Copied!
In June, I projected the top 10 offenses for the 2025 NFL campaign. A month later, it’s time to shift prognostic focus to the other side of the ball.
Traditional scoring defense catalogues the total number of points allowed by each team, including scores yielded by the offense (pick-six, fumble-six, safety) and special teams (return touchdown). Seeing how the objective of this file is to establish a defensive hierarchy, I’m refining the prompt to a more direct question:
Who will give up the fewest points in 2025 when the defense is on the field ?
Basically, true scoring defense. For reference, let’s recap last season’s 10 stingiest units by that criterion.