SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Over Wade Phillips' 33 seasons as a head coach and defensive coordinator in the NFL, his teams have finished 10th or better in yards allowed 18 times. They've finished in Dillon Brooks Jersey the top 10 against the run 15 times and, on 12 different occasions, have made the top 10 in fewest points allowed. The 2015 are among his greatest teams and while Phillips has not had the opportunity to place them in historical perspective, he knows that a win in 50 on Sunday against the best offense in the NFL could put them close to No. 1."I think this game will determine that," Phillips said Monday at Opening Night here in San Jose. "To hold Pittsburgh to 16 points and New England to 18 points, and we play a tremendous game C.J. Miles Jersey this game, I think you'd have to rate them pretty high. It's up to everyone to determine that, it depends on how we play obviously, but you almost never lead De'Anthony Melton Jersey the league in every category. "And even rushing, we were third but we gave up the fewest yards per carry. So we almost literally led the league in every major category."Phillips' team beat the mark set by the 1978 Houston Oilers for most wins by seven points or fewer in a season. Phillips was the defensive line coach on that Oilers team and said that the ability to play well down the stretch has truly set the apart from other teams he's coached."Yeah, Yuta Watanabe Jersey I've said it before -- playing under pre sure," Phillips said. "They seem to really respond under pre sure and we've had so many pre sure games. They just broke the record of the '78 Oilers who had the most wins of seven points or le s and, of course, I coached on the '78 Oilers and that's when my hair started turning grey all those close games."Phillips is a true football coach, weathered by more than three decades and countle s firings. But it's clear that this team means a lot to him, especially given his ouster in Houston back in 2013. Denver's a sistants have talked about an unusually close-knit defense and how effortle s it's been for Phillips to foster that kind of environment.Maybe that's why he wouldn't hesitate Brandon Clarke Jersey to put them No. 1 if Denver can find a way to win.