It's a tired saying, but regardless of the outcome, Super Bowl 50 will be the latest evidence of the old adage.
The Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers both punched their tickets to the Super Bowl with the same thing that got them the No. 1 seed in their respective conferences: stellar defense.
As ESPN Stats & Info noted, the Broncos and Panthers were statistically the best defenses in the league all season:
The Broncos and Panthers rank 1st and 2nd, respectively, in defensive efficiency this season pic.twitter.com/bjCjJnYGdj
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 25, 2016
So what happens when two defensive titans meet in a game of this magnitude?