Broncos and Pats had running games? Broncos running game was not good last year. Hillman and Anderson weren't much. Seattle had the star in Lynch. I will go to my grave arguing D doesn't win championships. Carolina had a fine defense. It didn't win for them when all it had to do is shut down a poor running game and noodle armed Manning.

We won our last SB with James Freaking Starks at RB and a D that was not world beating especially by the time the 2nd half rolled around. We won that game because of Aaron Rodgers. Your TEAM better be strong... if one part is weak then the other better be very strong to make up for it. It's a yin yang thing. Our O has not been great enough to carry us to win it all. We had that aberration after Philbin's son died. Bad matchup. We should've won it that year and gone back to back. Our D was TERRIBLE that year. Historically terrible vs. the pass and yet we blazed to 15-1 and should've won it all. Same with Minnesota the year they went 15-1...they lost in some of the most bizarre circumstances but they had the O while having a not very good defense to pair with it. D doesn't win championships. Teams win them.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 

The idea behind it is that during the regular season, a team with a good defense and a mediocre offense can win enough games to get into the play offs because they are facing enough teams with lesser defenses. Once in the playoffs, they all pretty much have good defenses. And historically when two good defenses face each other, the team that plays better offense wins.



It goes both ways.

Originally Posted by: mi_keys 

Actually no it doesn't according to historical statistics.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins 

The saying has been proven to be true not only over time, but by the Packers recently. It has never simply meant that the best defense will win all the time. The idea behind it is that during the regular season, a team with a good offense and a mediocre defense can win enough games to get into the play offs because they are facing enough teams with lesser offenses. Once in the playoffs, they all pretty much have good offenses. And historically when two good offenses face each other, the team that plays better defense wins.

Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins 

I don't like that saying either because in football all 3 phases of the game matter. Now if you have one of the best defenses in NFL history, that tilts things slightly but the other phases are still important.

Originally Posted by: DarkaneRules