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Only thing is special teams is a lot harder to measure statistically than offense and defense so it would be much harder to identify which team had the best special teams in any given season.
Yea that 2015 Panthers team so special. The vibes around it was amazing with Cam at his peak taking over the NFL. I'd sell my soul to reverse time and have that team win the super bowl that year.
@@yukikimura8204 The number one thing about that team offensively to me that made it successful that year was it understood its parts as well as any team in history. Its tackles offered great protection on 7 step drops because both had great lateral movement which allowed Cam to go deep into the pocket and see the field more effectively reducing some of his wild aggressively off and wild misfires. This strategy also allowed a wide receiver core to attack the middle of the field, and because no wideout was considered a number one option coming into the season it allowed for true 1v1 matchups and negated the benefit of the recent trend of drafting high power lockdown corners to set the defensive chessboard across the league. Which was balanced by the fact that teams wanted to attack this run offense, which was physical to begin with without a bowling ball x factor in Newton in the redzone. Which is where one of the best centers came in, and a physical set of guards allowed them to stuff the ball down opponents throats. They weren't the best lineman across the board, but they understood what they needed to do to excel in their offense well understanding gap control (both blocking run/pass defense schemes, and guiding defensive lineman "free" to allow Newton to achieve optimal 1v1 run matchups when exiting the pocket). Their 3rd down conversion rate was consistent at home and away vs some of the other high powered teams like Arizona (iirc a near 8 percent difference which is huge) that year, which was a much bigger factor, which indicates their coaching staffs initial scratch, or first 15 plays scripted to set the offense for later success, was made well understanding their opponents, with the ability to adapt before the opposing defense corrected. The team, the staff, and players worked together well in summary not because of the ??? coming into the season, but the maximizing of the best aspects of the talent there and the almost alarming level of self confidence it brewed. Its in hindsight a shame they went against Denver, with multiple rushers who would win 1v1 deep rush matchups, and a secondary that could win matchups on their own without having to run specific guide/follow schemes on a top receiver. That was their worst matchup specifically for them they could get that season, especially when you could feel that confidence begin to crater. Fun team to watch, hated to watch them win ^_^
@@yukikimura8204 damn thats deep! I love football but I anit selling my soul for one title lol. But I love the enthusiasm 😆 🤣 😂 Plus yall havent won one so I get how that truly hurts you
Those 2011 Packers were one wild case. One of the greatest individual QB seasons ever, one of the greatest team offenses ever, but they also were the absolute worst in defensive yards allowed that season, allowing nearly 5,000 passing yards in particular. However, their 38 takeaways led the league and they also fancied a +24 turnover differential. 118 of their 560 points that season came off of defensive takeaways (21%). The defense's major claim to fame that season went absent in the Divisonal Round. The league-leading takeaway defense only forced one turnover, and the YPG problem for the Packers finally ended up being their undoing, allowing 420 yards to the Giants, with Manning airing it out for 330 yards. The Packers offense also ended up dropping 6 passes that game, a fifth of the total amount of drops they had throughout that entire regular season, and lost the turnover battle 4-1, the only time all season they lost the turnover battle.
The 2018 Chiefs were similar. Top in the league in both points scored and yards gained, but fifth-worst in both points and yards allowed. Yet the 2012 Saints were the real champions of bipolar offense and defense. They were no. 1 in the league in terms of yards gained (7474), but if every team that played against them counted as one team, then the anti-Saints would've been no. 2 in the league in terms of yards gained (7042). That's a special achievement. 👏
Not to mention that the 2011 Packers became the first 15-1 team to not win a playoff game. An argument could be made that this was Aaron Rodgers’ best chance to win a second ring. Just a disappointing finish to an otherwise phenomenal season.
As a Packers fan, that Giants loss in 2012 was a real gut punch. However, because of your points about their defense, I actually wasn’t that surprised. That game, the 2015 collapse against Seattle, and the 2021 loss to Tampa Bay in which they allowed another Hail Mary right before halftime, were Rodgers’s three best chances to get a second ring in Green Bay.
As a true charoltte born and raised boy. That 2015 season brings back so many memories. That was my senior year of highschool and watching them go 15-1 then loose that sb hurt so much
Same here that season gave the city so much life and energy that it hadn’t had in years, its a shame how it ended I was definitely prepared for a parade💔
Very interesting that of the 3 times the top offense and defense met in the SB, the defense took it every time. I'd love to see a chart of this as far back as record keeping could take it. That would be very informative.
As a Baltimorean that 2019 Ravens season was some of the most fun football games to watch. An incredible regular season year. They really should have won the Super Bowl that year.
That week 1 matchup between the Packers and Saints in 2011 is incredible... Randall Cobb scored a 108 yard return TD in his first NFL game. I was at our divisional round loss to the Giants and it was one of the most heartbreaking moments in recent memory
What's crazy about that chart at 23:45 is that from 2010-16, the #1 defenses make it further in the playoffs than the #1 offense 6 out of 7 years, but from 2017 to now, the #1 offense makes it further 5 out of 6 years
I noticed that too. I think that’s a testament to how the NFL is morphing into an offense first league. “Defense wins championships” won’t be true in 10 years. I base this solely on the increased scrutiny defenses receive from the refs.
brady having some of his biggest losses against qbs like mark sanchez and eli manning is poetic. edit: no, i don’t think butt fumble is as good as eli manning.
Hey KTO, do you think you can make a video on each division's best season (since the modern alignment) and maybe a part 2 on their worst season? I'm thinking about how bad the NFC South is right now and it got me wondering what the best & worst has been for each division
Basically long story short, for the most part, Offense can get you tickets to the championship, but DEFENSE wins championships! I’ve always been a firm believer of that saying and this video proves just that!
The 2022 Chiefs are the only top offense to win a Super Bowl since 2010? That’s amazing since I’m a Chiefs fan born and raised through many heartbreaks
game was botched from the field and that call. I don’t count this sb as valid. Just Goodell having to make Mahomes the golden boy as Brady retires. It was the worst ending to an otherwise good game. Just left an awful taste in fans mouths.
Personally I tend to find the 2011 Packers more impressive as an offense than the Saints that year because the Packers defense was significantly worse and yet the offense was so good they still finished 15-1. So I tend to give them the nod that year.
The Packers defense forced 38 turnovers that season, setting up their offense well (as someone else in the comments said, over a fifth of the Packers points came off Turnovers). The Saints defense were the second lowest in the league with 16 forced. Their defense was mainly ok at keeping offenses out of the end zone. The Saints averaged more yards per play and more points per drive while starting with worse field position and having a few less drives to work with. I think they’re 1A and 1B, if not the Saints being slightly better.
@@clark2501 New Orleans Saints also finished that year with the 13th total defense vs. the Packers 19th. With the Packers ending up with the 32nd ranked passing defense. Yes, they could get turnovers but they could do literally not much else that season.
That’s a really good point I’d have to agree with you, he probably just felt Brees deserves to be on at least once, poor guy had a top 5 QB season all time and unfortunately it was the same year another guy had a top 3 one.
The Saints also had to unfortunately settle for a number 3 seed at 13-3 thanks to SF. And wouldn't you know it, they had to settle for it again in 2019 with the same record. Had the Saints had one higher seed, they're going to play better than GB did.
2015-2016 Cam was like seeing a big stronger version of Vick come alive. Lamar was that plus something himself in 2020. Hope can have a another but with a bowl
Man, a lot of no. 1 offenses made it to and then lost in the Super Bowl, but it's crazy to see that three of those losses were to the three no. 1 defenses that won the Super Bowl in that time period.
That Chiefs/Rams game had me glued to the edge of my FUCKING seat 😭. You look away and somebody scores a TD. There was so much scoring both defenses wanted to get in on the fun lol
Huge long time fan man!! Especially around the time both You and Flemlo got big. You guys got this a in _Bones Jones_ level headlock!! When time and health allows it could you do this for a 2000s era and wr,hb,cb please? Just for some ideas to help, Stay blessed and dangerous
I was just wondering, could I have a list of all the songs you use in your videos? I really like the music you use in your videos, and I kind of want to just be able to listen to it in the background while I'm doing stuff.
KTOOOOOO!!! Putting in the work on those stats. Some of those battles seemed like iron sharpens iron situations but shows having the #1 defense is the edge.
the end of defensive domination and the beginning of the offence dominating coincides with receivers being granted defenseless player protection in 2017.
Your videos are fantastic, you do a great job with these. Have you done a top QB since a certain year and how did they finish? Or maybe even a top CB, Defensive end to make it interesting.
Man I feel a lot of people take Tom Brady for granted although I was just a kid for the beginning of his career one I turned 10 in 2010 is when I really started watching and understanding football and man was it fun to watch. The fact Brady was picked in the 6th round 199th pick is absolutely wild 😂
The prime of my life, my most fond year also happens to be 2015/16 and it was just so “right”. Regardless of the loss, it’s just bittersweet looking back on that time
At 18:13 the steelers player, maybe cornerback number 24, is literally letting the Chiefs receiver l, I think is 14 Cornell Powell, score while barely jogging. Wasn't the end of the game, wasn't a long play, and many other reasons why this is alarming to me. I've been noticing many instances of players, I don't want to say "giving up on plays" because "acting like they are playing" fits better for what is being witnessed but odd enough "moving as if computer generated" is even more fitting.
Gotta give credit to the 2015 broncos defense. The other 2 number 1 defenses had good offenses as well that helped them win, but the broncos only had Peyton Manning’s corpse
If saying defense wins championships as opposed to offenses then I would agree but other than that, I think there should be a huge asterisk next to that statement because that was something you would hear more often back in the early to mid 2000s (when teams could actually hit & be aggressive on defense) Now the league is more geared towards high powered offenses making it far. If you look at which teams have been in the conference championships & superbowls in the past 5 seasons just about every one of them had dynamic offenses - Brady on the buccs & pats, Mahomes with & without Tyreek then Kelce, Rams with Stafford, OBJ & Kupp, Eagles with their outstanding O line, Hurts & AJ Brown, etc..
19:03 that ravens team also had an elite top 3 defense. Speedy and great for taking the ball away. Issue was stopping strong o lines and power backs(derrick henry)
@@fortynights1513 I think so. Both had great defenses with ne having a slightly better one. But bmore had a better offense by quite a bit. I say if Brady wins the ravens prolly win the sb
That 2018 Rams-Chiefs is forever GOAT'd. The top 2 offenses in the NFL with the top 2 best records, a one night offensive shootout at the historical LA Coliseum, and went down to the wire all the way to the end with the Rams getting the W. That should've been the Super Bowl tbh
yeah but dee ford was offsides. and saints got robbed of the pass interference call. shouldve really been chiefs saints. instead we got a snoozefest super bowl and brady stole another ring…
As a Colorado native and Denver born Broncos fan, who always loves his hometown team no matter how they do, that Super Bowl 50 win will ALWAYS be special to me, and I wish no will ill toward Panthers fans. I see what they're going through this season, and I think their owner is a clown. What they're dealing with is what Patriots fans should get yearly. I hope the Broncos are able to go back to the Super Bowl soon.
So let's see 1 time has the #1 offense won it all and 3 the #1 defense? What I take from this is balance is key. You can't rely on getting into shootouts to win in the playoffs and you have to be able to score. It takes too much luck to win with just one or the other. Even the Chiefs last year neededd a strip sack and a huge punt return setting up a short field touchdown to beat Philly. Be good on both sides of the ball instead of elite on just one.
Also make sure you don’t have god awful special teams. The 2010 Chargers were the #1 offense and #1 defense in yards, but had the worst special teams unit ever and missed the Playoffs at 9-7.
That 2019 Ravens season was legendary. I was having a lot of fun watching them play that year and it was a good time to be a Ravens fan. But after that loss to Tennessee, it was hard to deal with. We deserved to win the Super Bowl that year, but the football gods had other ideas unfortunately. However, we'll see how this season ends. The Ravens look like they could win the Super Bowl this year, but anything is possible.
As much as I appreciate Harbaraugh (however u spell his name) and coaches who are aggressive play callers, it just wasn't the Ravens night when it comes to converting those key downs
Baltimore had probably the best regular season of any team to go one and done in the playoffs. They had ten pro bowl players, and five all pros, their point differential was +249, and one stat I calculate finds them to have played the best regular season of the 2010’s and one of the handful of best of the last eight decades. If you put an average Super Bowl playoff run on that season, we’d probably call them one of the best seasons ever played overall.
@@zachariah8917Not saying Baltimore was better than Kansas City as a roster (and the end of the day they went one and done). But I would argue that Baltimore played one of the best statistical seasons of any team that lost their only playoff game. At the end of the day, the playoffs are the playoffs, but the regular season is a larger sample, and for what it’s worth, theirs was a great one. I’m just saying that if we put an average title run on that season, then it’s probably called one of the best seasons in recent memory. Not a knock on Kansas City at all, but I will say that for Baltimore.
So, interesting little trend I noticed. Since 2018 the #1 offense has outperformed the defense (excluding 21, where they tied). I'm wondering if that trend continues, will the old adage still hold up?
It's also important to note that the offenses on thoses top 3 defensive teams were now slouches. The Broncos were arguably the most inpressive since they were carrying Mannings corpse through the season.
23:53 Just noticed a weird trend on the graph at the end. From 10 to 16, the best defense always made it farther in the playoffs than the best offense. From 17 to 22 the best offense did better than the best defense.
If I could poke your noggin for a second I’d very much appreciate it boss.... after doing both the defence and offensive video, which do you think is more important ? .... I’m about to watch this one and I’m interested to find out, any chance you’d ever do like the most successful worst offensive or defensives each year (shit stats but good standings?) think that would be an interesting video but might have to much carry over as the worst defence but still good standing likely had a top 3 defence.... just a thought, find your videos super interesting as I’m both a history and football nerd of sorts. Great stuff 🤟
When I saw the chart at 8:40, my immediate reaction, and this is out loud when I'm about to go to bed, was: *The BEARS???!?!* I knew the 2013 Broncos were godlike but I would never have guessed the Bears were #2 that year xD
Please do a video on Top 10 pick WRs and whether they actually impact their team’s Super Bowl appearances. I have a theory that first round WRs rarely make the Super Bowl. At least with their original team. I know it’s happened but it’s rare. So why draft a WR in the first round?
Also, I’ve noticed that receivers who get 1,500 yards rarely get rings in the same season. It’s so far just Charley Hennigan in 1961 for the Oilers in the AFL, Michael Irvin in 1995 for Dallas, Victor Cruz in 2011 for the Giants, and Cooper Kupp for the Rams in 2021. My theory is that your passing game can get predictable and easier to disrupt if you are throwing to one target (and likely one side of the field) too often.
@@fortynights1513 I'm a Falcons fan and we almost did it with Julio Jones (but don't need to talk anymore about that!). I also lived in Chicago for a while and an sympathetic to the Bears who might take MHJr #1. Which, according to most stats, wouldn't actually make any difference to get them to the Super Bowl.
@@Josh_StringerJulio didn’t have 1,500 yards in 2016 (1,409). In fact his two best yardage totals were 1,871 in 2015, and 1,677 in 2018. The former was for an 8-8 team that had a 21st ranked offense and the latter was for a 7-9 team with a tenth ranked offense. In retrospect, the 2012 team that lost the NFC Championship Game to the 49ers probably had the most well rounded receiving corps Atlanta had in those years. Roddy White had 1,351 yards, Julio had 1,198 yards, and Tony Gonzalez had 930 as a third target. In 2016, after Julio’s 1,409 yards, Mohamed Sanu had 653 yards as a second target. No knock on Julio Jones, who is an easy Hall of Famer, and made the All Decade Team, but it’s the way it turned out.
@@fortynights1513 Man, those are some deep cut stats! Love it. I find it fascinating when you look at actual data (like you've presented) and check that up against wins and losses, particularly playoffs and super bowls. There's very little correlation. Which should affect how teams draft and sign FA's. It's why I cringed a little when the Falcons drafted Pitts and London and why I don't think the Bears should draft MHJr.
@@Josh_StringerThis is also why I argue that the success of the team shouldn’t be considered a factor when judging whether a receiver belongs in Canton. In just the last 25 years, we’ve seen Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Cris Carter, Andre Johnson, Antonio Brown, and Steve Smith put up at least borderline Hall of Fame careers and none have Super Bowl titles. And if you want to include tight end targets, you can add Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, and Jason Witten to that list. As for Kyle Pitts and Drake London, they seem like solid targets from what I can tell (London slightly better this year of those two), but not players you’d hope a first round pick would become.
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Ik this is a longshot @KTOfootball but if you could do a video on David Johnson…💯🙏🏽🤧, easily one of the biggest 1-2 year wonders of all time
In my book, well roundedness and execution win championships
Why did you make up some bullshit about the bucs being better when the Cowboys clearly had the number 1 offense that year?
@@curiousjorgegonzalez Jesus loves everyone
Dude I know a lot of people don't notice but holy shit your editing is getting so fucken good keep it up
Clearly you need to do #1 special teams units since 2010 now to complete the trilogy.
I agree, just to complete the trilogy, but I'm guessing we're not seeing as many Super Bowl contenders in that list.
@@chendaddyin 09 the chargers had the best offense n defense but worst in ST n missed the playoffs 😂
@@chendaddyonly the chargers cud do that
Only thing is special teams is a lot harder to measure statistically than offense and defense so it would be much harder to identify which team had the best special teams in any given season.
I feel like worst special teams would be better to see how important having a good special teams is
Seeing what the Panthers in 2015 to them now in 2023 hurts me. The energy in Charlotte that year was and will always be unmatched
need a solid HC
Was a really good team but unfortunately didn’t do well in the big game.
Yea that 2015 Panthers team so special. The vibes around it was amazing with Cam at his peak taking over the NFL. I'd sell my soul to reverse time and have that team win the super bowl that year.
@@yukikimura8204 The number one thing about that team offensively to me that made it successful that year was it understood its parts as well as any team in history. Its tackles offered great protection on 7 step drops because both had great lateral movement which allowed Cam to go deep into the pocket and see the field more effectively reducing some of his wild aggressively off and wild misfires. This strategy also allowed a wide receiver core to attack the middle of the field, and because no wideout was considered a number one option coming into the season it allowed for true 1v1 matchups and negated the benefit of the recent trend of drafting high power lockdown corners to set the defensive chessboard across the league. Which was balanced by the fact that teams wanted to attack this run offense, which was physical to begin with without a bowling ball x factor in Newton in the redzone. Which is where one of the best centers came in, and a physical set of guards allowed them to stuff the ball down opponents throats. They weren't the best lineman across the board, but they understood what they needed to do to excel in their offense well understanding gap control (both blocking run/pass defense schemes, and guiding defensive lineman "free" to allow Newton to achieve optimal 1v1 run matchups when exiting the pocket). Their 3rd down conversion rate was consistent at home and away vs some of the other high powered teams like Arizona (iirc a near 8 percent difference which is huge) that year, which was a much bigger factor, which indicates their coaching staffs initial scratch, or first 15 plays scripted to set the offense for later success, was made well understanding their opponents, with the ability to adapt before the opposing defense corrected.
The team, the staff, and players worked together well in summary not because of the ??? coming into the season, but the maximizing of the best aspects of the talent there and the almost alarming level of self confidence it brewed. Its in hindsight a shame they went against Denver, with multiple rushers who would win 1v1 deep rush matchups, and a secondary that could win matchups on their own without having to run specific guide/follow schemes on a top receiver. That was their worst matchup specifically for them they could get that season, especially when you could feel that confidence begin to crater. Fun team to watch, hated to watch them win ^_^
@@yukikimura8204 damn thats deep! I love football but I anit selling my soul for one title lol. But I love the enthusiasm 😆 🤣 😂 Plus yall havent won one so I get how that truly hurts you
That Rams Chiefs game definitely IS my favorite regular season game of all time. That was incredible.
Probably the best game ever
I was there!!!! I’ve never had any football experience like it, it was heaven for football fans, it was so loud it was crazy
Jesus loves you
Mine is Bears Vikings monday night 2023
@@DerberbeveColts Broncos 2022 was lit as well.
Those 2011 Packers were one wild case. One of the greatest individual QB seasons ever, one of the greatest team offenses ever, but they also were the absolute worst in defensive yards allowed that season, allowing nearly 5,000 passing yards in particular. However, their 38 takeaways led the league and they also fancied a +24 turnover differential. 118 of their 560 points that season came off of defensive takeaways (21%).
The defense's major claim to fame that season went absent in the Divisonal Round. The league-leading takeaway defense only forced one turnover, and the YPG problem for the Packers finally ended up being their undoing, allowing 420 yards to the Giants, with Manning airing it out for 330 yards.
The Packers offense also ended up dropping 6 passes that game, a fifth of the total amount of drops they had throughout that entire regular season, and lost the turnover battle 4-1, the only time all season they lost the turnover battle.
Don't forget Greg Jennings, he put that team on his back
The 2018 Chiefs were similar. Top in the league in both points scored and yards gained, but fifth-worst in both points and yards allowed.
Yet the 2012 Saints were the real champions of bipolar offense and defense. They were no. 1 in the league in terms of yards gained (7474), but if every team that played against them counted as one team, then the anti-Saints would've been no. 2 in the league in terms of yards gained (7042). That's a special achievement. 👏
Not to mention that the 2011 Packers became the first 15-1 team to not win a playoff game. An argument could be made that this was Aaron Rodgers’ best chance to win a second ring.
Just a disappointing finish to an otherwise phenomenal season.
As a Packers fan, that Giants loss in 2012 was a real gut punch. However, because of your points about their defense, I actually wasn’t that surprised. That game, the 2015 collapse against Seattle, and the 2021 loss to Tampa Bay in which they allowed another Hail Mary right before halftime, were Rodgers’s three best chances to get a second ring in Green Bay.
@@johngittings4673Which do you think he would’ve played best against:
The 2011 Patriots, the 2014 Patriots, or the 2020 Chiefs?
As a true charoltte born and raised boy. That 2015 season brings back so many memories. That was my senior year of highschool and watching them go 15-1 then loose that sb hurt so much
Same here that season gave the city so much life and energy that it hadn’t had in years, its a shame how it ended I was definitely prepared for a parade💔
Youngsters smh lol
Tough loss for sure but Peyton was destined to go out on top. The Cam, jumping out the way, will never be forgotten
RIP homie
@@buckdacious He hesitated and actually jump in the pile. Its funny how the media gave everyone false memory on what really happen!!
Very interesting that of the 3 times the top offense and defense met in the SB, the defense took it every time. I'd love to see a chart of this as far back as record keeping could take it. That would be very informative.
As a Baltimorean that 2019 Ravens season was some of the most fun football games to watch. An incredible regular season year. They really should have won the Super Bowl that year.
I swear to god and this season is the best we’ve looked since that season
@@meel2xxEven if they made it past Tennessee, they would've lost to Mahomes & the Chiefs again anyway.
Thank god they didn’t fuck your team
2013 Super Bowl was the most poetic example of best offense or best defense
That week 1 matchup between the Packers and Saints in 2011 is incredible... Randall Cobb scored a 108 yard return TD in his first NFL game. I was at our divisional round loss to the Giants and it was one of the most heartbreaking moments in recent memory
😂😂😂 it makes me happy your experience sucked going to the game !!!!
What's crazy about that chart at 23:45 is that from 2010-16, the #1 defenses make it further in the playoffs than the #1 offense 6 out of 7 years, but from 2017 to now, the #1 offense makes it further 5 out of 6 years
I noticed that too. I think that’s a testament to how the NFL is morphing into an offense first league. “Defense wins championships” won’t be true in 10 years.
I base this solely on the increased scrutiny defenses receive from the refs.
2013 Denver Broncos will never be repeated, an absolute stunning season from my team, something I’ll never forget
Me neither.
@@Cruz474 let him have his moment bro
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@@IAmAlpharius20 Malcom Butler
That was a very good offensive team, but unfortunately not well rounded as the defense wasn’t good that year.
brady having some of his biggest losses against qbs like mark sanchez and eli manning is poetic.
edit: no, i don’t think butt fumble is as good as eli manning.
Careful, Giants fans don't like it when you bad mouth Eli
I don’t think Eli is anywhere close to Mark Sanchez
Comparing a future HOF ironman to a player who fell off a cliff after two years of barely above average play..
@@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137iron man maybe if Eli gets into the hof it just loses credibility
@@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137yeah, can't believe her disrespect mark Sanchez like that
Hey KTO, do you think you can make a video on each division's best season (since the modern alignment) and maybe a part 2 on their worst season? I'm thinking about how bad the NFC South is right now and it got me wondering what the best & worst has been for each division
hey alexpalmer7014, do you think you could hold these nuts ?
sorry idk what came over me
Nfl throwbacks already did a video on this.
Basically long story short, for the most part, Offense can get you tickets to the championship, but DEFENSE wins championships! I’ve always been a firm believer of that saying and this video proves just that!
The 2022 Chiefs are the only top offense to win a Super Bowl since 2010? That’s amazing since I’m a Chiefs fan born and raised through many heartbreaks
CHIP CITY MISSOURI 🏆🏆
Kind of a crapshoot there, considering many of the offenses that won are still top 3 or 5.
game was botched from the field and that call. I don’t count this sb as valid. Just Goodell having to make Mahomes the golden boy as Brady retires. It was the worst ending to an otherwise good game. Just left an awful taste in fans mouths.
@@smh-TVFucking cry about it
@@smh-TV "It was a holding." - James Bradberry, February 12th 2023.
20:18 the 2021 bills were also insane. When the 2021 bills d line was exposed and tre went down, the offense stepped tf up
8:45 Bears catching strays 😂😂
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2019 was easily the most fun I’ve ever had watching football. Despite how things ended, I’ll always remember those Ravens games
Personally I tend to find the 2011 Packers more impressive as an offense than the Saints that year because the Packers defense was significantly worse and yet the offense was so good they still finished 15-1. So I tend to give them the nod that year.
The Packers defense forced 38 turnovers that season, setting up their offense well (as someone else in the comments said, over a fifth of the Packers points came off Turnovers). The Saints defense were the second lowest in the league with 16 forced. Their defense was mainly ok at keeping offenses out of the end zone. The Saints averaged more yards per play and more points per drive while starting with worse field position and having a few less drives to work with. I think they’re 1A and 1B, if not the Saints being slightly better.
@@clark2501 New Orleans Saints also finished that year with the 13th total defense vs. the Packers 19th. With the Packers ending up with the 32nd ranked passing defense. Yes, they could get turnovers but they could do literally not much else that season.
That’s a really good point I’d have to agree with you, he probably just felt Brees deserves to be on at least once, poor guy had a top 5 QB season all time and unfortunately it was the same year another guy had a top 3 one.
The Saints also had to unfortunately settle for a number 3 seed at 13-3 thanks to SF. And wouldn't you know it, they had to settle for it again in 2019 with the same record. Had the Saints had one higher seed, they're going to play better than GB did.
Should do this but for the worst off/def since 2010
Your vids are always so interesting and entertaining regardless of the specific topic.
We will never have good football like this again these videos just remind me how lucky I was growing up watching this elite era of the nfl
2015-2016 Cam was like seeing a big stronger version of Vick come alive. Lamar was that plus something himself in 2020. Hope can have a another but with a bowl
Your videos always entertain me. Been that way for years. Good shit keep it up
I’m a simple man. KTO posts, I watch with anticipation
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Always.
Me as well ^_^
Nice to see your channel where it’s at bro. I remember starting to watch your channel when you only had 4 videos. Big props to you bro!
that julio jones sb catch is still probably the best catch ive seen live
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Man, a lot of no. 1 offenses made it to and then lost in the Super Bowl, but it's crazy to see that three of those losses were to the three no. 1 defenses that won the Super Bowl in that time period.
That Chiefs/Rams game had me glued to the edge of my FUCKING seat 😭. You look away and somebody scores a TD. There was so much scoring both defenses wanted to get in on the fun lol
That game was spectacular for sure. It was like watching a pac 12 or SEC game. Incredibly thrilling and unbelievable.
As a Seahawks fan, THANK YOU FOR THAT OUTRO 🙏
man i hope the best for your channel. i just love it, you do amazing things and i wish more people saw them
The 2015 Panthers broke my heart dude, that season / Cam was magical
At his peak at Auburn and with the Panthers, Cam was beyond unstoppable.
Huge long time fan man!! Especially around the time both You and Flemlo got big. You guys got this a in _Bones Jones_ level headlock!! When time and health allows it could you do this for a 2000s era and wr,hb,cb please? Just for some ideas to help, Stay blessed and dangerous
Had me with this video until last 10 seconds when you used the Hawks vs Broncos Super Bowl clip. Low blow my guy, low blow.
I was just wondering, could I have a list of all the songs you use in your videos? I really like the music you use in your videos, and I kind of want to just be able to listen to it in the background while I'm doing stuff.
11:54 von miller demarcus ware and derrick wolfe shut down that o line. Insane how good those 3 were. Wolfe just stopped all running.
Next video: WHAT HAPPENED TO EVERY #1 SPECIAL TEAMS SINCE 2010. If it doesn’t happen I will be disappointed. KTO is the man for this task
KTOOOOOO!!! Putting in the work on those stats. Some of those battles seemed like iron sharpens iron situations but shows having the #1 defense is the edge.
the end of defensive domination and the beginning of the offence dominating coincides with receivers being granted defenseless player protection in 2017.
Wasn’t aware that that was when that was added. Definitely a rule change worth noting.
VERY well done. The artwork is outstanding!
Your videos are fantastic, you do a great job with these. Have you done a top QB since a certain year and how did they finish?
Or maybe even a top CB, Defensive end to make it interesting.
Man. The only recognizable guys from 2010 Pats offense was Welker, when BenJarvis Green-Ellis was right there!
The best special team units since 2010 video gotta be coming
bears bears bears bears bears pats bears
Oops all Ravens
2013 Seahawks deserve mention.
Give it time .
@@zaneseibertTucker’s obviously a great kicker, but how have their returners and punters been?
I’ve been watching you for a long time and I just love it. Thank you so much for your content.
15:30 can we just praise the Rams from going LAST in offensive PPG to FIRST? That's astounding!
Man I feel a lot of people take Tom Brady for granted although I was just a kid for the beginning of his career one I turned 10 in 2010 is when I really started watching and understanding football and man was it fun to watch. The fact Brady was picked in the 6th round 199th pick is absolutely wild 😂
This was very interesting and well done.
Seeing Brett Kollman on the official NFL channel gives me hope that you’ll be on there too at some point
he doesn't deserve it anybody could do what he does not to mention he hardly uploads
Brett or kto@@Eagletakes
This video further proved the point I made in the defenses video. Offense is unimportant. Defense and special teams means EVERYTHING
24:08 I swear Brandon Perna is gonna sue you for emotional disstress lol
The prime of my life, my most fond year also happens to be 2015/16 and it was just so “right”. Regardless of the loss, it’s just bittersweet looking back on that time
Can you do every rookie of the year and where they are now
The slight jab at the bears. Please KTO it’s been a rough season this year and I can’t have my favorite UA-camr taking a jab at my team 🤣
At 18:13 the steelers player, maybe cornerback number 24, is literally letting the Chiefs receiver l, I think is 14 Cornell Powell, score while barely jogging. Wasn't the end of the game, wasn't a long play, and many other reasons why this is alarming to me. I've been noticing many instances of players, I don't want to say "giving up on plays" because "acting like they are playing" fits better for what is being witnessed but odd enough "moving as if computer generated" is even more fitting.
Probably the best argument I’ve heard for they Defenses Win Championships.
Great clip
Gotta give credit to the 2015 broncos defense. The other 2 number 1 defenses had good offenses as well that helped them win, but the broncos only had Peyton Manning’s corpse
If saying defense wins championships as opposed to offenses then I would agree but other than that, I think there should be a huge asterisk next to that statement because that was something you would hear more often back in the early to mid 2000s (when teams could actually hit & be aggressive on defense) Now the league is more geared towards high powered offenses making it far. If you look at which teams have been in the conference championships & superbowls in the past 5 seasons just about every one of them had dynamic offenses - Brady on the buccs & pats, Mahomes with & without Tyreek then Kelce, Rams with Stafford, OBJ & Kupp, Eagles with their outstanding O line, Hurts & AJ Brown, etc..
Great video as always KTO, love the work, keep it up!
19:03 that ravens team also had an elite top 3 defense. Speedy and great for taking the ball away. Issue was stopping strong o lines and power backs(derrick henry)
If New England had beaten Tennessee, could Baltimore have beaten New England?
@@fortynights1513 I think so.
Both had great defenses with ne having a slightly better one. But bmore had a better offense by quite a bit. I say if Brady wins the ravens prolly win the sb
KTO, Flemlo, Tubfrog, who needs ESPN, when you got these guys killing it
22:50 the chiefs o line in front of mahomes with just 1 seeviceable reciever outside kelce is what they needed.
Would have loved for you to have talked about dallas tbh
Might be a big ask, but how does special teams stack up to all of this? Because everyone knows the chargers story.. but I am curious
Saints offense was consistently a powerhouse. Too bad the defense failed Brees so often.
I'm a Seahawks fan, so I appreciate that outro.
From 2014 to 2016, with brees, matt ryan and cam newton all made the nfc south stacked and scary. Miss the old falcons
2016 best qb wr duo was ab and big ben
Still crazy that 2011 Packers squad didn't bring home the Lombardi smh
That 2018 Rams-Chiefs is forever GOAT'd. The top 2 offenses in the NFL with the top 2 best records, a one night offensive shootout at the historical LA Coliseum, and went down to the wire all the way to the end with the Rams getting the W. That should've been the Super Bowl tbh
yeah but dee ford was offsides. and saints got robbed of the pass interference call.
shouldve really been chiefs saints. instead we got a snoozefest super bowl and brady stole another ring…
What I’ve learned is you can have a good offense, but if your defense isn’t good or at least decent you’re not going too far
I’d honestly be interested to see how the #1 special teams unit finishes every year since 2010
This is strait up the best composed video I’ve ever watched
As a Colorado native and Denver born Broncos fan, who always loves his hometown team no matter how they do, that Super Bowl 50 win will ALWAYS be special to me, and I wish no will ill toward Panthers fans. I see what they're going through this season, and I think their owner is a clown. What they're dealing with is what Patriots fans should get yearly.
I hope the Broncos are able to go back to the Super Bowl soon.
That Falcons offense led by Shanahan was SPECIAL
As bad as the NFC South is this year, this video shows that a team from that division is always in the mix.
And a lot of them lost in the Super Bowl #Defensewinschampionships also really sad my Falcons didn’t get that ring 😢
So let's see 1 time has the #1 offense won it all and 3 the #1 defense? What I take from this is balance is key. You can't rely on getting into shootouts to win in the playoffs and you have to be able to score. It takes too much luck to win with just one or the other. Even the Chiefs last year neededd a strip sack and a huge punt return setting up a short field touchdown to beat Philly. Be good on both sides of the ball instead of elite on just one.
Also make sure you don’t have god awful special teams. The 2010 Chargers were the #1 offense and #1 defense in yards, but had the worst special teams unit ever and missed the Playoffs at 9-7.
Saying Gronk, Cooks and White are career backups is actually insane
How tight the windows were that Aaron threw in in 2011 is still the best quarterbacking I've seen along with the 2013 broncos
That 2019 Ravens season was legendary. I was having a lot of fun watching them play that year and it was a good time to be a Ravens fan. But after that loss to Tennessee, it was hard to deal with. We deserved to win the Super Bowl that year, but the football gods had other ideas unfortunately. However, we'll see how this season ends. The Ravens look like they could win the Super Bowl this year, but anything is possible.
As much as I appreciate Harbaraugh (however u spell his name) and coaches who are aggressive play callers, it just wasn't the Ravens night when it comes to converting those key downs
Baltimore had probably the best regular season of any team to go one and done in the playoffs.
They had ten pro bowl players, and five all pros, their point differential was +249, and one stat I calculate finds them to have played the best regular season of the 2010’s and one of the handful of best of the last eight decades.
If you put an average Super Bowl playoff run on that season, we’d probably call them one of the best seasons ever played overall.
@@fortynights1513 Not impressed. Chiefs were better. If they made it past Tennessee they 100% would have lost to Mahomes again.
@@zachariah8917Not saying Baltimore was better than Kansas City as a roster (and the end of the day they went one and done).
But I would argue that Baltimore played one of the best statistical seasons of any team that lost their only playoff game.
At the end of the day, the playoffs are the playoffs, but the regular season is a larger sample, and for what it’s worth, theirs was a great one.
I’m just saying that if we put an average title run on that season, then it’s probably called one of the best seasons in recent memory.
Not a knock on Kansas City at all, but I will say that for Baltimore.
So, interesting little trend I noticed. Since 2018 the #1 offense has outperformed the defense (excluding 21, where they tied). I'm wondering if that trend continues, will the old adage still hold up?
Next do Special Teams!
Yikes I ain't never seen a coaching staff that's spoken about like a team, in terms of stars like the 2016 Falcons
Its also very interesting to see,
In the graph, how since 2016, offense Is much more important and effective
It's pretty amazing how difficult it is for the number one offense to win it all. Just goes to show how important defense is
Cam was saying he was burnt out after the long season.
It's also important to note that the offenses on thoses top 3 defensive teams were now slouches. The Broncos were arguably the most inpressive since they were carrying Mannings corpse through the season.
Amazing research, incredible video
23:53 Just noticed a weird trend on the graph at the end. From 10 to 16, the best defense always made it farther in the playoffs than the best offense. From 17 to 22 the best offense did better than the best defense.
I'm so glad he didn't use the Cam fumble at the end, lol. It haunts me enough 😅
If I could poke your noggin for a second I’d very much appreciate it boss.... after doing both the defence and offensive video, which do you think is more important ? .... I’m about to watch this one and I’m interested to find out, any chance you’d ever do like the most successful worst offensive or defensives each year (shit stats but good standings?) think that would be an interesting video but might have to much carry over as the worst defence but still good standing likely had a top 3 defence.... just a thought, find your videos super interesting as I’m both a history and football nerd of sorts. Great stuff 🤟
Or maybe how different eras change how important it was to have a successful offensive, rather it be in general successful or the #1 ranked
When I saw the chart at 8:40, my immediate reaction, and this is out loud when I'm about to go to bed, was:
*The BEARS???!?!*
I knew the 2013 Broncos were godlike but I would never have guessed the Bears were #2 that year xD
Please do a video on Top 10 pick WRs and whether they actually impact their team’s Super Bowl appearances. I have a theory that first round WRs rarely make the Super Bowl. At least with their original team. I know it’s happened but it’s rare. So why draft a WR in the first round?
Also, I’ve noticed that receivers who get 1,500 yards rarely get rings in the same season.
It’s so far just Charley Hennigan in 1961 for the Oilers in the AFL, Michael Irvin in 1995 for Dallas, Victor Cruz in 2011 for the Giants, and Cooper Kupp for the Rams in 2021.
My theory is that your passing game can get predictable and easier to disrupt if you are throwing to one target (and likely one side of the field) too often.
@@fortynights1513 I'm a Falcons fan and we almost did it with Julio Jones (but don't need to talk anymore about that!). I also lived in Chicago for a while and an sympathetic to the Bears who might take MHJr #1. Which, according to most stats, wouldn't actually make any difference to get them to the Super Bowl.
@@Josh_StringerJulio didn’t have 1,500 yards in 2016 (1,409). In fact his two best yardage totals were 1,871 in 2015, and 1,677 in 2018.
The former was for an 8-8 team that had a 21st ranked offense and the latter was for a 7-9 team with a tenth ranked offense.
In retrospect, the 2012 team that lost the NFC Championship Game to the 49ers probably had the most well rounded receiving corps Atlanta had in those years.
Roddy White had 1,351 yards, Julio had 1,198 yards, and Tony Gonzalez had 930 as a third target.
In 2016, after Julio’s 1,409 yards, Mohamed Sanu had 653 yards as a second target.
No knock on Julio Jones, who is an easy Hall of Famer, and made the All Decade Team, but it’s the way it turned out.
@@fortynights1513 Man, those are some deep cut stats! Love it. I find it fascinating when you look at actual data (like you've presented) and check that up against wins and losses, particularly playoffs and super bowls. There's very little correlation. Which should affect how teams draft and sign FA's. It's why I cringed a little when the Falcons drafted Pitts and London and why I don't think the Bears should draft MHJr.
@@Josh_StringerThis is also why I argue that the success of the team shouldn’t be considered a factor when judging whether a receiver belongs in Canton.
In just the last 25 years, we’ve seen Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Cris Carter, Andre Johnson, Antonio Brown, and Steve Smith put up at least borderline Hall of Fame careers and none have Super Bowl titles.
And if you want to include tight end targets, you can add Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, and Jason Witten to that list.
As for Kyle Pitts and Drake London, they seem like solid targets from what I can tell (London slightly better this year of those two), but not players you’d hope a first round pick would become.
Maybe you could do how the lowest seeded wild card teams have done since 2010.
the brady glazing is INSANE. you brought up his RUSHING IN 2021?
Just incredible, top quality as usual! thanks for uploading
Shoutout to the most anonymous Superbowl MVP ever with the outro: Malcolm Smith
22:35 its funny the 2022 eagles d was a frayd carried by that monster offense.