Week 10: NFL Defensive Power Rankings
The landscape of the NFL is starting to settle in week 10, but one team had a break-out performance.
Last week the Denver Broncos defense had sevens sacks, one safety, two INTs with one returned for a touchdown versus the Carolina Panthers. The Broncos moved up seven spots in the defensive rankings to fourth in the league. They also lead the NFL with 31 sacks. Let the Super Bowl hype officially begin.
| Rank | LW | +/- | Team | G | Pts/G | Int | FFum | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 14.8 | 19 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 16.1 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | Houston Texans | 9 | 15.9 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | 11 | 7 | Denver Broncos | 9 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 19.2 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | 3 | -3 | New York Giants | 10 | 21.6 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | 6 | -1 | Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 19.3 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | New England Patriots | 9 | 22.3 | 10 | 17 | 20 |
| 9 | 7 | -2 | Green Bay Packers | 9 | 20.8 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | 8 | -2 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 14.1 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 11 | 9 | -2 | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 20.7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 22.1 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| 13 | 16 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 23.2 | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| 14 | 17 | 3 | St. Louis Rams | 9 | 23.3 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| 16 | 19 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 25.7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 17 | 13 | -4 | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 21.2 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| 18 | 15 | -3 | Cleveland Browns | 9 | 23.4 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 19 | 18 | -1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 19.7 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 20 | 20 | 0 | Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 21.8 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| 21 | 28 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 22.3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 22.7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 23 | 27 | 4 | New York Jets | 9 | 25.3 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 24 | 24 | 0 | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 28.4 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 25 | 23 | -2 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 31.7 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 26 | 29 | 3 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 31.1 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
| 27 | 21 | -6 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 24.7 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 28 | 26 | -2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 24.6 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 29 | 25 | -4 | Washington Redskins | 9 | 27.6 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 28.4 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 31 | 32 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 27.3 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 32 | 30 | -2 | Oakland Raiders | 9 | 31.6 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
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