NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Conference, 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 Conference, 2023, 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)DAL0.08-0.01 to 0.11
2 (no change since last week)JAX0.08-0.02 to 0.11
3 (no change since last week)BAL0.08-0.01 to 0.11
4 (no change since last week)SFO0.08-0.02 to 0.11
5 (up 1 place since last week)CHI0.05-0.02 to 0.09
6 (down 1 place since last week)KAN0.05-0.02 to 0.09
7 (no change since last week)NYG0.04-0.02 to 0.08
8 (up 1 place since last week)MIA0.03-0.03 to 0.07
9 (up 1 place since last week)CLE0.02-0.03 to 0.07
10 (down 2 places since last week)TAM0.02-0.03 to 0.07
11 (no change since last week)NOR0.01-0.04 to 0.06
12 (up 1 place since last week)PIT0.01-0.04 to 0.06
13 (down 1 place since last week)BUF0.01-0.04 to 0.05
14 (no change since last week)NYJ0.00-0.04 to 0.05
15 (no change since last week)GNB-0.00-0.05 to 0.05
16 (up 1 place since last week)LVR-0.00-0.05 to 0.05
17 (down 1 place since last week)HOU-0.00-0.05 to 0.04
18 (up 1 place since last week)DEN-0.01-0.06 to 0.04
19 (down 1 place since last week)DET-0.01-0.05 to 0.04
20 (no change since last week)IND-0.01-0.06 to 0.04
21 (no change since last week)CIN-0.01-0.06 to 0.04
22 (no change since last week)MIN-0.01-0.06 to 0.04
23 (no change since last week)ATL-0.02-0.06 to 0.04
24 (no change since last week)LAC-0.02-0.06 to 0.04
25 (no change since last week)PHI-0.02-0.06 to 0.04
26 (no change since last week)LAR-0.03-0.08 to 0.03
27 (up 1 place since last week)SEA-0.04-0.08 to 0.03
28 (down 1 place since last week)NWE-0.04-0.08 to 0.03
29 (up 1 place since last week)ARI-0.05-0.09 to 0.02
30 (down 1 place since last week)TEN-0.05-0.08 to 0.03
31 (no change since last week)WAS-0.09-0.12 to 0.01
32 (no change since last week)CAR-0.10-0.13 to 0.01