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Originally Posted by Mikehealer
If you really believe they were a better defense than the Steelers and Bears because they gave up 35 yards less, then so be it.
I still can't believe anyone would seriously consider the '91 Eagles one of the best defenses ever.
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no not because of just that there were many reasons cited....not sure if you saying the steelers defense was better because they wont the superbowl
but every 'expert' tv show on top lists including NFL network does list that Eagles defense as one of the best defenses ever so its not crazy talk...
the teams the eagles were facing 2x that season had far better offenses than the Bears faced in 1985.....opponents matter when looking at stats..
the 3 teams in the bears division that year, Packer/Lions/bucs none of them scored more than their opponent...the Bucs were 2-14 that year...no team had a winning record... Green bay was 2nd that year and was 8-8 and outscored for the year..
The eagles had the Redskins who were 14-2 and won the superbowl, Dallas was 11-5 and Giants were 8-8 followed by Ariz 4-12.... the redskins lead the league in points scored and faced the eagles twice...if you want to talk about allowing one more point (244 versus 243) for the year versus the 77 steelers (despite Eagles playing in 2 more games) and overlooking the fact the teams in the Eagles division were far superior than the teams you mentioned than you can but most people dont.
steelers did play 14 games..easy to give up less points when play 2 less games as well..just saying..