| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 79.0 | 77.0 | 84.7 | 80.6 | - | 85.0 | 73.0 | 67.1 |
| 2 |  | 74.7 | 84.0 | 76.0 | 74.0 | - | 61.5 | 81.3 | 67.0 |
| 3 |  | 72.8 | 83.0 | 74.0 | 75.6 | - | 73.3 | 72.3 | 63.7 |
| 4 |   | 71.7 | 73.0 | 75.0 | 70.4 | - | 72.3 | 70.5 | 69.6 |
| 5 |  | 70.0 | 73.0 | 69.0 | 70.0 | - | 74.0 | 67.3 | 67.5 |
| 6 |  | 69.8 | 74.0 | 74.3 | 71.4 | - | 70.8 | 68.0 | 66.0 |
| 7 |  | 69.7 | 66.0 | 70.0 | 68.4 | - | 74.0 | 65.3 | 62.8 |
| 8 |  | 69.5 | 69.0 | 69.3 | 68.2 | - | 66.0 | 73.0 | 65.3 |
| 9 |  | 69.0 | 78.0 | 71.3 | 69.0 | - | 66.0 | 71.0 | 66.2 |
| 9 |  | 69.0 | 65.0 | 64.7 | 64.8 | - | 74.0 | 64.0 | 67.5 |
| 11 |   | 68.7 | 59.0 | 72.0 | 68.6 | - | 68.0 | 70.0 | 65.9 |
| 12 |  | 68.2 | 70.0 | 74.0 | 68.2 | - | 70.5 | 66.7 | 62.4 |
| 13 |  | 67.8 | 89.0 | 70.7 | 69.4 | - | 59.3 | 76.3 | 62.8 |
| 13 |  | 67.8 | 61.0 | 59.3 | 67.8 | - | 74.0 | 58.5 | 65.0 |
| 15 |  | 67.5 | 70.0 | 61.7 | 65.2 | - | 63.0 | 72.0 | 67.8 |
| 16 |  | 67.4 | 81.0 | 74.0 | 67.4 | - | 69.0 | 66.3 | 58.9 |
| 17 |  | 67.3 | 57.0 | 71.0 | 67.4 | - | 64.5 | 68.8 | 62.9 |
| 17 |  | 67.3 | 58.0 | 63.3 | 66.4 | - | 67.3 | 67.3 | 65.4 |
| 19 |  | 67.2 | 72.0 | 69.7 | 70.0 | - | 62.7 | 71.7 | 68.8 |
| 20 |  | 66.7 | 69.0 | 60.0 | 65.2 | - | 72.5 | 63.8 | 63.3 |
| 21 |  | 65.3 | 46.0 | 57.7 | 64.6 | - | 60.0 | 70.7 | 66.1 |
| 22 |  | 64.8 | 79.0 | 66.7 | 68.2 | - | 56.3 | 73.3 | 62.3 |
| 23 |  | 64.7 | 69.0 | 66.3 | 62.4 | - | 62.8 | 68.5 | 68.9 |
| 24 |  | 64.5 | 63.0 | 62.7 | 64.8 | - | 66.3 | 62.7 | 64.7 |
| 25 |  | 64.2 | 65.0 | 61.7 | 64.2 | - | 70.5 | 60.0 | 61.6 |
| 26 |  | 64.0 | 67.0 | 67.3 | 64.0 | - | 65.8 | 60.5 | 64.4 |
| 27 |  | 63.7 | 70.0 | 65.0 | 65.8 | - | 63.7 | 63.7 | 68.8 |
| 28 |  | 60.8 | 61.0 | 63.0 | 63.6 | - | 59.3 | 62.3 | 70.9 |
| 29 |  | 59.7 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 61.2 | - | 60.7 | 58.7 | 65.5 |
| 30 |  | 57.5 | 51.0 | 62.0 | 59.8 | - | 58.3 | 56.7 | 61.6 |
| 31 |  | 56.3 | 54.0 | 53.7 | 56.6 | - | 55.3 | 57.3 | 61.6 |
| 32 |  | 54.3 | 62.0 | 57.3 | 54.4 | - | 57.0 | 51.7 | 63.1 |
Through games played October 22, 2026, Chicago has the highest opponent tackles per game in the NFL at 79.0. Arizona is second at 74.7, Indianapolis third at 72.8, the New York Giants fourth at 71.7 & Detroit fifth at 70.0. Chicago's average is 4.3 tackles above second place & 14.8 tackles above the 25th-ranked team.
Only 10.0 tackles separate first from tenth. Tampa Bay is sixth at 69.8, Las Vegas seventh at 69.7 & New England eighth at 69.5. Cincinnati & Houston are tied for ninth at 69.0.
Two ranks between 13th and 18th are shared by two teams each. The Los Angeles Rams are 11th at 68.7 & Carolina 12th at 68.2. Pittsburgh & Kansas City are tied 13th at 67.8. New Orleans is 15th at 67.5 & Minnesota 16th at 67.4. Baltimore & Washington are tied 17th at 67.3.
Eight teams sit inside 1.0 tackles of each other from 12th to 19th, the tightest stretch of the ranking. The Los Angeles Chargers are 19th at 67.2, the New York Jets 20th at 66.7, Atlanta 21st at 65.3, Seattle 22nd at 64.8, San Francisco 23rd at 64.7, Cleveland 24th at 64.5 & Miami 25th at 64.2. Three ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team.
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 32 NFL teams in the 2026 regular season. Opponent tackles per game measures the average number of total tackles a team’s opponents record. This stat reflects how often an offense is stopped and can indicate time of possession or defensive dominance by opponents. Figures are as of October 22, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
