As reported by NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala, she continued with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin also stating:
“I’ve always felt good about good defenses controlling the outcomes of significant games… If you’ve got a good defense, you’ve got a chance in any circumstance.”
To clarify, this was in response to the question of “do defenses still win championships”? From one of the better defensive minds of our time, sporting a top 10 defense 8 out of the 13 seasons since taking over as head coach in 2007, this shouldn’t surprise many but the common narrative holds true to it as well.