NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Conference, 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 Conference, 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)SEA0.360.26 to 0.44
2 (down 1 place since last week)JAX0.340.24 to 0.42
3 (no change since last week)LAR0.260.18 to 0.35
4 (up 4 places since last week)NWE0.200.12 to 0.30
5 (no change since last week)HOU0.190.10 to 0.29
6 (down 2 places since last week)LAC0.180.08 to 0.28
7 (down 1 place since last week)PHI0.150.06 to 0.24
8 (down 1 place since last week)NOR0.110.03 to 0.21
9 (no change since last week)IND0.100.01 to 0.20
10 (no change since last week)BUF0.09-0.01 to 0.18
11 (no change since last week)BAL0.08-0.01 to 0.17
12 (up 1 place since last week)KAN0.07-0.01 to 0.17
13 (up 1 place since last week)PIT0.05-0.04 to 0.14
14 (down 2 places since last week)CHI0.04-0.03 to 0.14
15 (up 1 place since last week)ATL0.04-0.05 to 0.13
16 (down 1 place since last week)CLE0.03-0.07 to 0.13
17 (no change since last week)TAM0.03-0.07 to 0.12
18 (up 1 place since last week)GNB-0.02-0.12 to 0.07
19 (down 1 place since last week)MIN-0.02-0.12 to 0.08
20 (up 1 place since last week)ARI-0.03-0.13 to 0.07
21 (down 1 place since last week)CAR-0.04-0.14 to 0.05
22 (up 1 place since last week)DEN-0.06-0.16 to 0.04
23 (down 1 place since last week)DET-0.07-0.17 to 0.02
24 (no change since last week)LVR-0.13-0.22 to -0.02
25 (no change since last week)MIA-0.14-0.23 to -0.04
26 (no change since last week)CIN-0.15-0.24 to -0.05
27 (no change since last week)SFO-0.18-0.27 to -0.08
28 (no change since last week)WAS-0.21-0.30 to -0.10
29 (no change since last week)NYG-0.24-0.33 to -0.13
30 (no change since last week)TEN-0.25-0.35 to -0.13
31 (no change since last week)DAL-0.25-0.34 to -0.14
32 (no change since last week)NYJ-0.47-0.58 to -0.34