if san fran wins then defense does. giants d is finally waking up. patriots d is playing solid right now. not saying that defense is most important in nfl anymore but it is about the hot defense at the end of the year.
defense held for most of the game and had some huge plays. but sometimes a lack of defense loses the game. saints = lack of defense.
The patriots defense is sneaky good. The gave up lots of yards early in the season when whole secondary was hurt. they are above avg against the run with the two fat boys at tackles, wilfork and the other guy.
There secondary seems pretty good now as they are getting pass rush from some linebackers.
Actually the texans defense might be better against the pats than the ravens.