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The Rams could get it done on defense as well, and finished the season averaging only 15 points per game allowed. It also feasted on a horrid regular-season schedule that included just two teams finishing with winning records (both a middling 8-6). Super Bowl XLI (Indianapolis Colts 29, Bears 17): Chicago Bears kick returner Devin Hester sits dejected on the field following the loss to the Colts in Miami. Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports, Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports. A brilliant game plan from Bill Belichick, effective game management from TB12, and Adam Vinatieri's clutch kick launched a dynasty no one foresaw. Greatest NFL Teams of All Time. But the '75 team's case is compelling given a 12-2 record and the largest point differential (plus-211) in franchise history. 2007 Giants (won Super Bowl XLII): They overcame ugly 0-2 start to notch a wild-card berth, a path that culminated with epic upset of previously undefeated Patriots. 1991 Redskins (won Super Bowl XXVI): After going 14-2 and outscoring their foes by 261 points in the regular season, they swept through the playoffs with an average margin of victory better than 20 points. The NFL Top 100 Teams celebrates 100 years of NFL history by choosing the top 100 teams of all time. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Metrics like titles won, victories, point differentials and such — which cut across generations with some level of equality — were taken into account, though there was also plenty of room for opinion and art in the final analysis. Super Bowl IV (Chiefs 23, Vikings 7): Kansas City quarterback Len Dawson is grabbed by a Minnesota defender after handing the off to running back Mike Garrett. Super Bowl XXVII (Cowboys 52, Bills 17): Dallas Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson is drenched by team members during the closing moments of the Super Bowl. 1985 Bears (won Super Bowl XX): Pure dominance. 1992 49ers (lost NFC Championship Game): With Montana mothballed, Young blossomed, leading the Niners to a 14-2 finish. 2003 Patriots (won Super Bowl XXXVIII): They went 14-2, yet eight of their wins were by only one score. If only TB12 could throw to himself, right Gisele? Montana was named MVP. 1958 Colts (won NFL title): Led by the fashion-forward passing hookup of Hall of Famers Johnny Unitas and Raymond Berry, Baltimore won this championship in front of a massive TV audience — launching the NFL's stratospheric rise with "The Greatest Game Ever Played," a 23-17 overtime victory against the Giants in Yankee Stadium. Super Bowl XVI ring: The San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21, on Jan. 25, 1982. This year the schedule features each team playing 17 games over 18 weeks for the first time in NFL history. 1983 Raiders (won Super Bowl XVIII): They were very good in the regular season, going 12-4, but hit the afterburners in the playoffs, winning three games by an average of 24.3 points, dismantling a Redskins squad in the Super Bowl that had the makings of greatness. 2005 Steelers (won Super Bowl XL): They didn't look nearly as impressive in the regular season as the previous year's 15-1 squad. Sure. Subscribe to our Newsletter, This Week in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. But the Browns proved legit from the jump, beating the two-time defending champion Eagles 35-10 — in Philadelphia — in their league debut. 14. 1966 Chiefs (lost Super Bowl I): The AFL's initial Super Bowl entry, Kansas City hung tough with the Packers for a half before getting overrun 35-10. 1949 Eagles (won NFL title): Philadelphia lost only once, winning a second straight championship with a star-studded team that included future Hall of Famers Chuck Bednarik and Steve Van Buren, who rushed for 196 yards in the championship game shutout of the Rams. 21. 1978 Cowboys (lost Super Bowl XIII): If only Hall of Fame TE Jackie Smith had held on to what would have been a TD, Dallas might have salvaged a Super Bowl split with the Steelers and staked its own claim as team of the '70s. Super Bowl XXXVI (Patriots 20, Rams 17): New England Patriots' kicker Adam Vinatieri celebrates his 48-yard game-winning field goal in the final seconds against the St. Louis Rams. 15. Super Bowl XI ring: The Oakland Raiders topped the Minnesota Vikings, 32-14, on Jan. 9, 1977. 63. 1966 Packers (won Super Bowl I): After a slow start, they pulled away to win the first Super Bowl 35-10 — for you nitpickers, the game was officially dubbed the "AFL–NFL World Championship Game" at the time — which came with quite a bit of pressure for Lombardi since the world assumed such an outcome was a foregone conclusion. The club was largely overshadowed by the 15-1 Packers in 2011 but had a much better, if more heartbreaking postseason, losing a 36-32 barnburner in San Francisco. 2009 Saints (won Super Bowl XLIV): They started 13-0, but a three-game slide to end the regular season suggested another chapter of playoff futility. The 1948 Cleveland Browns of the AAFC also posted a 14-0 record. All kinds of things affect the way we think about other people's teams. 2. Super Bowl XLVIII ring: The Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos, 48-3, on Feb. 2, 2014. 1941 Bears (won NFL title): Chicago defended its crown, winning 12 of 13 games, including playoff blowouts of the Packers and Giants by a combined score of 70-23. 1974 Steelers (won Super Bowl IX): Aided by the finest rookie class ever (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster and Donnie Shell), they brought home Pittsburgh's first championship by suffocating Minnesota. 78. 9. 35. Eric Risberg / AP Photo. 74. The Niners were the first team to win 15 regular-season games (average margin of victory was nearly 17 points), a feat Chicago would match a year later — though they remain the only teams to finish 18-1 and claim rings. email. Super Bowl XLII ring: The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots, 17-14, on Feb. 3, 2008. 2008 Steelers (won Super Bowl XLIII): QB Ben Roethlisberger and WR Santonio Holmes salvaged ring No. Super YEAR Record PFPG PAPG Pct. See the teams with the most prime-time games for the 2021 NFL season. All told, the Bears outscored their postseason opponents 91-10. AFC and NFC draft picks alike have been signing contracts, and many of the hot free agents are now in play. 1968 Cowboys (lost divisional round): Probably the most dominant regular-season team in franchise history, their margin of victory in the regular season exceeded three touchdowns. Super Bowl XXXIX (Patriots 24, Eagles 21): Corey Dillon makes a third quarter touchdown, bringing the score to 21-14. Super Bowl XX (Bears 46, Patriots 10): Bears players carry coach Mike Ditka off the field after winning the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XXXIII (Broncos 34, Falcons 19): Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway slaps hands with tackle Tony Jones after the Broncos scored on an 80-yard touchdown pass play to wide receiver Rod Smith. 1969 Chiefs (won Super Bowl IV): They get overshadowed by the '68 Jets but might have had the better collection of talent while giving the AFL its second Super Bowl win before the 1970 merger. We present them here for purely educational purposes. QB Tom Brady became the first player to throw 50 TDs in a season, 23 to WR Randy Moss — still a single-season record for scoring grabs. Or write about sports? 71,838 career passing yards, 4th all-time, as are his 508 TD passes. 50. Super Bowl XLVI (Giants 21, Patriots 17): New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz celebrates his team's win over the New England Patriots. Super Bowl XXVIII ring: The Dallas Cowboys topped the Buffalo Bills, 30-13, on Jan. 13, 1994. Super Bowl XLIV ring: The New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17, on Feb. 7, 2010. Therefore, these teams' pre-merger win–loss records are accounted for. 93. 71. 34. 87. Super Bowl I ring: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, on Jan. 15, 1967. Super Bowl LII (Eagles 41, Patriots 33): Zach Ertz scores the winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter as Philadelphia claims its first Super Bowl win and first NFL championship since 1960. 3-time NFL MVP. 61. The defense collected 64 sacks while allowing just 12.4 points a week. Despite the franchise not winning a Super Bowl since the 1990s, Dallas remains the most valuable, most popular team in the NFL. 53. If you guessed their quarterback was Billy Wade, you're more than ready for NFL "Jeopardy!". 1968 Colts (lost Super Bowl III): They'll forever bear the cross of surrendering the NFL's perceived dominance after getting blasted by the Jets. 1 Super Bowl ring. (A 1970s Pittsburgh team that did not win the Super Bowl might have been the best entry ... keep reading.) 60. Super Bowl IX ring: The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Minnesota Vikings, 16-6, on Jan. 12, 1975. Super Bowl XXXIII ring: The Denver Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 34-19, on Jan. 31, 1999. Super Bowl XLVIII (Seahawks 43, Broncos 8): Seahawks cornerback Byron Maxwell celebrates a touchdown withoutside linebacker Malcolm Smithduringthe first half. Super Bowl XXI ring: The New York Giants beat the Denver Broncos, 39-20, on Jan. 25, 1987. Teams have assembled their new coaching … Super Bowl I (Packers 35, Chiefs 10): Green Bay Packers wide receiver Max McGee makes a juggling touchdown catch during the first Super Bowl. 1983 Redskins (lost Super Bowl XVIII): They scored 541 points in the regular season, a record that stood for 15 years, but were shockingly thrashed by the Raiders while striving for a Super Bowl repeat. 1978 Steelers (won Super Bowl XIII): The offense had perhaps overtaken the famed defense by then, evidenced by a 35-31 victory over Dallas when league MVP Terry Bradshaw won the first of his two Super Bowl MVPs. 22. 33. So with the 2019 season nearing, we're ready for the official start of the celebration with a ranking of the 100 greatest teams in NFL history. Their 15 regular-season wins came by an average of 18.1 points. Reggie White, arguably the best defensive lineman ever, was still a force, collecting three sacks of Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe in the Super Bowl. The game also featured the first ever overtime in a Super Bowl. It isn't presumptuous to assume the 2018 Arizona Cardinals, the league's worst team a year ago pre-Kyler Murray, would make the 1920 Akron Pros look like rec league Joes were they able to share the same field. 1988 49ers (won Super Bowl XXIII): Compensated for forgettable regular season (10-6 record) by smoking Minnesota and Chicago in NFC playoff bracket by combined 62-12 score before Montana engineered signature 92-yard drive to oust Bengals in Super Bowl's final minute. the official stats partner of the NFL. Brown was named MVP. Most data provided by 24-7 Baseball, creators of the ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia. 84. However, the NFL does not officially count All-America Football Conference statistics, despite the 1950 NFL–AAFC merger. Pro football’s modern era began with the Super Bowl at the end of the 1966 season when the champions of the two professional leagues played each other. Remarkably consistent, the Rams were held to fewer than 20 points just once (in the NFC title round by Tampa Bay) and eclipsed 30 points 13 times. With the win, the Patriots tied the Steelers for most Super Bowl victories (six). SportsPulse: With the NFL turning 100, we at USA TODAY Sports unveil our list of the greatest teams in NFL history and debate if the team at the top truly deserves its title. As a neutral, you can't like a team if you don't enjoy being around its fans. Their 55-10 beatdown of the Broncos remains the most lopsided in Super Bowl history and also represents the most points scored by one team. Super Bowl II ring: The Green Bay Packers beat the Oakland Raiders, 33-14, on Jan. 14, 1968. Super Bowl XXXVII (Buccaneers 48, Raiders 21): Tampa Bay's Dwight Smith races into the end zone ahead of pursuing Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon on a 44-yard interception runback for a touchdown. And Warner's ascension from complete unknown to league MVP and, ultimately, a Hall of Famer is a quintessential rags-to-riches tale. The roster sported 11 Hall of Famers, not including Lombardi. New York won its three playoff games by an average of 27.3 points, including a 49-3 beatdown of Montana's Niners. Richard Mackson/SI. Super Bowl XIX (49ers 38, Dolphins 16): San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana signals his second touchdown during the first half. this week's schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. To gain a spot on the list of the top 10 NFL teams of all time, however, a team must boast more than a great offense. Namath came through on his famous "guarantee" of a Jets upset against the heavily favored Colts. The two leagues merged in the 1970 season, and all the AFL teams joined the NFL. By now, the memo is fairly ubiquitous — surely you've seen it — the NFL is entering its centennial season. 67. 2002 Buccaneers (won Super Bowl XXXVII): Using their famed "Tampa 2" defense — with help from first-year coach Jon Gruden — the Bucs notched their only title with a thorough Super Bowl defeat of the Raiders, whom Gruden coached the previous year. 73. 1997 Broncos (won Super Bowl XXXII): They didn't win the AFC West but did finally notch the franchise's first championship, exacting playoff revenge on Jacksonville before Elway, Davis and Co. dethroned Favre's Packers. Super Bowl XLVI ring: The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots, 21-17, on Feb. 5, 2012. Conf. 79. Super Bowl XXIII ring: The San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16, on Jan. 22, 1989. Coach Sean Payton and QB Drew Brees, however, wound up throwing a Lombardi Gras party four years after the city suffered Hurricane Katrina, beating teams quarterbacked by Warner, Favre and Peyton Manning in postseason. But New England ended its mini-drought in dramatic fashion, rookie DB Malcolm Butler snuffing Seattle's repeat bid with his goal-line pick of Russell Wilson. 1995 NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Super Bowl XLIV (Saints 31, Colts 17): Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates with his son after his team's first Super Bowl win. Super Bowl X ring: The Pittsburgh Steelers toppled the Dallas Cowboys, 21-17, on Jan. 18, 1976. 1940 Bears (won NFL title): The original Monsters of the Midway, using the T-formation, heralded their arrival by thrashing rival Washington 73-0 in the championship round for the biggest blowout in NFL history. The Green Bay Packers teams that were led by legendary 1993 Cowboys (won Super Bowl XXVIII): Virtually unstoppable once Smith ended his two-game holdout. QB Kurt Warner, RB Marshall Faulk and WRs Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt truly resembled a game of "Madden" come to life, St. Louis' 13 regular-season wins coming by an average of nearly 23 points. All rights reserved. 2001 Rams (lost Super Bowl XXXVI): The only team in franchise history to win 14 games, they were on the cusp of dynasty status  before getting ambushed by New England's nascent juggernaut. 89. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 1961 Oilers (won AFL title): They won the AFL's first two championships, the only pro football crowns ever earned by this franchise (now the Titans) or in Houston. But prior to that, Baltimore was making its case as the best team ever, even with Unitas sidelined. Super Bowl VIII (Dolphins 24, Vikings 7): Larry Csonka of the Miami Dolphins runs down the field. Dallas limited the Dolphins, who would go undefeated the following year, to a Super Bowl record-low three points. 1996 Packers (won Super Bowl XXXI): QB Brett Favre was in the midst of becoming the only player to earn MVP hardware in three consecutive seasons. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 1934 Bears (lost NFL Championship Game): George Halas' charges swept through the regular season with a 13-0 record, winning by an average of 15.4 points. Super Bowl XII (Cowboys 27, Broncos 10): Dallas Cowboys' defensive tackle Randy White, left, and defensive end Harvey Martin shared the Most Valuable Player award. 72. 68. 1968 Raiders (lost AFL Championship Game): Statistically, the reigning AFL champs stacked up better when compared to the famed '68 Jets, whom Oakland beat that year in the infamous "Heidi Game." But no team of the Don Coryell era put up points more relentlessly. 99. Super Bowl XXIV ring: The San Francisco 49ers crushed the Denver Broncos, 55-10, on Jan. 28, 1990. This begins a season-long project. Join our linker program. 77. 1976 Steelers (lost AFC Championship Game): There's never been a Super Bowl three-peat, but they almost pulled it off despite losing Bradshaw for a chunk of the season and, worse, seeing both their 1,000-yard rushers (Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier) injured in the divisional round of the playoffs. 1979 Steelers (won Super Bowl XIV): The Steel Curtain labored for its fourth and final Super Bowl victory against a 9-7 Rams team before pulling away in the fourth quarter. 1950 Browns (won NFL title): They took the prize in their first NFL season — pretty special. 2000 Ravens (won Super Bowl XXXV): Their dominion is all the more impressive considering they didn't win the AFC Central nor averaged 21 points a week. Whether it happens to be the NFL or another professional league, rivalries tend to bring out the best in teams. They capped off their magnificent season with a 23-16 Super Bowl victory over the Tennessee Titans. ... and revolutionary T formation to win the most lopsided game in NFL history. Super Bowl III (Jets 16, Colts 7): Quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets hands off the football to Matt Snell during Super Bowl III on Jan. 12, 1969. He went on to win league and Super Bowl MVP honors. 1952 Lions (won NFL title): Yes, Detroit was once relevant, too, winning three championships in the '50s. Top 10 NFL Teams of All Time. Super Bowl XXXII ring: The Denver Broncos beat the Green Bay Packers, 31-24, on January 25, 1998. 1986 Giants (won Super Bowl XXI): Big Blue's first Super Bowl team was led by LB Lawrence Taylor, the last defensive player named league MVP. 95. Super Bowl XXXII (Broncos 31, Packers 24): Terrell Davis of the Denver Broncos in action during Super Bowl XXXII at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Oops. Regardless, that battle helped launch NFL Films to prominence. However they're forever tainted for getting smoked by Seattle in the Super Bowl. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 2006 Chargers (lost divisional round): MVP LaDainian Tomlinson led Bolts to franchise record 14-2 regular season, LT piling up single-season record 31 TDs. However all-pro K Gary Anderson's infamous FG miss opened the door for an Atlanta upset in the NFC title game. 3. 45. Super Bowl IV ring: The Kansas City Chiefs topped the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7, on Jan. 11, 1970. 2004 Patriots (won Super Bowl XXXIX): The second time a franchise won three Super Bowls in four years and the last to repeat, these Patriots established a record by winning 21 games in a row, a streak initiated by the 2003 crew. Top 10 NFL Teams of All Time 1985 Bears. Led by league MVP Earl Morrall, the Colts went 13-1, winning their regular-season games by an average of 20.6 points. D-linemen Harvey Martin and Randy White are the only players to share Super Bowl MVP honors. 1948 Eagles (won NFL title): Their first-ever crown came in a blizzard, Van Buren's fourth-quarter TD providing the only points in a 7-0 whitewash of the Cardinals. In four playoff wins, Baltimore ceded a meager 23 points, and Super Bowl MVP Ray Lewis' crew pitched a shutout against the Giants (New York's points came off a kickoff return). We'll never know. 2011 Giants (won Super Bowl XLVI): No Super Bowl champion has a less impressive résumé, New York the only one with fewer than 10 regular-season victories (9-7), and only one to be outscored during the regular season. 1971 Cowboys (won Super Bowl VI): With coach Tom Landry, QB Roger Staubach and the Bob Lilly-led "Doomsday Defense," good luck finding a better edition of what would become "America's Team." 1990 Giants (won Super Bowl XXV): Bold coaching from Bill Parcells and great relief pitching from Jeff Hostetler — Simms went down with a broken foot in Week 15 — allowed New York to upset San Francisco and Buffalo on the way to its second Super Bowl win in five seasons. Super Bowl XXII ring: The Washington Redskins defeated the Denver Broncos, 42-10, on Jan. 31, 1988. It was on October 2, 2015 when NFL Network aired a program that showcased the greatest dynasties in the history of the National Football League. He is stopped by Rams linebacker Mike Jones. 23. Super Bowl XXXV (Ravens 34, Giants 7): Baltimore's Keith Washington celebrates with Michael McCrary after sacking New York's Kerry Collins in the second quarter. 56. 2017 Patriots (lost Super Bowl LII): They went toe to toe with Philly in one of the most entertaining Super Bowls ever before Brady blinked, suffering a decisive strip sack in the final minutes. But K Scott Norwood was just wide right on his team's final play in a 20-19 defeat. Walter Payton (16,726), 3. A special group indeed but not the most special for my money. 51. 1968 Jets (won Super Bowl III): Their landmark Super Bowl defeat of the Colts, guaranteed by brash QB Joe Namath, is widely regarded as the most important game in the history of professional football for legitimizing the pending merger of the AFL and NFL. 66. Do you have a sports website? baseball. 92. 5. 1967 Packers (won Super Bowl II): The dynasty was winding down in Lombardi's final season but good enough to slip past Dallas in the legendary "Ice Bowl" before thrashing the AFL's Raiders for Green Bay's fifth championship in seven seasons — and effectively a three-peat given the Pack also won the 1965 NFL title. Super Bowl XIV ring: The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Los Angeles Rams, 31-19, on Jan. 20, 1980. 58. However the postseason competition for the '89 Niners didn't approach what the '84 team faced. 2. Super Bowl VI (Cowboys 24, Dolphins 3): Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach (12) tries to escape the grasp of Miami Dolphins defender Jim Riley. Adrian Peterson (14,820), 1964 Browns (won NFL title): Cleveland's lone championship since 1955 and the only time legendary Jim Brown won a ring, this team embarrassed Unitas' Colts 27-0 for the crown. 1963 Bears (won NFL title): The franchise owns nine titles, but the '85 Bears and this team have the only ones since 1946. 32. Yet it was RB Matt Snell's running and an underrated defense that put the vise on the Colts in a 16-7 triumph that wasn't that close. The 1984 San Francisco 49ers lost one game on their way to winning Super Bowl XIX over the Miami Dolphins. Probably the best San Francisco team not to win the Super Bowl. 2015 Broncos (won Super Bowl 50): Manning missed six games, limping through his final season, but outdueled Brady for the AFC crown. 5 in USA TODAY Sports' assessment. Super Bowl XXIX ring: The San Francisco 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers, 49-26, on Jan. 25, 1995. 11. 1962 Packers (won NFL title): Widely regarded as the premier team coached by legendary Vince Lombardi, even if it reigned four years prior to the Super Bowl's debut. Super Bowl XXXIX ring: The New England Patriots beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21, on Feb. 6, 2005. Super Bowl LIII: The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Feb. 3, 2019. 82. Super Bowl XLV ring: The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, on Feb. 6, 2011. Super Bowl VII ring: The Miami Dolphins beat the Washington Redskins, 14-7, on Jan. 14, 1973. The only Washington team to win a Super Bowl in a non-strike season, these underappreciated 'Skins would have gone all the way in most years. Super Bowl LIV (Chiefs 31, 49ers 20): Kansas City Chiefs running back Damien Williams scores around San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman during the fourth quarter in Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium. Glitz beyond the Triplets with Sanders' arrival. If only they matched the Bulldogs in popularity around the state or in its … Super Bowl XIII ring: The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys, 35-31, on Jan. 21, 1979. What if wide-open WR Wes Welker hadn't dropped that pass with room to run and just four minutes to go? The NFL has been blessed with a rich soundtrack of voices through the years, but which broadcasts stand out as the best of the best? 17. 1984 49ers (won Super Bowl XIX): They lacked the pizzazz of the '85 Bears and perhaps don't get their due given the historical proximity to that Chicago team. 96. But everything came together in postseason as the Colts finally knocked off Brady's Patriots before beating Chicago on a Super Sunday perhaps most memorable for the rain and Devin Hester's game-opening kickoff return TD. Super Bowl LI (Patriots 34, Falcons 28 - OT): New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman hauls in a catch off a deflected pass that would help New England mount the largest comeback in Super Bowl history. 75. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 83. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The '73 Fins were certainly more dominant in postseason, their average margin of victory 17.3 points. 1975 Steelers (won Super Bowl X): It "feels" a touch disrespectful waiting this long to mention the Steel Curtain dynasty, perhaps the league's greatest. The NFL officially counts and includes the statistical records logged by teams that played in the American Football League (AFL) as part of NFL history. Super Bowl 50 (Broncos 24, Panthers 10): After the last game of his NFL career, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning admires the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium. David Tyree's "Helmet Catch" became one of the league's signature moments. 30. 1960 Eagles (won NFL title): Not especially imposing, their margin of victory in wins was just 9.8 points, not including a four-point escape in the championship game — the only playoff defeat ever served to the Lombardi Packers. Super Bowl XLII (Giants 17, Patriots 14): New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree hauls in a catch against his helmet to sustain the game-winning drive. The Falcons share the same team colors as the University of Georgia: black, red, white and gray. View a sample In the table below you will find all 32 NFL teams ranked according to how popular they are on social media. Super Bowl XXX ring: The Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-17, on Jan. 28, 1996. 1990 Bills (lost Super Bowl XXV): Probably the best of the Buffalo teams that won four consecutive AFC titles, these "K-Gun" Bills also came closest to Super Bowl glory. 2018 Patriots (won Super Bowl LIII): Methodical march to record-tying sixth Lombardi Trophy largely lacked flair and wound up being the final season (presumably) for flamboyant Gronk. 18. 42. NFL Teams Ranked by Social Media Following. I have been given the honor of ranking the 100 best NFL quarterbacks of all time. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Super Bowl 50: The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers, 24-10, on Feb. 7, 2016. 57. Be interesting to see how history regards the LOB given what it accomplished in this era, surrendering a paltry 172 passing yards per game in 2013. 1. Super Bowl III ring: The New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts, 16-7, on Jan. 12, 1969. Join our Facebook Group, The Ruling Off the Field, to engage in friendly debate and conversation with fellow football fans and our NFL insiders. 28. 3. But after a franchise-best 15-1 regular season, Green Bay lost at Lambeau in a 37-20 playoff flameout against the Giants. But the fact that an offense led by Walter Payton (1,551 rushing yards) was almost extraneous also illustrates just how transcendent Buddy Ryan's "46 defense" was. 2011 Patriots (lost Super Bowl XLVI): Would Gronkowski have snared Brady's Hail Mary for a Super Bowl miracle had the star tight end not been saddled with a high ankle sprain? 91. One great photo from every Super Bowl in history. But this bunch was unique. 1981 Chargers (lost AFC Championship Game): Defensively challenged? Super Bowl XXI (Giants 39, Broncos 20): New York Giants Mark Bavaro kneels down after catching Phil Simms' touchdown pass in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 25, 1987. 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