Article Top Five NFL Defenses that Travel Power Rankings (1 Viewer)

[DerrickB]

Right now, in the National Football League, there are about five to six teams that you can legitimately say they can win a Super Bowl title right now. At least five of those teams have one thing in common. They all have a great defense that can dominate no matter what environment they are playing in for the time being.

Top Five NFL Defenses that Travel Power Rankings

 

[the-commish]

The Saints are now 6th in total defense (yards). They are now 11th in terms of points allowed, I believe primarily because of garbage points.

 

[AARPSaint]

Schedule notwithstanding, the Pat's average of 6.9 points allowed per game is staggering.

 

[BiloxiSaint1]

Schedule notwithstanding, the Pat's average of 6.9 points allowed per game is staggering.

Bill must not believe in prevent D.

 

[J.T.]

Schedule notwithstanding, the Pat's average of 6.9 points allowed per game is staggering.

But you have to look at the schedule:
Dolphins, Jets twice, Redskins and Giants

If the Saints played the SEC East, they would have played better teams than the Patriots.

 

[SaintsFanInLA]

I am not big on disparaging "garbage time stats". Great teams don't allow garbage stats. They stop you no matter what. And the NFL doesn't keep "garbage time" stats, they keep stats. That being said, the Saints seem to be dominant until the end of a half. I don't understand it. Maybe they are playing prevent but whatever they are doing, I, as a fan, am hoping they STOP doing it and put a lid and clamp it down on opponents. Just squash all of their hopes, desires, and dreams early and often.

 

[LoE]

Schedule notwithstanding, the Pat's average of 6.9 points allowed per game is staggering.

True. But look at the cupcake schedule they've had. One decent team is all they've played.

 

[takeabyte]

Schedule notwithstanding, the Pat's average of 6.9 points allowed per game is staggering.

The have the easest schedule of all 32 teams! #32 in Strength of Schedule. No wonder they have the stats that they do.

 

[BreesusSaves]

I am not big on disparaging "garbage time stats". Great teams don't allow garbage stats. They stop you no matter what. And the NFL doesn't keep "garbage time" stats, they keep stats. That being said, the Saints seem to be dominant until the end of a half. I don't understand it. Maybe they are playing prevent but whatever they are doing, I, as a fan, am hoping they STOP doing it and put a lid and clamp it down on opponents. Just squash all of their hopes, desires, and dreams early and often.

The Saints would have better "garbage time stats" if Payton wasn't pulling Jordan, Davenport, Rankins, Brown, Davis, and Klein late in games when the outcome is all but official. Jordan played less than 70% of the snaps against the Bears. Payton would rather have a fresh and healthy defensive front for December, January, and February, than pretty stats.

 

[the-commish]

The Saints would have better "garbage time stats" if Payton wasn't pulling Jordan, Davenport, Rankins, Brown, Davis, and Klein late in games when the outcome is all but official. Jordan played less than 70% of the snaps against the Bears. Payton would rather have a fresh and healthy defensive front for December, January, and February, than pretty stats.

That would be a big affirmative!