What Is Opponent Takeaway Fumble Recovery Percentage?
Opponent takeaway fumble recovery percentage measures how often opponents recover fumbles they force. This stat reflects opponent recovery efficiency on defense.
Opponent Takeaway Fumble Recovery Percentage | NFL Team Stats
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 1 |  | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.6% |
| 3 |  | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | - | 50.0% | 0.0% | 53.8% |
| 3 |  | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | - | 0.0% | 20.0% | 47.6% |
| 3 |  | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | - | 0.0% | 33.3% | 53.8% |
| 6 |  | 22.2% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 16.7% | - | 0.0% | 33.3% | 57.1% |
| 7 |  | 25.0% | - | 33.3% | 20.0% | - | 0.0% | 30.0% | 36.8% |
| 7 |  | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | - | 50.0% | 0.0% | 55.0% |
| 9 |  | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | - | 0.0% | 50.0% | 76.9% |
| 10 |  | 37.5% | - | 50.0% | 42.9% | - | 33.3% | 50.0% | 61.1% |
| 11 |  | 40.0% | 66.7% | 50.0% | 40.0% | - | 0.0% | 50.0% | 36.4% |
| 12 |   | 45.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 57.1% | - | 37.5% | 66.7% | 50.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 50.0% | 62.5% | - | 66.7% | 25.0% | 44.4% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 40.0% | 42.9% | - | 66.7% | 40.0% | 61.9% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 66.7% | 50.0% | - | 100.0% | 40.0% | 33.3% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 66.7% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | 50.0% | - | 66.7% | 40.0% | 33.3% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 66.7% | 50.0% | 66.7% | - | 66.7% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 0.0% | 66.7% | 58.3% |
| 13 |   | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | 50.0% | - | 63.6% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 42.9% | 50.0% | - | 66.7% | 42.9% | 70.0% |
| 13 |  | 50.0% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 66.7% | 0.0% | 36.4% |
| 23 |  | 53.8% | 50.0% | 55.6% | 53.8% | - | 57.1% | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 23 |  | 53.8% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 50.0% | - | 40.0% | 100.0% | 41.2% |
| 25 |  | 54.5% | 66.7% | 57.1% | 54.5% | - | 66.7% | 40.0% | 44.4% |
| 26 |  | 60.0% | 100.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | - | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| 26 |  | 60.0% | - | 0.0% | 50.0% | - | 66.7% | 50.0% | 33.3% |
| 28 |  | 63.6% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | - | 71.4% | 50.0% | 61.1% |
| 29 |  | 66.7% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 100.0% | 33.3% |
| 30 |  | 72.7% | 66.7% | 83.3% | 66.7% | - | 50.0% | 85.7% | 23.5% |
| 31 |  | 75.0% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 66.7% | - | - | 75.0% | 52.4% |
| 32 |  | 83.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 80.0% | - | 80.0% | 100.0% | 42.1% |
Which teams allow the lowest takeaway fumble recovery percentage in the NFL in 2026?
Through games played October 22, 2026, Jacksonville & Kansas City are tied for the lowest takeaway fumble recovery percentage in the NFL at 0.0%. Detroit, Washington & Philadelphia are tied for third at 16.7%. A gap of 54.5 percentage points separates the leaders from the 25th-ranked team.
Only 37.5 percentage points separate first from tenth. Denver is sixth at 22.2%. Green Bay & Carolina are tied for seventh at 25.0%, Arizona is ninth at 33.3% & the New York Jets tenth at 37.5%.
Five separate ranks inside the top 25 are shared by more than one team. Minnesota is 11th at 40.0% & the New York Giants 12th at 45.5%. Buffalo, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Cincinnati, the Los Angeles Rams, Cleveland & Houston are tied 13th at 50.0%.
The last seven teams in the ranking sit inside 4.5 percentage points of each other. Seattle & the Los Angeles Chargers are tied 23rd at 53.8% & New England is 25th at 54.5%.
How this ranking is measured
These 25 are drawn from 32 NFL teams ranked in the 2026 regular season, ranked lowest first. Opponent takeaway fumble recovery percentage measures how often opponents recover fumbles they force. This stat reflects opponent recovery efficiency on defense. Figures are as of October 22, 2026 & are recalculated on StatRankings after each game's play-by-play is processed.
