CINCINNATI -- Paul Guenther began the 2015 season insisting that his players focus on only one statistic: scoring defense.
After all, it's what the scoreboard says that matters the most, right? Sure, other stats can help dictate how many scoring chances an offense has, but the most basic goal of defense is to keep the offense out of the end zone.
Clearly the Denver Broncos grasped the message of the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive coordinator. In Super Bowl 50 on Sunday night, the Broncos held the league's hottest offense in check, pulling out a barrage of pressures that had Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton running backwards far more often than he had at any point this season.