Eli5 why in football do they always reference rest as beneficial to the defense?

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So watching college football today the announcers always make a statement like “That drive took 10 minutes so the defense got a good rest”. How is that rest only beneficial to the defense and not for the opposing offense?

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Ops comment has nothing to do with any of the answers you are giving. The 10 min drive where the offense had the ball means that that teams defense is sitting on the bench resting because their offense is on the field
You guys are making this a lot harder than it should be

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