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So back before the Super Bowl a few weeks ago, ESPN's Bill Simmons was having a chat.   He was going through the motions of debating who he would pick to win the game, Arizona or Pittsburgh.   And during this chat, Simmons kept on comparing the offense-defense match-up between the Steelers and Cardinals to the Ravens-Giants Super Bowl of 2001.   I was trying to point out that the whole season had been a giant mirror to the 2002 season that ended with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers thrashing the Oakland Raiders 48-21.   I finished my submission with these words, “DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS! Why are we even talking about this?”   (Yes, I did use all caps. I’m not proud of it, but I did what I did and I’m not afraid to admit it.)   But then I got to thinking? Does defense really win championships? Or is this just one of those clichés that we’ve all come to accept, but one that isn’t really based in reality?  ... (link)