NFL Defensive Rankings by Position

Per-game allowances to each position with the quality of offenses faced removed. Rank 1 = toughest of 32. 2026 regular season through Week 7, cumulative window, opponent-adjusted and recency-weighted.

Defense vs Quarterbacks

A one-standard-deviation tougher defense moved quarterback passing yards by about 8.5 per game in 2024-25 — the largest defensive effect we measure.

#	Defense	Rating	Pass Yds (rank)	Pass TDs (rank)	INTs (rank)	Rush Yds (rank)	Any TD (rank)	Next
1	Seahawks	100	188.1 (1)	1.4 (17)	1 (4)	12.3 (7)	0.1 (6)	vs Chiefs
2	Vikings	99.6	209.1 (4)	1 (1)	0.9 (5)	8.9 (4)	-0.1 (1)	vs Colts
3	Chargers	78.6	215.8 (6)	1.2 (3)	0.7 (13)	15.7 (16)	0.2 (18)	at Rams
4	Rams	77.4	202.7 (2)	1.4 (12)	0.8 (8)	26 (31)	0.2 (21)	at Raiders
5	Packers	74.8	226.2 (10)	1.4 (15)	1.4 (1)	18.2 (20)	0.1 (9)	at Lions
6	Jets	73.8	210.4 (5)	1.5 (19)	0.4 (31)	14.8 (13)	-0 (2)	vs Dolphins
7	Broncos	70	220.9 (7)	1.2 (2)	0.9 (6)	23.6 (28)	0.3 (25)	at Cardinals
8	Buccaneers	67.4	234.6 (13)	1.4 (14)	1 (3)	12.3 (6)	0.1 (14)	at Panthers
9	Browns	63.5	229.5 (11)	1.6 (20)	0.7 (14)	13 (9)	0.1 (8)	at Titans
10	Patriots	62.9	237.4 (16)	1.3 (7)	0.6 (20)	13.3 (10)	0.1 (7)	at Dolphins
11	Steelers	62.1	244.1 (18)	1.2 (6)	0.8 (7)	14.1 (12)	0.1 (4)	at Saints
12	Dolphins	60.6	221.6 (8)	1.7 (26)	0.8 (12)	14 (11)	0.2 (23)	at Jets
13	49ers	58.5	237.1 (15)	1.4 (16)	0.5 (24)	8 (2)	0.2 (20)	at Falcons
14	Giants	54.6	205 (3)	1.9 (27)	0.8 (9)	26.1 (32)	0.5 (32)	at Texans
15	Colts	52.3	233.1 (12)	1.6 (24)	0.6 (21)	18 (19)	0.1 (12)	at Vikings
16	Falcons	51	245 (19)	1.5 (18)	0.3 (32)	8.2 (3)	0.1 (11)	vs 49ers
17	Chiefs	50.6	252.6 (25)	1.3 (11)	0.7 (15)	17.6 (18)	0.1 (5)	at Seahawks
18	Eagles	49.5	240.4 (17)	1.3 (10)	0.6 (22)	14.9 (14)	0.4 (30)	vs Cowboys
19	Ravens	48.2	247.9 (22)	1.2 (5)	0.5 (25)	19.8 (23)	0.2 (22)	vs Bengals
20	Titans	46.6	249.1 (24)	1.4 (13)	0.8 (11)	20.5 (24)	0.2 (24)	vs Browns
21	Panthers	45.1	246.7 (21)	1.3 (9)	0.7 (16)	23.9 (29)	0.3 (27)	vs Buccaneers
22	Bengals	44.9	248.5 (23)	1.2 (4)	0.7 (17)	22.8 (25)	0.3 (29)	at Ravens
23	Cowboys	42	236.1 (14)	1.7 (25)	0.4 (30)	24.9 (30)	0.2 (15)	at Eagles
24	Jaguars	41.1	275.8 (31)	1.3 (8)	1.1 (2)	12.8 (8)	0.2 (16)	vs Colts
25	Cardinals	39.1	223.7 (9)	2.2 (31)	0.4 (29)	15.4 (15)	0.3 (28)	vs Broncos
26	Bears	37.7	245.9 (20)	1.6 (22)	0.6 (19)	16.4 (17)	0.4 (31)	at Seahawks
27	Saints	36.4	257.1 (28)	1.6 (21)	0.8 (10)	23.5 (27)	0.1 (13)	vs Steelers
28	Texans	35.4	259.7 (29)	1.6 (23)	0.6 (23)	11.9 (5)	0.2 (17)	vs Giants
29	Raiders	31	254.8 (26)	2.2 (30)	0.5 (28)	7.1 (1)	0 (3)	vs Rams
30	Bills	21.2	260.5 (30)	2.1 (29)	0.5 (26)	18.7 (21)	0.1 (10)	vs Ravens
31	Commanders	16.9	256.3 (27)	2.1 (28)	0.5 (27)	22.9 (26)	0.3 (26)	vs Eagles
32	Lions	0	280.9 (32)	2.3 (32)	0.6 (18)	19.5 (22)	0.2 (19)	vs Packers

Defense vs Running Backs

A one-standard-deviation tougher defense moved running back rushing yards by about 3.5 per game in 2024-25 — the most reliable defensive signal we measure.

#	Defense	Rating	Rush Yds (rank)	Rec (rank)	Rec Yds (rank)	Any TD (rank)	Next
1	Vikings	100	78.2 (7)	3.5 (4)	25.4 (9)	0.6 (2)	vs Colts
2	Patriots	88.6	75.8 (3)	4.2 (16)	25.5 (10)	0.7 (11)	at Dolphins
3	Browns	85.6	86.9 (16)	4.4 (19)	22.4 (5)	0.3 (1)	at Titans
4	Lions	81.7	82.3 (10)	3.9 (7)	20.4 (1)	0.8 (14)	vs Packers
5	Bears	77	70.1 (1)	4.5 (24)	38.5 (28)	0.9 (19)	at Seahawks
6	Ravens	75.9	83.6 (12)	4 (10)	21.7 (4)	0.8 (16)	vs Bengals
7	Chiefs	74.6	74.8 (2)	5 (30)	35.9 (25)	0.7 (5)	at Seahawks
8	Steelers	73.5	80.5 (9)	4.2 (14)	32.1 (19)	0.7 (9)	at Saints
9	Buccaneers	67.3	79.8 (8)	4.9 (26)	33.8 (22)	0.7 (7)	at Panthers
10	Eagles	66.2	93.2 (22)	4 (9)	22.7 (7)	0.6 (3)	vs Cowboys
11	Jaguars	64.1	76 (4)	4.9 (27)	38 (27)	0.8 (15)	vs Colts
12	Texans	59.3	82.8 (11)	4.9 (28)	26.8 (12)	0.9 (20)	vs Giants
13	Bengals	57.5	87.4 (17)	4.4 (20)	33.3 (21)	0.7 (8)	at Ravens
14	Falcons	55.4	78.2 (6)	5 (29)	32 (18)	1 (25)	vs 49ers
15	Panthers	54.3	85.7 (14)	4.3 (18)	31.1 (17)	0.9 (21)	vs Buccaneers
16	Packers	54	77.6 (5)	4.1 (12)	34.4 (23)	1.2 (29)	at Lions
17	Broncos	53.8	94.6 (23)	3.9 (6)	25.1 (8)	0.8 (13)	at Cardinals
18	Cardinals	50.2	104.6 (30)	2.8 (1)	21.3 (2)	0.8 (12)	vs Broncos
19	Chargers	41.2	95.6 (24)	3.7 (5)	22.6 (6)	1.1 (28)	at Rams
20	Bills	39.3	84.8 (13)	4.5 (22)	30.7 (16)	1.3 (30)	vs Ravens
21	Seahawks	36.7	88.3 (18)	4.7 (25)	30.5 (15)	1.1 (27)	vs Chiefs
22	Jets	35.1	104 (29)	3.4 (3)	21.5 (3)	1 (22)	vs Dolphins
23	Commanders	34.8	90.9 (19)	5.3 (31)	36.9 (26)	0.7 (10)	vs Eagles
24	Dolphins	31.9	91 (20)	4.1 (11)	30.5 (14)	1.3 (31)	at Jets
25	Rams	28.4	99.8 (26)	4.5 (23)	39.7 (30)	0.6 (4)	at Raiders
26	Titans	26	100.4 (27)	4.5 (21)	38.6 (29)	0.7 (6)	vs Browns
27	Colts	26	93.1 (21)	4.2 (13)	41.4 (32)	1 (23)	at Vikings
28	Raiders	24.4	100.6 (28)	4.2 (15)	35.9 (24)	0.8 (17)	vs Rams
29	49ers	22.4	86.7 (15)	6.3 (32)	41.4 (31)	0.9 (18)	at Falcons
30	Giants	12.8	112.1 (32)	3.4 (2)	26 (11)	1 (24)	at Texans
31	Cowboys	1.4	108.2 (31)	4.3 (17)	32.4 (20)	1.1 (26)	at Eagles
32	Saints	0	98.4 (25)	4 (8)	29.1 (13)	1.7 (32)	vs Steelers

Defense vs Wide Receivers

A one-standard-deviation tougher defense moved wide receiver receiving yards by about 0.9 per game in 2024-25 — small; receptions barely move.

#	Defense	Rating	Rec Yds (rank)	Rec (rank)	Any TD (rank)	Next
1	Dolphins	100	130.2 (3)	11.2 (13)	0.4 (1)	at Jets
2	Vikings	96.8	130.1 (2)	10 (3)	0.7 (6)	vs Colts
3	Seahawks	89.2	127.8 (1)	10.6 (7)	0.9 (16)	vs Chiefs
4	Giants	84.5	130.6 (4)	9.5 (1)	1.1 (29)	at Texans
5	Broncos	84.3	140.7 (8)	11.3 (14)	0.5 (2)	at Cardinals
6	Bengals	84.1	130.7 (5)	10.2 (6)	1 (25)	at Ravens
7	Rams	80.2	131.1 (6)	10.1 (4)	1.1 (28)	at Raiders
8	Colts	76	143.7 (12)	10.2 (5)	0.8 (14)	at Vikings
9	Bears	71.6	147.4 (15)	10.6 (8)	0.7 (10)	at Seahawks
10	49ers	70.1	143.7 (13)	10.7 (9)	0.9 (17)	at Falcons
11	Buccaneers	68.8	142.4 (10)	11.9 (21)	0.7 (8)	at Panthers
12	Chiefs	68.4	148.1 (17)	11.7 (18)	0.6 (4)	at Seahawks
13	Chargers	66.3	144.9 (14)	11.2 (12)	0.9 (15)	at Rams
14	Jets	64.1	141.9 (9)	11.5 (16)	0.9 (20)	vs Dolphins
15	Cardinals	61.2	142.5 (11)	9.8 (2)	1.4 (31)	vs Broncos
16	Packers	60.2	140.2 (7)	13.3 (28)	0.7 (9)	at Lions
17	Browns	58.2	150.7 (18)	11 (10)	0.9 (22)	at Titans
18	Commanders	54.9	147.8 (16)	11.7 (19)	1 (23)	vs Eagles
19	Panthers	54.2	153.6 (19)	12.8 (25)	0.6 (3)	vs Buccaneers
20	Patriots	54.1	154.7 (21)	11.5 (17)	0.8 (13)	at Dolphins
21	Steelers	50.3	154.4 (20)	12.5 (22)	0.7 (11)	at Saints
22	Cowboys	43.2	157.4 (22)	11.4 (15)	1.1 (27)	at Eagles
23	Falcons	42	157.7 (23)	13.2 (27)	0.7 (7)	vs 49ers
24	Eagles	39.2	162.3 (24)	11.8 (20)	0.9 (21)	vs Cowboys
25	Ravens	30.2	171.4 (28)	12.6 (24)	0.7 (12)	vs Bengals
26	Raiders	28.5	166.3 (26)	11.1 (11)	1.3 (30)	vs Rams
27	Saints	22.8	167.1 (27)	13.1 (26)	1 (24)	vs Steelers
28	Texans	18.8	176 (30)	12.6 (23)	0.9 (19)	vs Giants
29	Titans	14.5	173.2 (29)	13.7 (32)	0.9 (18)	vs Browns
30	Lions	7	176.5 (31)	13.5 (31)	1 (26)	vs Packers
31	Jaguars	1.2	197 (32)	13.4 (29)	0.6 (5)	vs Colts
32	Bills	0	164.6 (25)	13.5 (30)	1.6 (32)	vs Ravens

Defense vs Tight Ends

A one-standard-deviation tougher defense moved tight end receiving yards by about 1.2 per game in 2024-25 — small and noisy, context rather than a lean.

#	Defense	Rating	Rec Yds (rank)	Rec (rank)	Any TD (rank)	Next
1	Rams	100	32.6 (2)	4.2 (1)	0.2 (1)	at Raiders
2	Seahawks	93.7	31.6 (1)	4.8 (5)	0.3 (7)	vs Chiefs
3	Titans	88	36.5 (3)	4.2 (2)	0.5 (16)	vs Browns
4	Chargers	80.5	48.1 (8)	4.7 (3)	0.2 (4)	at Rams
5	Jets	77.3	45.9 (7)	5.1 (9)	0.3 (8)	vs Dolphins
6	Jaguars	77	41.4 (4)	4.9 (6)	0.6 (22)	vs Colts
7	Vikings	73.3	53.3 (13)	4.7 (4)	0.3 (6)	vs Colts
8	Giants	72.8	48.1 (9)	5.3 (14)	0.4 (10)	at Texans
9	Cowboys	72.8	45.7 (6)	5 (8)	0.5 (18)	at Eagles
10	Packers	71	49.4 (10)	5.1 (10)	0.4 (12)	at Lions
11	49ers	70.2	51 (11)	5.8 (22)	0.2 (3)	at Falcons
12	Colts	69.5	45.6 (5)	5 (7)	0.7 (28)	at Vikings
13	Ravens	65.5	54.1 (15)	5.2 (11)	0.5 (14)	vs Bengals
14	Texans	64	55.9 (20)	5.5 (17)	0.3 (9)	vs Giants
15	Bills	63.7	60.9 (26)	5.4 (16)	0.2 (2)	vs Ravens
16	Eagles	63.2	54.5 (17)	5.2 (13)	0.5 (17)	vs Cowboys
17	Patriots	63	55.1 (18)	5.7 (20)	0.4 (11)	at Dolphins
18	Steelers	62.6	56.6 (21)	5.2 (12)	0.5 (15)	at Saints
19	Broncos	60.5	53.6 (14)	5.6 (18)	0.6 (21)	at Cardinals
20	Falcons	58.3	54.3 (16)	5.9 (24)	0.6 (20)	vs 49ers
21	Saints	56.5	60 (25)	5.7 (19)	0.4 (13)	vs Steelers
22	Browns	56	55.3 (19)	5.7 (21)	0.7 (24)	at Titans
23	Bears	56	58.9 (24)	5.4 (15)	0.6 (23)	at Seahawks
24	Buccaneers	55.2	57.6 (22)	5.9 (23)	0.5 (19)	at Panthers
25	Dolphins	48.5	58.1 (23)	6.4 (27)	0.7 (26)	at Jets
26	Panthers	46.8	61.2 (28)	6.2 (26)	0.7 (25)	vs Buccaneers
27	Raiders	45.1	52.4 (12)	6.9 (29)	0.9 (30)	vs Rams
28	Cardinals	43.5	61 (27)	6.2 (25)	0.8 (29)	vs Broncos
29	Chiefs	31.8	68.2 (29)	7.3 (31)	0.7 (27)	at Seahawks
30	Bengals	28.5	83.9 (32)	7.1 (30)	0.2 (5)	at Ravens
31	Commanders	27.6	71.4 (30)	6.4 (28)	1 (31)	vs Eagles
32	Lions	0	83.4 (31)	7.8 (32)	1.3 (32)	vs Packers

Week 7: most generous defenses by position

Raiders vs QB — ranked 29 of 32 · vs Rams
Bills vs QB — ranked 30 of 32 · vs Ravens
Commanders vs QB — ranked 31 of 32 · vs Eagles
Lions vs QB — ranked 32 of 32 · vs Packers
49ers vs RB — ranked 29 of 32 · at Falcons
Giants vs RB — ranked 30 of 32 · at Texans
Cowboys vs RB — ranked 31 of 32 · at Eagles
Saints vs RB — ranked 32 of 32 · vs Steelers
Titans vs WR — ranked 29 of 32 · vs Browns
Lions vs WR — ranked 30 of 32 · vs Packers
Jaguars vs WR — ranked 31 of 32 · vs Colts
Bills vs WR — ranked 32 of 32 · vs Ravens
Chiefs vs TE — ranked 29 of 32 · at Seahawks
Bengals vs TE — ranked 30 of 32 · at Ravens
Commanders vs TE — ranked 31 of 32 · vs Eagles
Lions vs TE — ranked 32 of 32 · vs Packers

Values are opponent-adjusted per-game allowances to that position (interceptions: forced per game); the raw per-game numbers are in the interactive view.

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