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OK. Who rates on your top five NFL teams of all time?
Just curious. Here a few for ya.
5. '76 Steelers. This is the only team on my top five list that did not win a championship. 9.9 pts per game. Five shutouts. 22 qtrs in a row no TD's allowed. 17 scoreless quarters on D in a row. Harris and Bleier 1,000 yards each. Only reason they didn't three-peat was that Harris and Bleier were injured on the sidelines as the Raiders moved on to SB XI.
4. 07 New England Patriots. These guys were nigh unstoppable. Cruising through the playoffs in the North East winter conditions like there was no tomorrow. Brady and company dominated the league this year and a couple of years on either side but this was the year.
3. 72 Miami Dolphins. The No Name Defense. Csonk and Morris with 1,000 yards each on the ground. And, yes, undefeated. That means something. This team should be on every single list out there. Because there haven't been many more like them, before or since.
2. 85 Chicago Bears Da Bears. The Super Bowl Shuffle. The Fridge. Sweetness. Not to mention, tough-as-nails Mike Ditka leading the second most effective modern defense, second only to 76 Pittsburgh by just six points. One less touchdown and one less extra point and they would have been the best. 165 points allowed in 16 games to 139 in 14. Close. And then there was Payton. I mean, man. Love them or hate them. They were one of the best and this is undeniable.
and number one . . .
1951 Cleveland Browns. 11-1. Four shutouts. After opening with a loss to the 49ers they marched through the next 11 games like they were playing the Little Sisters of the poor. Otto Graham completed 55 percent of his passes to the likes of Dante Lavelli and Mac Speedie. Lou Groza was both paving the way for Marion Motley and plowing 10 FG's and a perfect 43 XP's. Recovering a league leading 29 fumbles on D (eight better than Halas' Bears), the Cleveland defense proved to be as much a weapon as the offense, both products of the mastermind that was Paul Brown.
Didn't see that one coming, didja.
What's your top five?
6 Answers
- Miguel RestrepoLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Ive got to agree with, mikey! :P
anyways id say the:
'72 Fins
'07 Pats
'76 Steelers
85' Bears
52' Browns
- 5 years ago
Ok, first of all, Tom Brady is nowhere near a top 5 yet. His best stat is touchdowns where he is #28. No other major stat is in the top 40. He was on 3 championship teams but the defense was the primary reason for their success. He has been good in playoff situations and his 2 incompletion game against Jacksonville was a thing of beauty. He did have a spectacular season in 2007 and if he continues at a high level a top 5 is not out of the question but as of now he has a lot more work to do. Manning is much closer because he is #4 in touchdowns and top 9 in every major category. His #2 career rating is particularly impressive. However, he has more work to do to break into the top 5. While championships are a completely irrelevant measure of quarterback play playoff performance by the quarterback is not. Manning's play has suffered in playoff games with yards down, tds down, and ints up. He did play well against San Diego in this year's playoff so maybe he is getting this under control. Additionally, he needs to continue moving up the stat boards. My top 5 ------------ 1) Unitas 2) Marino 3) Elway 4) Montana 5) Favre
- Anonymous1 decade ago
1. Pittsburg Steelers from the years that Franco Harris and Terry Bradshaw.
2. Steelers from when Jerome Bettis and Big Ben led the steelers to the Super Bowl.
3. 72 Miami Dolphins.
4. 70's era Cowboys.
5. the year the Patriots went undefeated (or almost undefeated.)
- SluggerrLv 41 decade ago
85 Bears are the best I ever witnessed. A couple of 49s teams were the next best.
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- Jeff ToewsLv 51 decade ago
85 bears...how i wish i were alive to see it
Then '72 dolphins and '07 patriots
- Anonymous1 decade ago
1. 2001 Patriots...a true Cinderella story.
2. 2003 Patriots...back to glory.
3. 2004 Patriots...with defense, a dynasty is born.
4. 2007 Patriots...almost atop the mountain.
5. 2010 Patriots...to be continued :)
