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

The Packers had no answer for Ravens running back Derrick Henry, who did the majority of his damage running into the heart of the defensive line.

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.

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.

Fourteen teams remain standing as the 2025-26 NFL playoffs get underway on Saturday. Over the next three days, six Wild Card games will take place, with the postseason field trimmed down to eight by Monday night.