The defensive players get attention, too, but nowhere near as much as the guys who do the scoring. Hey, even Reggie White wasn't engulfed by cameras, microphones and notebooks every single minute.
Perhaps the focus on offensive players is natural. The Broncos, after all, averaged 29.5 points a game in leading the league. The Packers scored 26.4 to top the NFC.
Yet when Favre, the NFL's three-time most valuable player, was asked what will make the difference Sunday, he didn't hesitate.
"Defense," the Packers quarterback said. "Pure and simple, whichever defense makes more stops. Defense does win championships."
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