11-23-2019, 09:43 PM
(11-23-2019, 08:42 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: There are many examples of teams with elite offenses and mediocre to bad defenses that win the Super Bowl or go deep in the playoffs consistently. There are very few examples of the opposite. And the one I'm thinking of wasn't a case of a single elite pass rusher. It was a top to bottom defense of non-elite contributors led by a hall of fame linebacker.
There have been 5 teams that have won a Superbowl without being a top 10 scoring defense. Even those teams though we're top 5 in at least one defensive stat the year they one the Superbowl except for the Colts in 2006.
Giants 2007, 2011- 2007 they lead the NFL in sacks and we're 4th in sacks in 2011
Saints 2009- 2nd in the NFL in forced turnovers
Colts 2006 - were not top 5 in any defensive stat but Bob Sanders coming back sparked their run to a Superbowl. In fact Peyton had one of his worst playoff performances throwing 3TDs to 7 Int during that post season.
Ravens 2012- were 2nd in Redzone defense.
