You cant really look at individual stats- you have to look at how the defense is performing overall- specifically against the pass.

Neither team is hurting in that department. Denver is #1 and we are #2 in overall defense. Denver is #2 and we are #4 in passing defense.

The corner play has been great, in my opinion, especially the open-field tackling. Those blitzes leave those guys hanging out in the wind a lot. As of yet, we certainly don't miss champ, and Portis was great yesterday. BUt we haven't played a QB who can really burn the blitz yet. Favre, McNabb, and Culpepper can all do that, and they're coming up. Still, Kudos so far, and Smoot again showed how tough he is, getting hurt and staying in to make some crucial tackles. SMOOOOOT!