Defense wins championships.
Although cliché, this expression has never been more true. Two out of the past three Super Bowl champions have done so with stifling defenses.
Both the 2013 Seattle Seahawks and 2015 Denver Broncos had defensive units that stood among the best of all time, and while the 2014 New England Patriots defense was not on the same level, the game winning play was made on defense.
This year’s champions, the Denver Broncos, ranked atop the NFL in total defense, yards allowed, passing yards allowed, and were the leaders or within the top five in nearly every conceivable statistic.