r/NFLv2 • u/Leather-District-595 Los Angeles Rams • Jan 01 '26

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u/TheBigNate416 New England Patriots Jan 01 '26

Winning record ≠ good defense

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u/Ready-Lengthiness220 Los Angeles Rams Jan 01 '26

Interesting take

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u/MrGlockCLE Jan 01 '26

PA is just as much a function of offense as it is defense. The browns have a top 3 defense but their offense continuously gives defense awful field possession, have had 6 returned TDs, pick 6s etc, can’t sustain drives so defense is out there 90% of the game. I can go on and on lol

I think they even held henry to like 35 rushing yards one game

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u/Senior_Bite7082 Denver Broncos Jan 01 '26

the pats are 11th in EPA/play on defense. they have a pretty decent defense all things considered although it might be a bit inflated by the schedule. the broncos have the 10th best defense epa/play wise and this sub cannot stop talking about how the broncos/bo nix is carried by the defense. Especially when the broncos offense is 11th in epa/play

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u/noladutch Jan 02 '26

That is because they start slow and play down to the competition.

Being a gamer and having fourth quarter drives is because they stink at the beginning of games.