{"id":338,"date":"2024-03-12T21:43:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T01:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:00:12","slug":"10-best-nfl-teams-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/2024\/03\/10-best-nfl-teams-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Top NFL Teams of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(last updated on December 21, 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are varying opinions as to which aspect of a team is most vital to its success. What is commonly known is that to be considered among the greatest teams to ever play in the NFL, you can&#8217;t sail smoothly without a leak in the ship. All the choices below made it through to a championship &#8230; except for one. These are the top NFL teams of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/nwe-2007.png\" alt=\"2007 New England Patriots Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.3.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nwe\/2007.htm\">2007<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>New England Patriots<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nwe\/2006.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nwe\/2008.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 16-0-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2007\">AFC East Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nwe\/2007_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/BeliBi0.htm\">Bill Belichick<\/a> (16-0-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 589 (36.8\/g) 1st of 32<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 274 (17.1\/g) 4th of 32<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 13.8-2.2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 20.06 (1st of 32),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: .37\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/200801120nwe.htm\">Won Divisional Round 31-20<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/jax\/2007.htm\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/200801200nwe.htm\">Won Conference Championship 21-12<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sdg\/2007.htm\">San Diego Chargers<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/200802030nwe.htm\">Lost Super Bowl 14-17<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/2007.htm\">New York Giants<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/McDaJo0.htm\">Josh McDaniels<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/PeesDe0.htm\">Dean Pees<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/BoyeJo0.htm\">Josh Boyer<\/a> (Defensive Assistant), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/FlorBr0.htm\">Brian Flores<\/a> (Pro Scout), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/MangPe0.htm\">Pete Mangurian<\/a> (Tight Ends), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/OBriBi0.htm\">Bill O&#8217;Brien<\/a> (Offensive Assistant) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/PatrMa0.htm\">Matt Patricia<\/a> (Linebackers)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/BOS00.htm\">Gillette Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Head Coach\/de facto General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/BeliBi0.htm\">Bill Belichick<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Chairman\/CEO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/KrafRo0.htm\">Robert Kraft<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>VP of Player Personnel:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/PiolSc0.htm\">Scott Pioli<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Scheme:<\/strong> Erhardt-Perkins<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 3-4<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Preseason Odds:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2007\/preseason_odds.htm\">Super Bowl +250; O\/U: 11.5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2007\/training-camps.htm\">Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important\"><a>2007 AFC Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s the one. And one is a number that can best be associated with the best team to never win a title. These Patriots saved the worst time for their only loss. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/200802030nwe.htm\">The New York Giants prevented New England from a perfect regular and postseason by claiming the Super Bowl trophy in a 17-14 upset that ranks at the top<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pats put together one of the most dominant offenses of all time \u2014 scoring 69.7% more points than the league average. That was bound to happen when you pair the man many say is the greatest quarterback ever, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm\">Tom Brady<\/a>, with one of the greatest wide receivers ever, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MossRa00.htm\">Randy Moss<\/a>. The combined forces allowed Brady to set the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/leaders\/pass_td_single_season.htm\">single-season passing touchdown total<\/a> and Moss to set the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/leaders\/rec_td_single_season.htm\">single-season receiving TD mark<\/a>. The defense, although overshadowed, did its part by allowing 17.1 points per game (fourth best in the NFL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But when it mattered most, the offense was relatively absent. New England managed just 14 points against the Giants in Super Bowl XLII, its lowest point total of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/mia-1972.png\" alt=\"1972 Miami Dolphins Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.5.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/1972.htm\">1972<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>Miami Dolphins<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/1971.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/1973.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 14-0-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1972\">AFC East Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/1972_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ShulDo0.htm\">Don Shula<\/a> (14-0-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 385 (27.5\/g) 1st of 26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 171 (12.2\/g) 1st of 26<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 12.2-1.8<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 11.02 (1st of 26),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: -4.27\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197212240mia.htm\">Won Divisional Round 20-14<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/cle\/1972.htm\">Cleveland Browns<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197212310pit.htm\">Won Conference Championship 21-17<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1972.htm\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197301140mia.htm\">Won Super Bowl 14-7<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/was\/1972.htm\">Washington Redskins<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/SchnHo0.htm\">Howard Schnellenberger<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ArnsBi0.htm\">Bill Arnsparger<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ClarMo0.htm\">Monte Clark<\/a> (Offensive Line) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ScarMi0.htm\">Mike Scarry<\/a> (Defensive Line)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/MIA99.htm\">Orange Bowl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Founder\/Principal Owner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/RobbJo0.htm\">Joe Robbie<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Head Coach\/de facto General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/ShulDo0.htm\">Don Shula<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 4-3<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1972\/training-camps.htm\">St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, Florida)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1972 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What the Pats couldn&#8217;t accomplish, the &#8217;72 Dolphins did. Granted, they had two fewer regular-season games. However, the feat done by Miami and head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ShulDo0.htm\">Don Shula<\/a> can&#8217;t be discounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami was the best in the league in points scored and points against, a very rare accomplishment for any team. All this was done mostly with a backup quarterback. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MorrEa00.htm\">Earl Morrall<\/a> took over for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GrieBo00.htm\">Bob Griese<\/a> and kept the ship afloat by winning nine games and being named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1972\/allpro.htm\">First-Team All-Pro<\/a>. It helped to have a bruising Hall of Famer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CsonLa00.htm\">Larry Csonka<\/a> and a speedster in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MorrMe00.htm\">Mercury Morris<\/a> carrying the ball. They became the first duo to rush for 1,000 apiece in a single season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;No-Name Defense&#8221; went without a headline-maker yet had four All-Pros. A healthy Griese took over for the playoffs, and the Dolphins didn&#8217;t miss a beat \u2014 even winning on the road in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197212310pit.htm\">AFC Championship Game<\/a> when home-field advantage had not been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/pit-1978.png\" alt=\"1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.7.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1978.htm\">1978<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1977.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1979.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 14-2-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1978\">AFC Central Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1978_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/NollCh0.htm\">Chuck Noll<\/a> (14-2-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 356 (22.3\/g) 5th of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 195 (12.2\/g) 1st of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 12.9-3.1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 8.17 (2nd of 28),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: -1.89\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197812300pit.htm\">Won Divisional Round 33-10<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/den\/1978.htm\">Denver Broncos<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197901070pit.htm\">Won Conference Championship 34-5<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/oti\/1978.htm\">Houston Oilers<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197901210dal.htm\">Won Super Bowl 35-31<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/dal\/1978.htm\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/PerlGe0.htm\">George Perles<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/MoorTo0.htm\">Tom Moore<\/a> (Wide Receivers) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/WideWo0.htm\">Woody Widenhofer<\/a> (Linebackers)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/PIT99.htm\">Three Rivers Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Founder\/Principal Owner\/President:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/RoonAr0.htm\">Art Rooney<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>VP of Player Personnel\/de facto General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/RoonAr2.htm\">Art Rooney Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 4-3<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Preseason Odds:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1978\/preseason_odds.htm\">Super Bowl +1500<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1978\/training-camps.htm\">St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1978 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You could make a case this isn&#8217;t the best Steelers team. Pittsburgh won four titles in the 70s after four decades of misery. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1974.htm\">&#8217;74<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1975.htm\">&#8217;75<\/a> teams prevailed mainly on strong defense. The teams of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1979.htm\">&#8217;79<\/a> and this one had more balance and utilized the big play on offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;Steel Curtain&#8221; defense of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LambJa00.htm\">Jack Lambert<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GreeJo02.htm\">Joe Greene<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HamxJa00.htm\">Jack Ham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BlouMe00.htm\">Mel Blount<\/a>, and others was still the best in the league in points allowed, holding teams to 10 or fewer eight times in the newly expanded 16-game schedule (plus twice more in the playoffs). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTe00.htm\">Terry Bradshaw<\/a> had emerged as the best quarterback &#8212; a polished big-game performer with the best throwing arm around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradshaw had two remarkable receivers who could catch those throws: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SwanLy00.htm\">Lynn Swann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/StalJo00.htm\">John Stallworth<\/a>. If he needed to hand it off, there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HarrFr00.htm\">Franco Harris<\/a> able to rush for another 1,000 yards. Pittsburgh dominated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197812300pit.htm\">Denver<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197901070pit.htm\">Houston<\/a> in the playoffs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197901210dal.htm\">before edging Dallas in one of the best Super Bowls<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/sfo-1984.png\" alt=\"1984 San Francisco 49ers Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.9.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1984.htm\">1984<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>San Francisco 49ers<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1983.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1985.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 15-1-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1984\">NFC West Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1984_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/WalsBi0.htm\">Bill Walsh<\/a> (15-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 475 (29.7\/g) 2nd of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 227 (14.2\/g) 1st of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 13.6-2.4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 12.75 (1st of 28),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: -2.75\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198412290sfo.htm\">Won Divisional Round 21-10<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/1984.htm\">New York Giants<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198501060sfo.htm\">Won Conference Championship 23-0<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/1984.htm\">Chicago Bears<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198501200mia.htm\">Won Super Bowl 38-16<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/mia\/1984.htm\">Miami Dolphins<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/SeifGe0.htm\">George Seifert<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/HackPa0.htm\">Paul Hackett<\/a> (Quarterbacks\/WR\/TE), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/HeckNo0.htm\">Norb Hecker<\/a> (Linebackers), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/LewiSh0.htm\">Sherman Lewis<\/a> (Running Backs), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/McPhBi0.htm\">Bill McPherson<\/a> (Defensive Line) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/RhodRa0.htm\">Ray Rhodes<\/a> (Defensive Backs)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/SFO00.htm\">Candlestick Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Principal Owner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/DeBaEd0.htm\">Edward DeBartolo, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/McVaJo0.htm\">John McVay<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Scheme:<\/strong> West Coast<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 3-4<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Preseason Odds:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1984\/preseason_odds.htm\">Super Bowl +700<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1984\/training-camps.htm\">Sierra College (Rocklin, California)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1984 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just as the Steelers were the team of the 70s, the 49ers were the team of the 80s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198201240cin.htm\">San Francisco won its first Super Bowl after the 1981 season<\/a> behind the brains of head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/WalsBi0.htm\">Bill Walsh<\/a> and quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MontJo01.htm\">Joe Montana<\/a>, among others. Three years later, Walsh and Montana and company got even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Niners became the first team to ever win 15 games in a regular season and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198501200mia.htm\">capped it off with a dismantling of Dan Marino and his potent Miami Dolphins offense<\/a>. They were efficient in all phases. Montana threw 28 touchdowns and limited his turnovers. The entire team, in fact, had the least amount of giveaways in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defensively, San Francisco allowed the fewest points in the league at 227. It was especially talented in the secondary, as all four starting defensive backs \u2014 including Hall of Famer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LottRo00.htm\">Ronnie Lott<\/a> &#8212; made the Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/sfo-1989.png\" alt=\"1989 San Francisco 49ers Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.11.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1989.htm\">1989<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>San Francisco 49ers<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1988.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1990.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 14-2-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1989\">NFC West Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1989_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/SeifGe0.htm\">George Seifert<\/a> (14-2-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 442 (27.6\/g) 1st of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 253 (15.8\/g) 3rd of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 12.6-3.4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 10.67 (1st of 28),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: -1.14\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199001060sfo.htm\">Won Divisional Round 41-13<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/min\/1989.htm\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199001140sfo.htm\">Won Conference Championship 30-3<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/ram\/1989.htm\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199001280den.htm\">Won Super Bowl 55-10<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/den\/1989.htm\">Denver Broncos<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/HolmMi0.htm\">Mike Holmgren<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/McPhBi0.htm\">Bill McPherson<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/LewiSh0.htm\">Sherman Lewis<\/a> (Running Backs), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/MarsJo0.htm\">John Marshall<\/a> (Defensive Line), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/RhodRa0.htm\">Ray Rhodes<\/a> (Defensive Backs) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ZemaBo0.htm\">Bob Zeman<\/a> (Linebackers)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/SFO00.htm\">Candlestick Park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Principal Owner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/DeBaEd0.htm\">Edward DeBartolo, Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/McVaJo0.htm\">John McVay<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Scheme:<\/strong> West Coast<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 3-4<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Preseason Odds:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1989\/preseason_odds.htm\">Super Bowl +600; O\/U: 10.5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1989\/training-camps.htm\">Sierra College (Rocklin, California)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1989 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five years after title number two, they were after their fourth of the decade. Bill Walsh retired following a championship-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1988.htm\">1988 season<\/a>, and the transition from him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/SeifGe0.htm\">George Seifert<\/a> did not yield any debilitating effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One significant change from &#8217;84 to &#8217;89 was the drafting and ascendence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RiceJe00.htm\">Jerry Rice<\/a>. In his fifth season, the wide receiver from Mississippi Valley State had emerged as the most unstoppable in the game. Between him, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MontJo01.htm\">Montana<\/a>, running back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CraiRo00.htm\">Roger Craig<\/a>, and a defense that forced more interceptions than touchdowns allowed, no team in the NFL could stop the Niners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Denver Broncos certainly couldn&#8217;t in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199001280den.htm\">Super Bowl XXIV<\/a>. Montana threw five touchdowns in a 55-10 blowout that remains the largest point total and largest margin of victory in the game&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 49ers were so deep, that they even had a Hall of Famer as a backup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/Y\/YounSt00.htm\">Steve Young<\/a> started three times and won each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/chi-1985.png\" alt=\"1985 Chicago Bears Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.13.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/1985.htm\">1985<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>Chicago Bears<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/1984.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/1986.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 15-1-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1985\">NFC Central Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/chi\/1985_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/DitkMi0.htm\">Mike Ditka<\/a> (15-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 456 (28.5\/g) 2nd of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 198 (12.4\/g) 1st of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 14.1-1.9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 15.94 (1st of 28),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: -0.19\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198601050chi.htm\">Won Divisional Round 21-0<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/1985.htm\">New York Giants<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198601120chi.htm\">Won Conference Championship 24-0<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/ram\/1985.htm\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198601260chi.htm\">Won Super Bowl 46-10<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nwe\/1985.htm\">New England Patriots<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/HughEd0.htm\">Ed Hughes<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/RyanBu0.htm\">Buddy Ryan<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/DoolJi0.htm\">Jim Dooley<\/a> (Offensive Consultant), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/PlumTe0.htm\">Ted Plumb<\/a> (Receivers) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/StanDi0.htm\">Dick Stanfel<\/a> (Offensive Line)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/CHI98.htm\">Soldier Field<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Secretary of the Board of Directors:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/McCaVi0.htm\">Virginia Halas McCaskey<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/VainJe0.htm\">Jerry Vainisi<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Scheme:<\/strong> Smashmouth<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 4-3<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Preseason Odds:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1985\/preseason_odds.htm\">Super Bowl +1000<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1985\/training-camps.htm\">UW Platteville (Platteville, Wisconsin)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1985 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 49ers represented a period of dominance for the NFC that lasted into the next decade. Perhaps the best team of that time was the &#8217;85 Bears, who still hold a special place in Chicago as the last champions of a historic franchise. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198512020mia.htm\">A December 2nd loss to Miami was their only blemish<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they didn&#8217;t just resonate with Chicago or the Midwest. This was the team that did the Super Bowl Shuffle music video, had a rebel quarterback in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McMaJi00.htm\">Jim McMahon<\/a>, and had the game&#8217;s all-time rushing leader (for the moment) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PaytWa00.htm\">Walter Payton<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also had a legendary defense \u2014 the &#8220;46&#8221; defense as it was called. Chicago forced 54 turnovers and allowed 12.4 points per game behind five Pro Bowlers and three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1985\/allpro.htm\">First-Team All-Pros<\/a>. The dominance came to the forefront in the playoffs, shutting out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198601050chi.htm\">New York Giants<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198601120chi.htm\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> before overwhelming the New England Patriots, 46-10, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198601260chi.htm\">Super Bowl XX<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/nyg-1986.png\" alt=\"1986 New York Giants Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.15.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/1986.htm\">1986<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>New York Giants<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/1985.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/1987.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 14-2-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1986\">NFC East Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/1986_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ParcBi0.htm\">Bill Parcells<\/a> (14-2-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 371 (23.2\/g) 8th of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 236 (14.8\/g) 2nd of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 11.9-4.1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 9.05 (1st of 28),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: .61\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198701040nyg.htm\">Won Divisional Round 49-3<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/sfo\/1986.htm\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198701110nyg.htm\">Won Conference Championship 17-0<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/was\/1986.htm\">Washington Redskins<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198701250den.htm\">Won Super Bowl 39-20<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/den\/1986.htm\">Denver Broncos<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ErhaRo0.htm\">Ron Erhardt<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/BeliBi0.htm\">Bill Belichick<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/CrenRo0.htm\">Romeo Crennel<\/a> (Special Teams), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/HandRa0.htm\">Ray Handley<\/a> (Offensive Backfield) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/PopeMi0.htm\">Mike Pope<\/a> (Tight Ends)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/NYC00.htm\">Giants Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Co-Owner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/MaraTi1.htm\">Tim J. Mara<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Co-Owner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/MaraWe0.htm\">Wellington Mara<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/YounGe0.htm\">George Young<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Scheme:<\/strong> Erhardt-Perkins<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 3-4<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Preseason Odds:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1986\/preseason_odds.htm\">Super Bowl +1200<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1986\/training-camps.htm\">Pace University (Pleasantville, New York)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1986 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning from their humiliating loss to the Bears, the Giants took the reins as the sport&#8217;s biggest bullies. New York&#8217;s defense wasn&#8217;t quite as powerful, but it did have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaylLa00.htm\">Lawrence Taylor<\/a> \u2014 the most dominant player on that side of the ball. He was such a game-changer that &#8220;LT&#8221; was named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/awards\/awards_1986.htm\">NFL MVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ParcBi0.htm\">Bill Parcells<\/a>&#8216; team lost the opener to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198609080dal.htm\">Dallas<\/a> and a mid-season contest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198610190sea.htm\">Seattle<\/a>. The combined margin of those losses was just eight points. New York played its best when it mattered. A 49-3 dismantling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198701040nyg.htm\">49ers<\/a>, a 17-0 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198701110nyg.htm\">Washington<\/a>, and finally a second-half surge that led to a 39-20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/198701250den.htm\">Super Bowl XXI<\/a> triumph over the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MVP of the championship victory was quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SimmPh00.htm\">Phil Simms<\/a>, who completed 22 of his 25 passes. The 88 percent completion percentage remains a Super Bowl record. The Giants celebrated several wins (including the last one) with the Gatorade bath of Parcells, beginning a tradition that continues today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/was-1991.png\" alt=\"1991 Washington Redskins Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.17.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/was\/1991.htm\">1991<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>Washington Redskins<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/was\/1990.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/was\/1992.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 14-2-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1991\">NFC East Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/was\/1991_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/GibbJo0.htm\">Joe Gibbs<\/a> (14-2-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 485 (30.3\/g) 1st of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 224 (14.0\/g) 2nd of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 13.8-2.2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 16.62 (1st of 28),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: .31\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199201040was.htm\">Won Divisional Round 24-7<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/atl\/1991.htm\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199201120was.htm\">Won Conference Championship 41-10<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/det\/1991.htm\">Detroit Lions<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199201260buf.htm\">Won Super Bowl 37-24<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/buf\/1991.htm\">Buffalo Bills<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/PeccLa0.htm\">Larry Peccatiello<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/PetiRi0.htm\">Richie Petitbon<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/BreaDo0.htm\">Don Breaux<\/a> (Running Backs), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/BurnJa0.htm\">Jack Burns<\/a> (Offensive Assistant\/WR), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/DowhRo0.htm\">Rod Dowhower<\/a> (Quarterbacks), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/HaniJi0.htm\">Jim Hanifan<\/a> (Offensive Line), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ThomEm0.htm\">Emmitt Thomas<\/a> (Secondary) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/TorgLa0.htm\">LaVern Torgeson<\/a> (Defensive Line)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/WAS99.htm\">Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Sole Owner:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/CookJa0.htm\">Jack Kent Cooke<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/CassCh0.htm\">Charley Casserly<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Scheme:<\/strong> Air Coryell<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 4-3<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Preseason Odds:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1991\/preseason_odds.htm\">Super Bowl +1000; O\/U: 9.5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1991\/training-camps.htm\">Dickinson College (Carlisle, Pennsylvania)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1991 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NFC remained the undisputed top conference into the 1990s. The NFC East proved particularly tough. While the Giants prevailed again in 1990 and the Cowboys were soon to follow with their run of three Super Bowl trophies in four years, Washington regained the title with a season better than any it had in the two previous championship runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/GibbJo0.htm\">Joe Gibbs<\/a>-led team prevailed thanks to a powerful offensive line known as &#8220;The Hogs&#8221; which was the anchor on an offense that scored well above league average and had two 1,000-yard receivers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MonkAr00.htm\">Art Monk<\/a> was one of them and still didn&#8217;t make the Pro Bowl, but six others did. Cornerback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GreeDa00.htm\">Darrell Green<\/a> was an All-Pro and was quickly becoming one of the best to play his position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defense ranked second in points allowed as Washington met little resistance on their way to winning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199201260buf.htm\">Super Bowl XXVI<\/a> over Buffalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/rai-1976.png\" alt=\"1976 Oakland Raiders Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.19.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/rai\/1976.htm\">1976<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>Oakland Raiders<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/rai\/1975.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/rai\/1977.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 13-1-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1976\">AFC West Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/rai\/1976_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/MaddJo0.htm\">John Madden<\/a> (13-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 350 (25.0\/g) 4th of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 237 (16.9\/g) 12th of 28<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 10.0-4.0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 8.52 (7th of 28),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: .45\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197612180rai.htm\">Won Divisional Round 24-21<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nwe\/1976.htm\">New England Patriots<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197612260rai.htm\">Won Conference Championship 24-7<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/pit\/1976.htm\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197701090min.htm\">Won Super Bowl 32-14<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/min\/1976.htm\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ErbeLe0.htm\">Lew Erber<\/a> (Running Backs), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/FlorTo0.htm\">Tom Flores<\/a> (Receivers), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ScanJo0.htm\">Joe Scannella<\/a> (Special Teams) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/ZemaBo0.htm\">Bob Zeman<\/a> (Defensive Backs)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/OAK00.htm\">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Principal Owner\/General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/DaviAl0.htm\">Al Davis<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 3-4<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1976\/training-camps.htm\">El Rancho Tropicana (Santa Rosa, California)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1976 Super Bowl Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The predecessors to &#8220;The Hogs&#8221; were the &#8217;76 Raiders, who had two Hall of Famers leading the charge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/U\/UpshGe00.htm\">Gene Upshaw<\/a> was at left guard while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/ShelAr00.htm\">Art Shell<\/a> lined up alongside at left tackle. Naturally, quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/StabKe00.htm\">Ken Stabler<\/a> had his most impressive season in guiding an offense that scored the fourth-most points in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oakland&#8217;s reputation for intimidation coincided with superior play from all sides. The Raiders shook off an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197610030nwe.htm\">October loss to New England<\/a> with 10 straight victories to close out the regular season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197612180rai.htm\">getting revenge on the Patriots in the Divisional Round<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197612260rai.htm\">crushing the Steelers&#8217; hopes of a third straight title<\/a>, and taking apart the Minnesota Vikings in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/197701090min.htm\">Super Bowl XI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/MaddJo0.htm\">John Madden<\/a> and the Raiders finally got the ring that had eluded the franchise for more than a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"info\" class=\"teams open\">\n\t\n\t  <div id=\"meta\">\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"media-item logo\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"teamlogo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ssref.net\/req\/202312151\/tlogo\/pfr\/gnb-1962.png\" alt=\"1962 Green Bay Packers Logo\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportslogos.net\/\">via Sports Logos.net<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/redesign-team-and-league-logos-courtesy-sportslogos-net\/?__hstc=223721476.4feb0b6b2c736f1b1de60dc1828220a9.1704383906401.1710090685031.1710276507224.8&amp;__hssc=223721476.21.1710276507224&amp;__hsfp=305115250\">About logos<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-template=\"Partials\/Teams\/Summary\">\n  <h2>\n    \n      <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/gnb\/1962.htm\">1962<\/a><\/span>\n      <span>Green Bay Packers<\/span>\n          \n    <span class=\"header_end\">Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees<\/span>\n  <\/h2>\n  <div class=\"prevnext\">\n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/gnb\/1961.htm\" class=\"button2 prev\">Previous Season<\/a>\n  \n  \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/gnb\/1963.htm\" class=\"button2 next\">Next Season<\/a>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\n  <strong>Record:<\/strong> 13-1-0, 1st in\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1962\">NFL West Division<\/a>\n  &nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/gnb\/1962_games.htm\">Schedule and Results<\/a>)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coach:<\/strong> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/LombVi0.htm\">Vince Lombardi<\/a> (13-1-0)<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Points For:<\/strong> 415 (29.6\/g) 1st of 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Points Against:<\/strong> 148 (10.6\/g) 1st of 14<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#expwl\" class=\"tooltip\" tip=\"The expected wins given their points scored and allowed\">Expected W-L<\/a>:<\/strong> 12.9-1.1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#srs\"><strong>SRS<\/strong><\/a>: 19.66 (1st of 14),&nbsp;\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/about\/glossary.htm#sos\"><strong>SOS<\/strong><\/a>: .58\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Playoffs:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/196212300nyg.htm\">Won Championship 16-7<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/teams\/nyg\/1962.htm\">New York Giants<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Coordinator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/BengPh0.htm\">Phil Bengtson<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Other Notable Asst.:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/AustBi0.htm\">Bill Austin<\/a> (Offensive Line), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/FearTo0.htm\">Tom Fears<\/a> (Receivers), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/HeckNo0.htm\">Norb Hecker<\/a> (Defensive Backs) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/VoriDi0.htm\">Dick Voris<\/a> (Defensive Line)\n\n\n<\/p><p><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/stadiums\/GNB00.htm\">New City Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Head Coach\/General Manager:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/LombVi0.htm\">Vince Lombardi<\/a><\/p>\n\t\n\t<p><strong>President:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/executives\/OlejDo0.htm\">Dominic Olejniczak<\/a> <em>(GNB is operated by Packers Board of Directors; Olejniczak was president of its Executive Committee)<\/em><\/p>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Offensive Scheme:<\/strong> Smashmouth<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<p><strong>Defensive Alignment:<\/strong> 4-3<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<p><strong>Training Camp:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/1962\/training-camps.htm\">St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin)<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- div#meta -->\n\n\n\t\n\t\n<ul id=\"bling\">\n\n<li class=\"important special\"><a>1962 NFL Champion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we had to choose a team from the pre-Super Bowl era, taking one from the dynasty of the 1960s makes sense. From 1961-67, the Packers and head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/LombVi0.htm\">Vince Lombardi<\/a> won five NFL championships, which briefly overlapped with the initiation of the Super Bowl. While it&#8217;s hard to judge greatness before the merger, the way these Packers dominated the rest of the league proves why they are amongst the all-time elite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Green Bay defense boasted five Hall of Famers and allowed just 10.6 points per game while pitching three shutouts. The Packers also held opposing QBs to a 43.5 rating. Meanwhile, the offense ran Lombardi&#8217;s famed power sweep to perfection with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/StarBa00.htm\">Bart Starr<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HornPa00.htm\">Paul Hornung<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TaylJi00.htm\">Jim Taylor<\/a>. Green Bay&#8217;s +267 point differential is the best total of any NFL team in the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1703811940674\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is the greatest team in NFL history?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The answer is subjective and depends on who you ask. In terms of winning percentage, only one team has gone unbeaten through the regular season and playoffs since the 1970 merger of the AFL and NFL: the Miami Dolphins of 1972. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1703812189946\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Which NFL team won the most games in a single season?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Because of expanded schedules, the 2007 New England Patriots are the winningest team within one season. They were victorious in all 16 of their regular-season contests and prevailed in two AFC playoff games. 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