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What is the lowest ranked defense to win a Super Bowl?

What is the lowest ranked defense to win a Super Bowl?

2008 Arizona Cardinals The Cards’ ranking of 28th in the league makes them the worst scoring defense ever to appear in the Super Bowl. Even facing Ben Roethlisberger and the dangerous Steelers, though, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and company didn’t embarrass themselves in the title game.

What is the greatest NFL defense of all time?

With those areas in mind, here are the 10 best defenses in NFL history.

  • 1986 New York Giants.
  • 1991 Philadelphia Eagles.
  • 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • 1972 Miami Dolphins.
  • 1962 Green Bay Packers.
  • 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  • 2013 Seattle Seahawks.
  • 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers.

Who has the better defense for the Super Bowl?

Scoring defense

2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21.7
2019 Kansas City Chiefs 20.2
2018 New England Patriots 20.4
2017 Philadelphia Eagles 18.2
2016 New England Patriots 16.4

Was there ever a shutout in the Super Bowl?

Surprisingly, no team has ever been shutout in Super Bowl history, while the most points ever given up in a Super Bowl is 55.

Who has better defense in the Super Bowl?

How often does the better defense win the Super Bowl?

Interestingly, the better defence in each Super Bowl has won eleven times but the better offense has only won seven times. There have been six games where the team with both the worse offense and worse defence has won.

Who has the best defense in 2011?

Pittsburgh Steelers
Team Defense

Rk Tm Yds
1 Pittsburgh Steelers 4348
2 San Francisco 49ers 4931
3 Baltimore Ravens 4622