Ranking 2023 NFL defenses: Cowboys, Patriots among most likely units to crack the top 10
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Who will have a top-10 defense in 2023? We break it down from very unlikely to most likely
As has become clearer and clearer in recent years, offense is king on the modern NFL. But that doesn't mean defense is wholly irrelevant. Because even though offense has a greater effect on overall team performance -- and is more consistent year over year -- than defense, you still need to occasionally get some stops in order to actually win football games.
For that reason, we're going to rank the league's defenses now that the player-acquisition portion of the offseason is mostly over. Rather than go through every team from 32-1 on this side of the ball like we did on offense, we're once again grouping the teams by how likely they are to finish the year among the league's top 10 defenses, based on the quality of their personnel and coaching.
Without further ado... (Note: Teams within each section are listed in alphabetical order.)
