Something clicked. Right around the middle of the season. The Eagles’ defensive line, which had underachieved for two months, suddenly woke up. And they’ve been the strength of this defense – and this team – ever since.

A position-by-position breakdown of the Buccaneers’ defense, examining consistency, execution, and overall performance in 2025.

The Rams have a good defensive line led by Jared Verse and Byron Young. That group will get in the backfield and make a quarterback’s life absolute hell. It doesn’t always lead to sacks, but getting some offenses out of whack regularly will typically lead to good things for a defense.

Our season recap continues by outlining a quiet but key improvement the New Orleans Saints defense showed against the run in 2025.

Coaches don’t teach it much. Most defensive tackles aren’t strong or quick enough to do it. Murphy excels at it in Seattle’s top defense.

With the NFL regular season in the books, which players were the best of the best at each position? Using advanced data, the Next Gen Stats analytics group compiles a 2025 All-Pro Team, with a defense and special teams led by a dynamic Texans duo.