Defense wins Championships. Who do you have as your Top defense in the NFL right now.
Baltimore Ravens- This defense is getting older with Ray Lewis anchoring the LB core and Ed Reed anchoring the secondary. But these guys still are extremely effective. Ray Lewis has 30 tackles which ranks him 22nd in the league and Ed Reed has 17 tackles, 2 int's and 1 Sack. They also have a pretty solid supporting cast with Terrell Suggs at ROLB who is 5th in the league in sacks but what this guy does best rarely shows up in the stats column. He pressures the passer relentlessly and puts the QB on the turf all game long. They also have a nice young cornerback in Ladarius Webb who has 27 tackles, 2 INT's and 1 sack as well. He also had 3 pass deflections against the Jets. Anchoring the 3-4 defense is the wide bodied Terrence Cody. Baltimore ranks 3rd in Yards/play at 4.4, second in pts/game at 14.4 and they're holding teams to a 33% third down conversion rate. Their glaring weakness or vulnerability thus far has been penalties as they lead the league in defensive penalty yards at 309. They more than make up for this with the turnovers they create. They've picked off 6 passes so far which ties them for 5th in the league and have forced a 11 fumbles which ranks them second only behind the Redskins. Amazingly enough they've recovered 8 fumbles and have scored a combined 4 defensive TD's through 4 games this year. They are I believe the best defense in the NFL currently...
Honorable Mention
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
Washington Redskins
Baltimore Ravens- This defense is getting older with Ray Lewis anchoring the LB core and Ed Reed anchoring the secondary. But these guys still are extremely effective. Ray Lewis has 30 tackles which ranks him 22nd in the league and Ed Reed has 17 tackles, 2 int's and 1 Sack. They also have a pretty solid supporting cast with Terrell Suggs at ROLB who is 5th in the league in sacks but what this guy does best rarely shows up in the stats column. He pressures the passer relentlessly and puts the QB on the turf all game long. They also have a nice young cornerback in Ladarius Webb who has 27 tackles, 2 INT's and 1 sack as well. He also had 3 pass deflections against the Jets. Anchoring the 3-4 defense is the wide bodied Terrence Cody. Baltimore ranks 3rd in Yards/play at 4.4, second in pts/game at 14.4 and they're holding teams to a 33% third down conversion rate. Their glaring weakness or vulnerability thus far has been penalties as they lead the league in defensive penalty yards at 309. They more than make up for this with the turnovers they create. They've picked off 6 passes so far which ties them for 5th in the league and have forced a 11 fumbles which ranks them second only behind the Redskins. Amazingly enough they've recovered 8 fumbles and have scored a combined 4 defensive TD's through 4 games this year. They are I believe the best defense in the NFL currently...
Honorable Mention
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
Washington Redskins
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