05-21-2018, 08:31 PM
(05-21-2018, 06:18 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: They didn’t need a lot of defense. That offense was capable of dropping 30+ points in any given game (they did it 6 times that year).
Partially thanks to that maligned defense, which had a league-leading 44 turnovers for 335 yards.
They constantly gave that offense help. Really, they were only bad in 4 games, when they gave up a ton of points. They only had 3 bad yardage games. Now I'm not saying they were the 85 Bears, but I think people are a bit rough on that defense. Those turnovers helped the offense a lot more than most will admit, and they mostly kept it close.
10 games of 23 points allowed or less
6 games of 17 points allowed or less
Held opponents to 377 yards or less 13 times
Held opponents to 270 yards or less 5 times
44 turnovers for 335 yards constantly put offense in position to score more (easy) points
They were a big plus that year, IMO.
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