The Broncos defense gets more stout as teams move toward the end zone. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers had worked themselves into a groove when ...

Mac Jones and Brock Purdy both sliced up zone defenses this past season.

Jonathon Cooper is second on the Broncos in sacks this season with 4.5. Tyler Schank / Getty Images ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Brian Daboll sounded like he was reciting a thoughtfully constructed football ...

After an abysmal start to the NBA season defensively, the Lakers turned a corner on that end of the floor over the last month, and they’re confident the reasoning behind the turnaround can help lead ...

The Denver Broncos defense is one of the best in the NFL, and the unit is largely responsible for the Broncos being the top seed in the AFC at this point. Against the Green Bay Packers last Sunday, ...

Expected Points Added (EPA) is a great way to quantify how valuable each play is in terms of points based on down, distance, and field position. EPA assesses the “value” of a play in an intuitive way.

Before 2001, NBA defense as we know it today was impossible. In fact, it was illegal. The league’s illegal defense rule prohibited the ability to defend a space on the floor, in general. It was a ...