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Originally Posted by tredadda
The best way to win in this league is to build an offense capable of scoring 40 while hoping to build a defense capable of giving up 39 or less. Defenses have been too neutered to be elite like some of the greatest defenses of yesteryear.
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The Bengals have done the best job of striking the balance. Yes I know Burrow is on a rookie deal, but so was Mahomes at one point and the Chiefs defense struggled during his rookie contract. The Bengals have an explosive offense and they have a defense that has not allowed more than 23-24 points in 7 playoff games the last 2 seasons. This includes 4 games against very explosive offenses (Rams, Chiefs twice, Buffalo). It will be interesting to see if Cincy can maintain this level of defensive performance over time as they begin paying bigger money at QB & WR.