The Cincinnati Bengals have (somehow) quietly built one of the best defenses in the NFL over the last few offseasons.
With all the hype surrounding the offense, the Joe Burrow outfits and Ja’Marr Chase taking the league by storm, it seems to get lost that the defense was the catalyst for last season’s Super Bowl run.
Headlines and Instagram captions aside, Pro Football Focus seems to recognize the impressive performance the Cincinnati defense put on last season, ranking their defensive backfield in the top 10 of their recent secondary rankings.