Very minor consideration is also given to the site of the game, and defensive scoring performance.

The defensive performance that we had last night may not win another game against the Pacers.

It was the best defensive performance by any women's national team since 1964, well before the introduction of 3-pointers and shot clocks.

However, the Vikings defense came up with their best defensive performance of the afternoon and held them out on all four downs.

Brown praised his players' defensive performance as the best of the season.

Our defensive performance was not good enough and that's why we lost the game.

Marshall has seen other bad defensive performances by the Giants.

However, it was the defensive performance which set the records tumbling.

Chaney called it his team's best defensive performance of the season.

The defensive performance has also given rise to a number of uncomfortable questions.