NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Week 7, 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 7, 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)JAX0.10-0.03 to 0.14
2 (up 14 places since last week)LAR0.07-0.04 to 0.11
3 (down 1 place since last week)KAN0.07-0.04 to 0.11
4 (down 1 place since last week)IND0.05-0.04 to 0.11
5 (down 1 place since last week)PIT0.05-0.05 to 0.10
6 (down 1 place since last week)DET0.03-0.05 to 0.09
7 (up 6 places since last week)CHI0.02-0.06 to 0.08
8 (down 1 place since last week)HOU0.02-0.05 to 0.08
9 (up 1 place since last week)ATL0.02-0.05 to 0.08
10 (down 4 places since last week)PHI0.02-0.05 to 0.08
11 (up 10 places since last week)TAM0.01-0.06 to 0.07
12 (down 1 place since last week)MIN0.01-0.06 to 0.07
13 (down 4 places since last week)ARI0.00-0.06 to 0.07
14 (no change since last week)LAC0.00-0.06 to 0.07
15 (down 7 places since last week)SEA0.00-0.06 to 0.07
16 (up 1 place since last week)NOR-0.00-0.07 to 0.06
17 (up 2 places since last week)NWE-0.00-0.07 to 0.06
18 (down 3 places since last week)GNB-0.00-0.08 to 0.05
19 (up 1 place since last week)BUF-0.00-0.07 to 0.06
20 (down 8 places since last week)CAR-0.00-0.07 to 0.06
21 (up 2 places since last week)WAS-0.01-0.07 to 0.06
22 (up 5 places since last week)LVR-0.01-0.08 to 0.05
23 (up 3 places since last week)DEN-0.01-0.07 to 0.06
24 (no change since last week)TEN-0.01-0.08 to 0.05
25 (down 7 places since last week)CLE-0.01-0.08 to 0.05
26 (down 4 places since last week)CIN-0.01-0.08 to 0.05
27 (down 2 places since last week)SFO-0.03-0.09 to 0.05
28 (up 1 place since last week)BAL-0.04-0.10 to 0.04
29 (down 1 place since last week)MIA-0.06-0.11 to 0.04
30 (up 1 place since last week)NYG-0.07-0.12 to 0.04
31 (down 1 place since last week)DAL-0.08-0.12 to 0.04
32 (no change since last week)NYJ-0.08-0.13 to 0.04