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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 Tight End
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 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | — | 21.5 | 20.4 | 8.6 | ▼ 15.5 |
| 2 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | +2 | 18.1 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ▲ 0.4 |
| 3 |  Washington Commanders | 5 | +2 | 17.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | ▼ 0.3 |
| 4 |  Arizona Cardinals | 2 | -2 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 25.0 | ▲ 10.4 |
| 5 |  Miami Dolphins | 3 | -2 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 15.8 | ▼ 0.6 |
| 6 |  Carolina Panthers | 15 | +9 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 12.0 | ▼ 2.1 |
| 7 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | +2 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 20.6 | ▲ 7.7 |
| 8 |  Denver Broncos | 14 | +6 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 11.9 | ▼ 2.3 |
| 9 |  Indianapolis Colts | 6 | -3 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 13.8 | ▼ 1.7 |
| 10 |  New York Jets | 12 | +2 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 18.9 | ▲ 6.6 |
| 11 |  New England Patriots | 16 | +5 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 10.3 | ▼ 3.8 |
| 12 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 8 | -4 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 10.0 | ▼ 6.5 |
| 13 |  Detroit Lions | 13 | — | 14.1 | 13.7 | 19.5 | ▲ 7.6 |
| 14 |  Tennessee Titans | 11 | -3 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 17.1 | ▲ 3.8 |
| 15 |  San Francisco 49ers | 7 | -8 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 16.9 | ▲ 2.3 |
| 16 |  Seattle Seahawks | 10 | -6 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 9.5 | ▼ 6.7 |
| 17 |  Dallas Cowboys | 20 | +3 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 9.7 | ▼ 3.4 |
| 18 |  Chicago Bears | 17 | -1 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 10.0 | ▼ 3.8 |
| 19 |  New Orleans Saints | 22 | +3 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.7 | ▼ 0.6 |
| 20 |  Los Angeles Rams | 18 | -2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 11.9 | ▼ 1.3 |
| 21 |  Cleveland Browns | 21 | — | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 | ▲ 0.8 |
| 22 |  Green Bay Packers | 23 | +1 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 8.4 | ▼ 4.8 |
| 23 |  Kansas City Chiefs | 25 | +2 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.9 | ▲ 1.2 |
| 24 |  New York Giants | 24 | — | 11.7 | 11.3 | 9.8 | ▼ 2.0 |
| 25 |  Houston Texans | 19 | -6 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 21.5 | ▲ 11.9 |
| 26 |  Minnesota Vikings | 26 | — | 11.2 | 10.8 | 2.5 | ▼ 10.8 |
| 27 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 27 | — | 10.9 | 10.5 | 7.8 | ▼ 3.4 |
| 28 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 29 | +1 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 14.2 | ▲ 5.4 |
| 29 |  Atlanta Falcons | 30 | +1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 16.1 | ▲ 8.3 |
| 30 |  Baltimore Ravens | 28 | -2 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 | ▲ 0.2 |
| 31 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | — | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.5 | ▼ 1.1 |
| 32 |  Buffalo Bills | 32 | — | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | ▲ 1.4 |