Playboy's Pro Football Forecast

September, 1999

Simply magnificent: Riddling Atlanta's defense with runs and passes, John Elway capped off his all-star career by leading Denver to consecutive Super Bowl wins.The NFL has always distributed nicknames and championship trophies to its best defenses. The Purple People Eaters in Minnesota. The Steel Curtain in Pittsburgh. The Dallas Doomsday, Miami's No Names and Buddy Ryan's 46. Each reinforced a football tenet: Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships.But not lately. ''It's like the adag...

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