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NFL Defense vs Position Rankings 2025
2025 NFL defense vs position (DVP) rankings — which defenses give up the most fantasy points to quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends, raw and schedule-adjusted (SAFPA-style).
Defense vs Quarterback
Schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed per game (SAFPA-style): each game is normalized by opponent offensive strength (leave-one-out team average vs league average). Raw rank uses unadjusted PPR totals. Trend and last-4 columns stay on raw totals. Data through week 18, 2025 regular season.
Sorted by adj rank · PPR · rank Δ = raw − adj
| Adj | Team | Raw | Δ | Adj Pts/G | Raw Pts/G | Last 4 Wks | Trend L4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dallas Cowboys | 1 | — | 23.9 | 23.3 | 20.8 | ▼ 3.4 |
| 2 |  New York Jets | 2 | — | 21.1 | 20.9 | 34.7 | ▲ 18.2 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | — | 20.9 | 20.0 | 19.2 | ▼ 1.1 |
| 4 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | +2 | 20.6 | 19.0 | 18.1 | ▼ 1.2 |
| 5 |  Washington Commanders | 4 | -1 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 19.0 | ▼ 0.5 |
| 6 |  Tennessee Titans | 5 | -1 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 20.1 | ▲ 1.1 |
| 7 |  Miami Dolphins | 7 | — | 18.5 | 18.6 | 20.5 | ▲ 2.5 |
| 8 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | +2 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 11.3 | ▼ 8.6 |
| 9 |  Atlanta Falcons | 15 | +6 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 17.1 | ▲ 0.3 |
| 10 |  Chicago Bears | 11 | +1 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 18.2 | ▲ 0.7 |
| 11 |  Detroit Lions | 9 | -2 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 13.7 | ▼ 5.6 |
| 12 |  Baltimore Ravens | 14 | +2 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 19.7 | ▲ 3.0 |
| 13 |  New York Giants | 8 | -5 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 11.1 | ▼ 9.4 |
| 14 |  Arizona Cardinals | 12 | -2 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 22.7 | ▲ 6.8 |
| 15 |  New England Patriots | 21 | +6 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 10.5 | ▼ 6.1 |
| 16 |  San Francisco 49ers | 13 | -3 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 16.0 | ▼ 1.9 |
| 17 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 18 | +1 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 10.5 | ▼ 7.2 |
| 18 |  Indianapolis Colts | 16 | -2 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 21.2 | ▲ 5.8 |
| 19 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 17 | -2 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 16.0 | ▼ 0.9 |
| 20 |  Los Angeles Rams | 20 | — | 15.1 | 15.2 | 16.9 | ▲ 2.3 |
| 21 |  Cleveland Browns | 27 | +6 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 13.6 | ▼ 0.7 |
| 22 |  Buffalo Bills | 29 | +7 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 11.9 | ▼ 2.0 |
| 23 |  Kansas City Chiefs | 19 | -4 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 12.9 | ▼ 3.1 |
| 24 |  New Orleans Saints | 23 | -1 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 12.3 | ▼ 2.9 |
| 25 |  Denver Broncos | 24 | -1 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 15.8 | ▲ 1.8 |
| 26 |  Carolina Panthers | 26 | — | 13.7 | 14.2 | 13.1 | ▼ 1.5 |
| 27 |  Seattle Seahawks | 28 | +1 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 12.8 | ▼ 1.4 |
| 28 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 22 | -6 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 11.9 | ▼ 3.9 |
| 29 |  Green Bay Packers | 25 | -4 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 15.1 | ▲ 1.2 |
| 30 |  Houston Texans | 30 | — | 13.1 | 13.1 | 18.6 | ▲ 7.2 |
| 31 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 31 | — | 12.8 | 12.6 | 14.1 | ▲ 2.0 |
| 32 |  Minnesota Vikings | 32 | — | 11.7 | 11.6 | 5.9 | ▼ 7.4 |