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Earlier this year I finished playing a full season with every team in the league using my DEF only challenge. This means that whenever I took possession I had to immediately punt or attempt a field goal. I could not advance kick or punt returns. I could score via safeties, fumble return TDs, INT TDs, punt block/kick block TDs, aaand maybe that's it. Here are some of the highlights and notes I made for each team - I'll list them in the order I played them: Buffalo Bills #28 Rush D - 2104 yds allowed This was the first team I used. The ugly stats show how much improvement I made eventually - especially after switching to calling a run every down. Arizona Cardinals *Aeneas Williams - INTs on b2b plays and a 4-INT game Cincinnati Bengals Deion Sanders - 26 INT - 539 INT yds - 10 INT TD's Chicago Bears Mark Carrier - 14 INT - 372 INT yds - 9 INT TD's (3 INT TD in one game) #29 Rush D - 2093 yds allowed *Ridiculous 18 Special Teams TDs Denver Broncos Dante Jones - 62 sacks - 343 tackles - 3 PB TD 41 forced fumbles 529 Points - 100 OP - 5 shutouts 14-2 record *3 INT TD in one quarter by 3 different players vs Frank Reich *Beat Jax 80-0 Atlanta Falcons eh Indianapolis Colts Quentin Coryatt - 108 sacks - 313 tackles Ray Buchanan - 17 INT - 296 INT yds #25 Rush D - 1768 yds allowed 14-2 record Dallas Cowboys 534 Pts - 88 OP - 9 shutouts 15-1 record (Lost to SF) *17 INT in b2b games - 8 vs Wash (Shuler) and 9 vs Arizona (Krieg) Cleveland Browns Eric Turner - 25 INT - 352 INT yds - 5 INT TDs *10 INT game vs HOU (Chandler) including 8 by Turner w/ b2b INT TD *Pepper Johnson scored by INT, FR, ST (fumbled return), & PB TD Detroit Lions Chris Spielman - 100 sacks - 358 tackles Jeff Jaeger - 123/136 FG - 390 pts 592 Pts - 72 OP - 5 shutouts 15-1 record *lost to Carolina?! San Diego Chargers Junior Seau - 51 sacks - 337 tackles Neil Smith - 41 sacks Deion Sanders - 23 INT - 519 INT yds - 11 INT TDs Only perfect season 16-0 *Held Marino to 23% completion % and 91 pass yds in 34-7 victory *Lost 3 shutouts on last play of game *Deion 7 INTs - 4 for TD - vs Arizona (Krieg) Carolina Panthers Kevin Greene - 146 sacks - 380 tackles - 19 FF 15-1 record *beat MIA and SF twice, but lost to GB *Kent Hull MVP?!?!?!!? Miami Dolphins Jesse Solomon - 71 sacks - 294 tackles #25 Rush D - 1798 yds allowed *6 INTs vs Jim Kelly - all six DB and Safeties had an INT New York Giants Michael Brooks - 68 sacks - 362 tackles Houston Oilers 445 pts - 50 OP - 5 shutouts 15-1 record *only loss to Pitt *in other game vs Pitt had 70-yd INT return for TD, 97-yd FR TD, and Camarillo picked up a Special Teams TD *should have swept DB/S All-Pros - Marcus Robertson wuz robbed (8 INT - 212 INT yds - 3 INT TDs) Green Bay Packers Reggie White 57 sacks (did not control him) *Dallas crushed me 50-3 with 543 total yds *Pitt crushed me 40-0 - Rod Woodson had 2 PR TDs *Craig Newsome had a 98-yd INT TD Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Thomas - 97 sacks - 339 tackles 14-2 record *beat Dallas New Orleans Saints #29 Rush D - 2148 yds allowed *Alexander Wright (Rams) busted me for 8 rec - 280 yds - never seen anything like it before New England Patriots Vincent Brown - 97 sacks - 351 tackles 14-2 record *Toi Cook - 98-yd INT TD Philadelphia Eagles Bryce Paup - 70 sacks - 303 tackles - 6 INTs *Beat Dallas once - had them shut out through 3 quarters!!!!!!!!!!!! *5 INTs in a quarter vs Arizona (surprise) including 3 INTs by Bryce Paup (was controlling) *Team schedule messed up - does it always? Jacksonville Jaguars Eric Turner - 20 INT - 341 INT yds - 8 INT TDs Darren Carrington - 17 INT - 363 INT yds - 7 INT TDs #21 Rush D - 1793 yds *Darren Carrington - 3 INT TDs in one quarter *Held Jets to 75 tot yds (14 passing) Minnesota Vikings Jack Del Rio - 24 sacks - 246 tackles - 11 INT - 168 INT yds - #2 in NFL for INT and #1 for INT yds #23 Rush D - 1742 yds allowed *Beat SF Oakland Raiders *Terry McDaniel *TWO* leaping INT in the same quarter! *Rob Fredrickson had 4 PB TDs LA Rams Sean Gilbert - 47 sacks (did not control) New York Jets Mo Lewis - 105 sacks - 329 tackles - 20 FF 11 Special Teams TDs - 10 FR TDs - 16 INT TDs *Beat Buffalo 72-19 - 6 FR in 1st half *Two Special Teams TDs by P Bryan Hansen in one quarter *Beat Rams 56-9 - held to 44 pass yds - 7 FF Washington Redskins (this is around the time I started calling mostly running plays) Ken Harvey - 69 sacks - 349 tackles Tom Carter - 17 INT - 316 INT yds - 5 INT TDs James Washington - 10 INT - 260 INT yds - 4 INT TDs 445 pts - 95 OP - 6 shutouts *Lost twice to Dallas *Stanley Richard 4 INT game including one leaping Tampa Bay Bucs Hardy Nickerson - 85 sacks - 368 tackles Reggie Roby - 55.3 punt avg - 2 Special Teams TDs 14-2 record 492 pts - 82 OP - 8 shutouts *Lost to KC and DET?! *Cool game vs CLE - held to 71 total yds, TEverett had TDs on b2b plays (INT TD then Special Teams TD on kickoff), and Marcus Robertson had two INT TD *Held ATL to 139 total yards Seattle Seahawks Cortez Kennedy - 65 sacks *91-yd punt block TD by Sam Adams *99-yd INT TD by Eugene Robinson San Francisco 49ers Ken Norton - 153 sacks - 364 tackles 490 pts - 115 OP 14-2 record *held NYG to 98 total yards *beat Dallas *both losses to NO Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Greene - 177 sacks - 437 tackles!!! - 24 FF - ONLY blocked FG TD in all the seasons 15-0-1 record 597 pts - 74 OP - 7 shutouts ***Cris Carter had new NFL records with 135 receptions and 1973 yds by the end of all this

A year or so ago I was playing a season w/ the Oilers & I couldn't stop the run to save my life. So I changed my D around and always ran Nickel & moved Dishman from his corner spot to the nickel back spot seeing as he was the fastest guy on my D. Then I would call nothing but run plays and I would use Dishman to shadow the RB while running around blockers. I still gave up some yards but I was usually able to stop the runs @ 2 or 3yd gains and eliminate the big runs. I did give up some big passing plays but not to many, W/ Dishman being as fast as he is I could often sack the qb.