After seven weeks of football, which team has the best case as the NFL's top defense? A few of the candidates might surprise you.
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Drive rates don't account for ending possessions with turnovers, but what about expected points added per play? Here, again, the Jets rank 10th, down from sixth a year ago . They rate as the best run defense in the league by cumulative EPA, but they're just 15th against the pass.Well, the Jets have played a fierce schedule of opponents, and EPA doesn't adjust for quality of opposition. DVOA does , and again, the Jets don't rate out as a dominant unit there.
The most likely scenario is they don't force three-plus takeaways a week very often, get a little worse in the red zone and play like the 10th-to-14th-best defense in the league moving forward. Where New York lands between those three scenarios will determine whether it makes it to the postseason. Kyle Shanahan's 49ers have a solid case for ranking No. 1, as they've allowed a league-low 87 points, though that's partly a product of playing one fewer game than the Ravens. Being second in scoring defense is also no shame, but the 49ers have faced just 64 drives on defense and inherited the league's best average starting field position by more than a yard, which adds up over the course of a season.
Instead, the secondary has been pushing this defense forward from the back. The Niners are allowing 4.9 yards per dropback when they rush four or fewer, which ranks second behind the Ravens. They're the league's best defense in terms of yards per attempt when theyget pressure, behind the defenses that rank Nos. 1 through 3 on this list.
I would be lying if I said that I didn't have concerns about the secondary, especially if Humphrey isn't 100 percent. Guys like Maulet and, who has sacks in each of his past two games after starting the season out of football, probably aren't as good as they've looked so far. Beyond McDuffie, the Chiefs are deeper on defense than they've ever been. In years past, going to the backups meant regular snaps for players such as, who would often look overmatched in coverage. They have been relatively healthy this season, but when they've needed to turn to veterans, they've been rewarded.
There are a number of outlandish statistics I could throw out there about this Cleveland team, but I'll pick three favorites:
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