NFL Defensive Takeaway Rate: Going into Week 5, 2026

Going into Week 5

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.

Updated Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · Data: nflverse (CC BY 4.0)

Defensive Takeaway Rate for all 32 NFL teams going into Week 5, 2026, ranked high to low. Median and 50% interval of the model estimate (model effect, 0 = league average, higher is better).
Team	Team	Rank	Median	50% interval
Arizona Cardinals	ARI	16up 6 positions	0.027	[0.072, -0.037]
Carolina Panthers	CAR	21up 1 positions	0.025	[0.077, -0.037]
Las Vegas Raiders	LVR	32down 2 positions	0.024	[0.072, -0.037]
Jacksonville Jaguars	JAX	44up 4 positions	0.019	[0.071, -0.038]
Kansas City Chiefs	KAN	53down 3 positions	0.019	[0.071, -0.037]
Minnesota Vikings	MIN	61down 1 positions	0.016	[0.066, -0.043]
New York Giants	NYG	74up 4 positions	0.014	[0.063, -0.045]
Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	84down 4 positions	0.012	[0.064, -0.044]
Cincinnati Bengals	CIN	93down 3 positions	0.009	[0.061, -0.044]
Los Angeles Rams	LAR	104up 4 positions	0.006	[0.056, -0.049]
Atlanta Falcons	ATL	111down 1 positions	0.003	[0.057, -0.047]
Seattle Seahawks	SEA	12no change	0.002	[0.059, -0.046]
Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	13no change	0.002	[0.058, -0.047]
Indianapolis Colts	IND	1417up 17 positions	0.001	[0.056, -0.047]
Cleveland Browns	CLE	156down 6 positions	0.001	[0.054, -0.052]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TAM	164up 4 positions	0.000	[0.056, -0.050]
Baltimore Ravens	BAL	177up 7 positions	-0.001	[0.052, -0.053]
Green Bay Packers	GNB	1811up 11 positions	-0.002	[0.051, -0.055]
Washington Commanders	WAS	194up 4 positions	-0.002	[0.056, -0.049]
Denver Broncos	DEN	203down 3 positions	-0.002	[0.052, -0.053]
Chicago Bears	CHI	213down 3 positions	-0.003	[0.053, -0.053]
New York Jets	NYJ	22no change	-0.003	[0.051, -0.054]
Miami Dolphins	MIA	238down 8 positions	-0.005	[0.048, -0.057]
New England Patriots	NWE	243down 3 positions	-0.007	[0.041, -0.067]
San Francisco 49ers	SFO	259down 9 positions	-0.008	[0.047, -0.059]
Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	266up 6 positions	-0.011	[0.043, -0.064]
Houston Texans	HOU	278down 8 positions	-0.012	[0.046, -0.061]
Buffalo Bills	BUF	281down 1 positions	-0.015	[0.042, -0.065]
Tennessee Titans	TEN	293down 3 positions	-0.021	[0.044, -0.071]
Dallas Cowboys	DAL	305down 5 positions	-0.022	[0.035, -0.073]
Detroit Lions	DET	313down 3 positions	-0.026	[0.041, -0.072]
New Orleans Saints	NOR	322down 2 positions	-0.027	[0.038, -0.078]