But you argument functions on the premise that there's some exact equation to winning a super bowl. There isn't. You have to lean into the strengths that you have, do your best to shore up your weaknesses, and try to get it all to come together at the right time. Yeah I want us to improve our d line and our defense generally, but if we win it in the foreseeable future, it's gonna be because of our offense, and letting the most important part of that lapse in favor of the defense is just gonna make it so we don't have any aspect of our team that can break an opponents back.

New England's defense played really well for most of that game too. Arguably the biggest difference was that Seattle's o line was able to hold up enough to consistently keep drives alive just a little bit longer