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Jamaal510

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2. Let me rephrase that: you don't need a top-ranked defense.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 03:52 PM

Jan 2014

Just look at the Pats. They get beaten to a pulp up and down the field every game and are near the bottom in overall defense, but they always seem to force a turnover when they need it most. What keeps them afloat is that they are consistently near the top of the league in turnover margin.

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Teams Don't Need a Dominating Defense to Win in the Modern-Day NFL [View all] Jamaal510 Jan 2014 OP

But wouldn't a defense that creates turnovers be considered dominating? KamaAina Jan 2014 #1

Let me rephrase that: you don't need a top-ranked defense. Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #2

Define Top Ranked ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #3

Here is an article JonLP24 Jan 2014 #4

Seems to me you do need to to win it all... joeybee12 Jan 2014 #5

You can't mean Baltimore JonLP24 Jan 2014 #6