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I expect the Jets will come up short on Sunday. I think they just don’t quite have enough to hang with the Colts.
But you have to give props to that defense. It’s allowed only 8 TD passes all year, the 2nd-fewest ever in a 16-game season. And it hasn’t allowed many other points either.
Below is the chart showing all defenses (ever) that have allowed under 20 TDs in a 16-game season. Note that this is strictly defenses (touchdown totals don’t include scores on interception and kick returns). The Jets now join this group.
FEWEST TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED IN 16-GAME SEASON
(Touchdown totals include rushing and passing scores only).
TD Year
16 1986 Chicago Bears (14-2) lost in playoffs
16 2000 Baltimore Ravens (12-4) won Super Bowl
17 2000 Tennessee Titans (13-3) lost in playoffs
18 1991 New Orleans Saints (11-5) lost in playoffs
18 2001 Chicago Bears (13-3) lost in playoffs
18 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4) won Super Bowl
19 1994 Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) lost in playoffs
19 1996 Green Bay Packers (13-3) won Super Bowl
19 1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11-5) lost in NFC title game
19 2001 Philadelphia Eagles (11-5) lost in NFC title game
19 2005 Chicago Bears (11-5) lost in playoffs
19 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) won Super Bowl
19 2009 New York Jets (9-7)
—Ian Allan
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