San Francisco ranks near the top of the NFL in nearly every major defensive category, but the offense has been near the bottom of the league in a number of areas, most notably points scored. Speaking of five weeks, that's how long it took the Giants to match their win total from 2021. The Giants aren't the most talented team in the NFC, and they're far from the healthiest, but they compete like hell and put themselves in the best position to win each week. They head to the offseason with quarterback worries. His Week 1 rankings and tiers for all of the NFL defenses. The Rams do have four interceptions this season. TheDolphins have cooled off after their hot start, and injuries at the games most important position help to explain why. League rank: 16th. The following are the 2022 NFL team overall defense statistics, including team rushing yardage, team passing yardage and total team yardage. They look really solid from front to back, even with safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, formerly of the New Orleans Saints, acclimating to a new position and team. Since losing Dak Prescott, they have averaged 16.9 points per game. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. Returns have been exceedingly positive on a 2022 draft class that includes instant-impact starters in Hall, cornerback Sauce Gardner and wide receiver Garrett Wilson. Defense: 26 This was especially so when Denver was forced into its nickel package on defense and the Raiders then pounded away at it. Its been a mess, and now it becomes the responsibility of defensive passing game coordinator/secondary coach Steve Wilks, who was elevated to interim head coach. But instead it was Mahomes lighting up the Eagles' vaunted defense -- the top-ranked pass defense in the league -- in the second half. There was more good news for the rookie class on the other side of the ball: Dameon Pierce rushed for 99 yards and his third touchdown of the season. League rank: 19th. The Browns are quietly having an absurd season. At season's start, coach Ron Rivera said it might not be until 2021 that the offense really starts humming. Russell Wilson and the Broncos' offense delivered another anemic performance under the prime-time lights, a 12-9 overtime loss that fully exposed to the football-viewing public how broken Denvers attack appears to be five weeks intothe season. They are allowing 5 yards per carry and have given up 20 runs of 10 yards or more in four games, including two runs of at least 33 yards in the past two games. Those are largely the product of the many injuries, which have made it hard for San Francisco to string together victories and stay in the NFC playoff picture. The former Super Bowl champion is an ESPN analyst who is excited about Branch. The end result? Philly's first loss of the season . With an unforgivingschedule ahead, Tomlin appears destined to finally endure his first losing season as head coach. --Jordan Raanan, Defensive efficiency: 68.3 The Broncos are last in the league in turnover margin, at minus-18, and their quarterbacks have thrown the most interceptions, with 21. Here is a look at how all 32 teams stack up with this EDGE rushing power ranking. The Tom Brady era, however short, is over. The best kicker in NFL history was at it again on Sunday night, booting a 58-yard field goal in the third quarter, then the game-winner as time expired to lift the Ravens to a critical 19-17win over the rival Bengals. He was passed . League rank: 27th. They are searching for a quarterback, but it won't be Derek Carr. The Dolphins' defense has forced 25 turnovers, tied for best in the league, while allowing the second-fewest points per game (18.8). The Eagles are first in sacks (16), tied for first in takeaways (10), third in yards allowed (277.3 per game) and 10th in points allowed (17.8). He completed 13 of his 14 passes in the second half with two touchdowns. They just missed out on the playoffs last season with rookie Kenny Pickett at quarterback. Key Free Agents: N/A. They have to get better in a few areas, including pass rush, pass protection and they need another receiver. League rank: 29th. Mac Jones has to be happy after what happened last season. With five weeks remaining in the regular season, one division owns the top two spots in Dan Hanzus' NFL Power Rankings. Rams top Bengals after OBJ exits In a recent piece by ESPN, the named the Raiders the worst defense of the decade as they allowed an average of 26.2 points per game during that period. The turnovers are the red-alert number. He completed 13 of his 14 passes in the second half with two . Burrow struggled to attack downfield, with Tee Higgins sidelined by an ankle injury, while Ja'Marr Chase was (again) limited to modest gains in a 19-17 loss to the Ravens. --Jamison Hensley, Defensive efficiency: 68.2 Fields hot streak allowed Chicago to erase a 21-3 deficit and put a serious scare into the NFC North leaders. League rank: 7th. The Saints need Marcus Davenport and Cam Jordan to consistently step up, while getting production out of 2021 first-round pick Payton Turner, to have success moving forward. Brissett threw 34 passes in the loss, or double the amount of carries Nick Chubb had in the game. They have a team that can win a division title with the right quarterback. With an Eagles team that runs the ball effectively in their division, the Cowboys have to get better. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. How far do the Vikings and Jets fall? Weno longer live in the days of endless summer in Foxborough, but you have to give the organization -- and specifically, Bill Belichick -- credit: If you come into New England and arent ready, you can still be embarrassed. --DJ Bien-Aime, Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights. Veteran Randy Bullock was benched in favor of Austin Seibert for the Bengals' Week 14 loss to the Cowboys. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File) There are usually three schools of thought when . If the 49ers' defense can stay reasonably healthy, they don't need an offensive juggernaut to be a contender. For the second straight week, Green Bay failed to make key stops against an offense compromised by injuries. Trying to determine what has gone right for the Cowboys is difficult. Ugly wins count just as much as pretty ones, but Matt Ryan and Co. will need to be far better to move Indy out of the pretender category. Add it all up, and the Cowboys are looking at a top-five draft pick next spring. 1 team for the second week in a row. This young team will challenge for the division title in 2023. Injuries have impacted the defense at times, but it has kept the Cardinals in games as the offense continues to figure itself out. Right now, we're not playing complementary football.". He wouldn't say it. On the offensive side of the ball, the Chiefs have been a top-five unit in terms of third-down efficiency, ranking second-best in the NFL by putting up a 48.7% third-down percentage. The Vikings are, well, the Vikings. But the unit ranks among the worst in the league this season in this regard, forcing just three turnovers through four games. Defense: 13 It's time for Lawrence, touted as a generational talent entering the league, to step up. "To be a championship team and a playoff team," waxed Raiders coach Jon Gruden, "you have to be a good football team in all phases." That's because of coach Andy Reid and Mahomes, the best coach-quarterback combination in the game. Our NFL Nation reporters answered big draft questions for each team with a top-10 pick in April's draft. The Giants are 19th in the NFL with a pass rush win rate of 41.2%. Assessing Browns' FA needs, The Ravens are the only NFL team to rank in the top 10 on offense, defense and special teams. Third-string QB Skylar Thompson performed admirably on short notice,but struggled to take advantage of Miami's explosive playmakers. It has probably been even better than FPI ranks it. Those four teams will all be relevant in 2023 because of their quarterback. The Niners' defense has been mostly dominant for the season's first month, but the win column doesn't reflect just how good it has been. 4-1. The biggest issue on defense is points allowed. -- Marcel Louis-Jacques, It's no surprise that the Steelers have another highly ranked defense, with the core from last season returning. Fantasy football rankings from Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Daniel Dopp, Eric Karabell, Liz Loza, Eric Moody and Field Yates. All Rights Reserved. Dan Hanzus takes stock of the Power Rankings hierarchy. Safety Lamarcus Joyner is coming off his best game (two interceptions), but the Jets need better coverage from S Jordan Whitehead and MLB C.J. One of this year's most intriguing defensive backs prospects is @AlabamaFTBL 's Brian Branch. The Seahawks are an entertaining team, but a consistently overmatched defense might stop them from being anything more than that. It's the truth -- and it gives the Ravens a huge advantage in every close contest they're a part of. Win-Loss + Spread Records By Closing Spread, Spread + Over/Under Records By Combined Closing Lines. Kansas City is totaling 115.9 rushing yards per game on offense, which ranks the team 20th in the NFL. The biggest issue on defense is injuries. Travis Kelce for OPOY? The Broncos had surrendered only six points in the second half of their first three games combined, so they were rolling. We hope the Ravens and their fans never take for granted the unprecedented greatness of Justin Tucker. Tom Brady's career might never be matched. -- Michael Rothstein, Compete for $275,000 of prizes, including $15,000 for the top score each week. Judging Week 14 overreactions, NFL Week 14 takeaways: Eagles find winning formula; Lamar keeps Ravens in mix. -- Lindsey Thiry, Russell Wilson was the MVP front-runner for much of the first half of the season, which the Seahawks needed, with their defense getting gashed at a historic rate. With Jameis Winston and Michael Thomas sidelined, Hill got help from Alvin Kamara, who piled up 194 yards of total offense and looked -- for the first time in quite a while -- like, well, Alvin Kamara. With his mobility limited some, it was the great scheming by Reid that produced the two second-half touchdowns. Opponent Fourth Down Conversion Percentage. 1 going into next season. League rank: 4th. -- Mike DiRocco, Nothing has gone right. Jaguars won't spend big, but here are five players they could target in free agency, 2023 NFL franchise tag tracker: Raiders tag Josh Jacobs, the NFL's rushing leader. 2 overall pick in Chase Young, that's how it should be. What is a surprise is that the offense, bolstered by Ben Roethlisberger's return, is only 20th in the FPI rankings. The offense has been moving the ball efficiently behind Dalvin Cook and a plethora of receiving options, but special-teams issues have snowballed into a full-blown crisis. It's always that way with franchise quarterbacks. "Personally, I have mixed emotions about the game itself, but we found a way." The Chiefs traded away Tyreek Hill before the season and the offense evolved. League rank: 30. League rank: 20th, The Texans are allowing 5.1 yards per carry and have allowed 688 total rushing yards, the second most in the NFL. The Panthers have scored 30 or more points three times, and two of those were with Christian McCaffrey. Buffalo Bills. They don't have an edge rusher with more than one sack and have called the third-most blitzes (57) so far this season. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. The biggest issue on defense is defending the run. NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF Can't say I'm totally on board with the Never Cover Travis Kelce strategy deployed by the Raiders on the goal line, but the Chiefs weren't complaining after their star tight end gobbled up all four of Patrick Mahomes' short touchdown passes in a 30-29 prime-time win at Arrowhead. NFL 2020 defensive rankings. Pittsburghs defense -- lost without T.J. Watt -- surrendered a 98-yard touchdown strike from JoshAllen on the third play from scrimmage and rarely looked competitive after that. They are well-rounded enough to win games based on their passing game, running game, defense or special teams when needed. KEY: Gms = Games Played, Tot Pts = Total Points Scored, Pts/G = Points Per Game, RushYds = Rushing Yards, RYds/G = Rushing Yards Per Game . "Cause man, man, man.". The Giants have a top-10 pass defense at the moment. JAX | KC | LV | LAC | LAR | MIA | MIN The Jaguars had allowed just 55 yards per game on the ground through the first three games, but gave up 210 yards and four touchdowns rushing to the Eagles on Sunday. The Rams managed just one long Cooper Kupp touchdown and 323 yards of total offense in a 22-10 loss to the Cowboys at SoFi. Wisconsin Badgers. 2022 NFL season, Week 5: What We Learned from Sunday's games, Time to panic?! League rank: 23rd. Per NFL Media research, Rodgers finished 0-for-6 on deep attempts of at least 20 air yards. -- Alaina Getzenberg, Defensive efficiency: 85.7 League rank: 22nd. See trending; Company. While it is currently ranked one of the best in the NFL, the Bengals are trying to figure out what to do at kicker. Neither has a sack this season. From injuries to defending the run, every team has something it can improve on. A big reason for this is the absence of linebacker Shaquille Leonard, who made his short-lived season debut on Sunday, only to leave with a concussion in the second half. Sometimes a loss can feel like a win. Pro Bowl cornerback J.C. Jackson missed Weeks 1 and 3 after undergoing ankle surgery in August, and when he did give it a go in Week 2, he said he was playing at less than 100 percent. There's respect, but little love, between the Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies since their rivalry heated up last season. --Adam Teicher, Defensive efficiency:69.1 2. Dennis Daley (starting at left tackle after Taylor Lewan's season-ending knee injury) was bullied by Montez Sweat, while the interior line struggled on a day Ryan Tannehill absorbed five sacks. Brandon Staley owes Cade York a beer. In the meantime, the Chiefs have made the most of their four turnovers. -- Rich Cimini, Week 15 NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus offense, defense and special-teams rankings, The future of the NFL combine: Is there really a chance it could end forever? Kupp's score represents the team's only touchdown in the past nine quarters. Los Angeles' defense, which ranked second in Football Outsiders' rush DVOA going into the Week 4 matchup, ranks significantly worse against the pass (23rd in the NFL). Lawrence should have beenfar better than his two-interception, zero-touchdown showing in a disappointing 13-6 loss. The circumstances on Monday night were particularly cruel: Josh Jacobs came up inches short on a 2-point conversion try that would have put the Raiders ahead with 4:27 to play. But when the players say they still need to get better, slowing the run is their biggest must. From 2010-2019, the team never finished higher than 20th in points per game allowed and often finished in the bottom five in the league in scoring defense. They've allowed 34 first downs on the ground, the third most in the NFL. League rank: 14th. 32 NFL teams, 32 looming free agent decisions: Which players will return to their team? But Sunday? This edition of Dan Hanzus' Power Rankings features a brand new team in the No. The results were as . Take a look at ESPN's thoughts on . 8. Plus, the Jaguars are suddenly knocking on the door of the top 10!