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  • Here is a compilation I have done here for many years: The Team of the Decade done after the Patriots win over the Falcons.

    Methodology: I count this decade as going from the 2010 season to the 2019 season. We are through to the 2016 season so far. I award points for how far a team goes through the playoffs each year:

    10 points to the Winner of the Super Bowl. 6 pts to the loser of that game. 3 points to the losers of the Conf. title games, and 1 pt. to each other team that makes the playoffs. After awarding these points, I simply accumulate them to see who is leading throughout the decade. So, these are the leaders so far:

    Patriots.......36 pts

    Packers.......20 pts

    Seahawks....20 pts.

    Broncos.......19 pts.

    Ravens.......15 pts

    49ers..........12 pts

    Steelers......12 pts.

    Falcons.......11 pts.

    Giants.........11 pts.

    Panthers.......8 pts.

    Colts............6 pts

    Chiefs..........4 pts

    Texans.........4 pts

    Cardinals.....4 pts

    Jets.............3 pts

    Bears...........3 pts

    Saints..........3 pts

    Lions...........3 pts

    Eagles.........2 pts

    Redskins.....2 pts

    Vikings........2 pts

    Cowboys....2 pts

    Chargers.....1 pt.

    Raiders........1 pt.

    Dolphins.......1 pt.

    Rams/Bucs/Titan/Jags/Bills/Browns -0- pts

    Pats have a big lead. It could take a team like the Seahawks or Packers to win the SB twice to overtake them.

  • Past Teams of the Decades, utilizing the same basic method:

    2000s: Patriots 41 pts. Runnersup: Steelers 28 pts, Colts 25 pts

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

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

    1970s: Steelers 48 pts. Runnersup: Cowboys 46 pts, Dolphins 30 pts

    1960s: Packers 56 pts. Runnersup: Chargers 34, Oilers 30 (AFL teams)

    1950s: Browns 57 pts. Runnersup: Lions 36 pts, Rams and Giants 25 pts

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

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

    1920s: Bears 43 pts. Runnersup: Bulldogs 30, Packers and Yellowjackets 19

  • Here is the thread I was talking to in reply to Ghoolie in regard to the Steelers being the best team of all time.  Their margin of "victory" over the Cowboys in the 1970s is the slimmest margin for any team to win any decade.  And, as noted, they won two 4 pt. games over the Cowboys in Super Bowls and the Cowboys were only two points behind them in the running for TOD.  Either of those game theoretically could have gone the other way....making the Cowboys the best team of that era. 

    The second slimmest margin was the 6 points by which the Bears won the 1940s over the Browns.   And, of course, it must be noted that the Bears did play a full 10 years in the 1940s, where the Browns only played 4 years, only being founded in 1946.

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