All the hype the last two weeks was about Manning and Denver’s great offense.
What the Super Bowl record almost always shows us over and over again is DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS. Once again this held true.
Twice Baltimore won because of their defense. Tampa Bay won because of their defense. The Pats first win was because of their defensive secondary and linebackers were the best in the league. The Pats stopped the high scoring Rams offense. The Bills lost four Super Bowls in a row, but had the best offense in all four of those years.
More often than not the team with the best defense wins the Super Bowl. Yet, almost all the attention is given to these high scoring offenses. It is kind of like the old golf saying: drive for show, put for dough.
Well said. You build a team around defense. Throw in a offense that does not turn over the ball. Keeps the other offense off the field, and eats up the clock with well rounded play calling and time management. That was Seattle this year. It is a template that works.