Which was the best performance by a defensive unit in a Super Bowl?

[Rocketman84]

In the Super Bowl, yes. I was referencing the regular season and should have specified.

They beat the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game at Three Rivers. Fair play to them. Many of those guys, however, became incredibly annoying once they retired. Popping champagne every year the final unbeaten NFL team would lose, Mercury Morris constantly running his mouth to anyone who would listen up until he passed away last year.

I think at least six of the guys on that team were diagnosed with CTE.

It's hard to say if we will ever see a team go unbeaten again, especially if they keep adding games.

Gotcha and agreed on alot of the players being intolerable constantly doing champagne celebrations.

 

[irishfan]

Great effort, but some SB defenses pitched shutouts and gave up less yards.

Hard to compare across eras but pretty undeniable it’s much harder to stop offenses in modern era with play style and rules

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

Hard to compare across eras but pretty undeniable it’s much harder to stop offenses in modern era with play style and rules

Point well taken.

 

[Rocketman84]

Hard to compare across eras but pretty undeniable it’s much harder to stop offenses in modern era with play style and rules

No debate there

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

2000 Ravens.

They allowed no offensive points and the Giants never got to the red zone. The 1985 Bears would probably be second.

The best individual performance ever is probably Malcolm Smith of said Seahawks. Von Miller destroying Cam Newton and the Panthers is up there too.

 

[irishfan]

2000 Ravens.

They allowed no offensive points and the Giants never got to the red zone. The 1985 Bears would probably be second.

The best individual performance ever is probably Malcolm Smith of said Seahawks. Von Miller destroying Cam Newton and the Panthers is up there too.

ND’s own Justin Tuck up there too for best individual performances! Killed me as a Pats fan, but Tuck was arguably MVP of both of those SBs.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

ND’s own Justin Tuck up there too for best individual performances! Killed me as a Pats fan, but Tuck was arguably MVP of both of those SBs.

I doubt he's top five for either. 5 tackles, 2 sacks. 3 tackles, 2 sacks.

 

[Rocketman84]

2000 Ravens.

They allowed no offensive points and the Giants never got to the red zone. The 1985 Bears would probably be second.

The best individual performance ever is probably Malcolm Smith of said Seahawks. Von Miller destroying Cam Newton and the Panthers is up there too.

Do you mean just since 2000? Because several performances were better than Smith's, LC Greenwood with a SB record 4 sacks, Rod Martin with his 3 picks another SB record, Reggie White with his 6 tackle 3 sack performance. Those were off the top of my head because they were record setting performances not only then but still to these day. Von Miller (as you mentioned), Richard Dent and Aaron Donald as well.

 

[Rocketman84]

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I doubt he's top five for either. 5 tackles, 2 sacks. 3 tackles, 2 sacks.

He was definitely a SB menace and helluva pass rusher.

 

[Domina Nostra]

2000 Ravens. Giants looked like they had completely given up by the 4th quarter.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Do you mean just since 2000? Because several performances were better than Smith's, LC Greenwood with a SB record 4 sacks, Rod Martin with his 3 picks another SB record, Reggie White with his 6 tackle 3 sack performance. Those were off the top of my head because they were record setting performances not only then but still to these day. Von Miller (as you mentioned), Richard Dent and Aaron Donald as well.

I do not.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

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He was definitely a SB menace and helluva pass rusher.

Sure. Just not a top five performance from where I sit.