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NFL Defense Rankings Week 7 (2026): all 32 defenses, ranked

Updated October 30, 2026

Entering Week 7 of 2026, the Minnesota Vikings have the NFL's best defense: -0.28 EPA allowed per play and 12.8 points allowed a game through Week 6 (games through October 15 to 19, 2026). The Dallas Cowboys rank last at +0.14.

Ranked by expected points allowed per play, which counts every snap rather than the ones that ended in points, with the plain numbers beside it: points allowed, where each unit ranks against the pass and the run, sacks and interceptions, and the Week 7 opponent with its offense rank. A Stream tag marks a top-half defense drawing a bottom-ten offense, the fantasy pickup of the week.

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Week 7 NFL defense rankings, 1 to 32

#	Defense	EPA allowed / play	Pts allowed / G	Pass D	Run D	Sacks	INT	Week opponent
1	Minnesota Vikings 5-0	-0.28	12.8 1st	1st	1st	17	6	vs IND 14th-ranked offense
2	Seattle Seahawks 3-3	-0.10	20.3 9th	2nd	3rd	16	7	vs KC 5th-ranked offense
3	Chicago Bears 4-2	-0.07	19.8 6th	7th	25th	17	3	vs NE 11th-ranked offense
4	Los Angeles Chargers 0-6	-0.06	25.2 22nd	11th	17th	11	5	Bye
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-5	-0.06	23.0 18th	6th	6th	11	6	at CAR 9th-ranked offense
6	Kansas City Chiefs 5-0	-0.05	16.6 2nd	4th	7th	8	5	at SEA 15th-ranked offense
7	Atlanta Falcons 2-4	-0.04	25.5 23rd	15th	8th	14	1	vs SF 2nd-ranked offense
8	Denver Broncos 4-2	-0.04	20.8 10th	3rd	26th	18	7	at ARI 21st-ranked offense
9	New York Jets 2-4 Stream	-0.03	20.3 8th	19th	4th	17	1	vs MIA 31st-ranked offense
10	Green Bay Packers 4-2	-0.03	20.8 11th	8th	27th	15	9	at DET 3rd-ranked offense
11	Pittsburgh Steelers 4-2 Stream	-0.02	21.3 12th	5th	16th	16	6	at NO 24th-ranked offense
12	New England Patriots 4-2	-0.02	18.8 5th	13th	24th	14	4	at CHI 12th-ranked offense
13	Carolina Panthers 3-2 Stream	-0.01	24.6 21st	16th	15th	11	3	vs TB 29th-ranked offense
14	Cleveland Browns 4-2 Stream	-0.01	20.3 7th	10th	18th	19	4	at TEN 30th-ranked offense
15	Los Angeles Rams 2-4	+0.00	23.0 17th	17th	14th	8	5	at LV 13th-ranked offense
16	San Francisco 49ers 6-0 Stream	+0.00	18.3 4th	14th	2nd	15	3	at ATL 26th-ranked offense
17	Jacksonville Jaguars 4-2	+0.01	17.3 3rd	18th	5th	11	7	Bye
18	New York Giants 3-2-1	+0.01	23.3 19th	22nd	20th	8	6	at HOU 10th-ranked offense
19	Baltimore Ravens 4-2	+0.01	22.0 15th	12th	23rd	15	3	vs CIN 7th-ranked offense
20	Las Vegas Raiders 3-3	+0.02	27.0 26th	25th	9th	15	4	vs LAR 20th-ranked offense
21	Cincinnati Bengals 3-2	+0.02	21.8 14th	9th	28th	17	3	at BAL 8th-ranked offense
22	New Orleans Saints 2-4	+0.02	29.7 32nd	23rd	32nd	15	4	vs PIT 19th-ranked offense
23	Philadelphia Eagles 2-4	+0.03	22.8 16th	24th	30th	8	3	vs DAL 6th-ranked offense
24	Tennessee Titans 1-5	+0.03	21.5 13th	27th	12th	16	4	vs CLE 23rd-ranked offense
25	Indianapolis Colts 2-4	+0.07	27.3 27th	20th	31st	10	2	at MIN 28th-ranked offense
26	Houston Texans 2-4	+0.07	23.8 20th	21st	11th	18	3	vs NYG 16th-ranked offense
27	Washington Commanders 1-4-1	+0.10	28.7 29th	26th	19th	11	3	Bye
28	Arizona Cardinals 2-4	+0.11	29.7 31st	30th	10th	14	3	vs DEN 25th-ranked offense
29	Miami Dolphins 0-5	+0.11	26.4 24th	31st	13th	4	3	at NYJ 22nd-ranked offense
30	Detroit Lions 3-2	+0.12	29.6 30th	28th	29th	20	3	vs GB 18th-ranked offense
31	Buffalo Bills 5-1	+0.13	28.5 28th	29th	22nd	11	3	Bye
32	Dallas Cowboys 2-4	+0.14	26.5 25th	32nd	21st	8	1	at PHI 27th-ranked offense

What each defense gives up to fantasy positions (PPR points a game, rank of 32; 1st is fewest)

Points allowed to QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs, all 32

#	Defense	Pts to QBs / G	Pts to RBs / G	Pts to WRs / G	Pts to TEs / G
1	Vikings	9.2 1st	14.7 1st	27.1 5th	7.6 1st
2	Seahawks	11.2 2nd	22.1 18th	23.4 3rd	8.9 3rd
3	Bears	17.3 17th	17.3 3rd	31.8 15th	10.5 10th
4	Chargers	15.0 12th	23.9 24th	30.4 11th	11.4 12th
5	Buccaneers	14.3 8th	17.4 4th	32.2 17th	15.7 22nd
6	Chiefs	12.0 4th	19.0 9th	21.2 1st	20.0 30th
7	Falcons	18.5 21st	23.1 21st	37.0 27th	15.9 23rd
8	Broncos	14.9 11th	24.6 27th	28.8 6th	13.5 19th
9	Jets	15.3 13th	22.9 20th	30.9 13th	9.8 6th
10	Packers	11.8 3rd	26.8 29th	32.6 19th	9.8 5th
11	Steelers	12.6 5th	20.8 16th	29.0 7th	11.7 14th
12	Patriots	14.3 7th	20.7 15th	32.1 16th	10.5 9th
13	Panthers	18.4 20th	25.5 28th	29.6 9th	16.0 24th
14	Browns	16.2 16th	16.5 2nd	33.8 22nd	15.1 20th
15	Rams	15.6 14th	20.0 11th	26.3 4th	8.0 2nd
16	49ers	14.4 9th	23.7 23rd	30.1 10th	9.5 4th
17	Jaguars	15.8 15th	17.5 5th	38.4 28th	11.8 15th
18	Giants	19.8 26th	22.4 19th	31.1 14th	12.3 16th
19	Ravens	14.2 6th	18.6 6th	34.1 23rd	10.4 7th
20	Raiders	21.2 27th	24.2 26th	32.9 20th	18.0 27th
21	Bengals	17.9 19th	19.0 8th	29.3 8th	16.2 25th
22	Saints	17.5 18th	30.7 32nd	32.3 18th	17.6 26th
23	Eagles	18.9 24th	20.5 14th	38.6 29th	11.7 13th
24	Titans	14.9 10th	20.3 12th	35.9 24th	10.5 8th
25	Colts	18.8 22nd	23.9 25th	30.8 12th	13.3 18th
26	Texans	19.0 25th	19.5 10th	40.6 31st	10.5 11th
27	Commanders	22.9 31st	20.4 13th	35.9 25th	21.5 31st
28	Cardinals	21.6 29th	21.2 17th	33.6 21st	19.4 28th
29	Dolphins	18.8 23rd	28.7 31st	23.2 2nd	19.8 29th
30	Lions	27.8 32nd	18.7 7th	40.4 30th	31.9 32nd
31	Bills	22.5 30th	28.0 30th	42.3 32nd	15.2 21st
32	Cowboys	21.3 28th	23.2 22nd	36.5 26th	12.8 17th

Defensive players of Week 6

Edge rusher of Week 6

David Walker

OLB · Buccaneers

3 pressures

Interior lineman of Week 6

Jeffery Simmons

DT · Titans

6 pressures

Linebacker of Week 6

Pete Werner

ILB · Saints

11 tackles

Cornerback of Week 6

Cordale Flott

CB · Titans

2 yds allowed

Safety of Week 6

Amani Hooker

FS · Titans

13 tackles

From PFR advanced stats and play by play; the full list is on the players of the week page.

Who has the best defense in the NFL entering Week 7?

The Minnesota Vikings: -0.28 EPA allowed per play and 12.8 points allowed a game through Week 6 (October 15 to 19, 2026). The top five: Minnesota Vikings (-0.28), Seattle Seahawks (-0.10), Chicago Bears (-0.07), Los Angeles Chargers (-0.06), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-0.06).

Which defense should I stream in Week 7 fantasy?

Top-half defenses facing a bottom-ten offense this week: New York Jets (vs MIA, the 31st-ranked offense), Pittsburgh Steelers (at NO, the 24th-ranked offense), Carolina Panthers (vs TB, the 29th-ranked offense), Cleveland Browns (at TEN, the 30th-ranked offense).

Who has the worst defense in the NFL in 2026?

The Dallas Cowboys rank 32 of 32 entering Week 7: +0.14 EPA allowed per play and 26.5 points allowed a game.

What is EPA allowed per play?

Expected points added: how many points a play moved the offense's scoring chances, from the down, distance and field position before and after it. A defense that allows -0.10 per play takes a tenth of a point off the offense every snap; +0.10 gives one back. It counts every play, not just the ones that ended in points, so it separates a defense that is good from one that has been lucky.

Which defenses are best against the pass and the run in Week 7?

Against the pass, the Minnesota Vikings (-0.28 overall, 1st in pass EPA allowed per dropback). Against the run, the Minnesota Vikings, 1st in rush EPA allowed per carry. The Pass D and Run D columns above rank all 32.

Other weeks

Week 8 defense rankings (2026)

More for your lineup: the fantasy hub, the fantasy trade calculator (what a deal is really worth), who to start this week, the waiver wire and the NFL defense rankings. The season board, no week in the URL: the NFL defense rankings; offense beside defense: the NFL team rankings; the matchups behind every number: the betting HQ.

EPA from nflverse play by play, regular season only, through Week 6. Points allowed from final scores. Fantasy points allowed are full PPR, charged to the defense each player faced and grouped by his listed position. Sacks and interceptions are the sacks taken and picks thrown by the quarterbacks each defense faced.