Jets Defense is good but not 2000 Ravens Good

With the 4 teams left most of the teams head into Championship week with high powered offenses with great QBs, but the Jets are not. For those who love old school football its hard not to enjoy the way the Jets play football. Hard nosed tough defense, and ram it down your throat running offense. But watching ESPN and seeing "experts" compare this team to the 2000 Ravens is down right stupid. First the obvious the Ravens went 12-4 and the Jets were 9-7 during the Regular Season. What I'm going to do is pick a couple key categories and see who really is the better defense.

1) Players Individual Success
2000 Baltimore Ravens--- 7 of the 11 starters have been to a Pro Bowl totalling 35, and 1 Hall of Famer played on that Defense (Rod Woodson).

2009 New York Jets--- 4 of the 11 Starters have been to a Pro Bowl totalling 6, obviously no Hall of Famers on this Jet Defense.

ADVANTAGE---RAVENS

2) Amount of Points Allowed During Regular Season
2000 Baltimore Ravens--- 165, Set Regular Season Record for a 16 game season

2009 New York Jets--- 236, Was # 1 during the Regular Season but still 71 points more than the Ravens.

ADVANTAGE---RAVENS

3) Total Yards Given up
2000 Baltimore Ravens---3967 Total Yards, 2997 Passing, 970 Rushing

2009 New York Jets---4037 Total Yards, 2459 Passing, 1578 Rushing

ADVANTAGE---PUSH, There is only a 70 yard difference in Total Yards, Jets have the better pass defense, Ravens have the better rush defense.

4) Turnovers
2000 Baltimore Ravens--- + 23 Turnover Ratio, easily # 1 in the League in 2000

2009 New York Jets--- + 1 Turnover Ratio, number should be higher having a rookie QB handcuffed this number.

ADVANTAGE---RAVENS

5) Shutouts
2000 Baltimore Ravens--- 4

2009 New York Jets--- 2

ADVANTAGE---RAVENS

I could go on and on comparing every little thing between the two teams but i think i have made my point. Another little tidbit was the Ravens went the entire month of October without scoring a TD and won 2 of the 5 games. I don't think New York's defense was that good this season. To me you cant even have the two in the same conversation unless the Jets win the Super Bowl. Even then i don't think you can say the Jets have one of the best defenses of all time, the Ravens on the other hand you can say that. So for the ESPN experts (so called) before you compare the Jets to the 2000 Ravens please look up the numbers first.