San Francisco 49ers Prove That Defense Can Still Win Championships

There's an old adage that says "Offense wins games; defense wins championships." However, after this season, that adage has come into question. After all, all the top offenses are in the playoffs: the New England Patriots, the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers are among the teams that have given up the most total yards in the season, but their records are 13-3, 13-3 and 15-1.

Three quarterbacks surpassed the 5,000-yard mark in the regular season, and Eli Manning was just ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - San Francisco 49ers
Article is property of BleacherReport.com