Which was the greatest Super Bowl performance by a defensive unit?

[saturdaysarebetter]

I'm guessing you didn't actually watch that game to the end. It was effectively a shutout... when the Broncos scored it was 36-0 with 00:03 seconds left in the 3rd; they may has well have been calling a mercy rule on the game.

"effectively" is a nice way of saying "it wasn't"

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

So what do you think of your steel curtain SB defenses?

The '76 defense that had five shutouts in nine games and gave up only 28 points (two touchdowns) over a nine-game stretch will never happen again, but the '76 team didn't make the Super Bowl. HOFers: Greene (NFL 100th anniversary team), Ham (NFL 100th anniversary team), Lambert (NFL 100th anniversary team), Blount (NFL 100th anniversary team), Donnie Shell (HOF), along with Greenwood (6 Pro Bowls), Russell (7 Pro Bowls) both should be in the HOF. The Steelers defense had eight players play in the same Pro Bowl and every player in the secondary earned a Pro Bowl spot in the '70s. The only player to not make the Pro Bowl was Ernie Holmes and he was, at times, the most feared defensive lineman of the group.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

1st off.
Seattles Defense definitely deserves a tip of the cap, since they absolutely annihilated the #1 offense in the league. If points were the only prerequisite this couldnt be a conversation. We know all the scores & the winners would be Cowboys & Patriots. So there is obviously more to it than that. With all this said.
I still would vote for the Superbowl IX defense, but people saying Seattle's Defense doesnt hurt my feelings. I just think there was zero chance for the Vikes to do anything against that Steel Curtain. & since it is talking performance. Yards does play apart of it.
Seattle with a Huge lead. Defense can pin their ears back & go for it. One dimensional offense at that time for the broncos.
Vikings had no dimensions vs the Steelers defense
Vikings defense dominated as well in that game. So the steelers defense didnt have the luxury of a huge lead.
& those 6 points the Vikes scored. on a blocked punt recovery in the endzone.
So the Steel Curtain didnt actually give up any points that game.

Also I am a cowboys fan, so you have to know there is no homerism in my voting.

 

[kcden]

"effectively" is a nice way of saying "it wasn't"

There are a lot of obtuse posters on this site, but you may be the new #1