Defense Still Wins Championships

[THE PISTONS]

(09-26-2023, 04:11 PM)Joelist Wrote: TBH Cleveland was on the offense - in particular on Burrow. He was VERY inaccurate and failed to hit wide open receivers and by most counts left at least 3 touchdowns on the field. Against the Rats THAT was on the defense - they completely failed to get pressure and even to maintain fundamentals like gap discipline and playing zone correctly. They also were incapable of getting off the field. 

Against the Rams the defense fixed a lot of the issues we previously saw. They played much tighter zones, used misdirection and the like to help the DL prosper and just shut the Rams down. 

The defense was bad against the Ravens, but the offense was off too. That drive in the 3rd quarter where Burrow threw an int in the endzone was the game.