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JonLP24

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6. You can't mean Baltimore

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 07:49 PM

Jan 2014

Denver (they sure as hell don't this year) & San Francisco were the top 2 of the top 3 defenses Baltimore was 16 but they outperformed their regular season numbers on both sides of the ball. I think Flacco posted a 12 ypa for the whole post-season which is one of the highest, if not highest mark ever.
http://www.advancednflstats.com/2013/01/2012-team-efficiency-rankings-final.html

The year before that New England and NY Giants defeated the better defenses San Francisco & Baltimore (whose D was really good that year)

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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