NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Super Bowl, 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 Super Bowl, 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)JAX0.330.24 to 0.43
2 (down 1 place since last week)SEA0.280.18 to 0.36
3 (no change since last week)LAR0.200.11 to 0.28
4 (no change since last week)NWE0.200.11 to 0.29
5 (up 1 place since last week)LAC0.190.09 to 0.28
6 (down 1 place since last week)HOU0.190.10 to 0.29
7 (no change since last week)PHI0.150.05 to 0.24
8 (no change since last week)NOR0.140.05 to 0.24
9 (up 1 place since last week)BUF0.090.00 to 0.19
10 (up 2 places since last week)KAN0.08-0.01 to 0.18
11 (down 2 places since last week)IND0.08-0.01 to 0.18
12 (down 1 place since last week)BAL0.08-0.02 to 0.17
13 (up 2 places since last week)ATL0.06-0.04 to 0.15
14 (up 2 places since last week)CLE0.05-0.05 to 0.15
15 (down 2 places since last week)PIT0.04-0.05 to 0.13
16 (up 1 place since last week)TAM0.03-0.06 to 0.12
17 (down 3 places since last week)CHI0.03-0.05 to 0.12
18 (no change since last week)GNB-0.01-0.10 to 0.09
19 (up 2 places since last week)CAR-0.02-0.10 to 0.09
20 (down 1 place since last week)MIN-0.02-0.12 to 0.08
21 (down 1 place since last week)ARI-0.02-0.11 to 0.08
22 (no change since last week)DEN-0.08-0.17 to 0.03
23 (no change since last week)DET-0.09-0.18 to 0.01
24 (no change since last week)LVR-0.10-0.19 to 0.01
25 (no change since last week)MIA-0.13-0.22 to -0.02
26 (no change since last week)CIN-0.14-0.24 to -0.05
27 (no change since last week)SFO-0.19-0.28 to -0.08
28 (no change since last week)WAS-0.20-0.28 to -0.08
29 (up 1 place since last week)TEN-0.22-0.32 to -0.10
30 (down 1 place since last week)NYG-0.23-0.33 to -0.12
31 (no change since last week)DAL-0.26-0.36 to -0.14
32 (no change since last week)NYJ-0.45-0.56 to -0.30