2017 NFL Playoffs: Does Offense Win Championships, Too?

"Offense wins games, defense wins championships" is one of the more often heard phrases in football. But just because people repeat often doesn't necessarily make it true - unless you're in politics or social media, of course.

The phrase is so ubiquitous in sports, it even made it onto Wikipedia's List of Sports Clichés, but what does it really mean? What we do know is that on Wild Card Weekend, teams with the better defense (as measured by points allowed) did win three out of four games.

The better defenses were 3-1 last weekend, and only the New York Sailors lost their game despite having the better defense.