CINCINNATI -- Much of the Cincinnati Bengals' AFC North championship this past season was built upon the shoulders of its defense, a unit that allowed the second-fewest points in the NFL.

Thanks to the many stops that contributed to so few touchdowns and field goals being scored, the Bengals also did something for their city.

According to the team, its partnership with the Campbell Soup Company's Tackle Hunger program resulted in the donation of more than 21,000 cans of soup to Cincinnati's Freestore Foodbank. The nonprofit helps feed those in need in the region. Freestore Foodbank's website says that one in six in the area are at risk for hunger. Nearly 100,000 are children.

This past regular season, Campbell's donated 30 cans of soup to the foodbank for every tackle made by a Bengals defender. The team credited its players with 653 solo tackles (ESPN Stats & Information credits them with 644). That translated to 19,590 cans being donated. Campbell's ultimately upped that number, though, to 21,600 cans. Combined, those cans equate to more than 43,000 servings of soup.

Per ESPN Stats & Info, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick was Cincinnati's leading solo tackler this past season with 63. Linebacker Vincent Rey was next with 62, and Vontaze Burfict -- who missed the first six games due to rehab from a knee injury -- was third with 57.