Team Of The Decade Preview

[The Gipper]

At the end of the Super Bowl I will give the results of the Team of the Decade competition, but, in the mean time, here is a little preview....

Here is how the Team of the Decade standings are determined: A team gets 10 points for winning the Super Bowl, 6 points for losing the Super Bowl, 3 points for losing in the AFC/NFC title game, and 1 point for making the playoffs. Two years of this decade have gone by and the standings after the last title game is as follows:

Packers 10+1 11 pts

Giants 10 10 pts

Patriots 1+6 7 pts

Steelers 6+1 7 pts

Ravens 1+3 4 pts.

Bears 3... 3 pts

49ers 3... 3 pts

Jets 3... 3 pts

Falcons 1+1 2 pts

Saints 1+1 2 pts

Seahawks 1 pt.

Colts 1 pt.

Chiefs 1 pt.

Eagles 1 pt.

Texans 1 pt.

Lions 1 pt.

Broncos 1 pt.

Bengals 1 pt.

As it stands the Packers, Steelers, Bears, Falcons, Seahawks, Pats, Ravens, Colts, 49ers, Giants, Texans, Broncos, and Bengals can all add to their point total this year.

[The Gipper]

And FYI, here are the previous Team of the Decade winners in the 90+ year history of the NFL:

2000s: Winner: New England Patriots, 45 pts. Runnersup: Steelers 28 pts, Colts 25 pts

1990s: Winner: Dallas Cowboys, 37 pts. Runnersup: Bills 28 pts, Broncos and 49ers 25 pts. each

1980s: Winner: San Francisco 49ers, 46 pts. Runnersup: Redskins 30 pts, Raiders 23 pts.

1970s: Winner: Pittsburgh Steelers, 48 pts. Runnersup: Cowboys 46 pts, Raiders 26 pts.

1960s: Winner: Green Bay Packers 56 pts. Runnersup: San Diego Chargers 34 pts.

1950s: Winner: Cleveland Browns 57 pts. Runnersup: Lions 36 pts, Rams/Giants both 25 pts

1940s: Winner: Chicago Bears 46 pts. Runnersup: Browns 40 pts. Redskins 28 pts

1930s: Winner: Green Bay Packers 52 pts. Runnersup: Giants 44 pts, Bears 32 pts

1920s: Winner: Chicago Bears 43 pts. Runnersup: Canton/Cleveland Bulldogs 30 pts, Franklin Yellow Jackets and Green Bay Packers 19 pts.

Note: there are variations on the scoring method for pre-1966 years.