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*_[(checkmate stat)]_* The 2000 Baltimore Ravens didn’t lose a single game when the *_team offense, defense_* & *_special teams_* combined. . . . . .to score over 6 points. #OrGaNiZeDcHaOs
@@padjojosephiscious3194that’s why the argument that they faced subpar offenses doesn’t hold water on the grand scale. They only needed more-than-6 points to guarantee victory.
@@the7A7dudethe 2013 Seahawks had a far better defense they could cover man to man AND get pressure with 4 which is something the bears could not do. They also faced far better offenses and quarterbacks with the rules favorable to the offenses
The “No Fly Zone” Broncos were fucking ridiculous. That whole season they were so fucking stacked on Defense that it got them the 1 seed with Osweiler and Manning at the helm. And crazily enough, the reason I think they should be held in such regard is that when they beat the patriots, they stopped a “Tom Brady is inevitable” Drive on the 2-point conversion, and if you were watching that game, you could FEEL the tension in that one play more than any other I’ve watched.
Yeah I still remember getting the feel of “Fck it’s Tom Brady” and my awe as the Broncos stopping them over and over even tho they were throwing it to prime Gronk.
@@Wiggy_ton It was truly one of the best games to watch ever tbh. you could even argue that was that year's SuperBowl level game. Wished it had gone the other way (fuck gostkowski that was the beginning of the end for him) but I cant deny that somehow denver had a terrifying front 6/7 and vicious back 4/5
Rex grossman had 22!! Ints that season.. defense&rookie Hester still carried him to SB vs colts Jones&Benson (rb) Muhammad at WR Rex should have won mvp 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽 Nah for real Bob Sanders should have been SB MVP
What people don’t realize is that the 2000 Ravens and 2000 Titans are the only 2 teams in the 21st century to give up less than 200 points in the season and one of them is almost always forgotten. I’m not a Titans fan (Ravens fan of all things) but thank you for including this very underrated defense.
That would of been some legendary shit, an all time offense and an all time defense just 2 years apart doesn’t even seem real, just sucks they were a few years apart but they still managed to at least get a superbowl out of it
Kudos for putting that Falcons team on the list. I consider myself a bit of an NFL historian and even I had not heard about them until the other day. Just a team lost to time. Statistically one of the best ever.
You are right and that shows that for all the people who say that defense wins championships back in the day teams like the '77 Falcons proved that regardless of how dominant your defense is you still need a competent offense that scores points
@MazeDaGr8 Last time I checked the team with more points wins the game. "Defense wins championships" was bullshit when it was gospel. And the '91 Eagles D was better than 9th. They were absolutely scary.
They were truly lost to time. 26 total picks in 14 games, 6 players with multiple interceptions and 42 total sacks. Just goes to show what a hungry unit can do
The 2000 Ravens defense dragged Trent Dilfer across the Super Bowl line and won. 2006 Bears (who I was rooting for) lost the Super Bowl. I rest my case
@@WrathChild72 Dilfer wasn't nearly as bad of a QB as Rex. He was Average. Rex was straight up bad. If Dilfer had thrown 3 picks in that SB they wouln't have won either
Dilfer was cheeks, just like Rex. If your MLB wasnt getting trucked by the Bus or his ankles snatched by TB12 then maybe someone would respect that season. Stop crying.
It has to be the fact that the Chargers and Cardinals scored 24 and 23 points respectively in the playoffs. I would like to point out that the Chargers scored a TD in garbage time, which skews it a little bit.
Barry is kind of a dumbass when it comes to the Steelers. I realized that when he gave their draft a B this year.The 2008 Steelers had a much tougher SoS than most teams on this list too.
69 Vikings defense gave up 12 TDs over 14 games, 109 points overall, which is 7.7 points per game. 1st in scoring, Yards, Pass Yards, Rush Yards and 3rd in Sacks. The 69 offense was 1st in points mostly because they had a punishing rushing attack and a lot of very short fields due to the defense and a very reliable kicker (which has rarely been the case in the Vikings history ) all the other offensive stats are incredibly middle of the league, which is why they didn’t win the Super Bowl. They had no help offensively.
@@StraightCashHomie23 I was looking for a 69 Vikings comment. They are the best defense ever and only the 70 Vikings are close. They gave up just 10 touchdowns and 8.2 points per game while also scoring 6 touchdowns. Both gave up just 3.4 yards per play and no other defense has ever come close to that. The 71 Vikings are the best defense ever to spend more time on the field than their offense.
What about the bears 2006 team the went to the Super Bowl? That team was stacked defensively and was the only reason they made it to the Super Bowl. They played well against Peyton manning and if they had a competent qb they would have easily won.
I can't help but feel bad for the Titans in 2000. Fresh off losing the Super Bowl by a yard, they had one of the greatest defenses of all time, but not only did they fall in the divisional round, but it was losing to arguably the greatest defense ever who would completely overshadow them in hindsight. (Of course it doesn't help that the Titans haven't won very much in terms of deep playoff runs ever since.)
I honestly think they could have won in 2021 if their offense was just a little better. That was a great team that just got upset by a great bengals squad
Not even an honorable mention for the 2017 Jaguars "Sacksonville"? That team is literally the reason why the NFL stepped in and told refs to be more lenient on blowing the whistle on fumble returns... And they still broke the record for fumble return touchdowns in a season.
Im not a Jaguars fan but seriously MYLES JACK WASNT DOWN Karma real though.. brady broke mirror.. didnt believe in jinxes.. mocked the madden cover too Then we saw him fumble vs Eagles losing the SB on that play
@@jaytee4374 Oh believe me I love that defense but the 1985 Bears season speaks for itself. I think they definitely are in the Top 5, 6 though. - 2000 Ravens - 1976 Steelers - 1985 Bears - 2002 Buccaneers - 2013 Seahawks - 2015 Broncos I also agree w/ Barry that they could end up being the last team to win a Super Bowl solely b/c of their defense for many decades unless rules shift back towards the defense.
As a Broncos fan who watched every game that season they were truly epic, like the Bears (@ Miami) they only had one dud of a game (@ Pittsburgh) but the Broncos on offense were so terrible that the defense had to constantly pull them out of the fire. Denver's defense won at least 4 games in the regular season on their own plus the NE & CAR games in the playoffs. It's so close in my view I'd call it a tie but I could see it either way.
The Hawks defense during the LOB era was just as fun to watch as any offense I can remember. Always something going, someone making a big play, turning the ball over, scoring a damn touchdown, it was good times. They straight up wreaked havoc
I think the 2008 Steelers deserve an honorable mention. Were the #1 ranked defense playing the toughest strength in schedule that year, had the DPOY in James Harrison and made countless plays on their way to Super Bowl XLIII
The entire Dome Patrol is extremely underrated. If the Saints had any kind of competence on offense during that run, that defense would be on par with the Steel Curtain historically. That LB core was just unfair.
I was born in 83 so i was too young to watch the 85 Bears. But i did watch the 2000s Ravens. And being im a lifelong Marylander i got to see up close how good that Defense was. They were absolutely dominant. The Bucs around that period were really good as well but the Ravens were a different animal. I remember when they were getting ready to play the Titans in the postseason and they boarded the plane in camo gear. That was pretty awesome to watch. PS: while i get your point on the 85 Bears, i still think you should have had them at least 2. Regardless of the context, they were dominant to a degree few other defenses in history were. And their postseason performance is unmatched. In the postseason they just shut everyone down. Like i said, i was too young to watch it happen live but ive looked up the stats and watched some games on RU-vid and they were definitely impressive. And before the 2000 Ravens i remember hearing ppl talk about the 85 Bears like they were the scariest defense in history.
86 Giants should be higher. They shut down Montana/Rice and Elway in the playofs. Fun fact: the best offense the 85 Bears faced in the playoffs was the NY Giants. They beat the Rams, Giants, and NE. I still think they're the best defense of all time but they had a pretty soft Playoff schedule.
Another thing about the 2000 Ravens is that during the regular season, the offense went 5 consecutive weeks without scoring a touchdown. It is hard to believe a team with such a weak offense could win 12 games, 4 playoff games and dominate the Superbowl.
1990 Giants is a good honorable mention. Played the 49ers twice and held them to 20 points COMBINED in the 2 games, then played MY Bills twice (highest scoring offense in the league if I'm not wrong) and held them to 36 combined.
The best stat about the 2000 Ravens to me, is that their offense went 5 straight games without scoring a TD, and won 2 of those games. The only reason the 2000 Ravens aren't in the conversation for the best team ever is because their offense was complete shit with Dilfer and Tony Banks under center. They are the only team to cut their QB that started and won them a Super Bowl the next offseason for a reason.,.
While the Ravens’ defense was dominant, they faced some weaker offenses during the 2000 season. Six of the offenses they played against finished in the bottom 10 in total defense, and they also faced six bottom-10 scoring offenses1
I was a little surprised on having the 2004 Dolphins as #1, but you really brought up some good points in regards to why you think so. May have changed my mind on the topic.
Something that always baffles me about the '85 Bears is How was a team this good only a One Year Wonder??? Yea, I get it was Buddy Ryan's defense & he left but still you'd think they would've competed for more or at least made it back 🤷🏾♂️
for those pissing their diapers over the 15 broncos: i was there...i saw what that defense had to deal with from their offensive counterparts...no one worked harder than that group, and they beat some absolute killers in both the regular season and the playoffs...this might be the best flowers they've gotten from anyone ever...thank you barry
Barry made a great point about Manning...I don't think I realized he was the worst QB in the league that year. His overall career kinda blinds us to how much he deteriorated in 2015.
@@johnchedsey1306yeah it sucked. Manning got hurt at the end of the previous year and never fully recovered. That was not Manning. That's why he retired soon after. That's why I say Brady was more lucky then anything to play at that age. One injury at that age will finish you. Manning is a example of that. He was the clear cut MVP then got hurt and turned into the worst statistics QB in the league. Lol
@johnchedsey1306 As a Broncos fan myself, people forget, Manning didn't get hurt for Osweiler to come in that year. He was so bad that Peyton *bleeping* Manning got benched for Brock Osweiler
Thanks for putting the 2000 ravens first. However, I also think that the 2023 ravens definitely deserves an honorable mention if not a spot on the top 10
I’m currently watching this video while being on hold with the IRS on the phone and let me tell ya, the hold music really adds a delightful touch to the background of Barry’s soothing voice, Barry if you see this I recommend adding something like that going forward. It could be ground breaking
I’m glad you mentioned the level of competition, and although the Ravens were a great defense, they played some serious tomato cans at quarterback. If you look at the 75 Steelers, and the level of competition, they went up against it was unparallel, if my memory is correct they defeated three Hall of Fame quarterbacks and three all pros at quarterback , you need to actually watch the games to get a good feel about how great they were. When you start looking at numbers, it doesn’t work with football ,numbers are for losers when it comes to football . It’s the level of competition and the Steelers played the best of the best ,they went against dynasties
I honestly feel like people need to get their biases towards the Jaguars or my city out of their system and actually start adding Jacksonville into the discussion when they do numbers and NOT when they lose fucking games. DTWD!
2009/10 jets defense major snub. Darrell Revis having the single best season by a DB/CB ever deserves to be on this list. Made it to their championship games with a young Sanchez at qb too
I’ve heard on WFAN that they complained how those great Jets defenses from that era usually never made a big stop when they had to. And they didn’t play great in those conference title games
69 Vikings defense gave up 12 TDs over 14 games, 109 points overall, which is 7.7 points per game. 1st in scoring, Yards, Pass Yards, Rush Yards and 3rd in Sacks. The 69 offense was 1st in points mostly because they had a punishing rushing attack and a lot of very short fields due to the defense and a very reliable kicker (which has rarely been the case in the Vikings history ) all the other offensive stats are incredibly middle of the league, which is why they didn’t win the Super Bowl. They had no help offensively.
'86 Giants defense = good but overrated. Joe Montana got knocked out in the first half of the divisional round game, and the Redskins played like absolute ass in the title game the next week with the windy conditions, dropped passes, and botched field goal attempts.
Gotta throw one of the 2000s patriots defenses on that list, Barry. I notice the honorable mention but it seems as though you're bolstering the legacy of the golden boy Brady by excluding them off the list ... Great video as always
That early 2000's Buc defense had FOUR future hall of famers on that team. They probably would have won a couple more Super Bowls if they had a decent offense.
Now I'll readily admit I'm an Older Bears fan and I have a bias. I'll admit I'm not an expert on NFL defenses in an all-time perspective especially. I'll also admit I don''t scan youtube for these type of videos. Still, I do come across them from time to time and I've never seen the 85' Bears defense ranked any lower than 2nd and much of the time, they are ranked first. I watched this defense and just wow. The one thing this old timer noticed you never mentioned was intimidation and I'd wager that no defense was feared like this one was. The only team that beat them that year was the Dolphins and it took Marino's quick release and that receiving core to do it on their home field all hyped up defending the perfect season of the Dolphins from a past era. This team went into Dallas and beat up the Cowboys with a back up at QB. They essentially shut down every offense in the playoffs and Super Bowl. You also made a comment that offenses weren't used to the 46, but Buddy started using it in 84'. Yet, were it even the same year, how would innovation be chalked up as a negative? This defense was loaded with talent all over the field and you come off disrespectful in your reasoning for ranking them 3rd. I don't care how old you are, Do you love football? I have to question that and if you don't love the game, why should anyone take what you say about it seriously?
Thank you for including the 1977 Falcons, they are absolutely forgotten about but in terms of Points allowed per game, they are the best defense of the Superbowl era.
Not only did the 2015 Broncos drag Peyton Manning's corpse to a Super Bowl, they made Brock "We have to give away a 2nd Round Pick Just to *Get Rid* of Him" Osweiler look like a franchise QB
As a denver fan I'm glad you gave the 2015 broncos such respect. I've never seen such a carry job by a defense before. And something that is hard to quantify if you didn't watch that team was how clutch they were. Time after time the offense would put the defense in poor positions and time and time again they would pull out a sack or a turnover to win games. Peyton Manning was absolutely cooked that year and I firmly believe that with league average QB play that team goes undefeated. Of all the defenses on this list they had the least help on the other side of the ball and if you factor in the era that they played in being so offense friendly I think their position on the list is justified. Side note: the fact that Peyton Manning won a super bowl in by far his worst year is an indictment on using super bowl rings as a way to rate quarterbacks
Keep it up Barry, and everything else will follow. We might talk a lot of shit and give you a hard time, but it’s obvious you’re putting in the work. Recent nfl vids have been excellent btw.
Back in the day, defenses were measured by the record of the team they played the week after. Teams that played the 84-86 Bears and 91-93 Eagles had stupid records like 3-13.
