THE TURNOVER BATTLE

NFL turnover differential 2026: team takeaways and giveaways

Turnover differential is takeaways minus giveaways. Compare how often teams gain or lose possession through interceptions and lost fumbles, then check the games behind each total.

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:19 am EDT

2026 regular season, weeks 1–5. This comparison covers 65 completed games across 32 teams. It describes the listed game window, not a complete season. Games counted may differ by team; every team’s Games link opens its included records.

1 additional game records lack a complete matching pair of turnover totals and are not counted. Missing values are not treated as zero.

Turnover differential rankings

Jacksonville Jaguars leads this comparison with +6 turnover differential. Equal displayed values share a rank.

Higher differential, margin per game and takeaways are better in these rankings; fewer giveaways are better. Counts include offense, defense and special teams. Margin per game divides by all listed games, including those with no turnovers. Scroll horizontally on smaller screens.

2026 regular season, weeks 1–5 — takeaways, giveaways and turnover margin
Rank	Team	Diff	Margin/game	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Games
1	Jacksonville Jaguars	+6	+1.5	8	6	2	2	2	0	4 included games for Jacksonville Jaguars
2	Kansas City Chiefs	+5	+1.3	7	4	3	2	2	0	4 included games for Kansas City Chiefs
2	Minnesota Vikings	+5	+1.3	7	4	3	2	2	0	4 included games for Minnesota Vikings
4	Arizona Cardinals	+3	+0.8	7	3	4	4	4	0	4 included games for Arizona Cardinals
4	Baltimore Ravens	+3	+0.8	5	2	3	2	1	1	4 included games for Baltimore Ravens
4	Carolina Panthers	+3	+0.8	7	3	4	4	2	2	4 included games for Carolina Panthers
4	Detroit Lions	+3	+0.8	4	2	2	1	0	1	4 included games for Detroit Lions
4	Las Vegas Raiders	+3	+0.8	9	4	5	6	4	2	4 included games for Las Vegas Raiders
4	New York Giants	+3	+0.8	8	6	2	5	3	2	4 included games for New York Giants
4	New York Jets	+3	+0.8	4	1	3	1	0	1	4 included games for New York Jets
4	Seattle Seahawks	+3	+0.8	8	6	2	5	3	2	4 included games for Seattle Seahawks
4	Washington Commanders	+3	+0.8	5	3	2	2	1	1	4 included games for Washington Commanders
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	+2	+0.5	8	4	4	6	4	2	4 included games for Pittsburgh Steelers
14	Chicago Bears	+1	+0.3	6	3	3	5	2	3	4 included games for Chicago Bears
14	Houston Texans	+1	+0.3	3	1	2	2	0	2	4 included games for Houston Texans
14	San Francisco 49ers	+1	+0.3	3	1	2	2	1	1	4 included games for San Francisco 49ers
17	Cincinnati Bengals	0	0.0	5	1	4	5	3	2	4 included games for Cincinnati Bengals
18	Cleveland Browns	-1	-0.3	4	4	0	5	2	3	4 included games for Cleveland Browns
18	Denver Broncos	-1	-0.3	4	4	0	5	3	2	4 included games for Denver Broncos
20	Buffalo Bills	-2	-0.5	5	2	3	7	3	4	4 included games for Buffalo Bills
20	Green Bay Packers	-2	-0.5	4	4	0	6	3	3	4 included games for Green Bay Packers
20	Miami Dolphins	-2	-0.5	3	3	0	5	2	3	4 included games for Miami Dolphins
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	-2	-0.4	7	5	2	9	5	4	5 included games for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
24	Dallas Cowboys	-3	-0.6	2	0	2	5	3	2	5 included games for Dallas Cowboys
24	Los Angeles Chargers	-3	-0.8	7	4	3	10	6	4	4 included games for Los Angeles Chargers
24	Philadelphia Eagles	-3	-0.8	2	2	0	5	4	1	4 included games for Philadelphia Eagles
24	Tennessee Titans	-3	-0.8	2	2	0	5	2	3	4 included games for Tennessee Titans
28	Atlanta Falcons	-5	-1.3	3	1	2	8	6	2	4 included games for Atlanta Falcons
28	Los Angeles Rams	-5	-1.3	3	3	0	8	6	2	4 included games for Los Angeles Rams
28	New England Patriots	-5	-1.3	5	3	2	10	7	3	4 included games for New England Patriots
28	New Orleans Saints	-5	-1.3	3	1	2	8	3	5	4 included games for New Orleans Saints
32	Indianapolis Colts	-6	-1.5	2	1	1	8	4	4	4 included games for Indianapolis Colts

How is turnover differential calculated?

Turnover differential = takeaways − giveaways. Takeaways are interceptions made plus opponents’ fumbles recovered. Giveaways are interceptions thrown plus fumbles lost. Positive differential means more takeaways than giveaways; negative differential means more giveaways than takeaways.

In the listed window, Jacksonville Jaguars has 8 takeaways and 2 giveaways: 8 − 2 = +6. Divide that differential by 4 covered games for a margin of +1.5 per game.

What counts as a turnover here?

This statistical comparison counts interceptions and lost fumbles. It does not count punts or turnovers on downs. A fumble recovered by the team that lost control is not a giveaway, and forcing a fumble is not itself a takeaway unless the opponent loses possession. All-team fumble totals include special teams; offensive player fumble totals alone can miss special-teams turnovers.

What does the comparison cover?

Both teams must have complete, matching turnover totals for a completed game to be included. The same paired games determine takeaways and giveaways. A missing record stays uncounted; an explicit zero remains zero. Margin per game is calculated from summed totals and actual game counts, not from rounded game averages.

These are descriptive statistics for the displayed window. They do not predict future turnovers or adjust for opponent strength. Team record and point differential measure different things; compare the NFL standings for results and scoring margins.

Included games and turnover totals

Expand a team to see every counted game. Takeaways equal that opponent’s giveaways. A Game Center link appears when its game page is available.

Arizona Cardinals — 4 games

Arizona Cardinals — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Differential
1	at Los Angeles Chargers	2	1	1	0	0	+2
2	vs Seattle Seahawks	1	0	1	1	1	0
3	at San Francisco 49ers	1	0	1	0	0	+1
4	at New York Giants	3	2	1	3	3	0

Atlanta Falcons — 4 games

Atlanta Falcons — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Pittsburgh Steelers	1	0	1	2	2	0	-1
2	vs Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	5	3	2	-5
3	at Green Bay Packers	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
4	at New Orleans Saints	1	0	1	0	0	0	+1

Baltimore Ravens — 4 games

Baltimore Ravens — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Indianapolis Colts	2	1	1	1	0	1	+1
2	vs New Orleans Saints	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1
3	at Dallas Cowboys	1	0	1	0	0	0	+1
4	vs Tennessee Titans	2	1	1	0	0	0	+2

Buffalo Bills — 4 games

Buffalo Bills — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Houston Texans	2	0	2	0	0	0	+2
2	vs Detroit Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	vs Los Angeles Chargers	1	1	0	5	2	3	-4
4	vs New England Patriots	2	1	1	2	1	1	0

Carolina Panthers — 4 games

Carolina Panthers — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Chicago Bears	1	0	1	3	1	2	-2
2	at Atlanta Falcons	5	3	2	0	0	0	+5
3	at Cleveland Browns	1	0	1	1	1	0	0
4	vs Detroit Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Bears — 4 games

Chicago Bears — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Carolina Panthers	3	1	2	1	0	1	+2
2	vs Minnesota Vikings	0	0	0	2	1	1	-2
3	vs Philadelphia Eagles	3	2	1	0	0	0	+3
4	vs New York Jets	0	0	0	2	1	1	-2

Cincinnati Bengals — 4 games

Cincinnati Bengals — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	0	4	1	1	0	+3
2	at Houston Texans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1	0	2	0	2	-1
4	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0	0	2	2	0	-2

Cleveland Browns — 4 games

Cleveland Browns — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Jacksonville Jaguars	0	0	2	1	1	-2
2	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	1	0	0	0	+1
3	vs Carolina Panthers	1	1	1	0	1	0
4	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	2	2	2	1	1	0

Dallas Cowboys — 5 games

Dallas Cowboys — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at New York Giants	1	1	1	1	0	0
2	vs Washington Commanders	1	1	0	0	0	+1
3	vs Baltimore Ravens	0	0	1	0	1	-1
4	at Houston Texans	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	3	2	1	-3

Denver Broncos — 4 games

Denver Broncos — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	2	1	1	-1
2	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	1	1	1	1	0	0
3	vs Los Angeles Rams	2	2	1	1	0	+1
4	at San Francisco 49ers	0	0	1	0	1	-1

Detroit Lions — 4 games

Detroit Lions — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs New Orleans Saints	3	2	1	1	1	+2
2	at Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	vs New York Jets	1	0	1	0	0	+1
4	at Carolina Panthers	0	0	0	0	0	0

Green Bay Packers — 4 games

Green Bay Packers — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Minnesota Vikings	1	1	2	1	1	-1
2	at New York Jets	0	0	1	0	1	-1
3	vs Atlanta Falcons	1	1	1	1	0	0
4	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	2	2	1	1	0

Houston Texans — 4 games

Houston Texans — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	2	2	-2
2	vs Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	at Indianapolis Colts	3	1	2	0	0	+3
4	vs Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0	0

Indianapolis Colts — 4 games

Indianapolis Colts — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Baltimore Ravens	1	0	1	2	1	1	-1
2	at Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1
3	vs Houston Texans	0	0	0	3	1	2	-3
4	at Washington Commanders	1	1	0	2	1	1	-1

Jacksonville Jaguars — 4 games

Jacksonville Jaguars — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Differential
1	vs Cleveland Browns	2	1	1	0	0	+2
2	at Denver Broncos	1	1	0	1	1	0
3	vs New England Patriots	3	2	1	1	1	+2
4	at Cincinnati Bengals	2	2	0	0	0	+2

Kansas City Chiefs — 4 games

Kansas City Chiefs — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Differential
1	vs Denver Broncos	2	1	1	1	1	+1
2	vs Indianapolis Colts	1	1	0	0	0	+1
3	at Miami Dolphins	2	1	1	1	1	+1
4	at Las Vegas Raiders	2	1	1	0	0	+2

Los Angeles Chargers — 4 games

Los Angeles Chargers — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Arizona Cardinals	0	0	0	2	1	1	-2
2	vs Las Vegas Raiders	1	1	0	3	2	1	-2
3	at Buffalo Bills	5	2	3	1	1	0	+4
4	at Seattle Seahawks	1	1	0	4	2	2	-3

Los Angeles Rams — 4 games

Los Angeles Rams — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs San Francisco 49ers	1	1	2	1	1	-1
2	vs New York Giants	1	1	2	1	1	-1
3	at Denver Broncos	1	1	2	2	0	-1
4	at Philadelphia Eagles	0	0	2	2	0	-2

Las Vegas Raiders — 4 games

Las Vegas Raiders — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Miami Dolphins	2	1	1	2	2	0	0
2	at Los Angeles Chargers	3	2	1	1	1	0	+2
3	at New Orleans Saints	4	1	3	1	0	1	+3
4	vs Kansas City Chiefs	0	0	0	2	1	1	-2

Miami Dolphins — 4 games

Miami Dolphins — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Las Vegas Raiders	2	2	2	1	1	0
2	at San Francisco 49ers	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	vs Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	2	1	1	-1
4	at Minnesota Vikings	0	0	1	0	1	-1

Minnesota Vikings — 4 games

Minnesota Vikings — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Differential
1	vs Green Bay Packers	2	1	1	1	1	+1
2	at Chicago Bears	2	1	1	0	0	+2
3	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	2	0	1	1	+1
4	vs Miami Dolphins	1	0	1	0	0	+1

New England Patriots — 4 games

New England Patriots — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Seattle Seahawks	0	0	0	3	3	0	-3
2	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	2	1	1	2	1	1	0
3	at Jacksonville Jaguars	1	1	0	3	2	1	-2
4	at Buffalo Bills	2	1	1	2	1	1	0

New Orleans Saints — 4 games

New Orleans Saints — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Detroit Lions	1	0	1	3	2	1	-2
2	at Baltimore Ravens	1	1	0	0	0	0	+1
3	vs Las Vegas Raiders	1	0	1	4	1	3	-3
4	vs Atlanta Falcons	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1

New York Giants — 4 games

New York Giants — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Dallas Cowboys	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
2	at Los Angeles Rams	2	1	1	1	1	0	+1
3	vs Tennessee Titans	2	1	1	0	0	0	+2
4	vs Arizona Cardinals	3	3	0	3	2	1	0

New York Jets — 4 games

New York Jets — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Tennessee Titans	1	0	1	0	0	+1
2	vs Green Bay Packers	1	0	1	0	0	+1
3	at Detroit Lions	0	0	0	1	1	-1
4	at Chicago Bears	2	1	1	0	0	+2

Philadelphia Eagles — 4 games

Philadelphia Eagles — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Washington Commanders	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	at Tennessee Titans	0	0	2	2	0	-2
3	at Chicago Bears	0	0	3	2	1	-3
4	vs Los Angeles Rams	2	2	0	0	0	+2

Pittsburgh Steelers — 4 games

Pittsburgh Steelers — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs Atlanta Falcons	2	2	0	1	0	1	+1
2	at New England Patriots	2	1	1	2	1	1	0
3	vs Cincinnati Bengals	2	0	2	1	1	0	+1
4	at Cleveland Browns	2	1	1	2	2	0	0

Seattle Seahawks — 4 games

Seattle Seahawks — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs New England Patriots	3	3	0	0	0	0	+3
2	at Arizona Cardinals	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
3	at Washington Commanders	0	0	0	3	2	1	-3
4	vs Los Angeles Chargers	4	2	2	1	1	0	+3

San Francisco 49ers — 4 games

San Francisco 49ers — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Los Angeles Rams	2	1	1	1	1	0	+1
2	vs Miami Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	vs Arizona Cardinals	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1
4	vs Denver Broncos	1	0	1	0	0	0	+1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 5 games

Tampa Bay Buccaneers — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Cincinnati Bengals	1	1	0	4	0	4	-3
2	vs Cleveland Browns	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1
3	vs Minnesota Vikings	1	1	0	2	2	0	-1
4	vs Green Bay Packers	2	1	1	2	2	0	0
5	at Dallas Cowboys	3	2	1	0	0	0	+3

Tennessee Titans — 4 games

Tennessee Titans — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	vs New York Jets	0	0	1	0	1	-1
2	vs Philadelphia Eagles	2	2	0	0	0	+2
3	at New York Giants	0	0	2	1	1	-2
4	at Baltimore Ravens	0	0	2	1	1	-2

Washington Commanders — 4 games

Washington Commanders — 2026 regular season, weeks 1–5
Week	Opponent	Takeaways	INT made	Fumbles recovered	Giveaways	INT thrown	Fumbles lost	Differential
1	at Philadelphia Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	at Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1
3	vs Seattle Seahawks	3	2	1	0	0	0	+3
4	vs Indianapolis Colts	2	1	1	1	1	0	+1