Around the NFL Championship Weekend

[donofriose]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Give me the PPG allowed on defense please. Defense ranking by yardage means absolutely nothing.

Baltimore was 17th last year. 21.5 ppg
New England was 15th in 2011. 21.4 ppg
New York was 25th in 2011. 25.0 ppg
New Orleans was the highest at 7th in 2010. 19.2 ppg.

So 2/3 past super bowl champions had mediocre or worst defenses according to points per game.

Also last year Denver had the 4th ranked defense by points, with the great Manning. One and done.

The 2007 Colts had the best defense in the NFL by PPG with Peyton Manning. One and done.

So I guess having a great D isn't the only factor for Manning and his teams losing in the playoffs.

Both Brady and Manning owe a lot of their success to their teams.