IndyHawk84":1yt8bazf said:
One thing that isn't all bad. We finally had our history defining "run." For 3 seasons 12, 13, 14 we were the premiere team that other teams envied. One of the best defensive stretches in NFL history.
The hawks had a run that left it's mark in NFL history. the SB 48 beat down on the greatest offense in history will always be remembered. I thank Pete and co. for making that a reality the last three years.
That wasn't the greatest offense in NFL history. Pretty much all statistics that look beyond points scored show that it was barely a top ten all time offense-WHICH IS GREAT, don't get me wrong, but the 2013 Seahawks defense was a top ten all time DEFENSE, so while impressive, shutting them down isn't as far fetched a thing as you might think.
I just get tired of hearing people call that the best offense ever. Usually it's Broncos fans, but Hawks fans are the second loudest on that. I'll put it this way: 2007 and 2010 Pats, 1998 Vikings, 1999-2001 Rams and even the 1994 49ers and 1998 Broncos are up there with them (in terms of standard deviation from the rest of the league in scoring, the 2001 Rams and 1994 49ers are literally right behind the 2013 Broncos). In terms of the advanced statistic DVOA, the 2013 Bronco offense isn't even the best DENVER offense of all time: the 1998 Broncos beat them. And given that teams absurd offensive balance, I guarantee you the 1998 Broncos put up more points against the 2013 Seahawks than the 2013 Broncos did.
Points are what win games, but points are NOT the only indicator of good offense. In fact, often times points scored is as much an indicator of how bad your DEFENSE is, because usually a great offense slows down when the game is out of hand.
Anyway that Hawk defense was great, but they didn't face the best offense ever. No one did in 2013. It looks like that team played in 2007.