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The Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) is made up of sportswriters who cover the NFL and the 32 teams on a daily basis. From 1969 to 1991, the Defensive Player of the Year was presented by Pro Football Weekly only.
The Pro Football Writers of America has annually honored a defensive player of the year in the National Football League since 1992. From 1992 through 2012, the award was presented in conjunction with Pro Football Weekly .
In one of the most memorable Super Bowls of all time, the Giants held the Bills, the highest scoring team in the NFL that year, averaging 26.8 points per game and scoring 44 and 51 points in the divisional round and AFC championship respectively, to a mere 19 points, winning 20–19 on a missed field goal as time expired.
2018 Official NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. pp. 524– 525. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2021 "AP Defensive Player of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018 "NFL Defensive Player of the Year".
The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is an annual award given by various organizations to the player who is considered the top offensive player during the regular season. Organizations which issue the award include AP, PFWA, and Sporting News. The AP's award is recognized at the annual NFL Honors ceremony. [8] [9]
Beginning in 1966 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) annually awarded the George Halas Trophy to the most outstanding defensive player in the National Football League (NFL). [1] The winner was released via the NEA news service and also appeared in the World Almanac, which was an NEA publication. The award ran through 1998.
[31] He recorded 9.5 sacks in 1981, [32] and his rookie season is considered one of the best in NFL history. [33] [34] He was named 1981's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Taylor's arrival helped the Giants defense reduce their points allowed from 425 points in 1980 to 257 in 1981. [33]
The Dome Patrol was the linebacker corps of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Under head coach Jim Mora, it formed the second level of defensive coordinator Steve Sidwell's 3–4 defense, considered to be among the most formidable 3–4 defenses in NFL history.