| Rank | Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 16.5% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 13.5% | - | 21.2% | 13.2% | 11.9% |
| 2 |  | 15.6% | 25.6% | 19.8% | 18.3% | - | 18.1% | 10.9% | 15.5% |
| 3 |  | 14.4% | 10.2% | 16.8% | 13.8% | - | 16.5% | 12.2% | 8.9% |
| 4 |  | 13.3% | 15.4% | 9.5% | 11.3% | - | 13.1% | 13.5% | 9.4% |
| 5 |  | 12.8% | 11.8% | 11.0% | 11.6% | - | 11.8% | 14.9% | 9.3% |
Kansas City ranks first in the NFL in cover 4 (quarters) rate at 16.5% through games played November 3, 2026. Washington is second at 15.6%, Pittsburgh third at 14.4%, Tennessee fourth at 13.3% & Jacksonville fifth at 12.8%. Kansas City's rate is 0.9 percentage points above second place & 10.8 percentage points above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 5.7 percentage points separate first from tenth. Buffalo is sixth at 12.3%, Green Bay seventh at 11.3%, the Los Angeles Chargers eighth at 11.1%, the Los Angeles Rams ninth at 10.9% & Houston tenth at 10.8%.
Washington ranks second on the season at 15.6% but has led the league in cover 4 (quarters) rate over the last three weeks at 19.8%. Minnesota is 11th at 9.6%, Atlanta 12th at 9.4%, Arizona 13th at 9.2%, Philadelphia 14th at 9.1%, Denver 15th at 9.1%, Carolina 16th at 9.1%, San Francisco 17th at 8.7% & New England 18th at 8.2%.
Eight teams sit inside 1.4 percentage points of each other from 11th to 18th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. Tampa Bay is 19th at 8.0%, Miami 20th at 7.8%, Dallas 21st at 6.9%, Baltimore 22nd at 6.4%, the New York Jets 23rd at 6.2%, Chicago 24th at 5.9% & Indianapolis 25th at 5.7%.
Of the 32 NFL teams ranked in the 2026 regular season, the top 25 are listed above. Cover 4 rate is the percentage of a defense's coverage snaps played in quarters, with four defenders splitting the deep field evenly. Figures are as of November 3, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
