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Bill Belichick taketh away

You can't trust anything Bill Belichick says or does, but it seems you can trust his defenses. Year in and year out, it's one of the best in the league in terms of takeaways.

Over the last three seasons, the Patriots have more takeaways than any other team. They've ranked 2nd, 6th and 11th in fantasy defense in that time, using a scoring system of 1 point for sacks, 2 points for takeaways, and 6 points for all defensive touchdowns.

Don't trust what the Patriots say, but you can believe in what they do.

The top defenses in terms of takeaways over the last three seasons are presented below.

DEFENSIVE TAKEAWAYS, 2011-2013
Team201120122013Total
New England344129104
Chicago314428103
Seattle313139101
NY Giants31352995
San Francisco38253093
Cincinnati22303183
Green Bay38232283
Buffalo31213082
Arizona19333082
Tampa Bay24263181
Atlanta29312181
Washington21312678
Carolina24233077
Kansas City26133675
Baltimore26252475
Detroit34172273
Tennessee23242572
Jacksonville28232172
Cleveland20292170
NY Jets31231569
Philadelphia24133168
St. Louis18212968
Dallas24162868
Denver18242668
Oakland26192267
Houston27291167
San Diego21281766
Minnesota23222065
New Orleans16261961
Indianapolis17152759
Miami19162459
Pittsburgh15202055

--Andy Richardson

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