Green Bay Packers are the NFL’s Top Defense Thanks to Charles Woodson…

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Published: December 3, 2009

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... of play…No it is not the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens, or any other team that you would guess.  Surprisingly, the league’s No. 1 ranked defense, in terms of yardage allowed, is the Green Bay Packers—average of 281.5 yards of offense per game. 

That’s right… the team that seemed to be in a shootout every week in 2008 (allowed 380 points with an average of 23.8 point per game) and lost badly twice this season to the Minnesota Vikings led by “You know who”, has now found some teeth on defense. 

No doubt the infusion of new defensive coordinator Dom Capers and his new attacking 3-4 defensive scheme has grown roots with the Packers (7-4).  The Pack now has playmakers on the defensive line (see Cullen Jenkins—25 TKLs, 4.5 Sacks, 3 FF, and 1 INT) and secondary (see Charles Woodson) with their linebackers also getting better. 

Despite losing All-Pro’s CB Al Harris and OLB Aaron Kampman for the season to knee injuries...

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