Defense wins championships. While that tenet has waivered against an offensive revolution in the NFL, it's still vital to a team's Super Bowl hopes. After all, we just saw the Philadelphia Eagles bully the Kansas City Chiefs into submission in a lopsided Super Bowl 59.

SportsLine simulated the new NFL season 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 Fantasy football QB, RB, WR, TE, kicker and defense rankings

So, which teams will have the top defenses in the NFL this year? Let’s take a look. The Ravens are sitting in the top spot on both the top offense and defense predictions, which is a testament to their team-building and continuity.

It’s a unit that played good football during its final eight games in 2024. One NFL writer says the Seahawks’ surging defense will be the league’s best in ’25.

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Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links … Where Does Every NFL Defense Rank for 2025? – The Ringer 3) PHILADELPHIA EAGLES. As mentioned at the top, it’s hard to stay on top defensively from one year to the next.

Last week, a NFL writer predicted that Mike Macdonald's Seahawks would have the league's best defense in 2025. He had more to say on the subject on Monday.

The Ringer's Sheil Kapadia isn't as bullish on that idea. He ranked the Rams' defense as the 24th in the league heading into the season, mainly because L.A. is only good at one thing and doesn't have a great secondary.

The 2025 NFL regular season is only six days away, which means all of the league's 32 teams still have hope about the upcoming campaign. However, it's necessary to push back all t