Is Miami's D better than the Stillers and Pats? Well lets look at the numbers and see.
Yards per game allowed, Pitt was the NFL's best allowing 258 per game. Miami was 5th allowing 288 per game. and the Pats were 24th allowing 334 per game.
Perhaps the most important one, points allowed per game. Pitt was the NFL's 3rd best at 13 points allowed per game. Pats came in 6th at 17 points allowed per game. Miami was 11th at 18 points per game.
Passing yards per game went like this, Miami was the NFL's best at allowing 176 yards per game. Pitt was 4th at allowing 183 yards per game. Pats were 24th allowing 218 per game.
Rushing yards were, Pitt was the NFL's best by allowing only an amazing 74 yards per game. Miami came in 17th allowing 111 per game. Pats were 19th allowing 115 per game
Int's were, Pats 7th with 22 picks, Miami 15th with 17 picks, and Pitt was 21st with 16 picks.
Forced Fumbles were, Pitt 14th with 27 forced fumbles Miami was 16th with 26, and the pats were 22nd with 23.
Pass Deflections were, Pats leading the NFL with 247, Pitt 9th with 230, and Miami was 19th with 209.
Sacks also saw Pitt leading the NFL with 55 sacks, Pats were 13th with 41 sacks. Miami came in 20th with 37.
I think these stats show that our D is clearly a few steps behind the Stiller's D. We have a top 10 D, but the Stillers have a top 3 D. I think it is almost impossible to say our D is even comparable to the Stillers D.
These stats were taken from NFL.com