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Updated 04/29/2026 1:31pm EST

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Defense ratings table. Columns are sortable except the first frozen Rank column.
Rank
1	PITTSBURGH STEELERS	79.77	87.82	73.74	72.87	79.22	71.12	74.81	70.53	82.85	78.96	89.34	85.45
2	HOUSTON TEXANS	78.25	89.64	76.34	72.91	89.91	69.77	73.86	81.31	85.95	74.30	72.10	79.65
3	LOS ANGELES RAMS	77.73	79.10	70.93	77.16	82.48	79.90	72.34	75.59	87.80	77.61	69.91	79.54
4	CLEVELAND BROWNS	77.65	71.67	73.11	73.59	95.90	83.21	66.00	67.50	84.44	79.03	77.31	76.49
5	DENVER BRONCOS	77.60	83.13	69.81	69.93	74.90	75.73	71.00	80.00	78.53	77.70	75.01	91.80
6	DETROIT LIONS	77.55	75.50	72.05	72.69	90.45	88.38	68.84	72.13	72.85	79.84	80.92	77.93
7	BALTIMORE RAVENS	77.05	78.16	63.43	81.36	82.52	72.51	83.25	89.26	83.23	71.54	75.76	80.30
8	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	76.89	74.38	79.56	81.80	74.35	84.69	78.93	84.64	85.08	65.00	66.68	80.10
9	GREEN BAY PACKERS	76.84	72.81	75.23	74.46	91.93	73.89	78.55	72.37	74.36	82.32	73.75	74.00
10	TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS	76.78	73.00	86.36	68.68	80.43	71.54	77.25	75.65	70.28	75.40	83.24	79.25
11	INDIANAPOLIS COLTS	76.61	67.04	75.92	81.52	80.90	75.90	70.10	77.73	86.66	74.68	79.57	79.26
12	NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS	76.60	74.79	75.54	81.27	74.94	71.28	69.73	77.53	79.19	74.04	79.70	88.94
13	SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	76.29	72.76	77.31	82.17	73.00	76.28	73.00	81.79	85.03	73.98	76.25	73.00
14	NEW YORK GIANTS	76.05	67.43	71.61	69.68	83.19	80.47	82.41	75.51	77.03	65.93	79.40	76.84
15	NEW YORK JETS	75.92	70.00	75.42	73.84	82.19	71.52	84.76	75.33	70.59	72.00	83.65	76.78
16	LAS VEGAS RAIDERS	75.74	70.63	65.00	70.00	88.56	77.53	68.14	74.68	77.46	80.38	78.01	79.33
17	TENNESSEE TITANS	75.71	76.59	76.79	90.81	71.67	76.12	76.25	76.53	69.00	74.88	73.54	74.02
18	KANSAS CITY CHIEFS	75.64	78.04	73.57	87.67	71.78	83.54	76.54	73.33	73.45	72.94	69.25	80.24
19	JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS	75.54	78.64	70.33	75.06	84.78	82.53	68.08	72.87	80.28	73.88	73.04	72.58
20	CAROLINA PANTHERS	75.46	70.45	73.53	82.90	79.35	70.12	84.87	67.24	84.74	70.17	74.78	79.44
21	CHICAGO BEARS	75.43	68.20	72.13	78.95	80.44	83.06	68.68	77.43	75.63	70.73	78.63	80.96
22	NEW ORLEANS SAINTS	75.24	70.98	76.12	72.73	82.43	80.20	73.28	71.26	75.76	80.07	70.17	72.00
23	DALLAS COWBOYS	75.22	79.95	73.02	85.12	75.90	70.52	68.88	77.85	69.00	73.25	82.03	71.31
24	WASHINGTON REDSKINS	75.09	70.51	75.95	70.83	76.98	83.55	80.61	73.12	72.50	78.09	73.52	73.20
25	LOS ANGELES CHARGERS	74.94	78.54	67.91	68.30	78.86	63.52	74.82	75.44	75.70	88.40	72.12	74.90
26	MINNESOTA VIKINGS	74.80	77.71	71.86	76.67	74.67	75.74	79.00	76.09	69.00	74.38	72.12	75.65
27	BUFFALO BILLS	74.39	79.23	67.78	66.00	74.57	72.23	71.38	72.00	80.10	70.16	80.01	75.48
28	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	74.21	70.26	66.73	71.88	84.43	86.43	71.55	77.32	76.25	72.57	69.36	73.94
29	ATLANTA FALCONS	74.02	69.00	66.73	70.83	75.59	65.19	76.72	74.99	83.16	73.83	83.31	72.05
30	CINCINNATI BENGALS	73.88	69.36	85.69	76.24	74.88	64.96	70.03	66.00	76.67	70.95	77.41	79.63
31	MIAMI DOLPHINS	73.14	69.93	70.38	76.11	70.09	81.10	79.65	67.78	78.84	69.00	72.95	72.59
32	ARIZONA CARDINALS	72.39	69.07	68.22	75.57	80.76	69.26	66.68	71.00	72.48	76.60	70.59	73.30