https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/opp.htm (I just went through every year manually)
Total Team Defense rankings
New England Patriots
1996 – 14th
1997 – 9th
1998 – 14th
1999 – 7th
2000 – 17th
2001 – 6th
2002 – 17th
2003 – 1rst
2004 – 3rd
2005 – 17th
2006 – 2nd
2007 – 4th
2008 – 8th
2009 – 5th
2010 – 8th
2011 – 15th
2012 – 10th
2013 – 10th
2014 – 8th
2015 – 10th
2016 – 1rst
2017 – 5th
2018 – 7th
2019 – 1rst
2020 – 7th
That kind of effort put forth by your defense year after year sure takes some pressure off your offense.
19 out of 25 years with a top 10 Defense.
8 in the top 5.
Total Team Defense rankings
New England Patriots
1996 – 14th
1997 – 9th
1998 – 14th
1999 – 7th
2000 – 17th
2001 – 6th
2002 – 17th
2003 – 1rst
2004 – 3rd
2005 – 17th
2006 – 2nd
2007 – 4th
2008 – 8th
2009 – 5th
2010 – 8th
2011 – 15th
2012 – 10th
2013 – 10th
2014 – 8th
2015 – 10th
2016 – 1rst
2017 – 5th
2018 – 7th
2019 – 1rst
2020 – 7th
That kind of effort put forth by your defense year after year sure takes some pressure off your offense.
19 out of 25 years with a top 10 Defense.
8 in the top 5.
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