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Super Bowl XLI will answer one of two questions that relate to these championship games.Do defenses win championships or do quarterbacks?

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Karina Longworth blogs about film at Spout.com. She co-founded the film blog Cinematical in March 2005, whilst simultaneously completing an MA in Cinema Studies ...

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KNUTWILLIE
Feb. 2, 2007, 8:16 a.m.
well - they say that defense wins the game -
BUT - the QB for " DA BEARS " has had 6 games with a lower than 50 qb rating, and 3 in the SINGLE DIGITS
Anyway - I am AFC so - GO COLTS
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LOCKNLOAD
Feb. 2, 2007, 8:43 a.m.
Stats are for losers...each new game is an separate entity in itself...doing without all the worn/out cliches....Bears 27 Colts 23
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bill2936
Feb. 2, 2007, 10:02 a.m.
They say the best offense is a good defense.
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Truzseeker
Feb. 2, 2007, 11:05 a.m.
As long as its a good, clean and close game, its all about the game and looking toward the game. On another note and at home plan to have plenty to drink, wings, chips, and everything else that does not include vegatable dishes, or anything fem.
The game is not a social party, and this is where I draw the line.
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ballbuster2
Feb. 2, 2007, 11:37 a.m.
GO COLTS! GO COLTS! THATS I HAVE TO SAY ON THIS MATTER.
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B737Tech
Feb. 2, 2007, 11:39 a.m.
Manning will pick the Bear's defense apart just as he did the Chiefs, the Ravens (great defensive team) & the Patriots.
Colts by at least 7.
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Harbeas
Feb. 2, 2007, 12:21 p.m.
It's always offense. The team with the most points at the end of the game usually wins.
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vikes84
Feb. 2, 2007, 12:28 p.m.
Great offenses with average defenses will always beat great defenses with crappy offenses(as the case this weekend). Rex Grossman is a joke.
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neuroticus
Feb. 2, 2007, 1:12 p.m.
Having more points than your opponent when the game is over.
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rushran
Feb. 2, 2007, 1:52 p.m.
GO BEARS !!!!!!!!!!...
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flyrod
Feb. 2, 2007, 2 p.m.
An old coach of mine always told me that great offense wins games, but great defense wins championships. I just love the game.
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Webreader
Feb. 2, 2007, 2:05 p.m.
Good pitching beats good hitting. OOPS, wrong sport. . .
OR IS IT?
I hear others of you also saying that the better QB will tear apart the defense.
My hat's off to Manning for pulling himself and his team together to beat my favorite team the Pats, after throwing a bonehead sideline interception and falling behind 3-21.
The Bears will be a worthy opponent, and my goal is to see a good game and fair and square winner.
Now how's that for a good cop-out?
And ya can't forget the name of the game, FOOTball, the kicking game. It could be mighty important, to invoke a cliche.
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nWoNET
Feb. 2, 2007, 2:25 p.m.
I pick Bears will win the super bowl. Colts keep trying get to super bowl and this they time will lose super bowl.
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berbles
Feb. 2, 2007, 2:58 p.m.
Just like the Saints did?
:)
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berbles
Feb. 2, 2007, 3 p.m.
Da Bears will crush the Colts in a landslide. 33-6
DA BEARS!!!!!
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IAmMine
Feb. 2, 2007, 3:27 p.m.
Colts 22, bears 12. Or so I hope. I got 2 and 2 on my works stupid football pool...
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lemmsj
Feb. 2, 2007, 3:50 p.m.
Offenses can't win games when they ain't on the field. Instead of "Remember the Alamo" we should "Remember Arizona" Defenses win Championships. GO Chicago
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TechnologyExpert
Feb. 2, 2007, 6:31 p.m.
Well, if you want to use Madden Football as a predictor, EA says the Colts will win.
http://sports.netscape.com/story/2007/02/01/indian
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evelyna
Feb. 2, 2007, 7:44 p.m.
I could care less about this garbage and it surprises me people do.
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akahl
Feb. 2, 2007, 8 p.m.
Who ever doesn't think that defense doesn't win championships must not have watched the super bowl in about two decades, teams with superior defenses win more often than not. Rex Grossman is not a championship quarterback that just goes to show you how dominating the bears def. and running game can be. If they can carry a bum like Grossman to the super bowl then I'm sure they can handle Peyton Manning.
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bcellboy
Feb. 2, 2007, 8:16 p.m.
Most of you must not have been watching the Colts in the playoffs, Manning's been worse than Grossman. The Colts are in the Super Bowl in spite of Peyton Manning, not because of him, Bears win.
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tommmmie
Feb. 2, 2007, 8:40 p.m.
Did you forget the last regular game of the season for the Bears, when the Packers made them look like high school players?
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bgibbs07
Feb. 2, 2007, 8:44 p.m.
If defense wins championships, then the Colts will win. Their defense has been the best in the playoffs by a huge margin.
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endtyranny
Feb. 2, 2007, 9:36 p.m.
Defense! GO BEARS!!!
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akahl
Feb. 2, 2007, 9:38 p.m.
(Did you forget the last regular game of the season for the Bears, when the Packers made them look like high school players?)
The packers were playing their hearts out to try and salvage a shred of pride and the Bears had absoulutely nothing to lose or gain from that game.