2413065, We're talking about SB champs not runner ups / Stats alone aren't enough
Posted by FILF, Tue Jan-20-15 03:08 AM
>2014 NE is 13th
Haven't even played in the SB yet & almost lost to the Ravens w/ Flacco wetting the bed in the 2nd half. The Colts offense was basically Luck going up against the entire Pats defense so that game is irrelevant.
>2013 denver 19th
Got crushed in the SB when their elite QB had a bad day.
>2012 ravens 17th
C'mon..they were a team full of vets that were banged up in the regular season (esp Ray-Ray) which is why they were mediocre.
The Ravens defense was a different animal in the postseason:
-They shutout the Pats in the 2nd half (the Pats were still one of the top ranked offenses even during the period after they lost Gronk b/c of Hernandez)
-Pro-bowler Luck had fellow pro-bowler Wayne & a rising TY at his disposal but he was held out of the end-zone along w/ the entire Colts' offense.
-They also held Peyton in check for the most part, it was their specials team that kept getting burnt by Holiday.
-49ers had nothing but a bunch of FGs before the lights went out. Most importantly, the defense came up w/ the TWO biggest play of the game when they stopped the 2 point conversion attempt followed by stopping the 49ers in the red-zone during a potential game winning drive.
>2011 giants 27th
See comments under Ravens 2012
>2009 saints 25th
Already acknowledged but even then they were a pretty good pass rushing defense & had two pro-bowler in the secondary which came in handy against Warner/Peyton. They just sucked at defending against the run.
>2006 colts 21st
Already acknowledge but they were lucky to face washed up Trent Green/McNair along w/ Grossman. Peyton only really had to carry them against the Pats during the postseason b/c the rest of the opposition were pretty anemic on offense.
The #1 & #2 ALL-TIME ranked offenses (2006-7 Pats / 2013-14 Broncos) were defeated by teams that didn't have any pro-bowl QBs (Eli & Russell) at the helms but just happened to have had an elite defense. Pro-Bowler Brady couldn't beat the 2014 Broncos & Rivers w/ FOUR Pro-Bowler just on offense couldn't beat the 2007 Pats.
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