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Originally Posted by Megatron96
DEN's defense hasn't really been that good, ftr.
Case in point, they let a Sam Darnold-led CAR team score 24 on them, amass 350 yds, 8.6 yds/passing att, the Panthers only offensive weapon, DJ Moore went off for 115 yds and a TD, Sam Darnold a 104 p-rtg, and zero sacks.
Never mind what they allowed KC to do before the INT fest happened.
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Let's be fair here. If we're going to judge a unit by its worst day, then we'd have to say that KC's D is terrible. I don't think that Carolina game is quite as bad as you're making it out to be either. They allowed 5.4 yds per play and 1.9 points per possession. Even if it's a weak offense, that's nothing to be that embarrassed about.
Denver's held 9 of 13 teams under 20 pts. Despite having an offense that consistently goes three and out.
Can you imagine the point total if KC's O was going three and out all day in Cincinnati? They'd have hung 50.
I do think Denver's defense has been a little overrated, but the impressive thing to me is that, despite losing their best edge rushers and having a lot of key injuries throughout the year, their results stayed roughly the same. That tells me they have a solid coordinator who knows how to maximize their ability.