NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Week 10, 2025

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 10, 2025, 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)LAR0.300.15 to 0.44
2 (down 1 place since last week)KAN0.300.15 to 0.42
3 (no change since last week)DET0.250.09 to 0.37
4 (no change since last week)TAM0.220.08 to 0.34
5 (up 1 place since last week)IND0.200.08 to 0.33
6 (down 1 place since last week)JAX0.160.03 to 0.27
7 (up 1 place since last week)HOU0.13-0.02 to 0.23
8 (down 1 place since last week)CHI0.13-0.01 to 0.22
9 (up 3 places since last week)PIT0.11-0.02 to 0.22
10 (up 8 places since last week)ARI0.10-0.03 to 0.21
11 (down 2 places since last week)NWE0.07-0.07 to 0.17
12 (down 1 place since last week)SEA0.06-0.06 to 0.17
13 (down 3 places since last week)CLE0.03-0.10 to 0.14
14 (up 5 places since last week)BUF0.03-0.08 to 0.15
15 (up 5 places since last week)CAR0.03-0.11 to 0.13
16 (up 1 place since last week)ATL0.02-0.11 to 0.14
17 (down 4 places since last week)PHI0.00-0.12 to 0.11
18 (down 2 places since last week)LAC-0.02-0.13 to 0.10
19 (down 5 places since last week)GNB-0.02-0.13 to 0.12
20 (up 5 places since last week)BAL-0.02-0.13 to 0.10
21 (no change since last week)MIN-0.02-0.15 to 0.09
22 (down 7 places since last week)NOR-0.04-0.15 to 0.09
23 (down 1 place since last week)LVR-0.09-0.20 to 0.05
24 (down 1 place since last week)WAS-0.11-0.20 to 0.03
25 (down 1 place since last week)DEN-0.13-0.24 to 0.02
26 (up 4 places since last week)DAL-0.17-0.28 to -0.03
27 (no change since last week)TEN-0.18-0.29 to -0.03
28 (down 2 places since last week)CIN-0.18-0.30 to -0.05
29 (down 1 place since last week)SFO-0.19-0.30 to -0.04
30 (down 1 place since last week)MIA-0.20-0.33 to -0.05
31 (no change since last week)NYJ-0.30-0.44 to -0.13
32 (no change since last week)NYG-0.36-0.51 to -0.19