Oh, Herm...you really put your foot in it this time...

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Let's go from Super Bowl XXIII-XLI

Teams with better O's than D's
San Fran X 3--Great offenses, solid D's
Dallas X3--Great Offenses, really good D's
Denver X2--Great Offenses, a workmanlike D
New England X2--and two really good offenses
Green Bay--Great offense, good defense
St. Louis--One of the best offenses in NFL history, opportunistic D
Indy--All time great O, poor defense
Washington--A great offense and a pretty damned good d

Teams with better D's than O's

New England, SB XXXVI
Baltimore, SB XXXV
Pittsburgh, SB XL
Giants, SB XXV



I'm not saying you don't need a good d to help you win, but people who think that defense wins championships are just clueless to the reality of the NFL.

You'd definitely have to add the Bears to that list. The Dolphins and Steelers were also defensive teams. The Bucs that trashed the Raiders were a defensive team.

I'd say that easily 1/2 the Super Bowl teams were stronger on defense than offense. It's about even.

The big difference is that a great defense can carry a horrible offense but it doesn't work the other way around. Horrible defenses don't win.