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Originally Posted by Prawney
Nice sample size you got there.
I mean, you dismissed out of hand all of the other games where Denver put in a good defensive performance. It's not like San Diego was the only team they did that too-- in 11 games after the bye they held their opponents to 15 points or less 6 times.
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Originally Posted by SMIGLET
brady sodomized them twice
Yeah, Miller didn't miss either game but he slowed down significantly after he injured his thumb. And, of course, New England's offense is very, very good.
Miller was hurt and missed the Minnesota game.
Points the Denver defense allowed in the six games after the bye and before Miller was hurt: 15, 31, 24, 10, 13, 13.
Points allowed staring with the Minnesota game, through their playoff elimination: 30, 10, 41, 19, 3, 23, 45.
That's almost a touchdown a game difference before and after. And if Cutler had been healthy for the CHI-DEN game you can be sure the Bears would have scored more than 10. Same with the Chiefs not having Cassel and putting 3 in the regular-season finale. And of course you can make a similar argument that if the team hadn't been pocket-passing with Tebow vs. DET, the defense isn't on the field so damn much and doesn't give up 31.
I'm not even trying to argue that Denver's defense is elite, but they don't suck. And not having Von Miller at full strength made a big difference.