NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Divisional, 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 Divisional, 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)JAX0.320.23 to 0.41
2 (no change since last week)SEA0.290.20 to 0.39
3 (no change since last week)LAR0.220.14 to 0.31
4 (up 2 places since last week)LAC0.180.09 to 0.28
5 (down 1 place since last week)HOU0.170.07 to 0.26
6 (down 1 place since last week)PHI0.150.06 to 0.24
7 (up 1 place since last week)NOR0.110.01 to 0.20
8 (up 6 places since last week)NWE0.110.01 to 0.20
9 (up 2 places since last week)IND0.110.02 to 0.20
10 (up 5 places since last week)BUF0.090.01 to 0.19
11 (down 1 place since last week)BAL0.08-0.01 to 0.17
12 (down 5 places since last week)CHI0.07-0.01 to 0.16
13 (down 4 places since last week)KAN0.07-0.03 to 0.16
14 (up 4 places since last week)PIT0.05-0.04 to 0.14
15 (up 1 place since last week)CLE0.04-0.06 to 0.13
16 (down 4 places since last week)ATL0.03-0.06 to 0.12
17 (down 4 places since last week)TAM0.03-0.04 to 0.13
18 (down 1 place since last week)MIN-0.01-0.10 to 0.09
19 (up 1 place since last week)GNB-0.02-0.10 to 0.08
20 (up 1 place since last week)CAR-0.02-0.11 to 0.08
21 (up 1 place since last week)ARI-0.03-0.13 to 0.06
22 (down 3 places since last week)DET-0.06-0.15 to 0.03
23 (no change since last week)DEN-0.07-0.16 to 0.04
24 (no change since last week)LVR-0.12-0.20 to -0.01
25 (no change since last week)MIA-0.12-0.21 to -0.03
26 (no change since last week)CIN-0.14-0.22 to -0.04
27 (no change since last week)SFO-0.14-0.25 to -0.06
28 (no change since last week)WAS-0.20-0.28 to -0.09
29 (no change since last week)NYG-0.22-0.32 to -0.12
30 (no change since last week)TEN-0.23-0.32 to -0.11
31 (no change since last week)DAL-0.25-0.35 to -0.14
32 (no change since last week)NYJ-0.45-0.55 to -0.31