Top 10 NFL Teams With The Best Defenses Going Into the 2020-21 Season
They say defense wins championships and that is mostly true. In this new age of the NFL a good defense is necessary to slow down the high powered offenses the league boasts about for these teams defense is the name of the game even if their offense is lagging behind
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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 Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that competes in the National Football League.
Pittsburgh Steelers have won the most Super Bowls with 6 which currently stands today. The Steelers May have fallen off on offense but at the same time they've rediscovered the defense. Minkah Fitzpatrick alone changed the face of that defense. Add him to Cameron Heyward TJ Watt Joe Haden and Devin Bush. While Nick Bosa won Defensive Rookie of the year Bush was a finalist for the award. If he takes a big leap year 2 this Defense could honestly push for the top spot
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.
New England Patriots are one of the few teams to have 5+ wins in the Super Bowl. As bad as their offense is the defense is still a solid formidable unit not to be underestimated. The New England Patriots had the No. 1 defense last season (275.9 yards allowed per game). They led the NFL in interceptions (25) and finished second in takeaways (36) while ranking in the top 10 in sacks (47).
But they had some big losses Kyle Van Noy, Jamie Collins and Danny Shelton all left in free agency. the Pats will rely on the secondary again in 2020. New England brought back veteran safety Devin McCourty and selected the hyperathletic Kyle Dugger, a product of Division II Lenoir-Rhyne, with its top pick in the second round. And we can't forget Stephon Gilmore one of the best corners in the game. Despite their losses to free agency don't underestimate Belichick here
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League.
Buffalo Bills had the longest playoff drought of any team which came to an end in 2017.
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 West division. The Chargers have arguably the most talented defense in the NFL. Kenneth Murray will have an immediate impact picking up Chris Harris was a good move and will fit in nicely with Desmond King Casey Hayward and Derwin James and Joey Bosa will be an intimidating force. Question is can they stay healthy?
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.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers currently compete in the National Football League as a member team of the National Football Conference South division. Tampa Bay has an elite front 7 in Shaquil Barrett Lavonte David Devin White Vita Vea and Ndamukong Suh and Jason Pierre Paul. Antoine Winfield could also have an impact adding more youth to the secondary. The other thing about the Bucs is Tom Brady is their QB so instead of Jamies Winston throwing 30 interceptions they can actually get some rest in between drives since he won't throw 30 interceptions
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference North division. Although they have taken a step back from where they were in 2018 the pieces are still there to be a top 10 unit. Khalil Mack and Akiem Hicks highlight the front 7. I like the Robert Quinn addition but Kyle Fuller and Eddie Jackson are both solid in the backfield. Draft pick Jaylon Johnson could be interesting maybe. Only thing keeping them from being higher is losing Nick Kwiatkowski will hurt them
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. Philly's defensive front is solid but that secondary was a major weakness that left them exposed. They did what they needed to do to fix their secondary that needed help badly Getting Darius Slay and Nickell Robey Coleman should help patch that secondary and with Javon Hargrave added to an already scary front 7 this could be a solid group. Question is will that be enough to fix the secondary?
The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football franchise based in Las Vegas. The Raiders began playing in 1960 as a member club of the American Football League; they have been a member club of the National Football League since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger.
In 2020, the Raiders relocated from Oakland, California to Las Vegas.
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.
The Minnesota Vikings are an American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960, and first took the field for the 1961 season.
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints currently compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference South division.
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
In 2020, Washington after 87 years got rid of the Redskins trademark due to it being labeled racist to native culture. It was named the Washington Football Team until February 2022, when the team was renamed the Washington Commanders.