HOU-0.01-0.05 to 0.04
23 (down 2 places since last week)CHI-0.01-0.06 to 0.04
24 (up 2 places since last week)NYJ-0.01-0.06 to 0.04
25 (down 1 place since last week)ARI-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
26 (down 1 place since last week)ATL-0.02-0.06 to 0.03
27 (down 4 places since last week)GNB-0.02-0.06 to 0.04
28 (up 2 places since last week)LAR-0.03-0.07 to 0.03
29 (down 1 place since last week)WAS-0.04-0.08 to 0.03
30 (down 1 place since last week)NWE-0.04-0.08 to 0.03
31 (no change since last week)CAR-0.05-0.08 to 0.03
32 (no change since last week)TEN-0.05-0.08 to 0.03