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Which wins -- great defense or great offense?

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Thursday, February 1, 2007

First … Super Bowl XLI will answer one of two questions that relate to these championship games. Do defenses win championships or do quarterbacks? The Bears are the defensive specialists. Lovie Smith has built a young defense that is two years into a possible four- or five-year run in the NFC playoffs. The Colts have Peyton Manning, who has been battling Tom Brady for the label of best quarterback over the past few years. The defensive theme has been dominant for ...

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