The 5 Best NFL Defenses Through Week 5

Denver Broncos

Adjusted Defensive NEP/P: -0.094 (1st)
Adjusted Defensive Passing NEP/P: -0.144 (1st)
Adjusted Defensive Rushing NEP/P: -0.052 (8th)

What do you get when you mix two of the league's best cover corners in Chris Harris, Jr. and Aqib Talib with one of the league's most vicious pass rushes?

The answer is simple: You end up with the NFL's most efficient defense.

Ranking first in Adjusted Defensive NEP per play, this team leads the league in yards allowed, giving up just 278 per game, to go along with an impressive 15.8 points allowed per game.

Harris and Talib are tied for sixth in the league with a pair of interceptions each, while linebacker Shaquil Barrett and safety T.J. Ward are tied for fourth in the league own a pair of forced fumbles each. And behind DeMarcus Ware and his 4.5 sacks in five games this year, this defensive unit has put opposing quarterbacks under constant duress all season long.

All in all this has led to the Broncos boasting the most turnovers and sacks in the league with 14 and 22, respectively, so far this season.

With elite playmakers at every level and depth at the linebacker position that is perhaps unrivaled by the rest of the league, this Broncos defense shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.