Over one five-game stretch, they allowed a total of 9 points. The club would fall in the Belichick and Brady deserve plenty of credit for the Patriots dynasty, but the defense has also been a hallmark of the club. Defensive coordinators dream about doing what he did. Nevertheless, the Von Miller-led unit overwhelmed opponents on a weekly basis.

They were the opposite of Buddy Ryan's Bears defense. Denver ceded league-low marks of 3.3 yards per rushing attempt and 4.4 yards per snap during the regular season.Then, in the playoffs, offenses guided by Ben Roethlisberger, Tom Brady and Cam Newton combined for only 44 points while taking 14 sacks and committing seven turnovers. Defensive endThat’s a mistake. The next week, they won the NFC championship by goose-egging the Rams 24-0. If No. 1969 Kansas City Chiefs. "Trivia note: The 2007 team losing the Super Bowl by three points may not be so ironic. Key stats such as In the end, we had a hard time narrowing it down to a final 25, but the ones we have chosen are more than worthy.During the regular season, the club held eight opponents to 10 points or less. Then, in the Super Bowl, they held the Pats to a total of seven (7) yards rushing, helping to seal a 46-10 win. This is partially because the defense was on the field so much due to the struggles on offense.He was unanimously selected as league MVP, one of only two defenders to ever receive the award. Together, they passed for a whopping 4,522 yards and averaged an amazing 9.5 yards per throw.No team ever had a better tandem of wide receivers. The 1966 unit was the finest of the team’s run of excellence, holding opponents to a meager 11.6 points per game.For the last four games of the regular season, no opponent would put more than 7 points on the board. Reed retired with 64 career interceptions and led the league in that stat three times. Greenwood, Greene, Ham, Lambert, defensive back Glen Edwards, safety Mike Wagner, and Blount. defensive tackle Appropriately, it was a 46-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown, which swung the momentum in the However, the 49ers wouldn’t have had as much success as they did if they couldn’t bring it on defense as well. You can compare, but not equate, football teams from the pre-Super Bowl era.The 1940 Chicago Bears "Monsters of the Midway" were the best team Expanding rosters made the strategy more sophisticated: a second tight end near the goal line, a third and even fourth wide receiver on third-and-long, or a fifth or maybe sixth defensive back in the same situations.The day where a single player, say Paul Hornung, was called on to run, block, pass, catch and place kick is long past. They would cross paths once again in the divisional round of the playoffs with the Ravens picking up a 24-10 victory en route to a Super Bowl title.The series of games between these two clubs are remembered as The offense couldn’t match the defense in productivity, as the Falcons would score 20 points or more just twice during the year.

The season ended with two great teams and the Super Bowl living up to its bill.In 1966, many of the Packers' future HOFers, such as runners Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung, were past their peak, but the quarterbacks made up for that. Kansas City led the AFL with 32 picks.

Why does this particular unit get the nod?After giving up 120 points during a 1-4 start to the season, the Steelers proceeded to surrender 28 throughout the next nine. They played that soft two-deep zone that didn't allow any big plays.

The ’85 Bears led the league in … Cornerback However, there’s a lot more to see here with the Colts. The Vikings, who went 11-3 before losing to the Cowboys in the divisional playoffs, shut out three opponents, and only one team scored more than 20 points against them. Team MVP The team would shut opponents out four times, and hold another seven teams to 10 points or less. "They gave me the most fits. A player such as Chuck Bednarik, star of the 1960 Philadelphia Eagles championship team, who could play well at center on offense and middle linebacker on defense, became a relic. He prides himself on providing exceptional content with actionable pieces of information.Bet with your head, not over it. They also had William "The Refrigerator" Perry (we’re still not sure what position he played, but he sure was hard to move out of the middle on third and short).And they will always be remembered for the infamous "First and most important, Joe Montana was at near peak level.Two, they were coached by Bill Walsh, probably the greatest and certainly the most innovative coach of the decade.And three, one of their three Pro Bowlers on defense was defensive back Ronnie Lott, who vies, with the Giants' Lawrence Taylor,  for the unofficial title of best all-around player of the 1980s.There’s also a fourth reason: They had a superb running game, with Wendell Tyler and Roger Craig rushing for 1,911 yards and 14 touchdowns.Montana had 26 touchdown passes.
Yes, all the rules and tactics in that era were slanted toward offense, but Brady and Randy Moss were a spectacular pitch-and-catch combo, with Moss catching 23 of Brady’s 50 touchdown passes.Everything culminated in a Super Bowl loss to a Giants team that had lost six games during the season, giving credence to the old football adage: "The only game that matters is the last one. Elite defense, however, is a significant part of the league's history.That's why we're delving into the past to highlight the greatest units since 1967Among the 10 featured defenses, eight units helped their team reach the postseason. Before facing the Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII, Vikings QB Fran Tarkenton oozed confidence, saying he'd solved the 53. Then they got serious. At that time, I had never seen anything like the advantage the Bears enjoyed. Bart Starr, perhaps the best big game quarterback in pro football history, was masterful. A lot of observers openly expressed their doubts about the team, but led by "Air McNair," they made it to the Super Bowl and lost to a powerhouse Rams team by only a touchdown.Miami was 14-2, losing in overtime to the San Diego Chargers and falling 45-34 to the Los Angeles Raiders in their only bad performance.In the playoffs, the Dolphins beat Seattle 31-10 and the Pittsburgh Steelers 45-28 in the AFC title game.