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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Defense is reactionary so it’s harder to play as opposed to offense. Also offense controls pace so it essentially can go as fast or slow as it wants. Offense gets to just go while defense has to chase offense and then exert energy to tackle offensive players. Oh plus on defense, your back peddling or laterally moving side to side

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