best defensive nfl team from 1996 to 2011

Between the 1996 and 2011 seasons, the New England Patriots had the best record by a team, with a record of 177-79.

		TEAM	REC	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Patriots	177-79	.691	256	177	79	0	745	6,457	25.2	4,767	18.6	5,204	41.4	54.6
2		Packers	165-91	.645	256	165	91	0	756	6,512	25.4	5,033	19.7	5,115	42.0	47.0
3		Steelers	161-94-1	.631	256	161	94	1	623	5,581	21.8	4,425	17.3	4,889	41.3	46.3
4		Colts	155-101	.605	256	155	101	0	722	6,310	24.6	5,616	21.9	5,345	43.6	56.7
5		Broncos	150-106	.586	256	150	106	0	684	6,040	23.6	5,451	21.3	5,235	39.3	45.5
6		Eagles	145-109-2	.570	256	145	109	2	641	5,706	22.3	5,002	19.5	4,790	37.4	49.3
7		Titans	143-113	.559	256	143	113	0	608	5,562	21.7	5,349	20.9	4,629	38.7	45.0
8		Ravens	140-115-1	.549	256	140	115	1	577	5,354	20.9	4,656	18.2	4,593	37.6	47.3
9		Giants	138-117-1	.541	256	138	117	1	605	5,390	21.1	5,304	20.7	4,861	36.4	41.0
10		Vikings	136-120	.531	256	136	120	0	694	5,928	23.2	5,680	22.2	4,952	41.5	52.3
11		Jaguars	134-122	.523	256	134	122	0	603	5,364	21.0	5,089	19.9	4,832	39.8	52.5
12		Cowboys	130-126	.508	256	130	126	0	602	5,353	20.9	5,189	20.3	4,766	38.2	48.7
13		Jets	129-127	.504	256	129	127	0	586	5,276	20.6	5,092	19.9	4,707	39.2	48.7
14		49ers	128-128	.500	256	128	128	0	613	5,464	21.3	5,588	21.8	4,597	36.4	50.6
15		Dolphins	128-128	.500	256	128	128	0	559	5,108	20.0	5,075	19.8	4,592	37.5	52.1
16		Seahawks	128-128	.500	256	128	128	0	626	5,528	21.6	5,551	21.7	4,785	36.3	44.3
17		Buccaneers	128-128	.500	256	128	128	0	534	4,842	18.9	4,831	18.9	4,349	37.3	46.8
18		Falcons	127-128-1	.498	256	127	128	1	609	5,412	21.1	5,725	22.4	4,746	39.0	47.8
19		Chargers	127-129	.496	256	127	129	0	664	5,841	22.8	5,606	21.9	4,812	39.1	48.6
20		Chiefs	125-131	.488	256	125	131	0	656	5,621	22.0	5,584	21.8	4,969	37.8	47.4
21		Saints	125-131	.488	256	125	131	0	665	5,769	22.5	5,780	22.6	4,954	41.2	43.8
22		Bears	121-135	.473	256	121	135	0	527	4,853	19.0	5,206	20.3	4,300	33.5	48.1
23		Panthers	118-138	.461	256	118	138	0	565	5,149	20.1	5,376	21.0	4,471	36.7	42.9
24		Redskins	114-141-1	.447	256	114	141	1	555	4,945	19.3	5,328	20.8	4,718	37.0	45.2
25		Bills	113-143	.441	256	113	143	0	542	4,963	19.4	5,484	21.4	4,520	35.4	47.9

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
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Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
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Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
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Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
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Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
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Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
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