NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Week 14, 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 14, 2025, 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)LAR0.360.26 to 0.49
2 (up 1 place since last week)JAX0.260.13 to 0.37
3 (up 6 places since last week)SEA0.240.11 to 0.34
4 (up 2 places since last week)PHI0.210.09 to 0.31
5 (down 3 places since last week)CHI0.200.10 to 0.31
6 (down 1 place since last week)HOU0.190.06 to 0.29
7 (no change since last week)IND0.190.07 to 0.30
8 (no change since last week)TAM0.170.07 to 0.28
9 (down 5 places since last week)KAN0.140.02 to 0.25
10 (up 5 places since last week)LAC0.10-0.00 to 0.22
11 (down 1 place since last week)ARI0.09-0.02 to 0.19
12 (no change since last week)GNB0.08-0.03 to 0.20
13 (down 2 places since last week)DET0.06-0.04 to 0.18
14 (up 2 places since last week)PIT0.06-0.03 to 0.18
15 (down 2 places since last week)ATL0.05-0.06 to 0.16
16 (down 2 places since last week)BAL0.05-0.05 to 0.16
17 (up 2 places since last week)BUF0.03-0.07 to 0.14
18 (down 1 place since last week)NWE0.03-0.09 to 0.13
19 (up 1 place since last week)NOR-0.00-0.11 to 0.12
20 (up 1 place since last week)CAR-0.01-0.12 to 0.10
21 (down 3 places since last week)CLE-0.03-0.14 to 0.08
22 (no change since last week)LVR-0.04-0.15 to 0.08
23 (up 4 places since last week)SFO-0.12-0.23 to -0.00
24 (up 4 places since last week)MIA-0.15-0.25 to -0.02
25 (up 5 places since last week)CIN-0.17-0.27 to -0.05
26 (down 3 places since last week)DEN-0.17-0.29 to -0.04
27 (down 3 places since last week)WAS-0.18-0.29 to -0.05
28 (down 2 places since last week)DAL-0.21-0.32 to -0.08
29 (down 4 places since last week)MIN-0.21-0.31 to -0.06
30 (down 1 place since last week)TEN-0.25-0.37 to -0.11
31 (no change since last week)NYG-0.41-0.54 to -0.27
32 (no change since last week)NYJ-0.49-0.62 to -0.30