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dzrams

I'm using Teamrankings.com which has more nuanced breakdowns than either ESPN or NFL.com.

I'm also not using Total Points Scored because that includes points allowed from ST returns and offensive points allowed.

For instance, in 2014 if you recall, our offense gave up a ton of pick 6's with Austin Davis and Shaun Hill as the QBs. The points allowed are not a reflection on the defense and therefore shouldn't be included to measure the D.

You take those out, you take out all opponent ST scores and the D really only gave up 17.8 points per game, good for 5th in the league.

Here is the ranking and link: Opponent-offensive-points-per-game