Top 10 NFL Teams with the Best Defenses Going Into the 2018 Season
Some teams heavily rely on offense and ignore defense. However, these teams are doing well in the opposite area. We're looking at the NFL teams with the best defenses going into the 2018 season.
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Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference South division. The Jaguars were established in 1993 and began playing as an expansion team in 1995.
Notable players: Jalen Ramsey, A.J. Bouye, Calais Campbell, Myles Jack, Dante Fowler Jr, Telvin Smith, Malik Jackson, Yannick Ngakoue.
I have Jacksonville ranked above Minnesota. I really like this defense. Just imagine what would have happened if they hadn't played the Patriots in the AFC Championship. We could have been looking at Super Bowl champions.
Their defense compensates for their mediocre offense. This defense could carry them to the big game.
Definitely the best and will stay the best.
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Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings were founded as an NFL expansion team in 1960 and first took the field for the 1961 season. They have made four Super Bowl appearances but have not yet secured a championship.
Notable Players: Xavier Rhodes, Harrison Smith, Anthony Barr, Everson Griffen, Linval Joseph, Sheldon Richardson, Eric Kendricks, Danielle Hunter, Terence Newman, Mike Hughes.
The number one ranked defense of 2017 is out for revenge in 2018. With this stacked defense, it's achievable.
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New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints compete in the National Football League as a member of the league's National Football Conference South division. The team was established in 1967 and won its first and only Super Bowl during the... read more
Notable Players: Cameron Jordan, Marshon Lattimore, Marcus Williams, Marcus Davenport, Manti Te'o, Sheldon Rankins.
New Orleans is lucky to have an amazing offense and defense. Last year's draft picks, Marshon Lattimore and Marcus Williams, have already proven themselves as playmakers. Marcus Davenport is a nice complement to the defensive line already consisting of Cameron Jordan. They're set on defense for 2018.
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Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. They compete in the National Football League as a member of the NFC West. The team plays its home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Notable Players: Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh, Aqib Talib, Marcus Peters, Lamarcus Joyner, Sam Shields.
Boy, the Rams looked stacked this year. Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh will be an absolute nightmare for opposing quarterbacks. Not to mention a sturdy veteran defensive backfield of Aqib Talib, Sam Shields, and Marcus Peters. Not only that, with the offense they have, I must say that the rest of the NFC should fear them.
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Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference South division. Founded in 1999 and beginning play in 2002, the Texans are the league's youngest franchise.
Notable Players: JJ Watt, Whitney Mercilus, Jadeveon Clowney, Tyrann Mathieu, Jonathan Joseph.
Their defense has been injury prone in recent years, but this is the most hyped Texans team of the 2010s, with Watt and Watson healthy and a sufficient Andre Hal replacement in Tyrann Mathieu.
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Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference East division. They were established in 1933 and have won five NFL Championships, including... read more
Notable Players: Fletcher Cox, Jalen Mills, Malcom Jenkins, Michael Bennett, Brandon Graham, Haloti Ngata.
Our defending Super Bowl champs need a good defense to succeed, and it looks like they're set. With Cox, Bennett, and Graham leading the defensive line, and Mills and Jenkins in the defensive backfield, it'll be tough to get past this Eagles defense.
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Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference North division. The team was established in 1996 and won Super Bowl titles following the 2000 and 2012 seasons... read more
Notable Players: Terrell Suggs, Jimmy Smith, Brandon Carr, Marlon Humphrey, CJ Mosley, Brandon Williams. They're like the Bills. Bad offense, but good defense. Will they be the Buffalo Bills of 2018?
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Los Angeles Chargers
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.... read more
Notable Players: Joey Bosa, Melvin Ingram, Desmond King, Casey Hayward, Derwin James.
Bosa and Ingram aren't on the same level as Donald and Suh, but they could get there at some point. Plus, they've also got Hayward, King, and first rounder James in the defensive backfield. For a team aiming for a playoff run, I think their odds are pretty good with the defense they have.
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Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are an American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division. They have won three Super Bowl championships, most recently Super Bowl 50 in 2016.
Notable players: Von Miller, Chris Harris Jr., Bradley Chubb, Shane Ray, Su'a Cravens, Brandon Marshall.
Chubb, an already talented player, gets to play with Von Miller. That's a dream of many young defensive players, but it became a reality for Chubb. Harris has a huge responsibility as Aqib Talib's successor, but he has shown big potential.
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Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League (NFL). The team is a member of the league's American Football Conference East division. The Bills had the longest playoff drought in NFL history... read more
Notable Players: Micah Hyde, Tre'Davious White, Lorenzo Alexander, Kyle Williams, Tremaine Edmunds, Trent Murphy, Star Lotulelei.
Buffalo's defense carried them to the postseason last year, but can it manage to do that again this year?
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Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League as a member of the league's National Football Conference North division. Founded in 1919, the team has won nine NFL championships, including one Super Bowl.
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Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division. ... read more
Why are they not on there? Think about the Legion of Boom.
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Oakland Raiders
The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The team began playing in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the National Football League following the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. In 2020, the Raiders relocated from... read more
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Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League as a member of the league's National Football Conference North division. The Packers have won four Super Bowls and a record 13 NFL championships overall,... read more
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Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference South division. The team was established in 1965 and has appeared in two Super Bowls.
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Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference North division. They have appeared in the Super Bowl three times, most recently in 2022.
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Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division. Originally founded as the Houston Oilers in 1960, the team relocated to Tennessee in 1997... read more