NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Super Bowl, 2024

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, 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)MIN0.380.30 to 0.49
2 (no change since last week)PHI0.350.24 to 0.44
3 (no change since last week)BUF0.260.16 to 0.35
4 (no change since last week)GNB0.200.10 to 0.29
5 (no change since last week)DET0.160.05 to 0.24
6 (no change since last week)HOU0.150.06 to 0.24
7 (no change since last week)DEN0.110.02 to 0.21
8 (no change since last week)CHI0.090.00 to 0.19
9 (no change since last week)PIT0.08-0.03 to 0.16
10 (no change since last week)LAC0.08-0.01 to 0.17
11 (no change since last week)BAL0.06-0.04 to 0.15
12 (no change since last week)KAN0.04-0.06 to 0.13
13 (up 1 place since last week)CIN0.01-0.07 to 0.11
14 (down 1 place since last week)IND0.01-0.09 to 0.10
15 (no change since last week)SEA0.01-0.09 to 0.10
16 (no change since last week)MIA0.00-0.09 to 0.09
17 (no change since last week)ATL-0.01-0.11 to 0.08
18 (no change since last week)LAR-0.02-0.10 to 0.09
19 (no change since last week)SFO-0.02-0.11 to 0.08
20 (no change since last week)ARI-0.04-0.12 to 0.07
21 (no change since last week)TAM-0.05-0.15 to 0.05
22 (no change since last week)NOR-0.08-0.16 to 0.02
23 (no change since last week)DAL-0.09-0.18 to 0.02
24 (no change since last week)CLE-0.09-0.18 to 0.01
25 (no change since last week)NYG-0.11-0.19 to 0.00
26 (up 1 place since last week)TEN-0.15-0.24 to -0.04
27 (down 1 place since last week)WAS-0.16-0.24 to -0.05
28 (no change since last week)NWE-0.16-0.25 to -0.05
29 (no change since last week)NYJ-0.19-0.29 to -0.09
30 (no change since last week)CAR-0.20-0.28 to -0.09
31 (no change since last week)LVR-0.24-0.34 to -0.12
32 (no change since last week)JAX-0.36-0.47 to -0.25