| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 83.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 83.3% | - | 80.0% | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| 1 |  | 83.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 83.3% | - | 100.0% | 75.0% | 46.2% |
| 3 |  | 71.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 71.4% | - | 60.0% | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| 4 |  | 66.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | - | 66.7% | 66.7% | 60.9% |
| 4 |  | 66.7% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 66.7% | - | 80.0% | 50.0% | 61.5% |
| 4 |  | 66.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 66.7% | - | 100.0% | 0.0% | 81.8% |
| 4 |  | 66.7% | - | 66.7% | 66.7% | - | 50.0% | 100.0% | 42.9% |
| 8 |  | 62.5% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 66.7% | - | 60.0% | 66.7% | 55.0% |
| 8 |  | 62.5% | 66.7% | 80.0% | 57.1% | - | 60.0% | 66.7% | 30.0% |
| 10 |   | 60.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | 60.0% | - | 100.0% | 33.3% | 42.9% |
| 11 |  | 57.1% | 66.7% | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 50.0% | 60.0% | 62.5% |
| 12 |  | 50.0% | - | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 50.0% | 50.0% | 56.3% |
| 12 |  | 50.0% | 50.0% | 40.0% | 42.9% | - | 25.0% | 75.0% | 50.0% |
| 12 |  | 50.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | - | 33.3% | 57.1% | 20.0% |
| 12 |  | 50.0% | - | 100.0% | 75.0% | - | 0.0% | 75.0% | 52.9% |
| 12 |  | 50.0% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 100.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| 17 |  | 45.5% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 44.4% | - | 20.0% | 66.7% | 47.4% |
| 18 |  | 43.8% | 66.7% | 55.6% | 40.0% | - | 27.3% | 80.0% | 23.1% |
| 19 |  | 42.9% | - | 33.3% | 20.0% | - | 20.0% | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| 19 |  | 42.9% | - | 50.0% | 60.0% | - | 33.3% | 50.0% | 66.7% |
| 21 |  | 40.0% | - | 50.0% | 38.5% | - | 33.3% | 41.7% | 44.4% |
| 22 |  | 37.5% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 42.9% | - | 50.0% | 33.3% | 28.0% |
| 23 |  | 36.4% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 44.4% | - | 33.3% | 37.5% | 40.0% |
| 24 |  | 33.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | - | 66.7% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 24 |  | 33.3% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | - | 50.0% | 0.0% | 55.6% |
| 24 |  | 33.3% | - | 20.0% | 25.0% | - | 20.0% | 50.0% | 52.6% |
| 24 |  | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | - | 66.7% | 0.0% | 27.3% |
| 28 |  | 28.6% | - | - | 33.3% | - | 33.3% | 25.0% | 41.7% |
| 29 |  | 25.0% | - | 0.0% | 16.7% | - | 33.3% | 0.0% | 60.0% |
| 30 |  | 20.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | - | 0.0% | 33.3% | 54.5% |
| 31 |   | 14.3% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 14.3% | - | 25.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| 32 |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.9% |
Through games played October 22, 2026, Washington & Carolina are tied for the NFL lead in opponent giveaway fumble recovery percentage at 83.3%. Kansas City is third at 71.4%. Fifty percentage points separate the leaders from the 25th-ranked team.
Only 23.3 percentage points separate first from tenth. Minnesota, Cincinnati, Seattle & Tampa Bay are tied for fourth at 66.7% and New Orleans & Atlanta tied for eighth at 62.5%. The New York Giants are tenth at 60.0%.
Six separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Chicago is 11th at 57.1%. New England, Arizona, the Los Angeles Chargers, Houston & Indianapolis are tied 12th at 50.0%. San Francisco is 17th at 45.5%.
All 9 teams are within 7.1 percentage points of each other. The New York Jets are 18th at 43.8%. Buffalo & Pittsburgh are tied 19th at 42.9%. Las Vegas is 21st at 40.0%, Cleveland 22nd at 37.5% & Denver 23rd at 36.4%. Green Bay & Miami are tied 24th at 33.3%.
The ranking above covers the top 25 of 32 NFL teams in the 2026 regular season. Opponent giveaway fumble recovery percentage measures how often the opponent's own fumbles are recovered by the defense instead of the opponent itself. This stat reflects the defense's ability to capitalize on opponent mistakes. Figures are as of October 22, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
