SUNDAY's Top DEFENSES Overall...A QB DRIVEN LEAGUE...Hardly...IF you want to go on a DEEP RUN in Winning Time packing this SIDE of the PIGSKIN is more than Half the Battle #NFLWeek14

Sunday Winning Time is near and December Football is here now can the Bluedude gets some Three and Outs and some Takeaways.

The NFL's Top Defenses in the 3 most Important Categories from my Perspective in Yards per Game (YPG), Points Against (PA), and 3rd Down Conversion Pct. (3rd Dwn. Pct.)

The Yards per Game can be misleading at times because you could be giving up Yards but what are the Teams doing in the Red Zone against you is key. Points Against are huge for the simple fact if you keep them under the Magic Number of 17 PA you should be north of at least 10 Wins. Third Down Conversions are of importance and this Stat is letting you know that your D is getting a lot of Three Downs and Outs which if they don't have the Pigskin they can't score right.

The Top 25% of Sunday Defenses, which is Eight, is sponsored by you might not always Score but can your D Score and Stop the Opposing Team from Scoring.

The Top 8 Sunday DEFENSES through Week 13
Note: YPG (Yards per Game) PA (Points Against) 3rd Pct (3rd Down Conversion Rate)
NFL Rank in Parenthesis    

1. STEELERS (7-5) 259.8 YPG (1st) 19.2 PA (6th) 33.8 3rd Pct (8th)

2. FORTY-NINERS (8-3-1) 279.6 YPG (2nd)  14.2 PA (1st) 30.9 3rd Pct (2nd)

3. ORANGE CRUSH (9-3) 308.2 YPG (3rd) 20.3 PA (9th) 32.9 3rd Pct (3rd)

4. 12th MAN Space Needle (7-5) 313.4 YPG (4th) 16.8 PA (3rd) 41.6 3rd Pct (23rd)

5.  Da BEARS (8-4) 319.7 YPG (5th) 16.5 PA (2nd) 34.4 3rd Pct (6th)

6. TEXANS (11-1) 322.6 YPG (6th) 18.4 PA (4th) 28.4 3rd Pct (1st)

7. BIRD GANG 'Zona (4-8) 324.7 YPG (7th) 19.5 PA (7th) 34.3 3rd Pct (5th)

8. BENGALS (7-5) 331.3 YPG (8th) 21.7 PA (Tied 15th) 37.2 3rd Pct (9th)

Steelers and the Guru Dick LeBeau an NFL HOF in his 54th Year in the NFL...enough said...1st in Yards per Game Allowed

Niners are ferocious and they have Monsters at every Level...1st in Points Against

Broncos with OLB 2nd Year Stud Von Miller...3rd in Yards per Game and 3rd Down Percentage...Yikes!  

Seahawks are stingy with Yards and in the Red Zone....3rd in Points Against and 4th in Yards per Game

Bears have struggled because their Defense was not only getting Takeaways they were Scoring as well now the Offense has to pick it up as the Bears are doing neither on D... Stingy in Red Zone #2 in Points Against

Texans are 1st in 3rd Down Percentage which means they give extra Chances for their Offense to put up Points and that wears down your Defense....

The Arizona Cardinals aka Bird Gang are a Prime Example when your QB Situation is an ongoing Science Project....Look at those Defensive Numbers under D-Coordinator and Former Steelers Assistant Ray Horton...Top 7 in all Three Categories

Bengals have been playing Light Out and they are tied with the Pats for Points Against with 21.7...

Numbers from CBSSports.com and in Chronological Order by the Bluedude for Bluedude Sportstalk...