I’m not sure what is crazier, the season that Darrelle Revis had in 2009, or the fact that one of the greatest defensive seasons ever did not lead to a DPOY.
Part of what makes Revis’s season so great is that he matched up with a Hall of Famer or All-Pro 9 different times and shut them all down. He had an NFL Record 31 passes defended and allowed a 32.2 passer rating. Below are the pathetic numbers he allowed:
- Andre Johnson, Houston Texans: 4 Rec, 35 Yds
- Randy Moss, New England Patriots: 4 Rec, 24 Yds, 1 INT
- Justin Gage, Tennessee Titans: 4 Rec, 37 Yds
- Marques Colston, New Orleans Saints: 2 Rec, 33 Yds
- Ted Ginn, Miami Dolphins: 2 Rec, 57 Yds, 1 TD allowed
- Terrell Owens, Buffalo Bills: 3 Rec, 13 Yds
- Louis Murphy, Oakland Raiders: 4 Rec, 58 Yds, 1 INT
- Davone Bess, Miami Dolphins: 4 Rec, 18 Yds
- Mike Sims-Walker, Jacksonville Jaguars: 3 Rec, 49 Yds, 1 TD allowed
- Randy Moss, New England Patriots: 5 Rec, 34 Yds, 1 TD Allowed
- Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers: 1 Rec, 5 Yds, 2 INT
- Terrell Owens, Buffalo Bills: 3 Rec, 31 Yds, 1 INT
- Antonio Bryant, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2 Rec, 22 Yds, 1 INT
- Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons: 2 Rec, 16 Yds
- Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts: 3 Rec, 33 Yds
- Chad Johnson, Cincinatti Bengals: 0 Rec, 0 Yds
Despite those performances and the Jets being the number 1 defense in the league, Revis lost out to Charles Woodson for DPOY. Woodson had a great year, but nowhere near what Revis did. Despite not winning any major awards, this season rightly has gone down in history, and it’s good to see that people still talk about it 15 years later.
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