The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

Journeyman

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

The all-time Steelers Defense

CB Rod Woodson and Mel Blount, arguably the best two, to ever play the position.S-Lake and Palamalu
LB- Ham, Lambert,Greg Lloyd, Porter
DL-Joe G reene and L.C. Greenwood

You would be hard pressed to find 9-10 better defensive football players using the entire rest of NFL history.
 

TomBrady#1

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

The all-time Steelers Defense


You would be hard pressed to find 9-10 better defensive football players using the entire rest of NFL history.



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talk about a little stretch of the truth!

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The General

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

They couldn't have beat the Colts teams the last few years.
 

nedrow

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

they wernt there to cause no trouble they were there to do the superbowshuffle
 

Journeyman

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

They couldn't have beat the Colts teams the last few years.

With todays training and diet:+clueless

Everything is subject to the time period, in fact they couldn't have beaten the worst team in 2006-07 technically speaking....and technically the Colts were better the two previous years over their Super Bowl winning team.

The 85 Bears wouldn't stand a chance vs the 07 Bears if we consider the size and speed differential.

The 70's Steelers were the greatest dynasty of them all...followed by;
Yankees baseball
UCLA basketball
Celtics basketball
 
Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

I agree with ESPN 1985 Bears the best team all time, Only 79 steelers made


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Football season is nearly upon us, so ESPN Page 2 thought it would be a good time to stir up the debate about which team is the greatest of all time.
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We've compiled our list below
1. 1985 Bears
It was, undeniably, cocky for the Bears to record the "Super Bowl Shuffle" video before the playoffs even started, but, to paraphrase an old saying, it ain't cocky if you can back it up.
The 1985 Bears were QBed by the punky, and effective, Jim McMahon. The running attack? Sweetness and, at times, the Fridge. Defense? Impenetrable. The Bears finished the regular season with a 15-1 record, scoring 456 points while allowing only 198.
And they blew through the playoffs, shutting out the Giants 21-0 and then the Rams 24-0 for the NFC title. After the Bears demolished the Pats 46-10 in the Super Bowl, Patriots guard Ron Wooten said, "Before the end, it kind of felt like we were the team that the Globetrotters play all the time."
2. 1972 Dolphins
The Dolphins want recognition as the greatest team of all time simply because they went through the regular season and the playoffs undefeated, ending up with a 17-0 record. We don't deny this is a great accomplishment -- a singular one, in fact. But this is, ultimately, a thin argument.
Consider, for example, that the Dolphins played one of the easiest schedules in modern NFL history -- the opposition had a combined winning percentage under .400. Unlike the 1985 Bears, the Dolphins didn't stroll through the playoffs. They beat the Steelers in the AFC title game by only four points, 21-17, and were underdogs going into the Super Bowl against the Redskins, who they defeated 14-7. Undefeated underdogs? That means you're not beaten, but you are beatable. We salute the greatness of head coach Don Shula, QB Bob Griese, Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, Jim Kiick, Garo Yepremian, et al. But the Bears would have beaten them in a head-to-head matchup.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5 rowSpan=2><SPACER width="5" type="block" height="1"></TD><TD width=275> </TD></TR><TR><TD width=275>[FONT=verdana, arial, geneva]Paul Hornung helped power Green Bay's potent offense.[/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>3. 1962 Packers
What a team: Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Max McGee and Boyd Dowler, a great offensive line, the power sweep, and a defense that held opponents to less than 11 points per game.
The preseason foreshadowed what would come -- the Pack got through the six-game exhibition schedule without a loss. Then they got going for real, winning their first four regular season games by the lopsided combined total of 109-14. The Packers added six more wins before losing their 11th game to the Lions. That's 16 straight. In their Nov. 11 contest against Philly, they racked up 628 yards on offense, while holding the Eagles to only 54. That's humiliation.
In the NFL championship game against the Giants, linebacker Ray Nitschke almost single-handedly shut down Y.A. Tittle's offense, and Green Bay triumphed 16-7.
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5 rowSpan=2><SPACER width="5" type="block" height="1"></TD><TD width=195> </TD></TR><TR><TD width=195>[FONT=verdana, arial, geneva]Mark Rypien threw for 292 yards and 2 TDs to earn MVP honors in Super Bowl XXVI.[/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>4. 1991 Redskins
As ESPN contributor Eddie Epstein has noted, you can look at two stats to get a pretty good idea of just how great a team is: yards gained per pass attempt, and yards allowed per pass attempt. The 1991 'Skins topped the NFL in each category, with Mark Rypien averaging 8.5 yards per attempt, while his colleagues on Washington's defense allowed only 6 yards per attempt.
Rypien's targets? Art Monk, who caught 71 passes for 1,049 yards, and Gary Clark, who averaged almost 20 yards per catch, gaining 1,340 yards on 70 receptions. Washington was also good on the ground, with Earnest Byner and Ricky Ervins combining for 1,708 yards.
The 'Skins outscored their opponents 485-224, and they had a tough schedule. After going 14-2, they romped through the NFC playoffs, beating the Falcons 24-7 and demolishing the Lions 41-10 on their way to the Super Bowl. In the Big Game, the 'Skins beat the cursed early-1990s Bills 37-24.
5. 1999 Rams
Was there anything more exciting during the 1999 season than watching the Rams' grocery-clerk led offense? The Rams scored 526 points during their 13-3 regular season, an average of almost 33 points per game. Kurt Warner threw 41 TD passes on his way to a 109.2 QB rating, and Marshall Faulk ran for 1,381 yards (an average of 5.5 yards per carry) and caught 87 passes for another thousand yards?
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5 rowSpan=2><SPACER width="5" type="block" height="1"></TD><TD width=150> </TD></TR><TR><TD width=150>[FONT=verdana, arial, geneva]Kurt Warner led a Rams offesne that averaged nearly 33 points a game in 1999.[/FONT]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The defense wasn't too shabby, either, allowing only 15 points per game, fourth in the NFL. In the playoffs, the Rams proved they could win high-scoring ballgames (they beat the Vikings 49-37 in the divisional playoff), low-scoring ballgames (they beat the Bucs 11-6 for the NFC title), and a rare the-hell-with-the-dip Super Bowl over the Titans 23-16.
6. 1989 49ers
Joe Montana completed more than 70 percent of his passes and threw for an average of 9? yards for every attempted pass. That's partially because he had two great targets: wide receiver Jerry Rice, who snagged 82 passes for 1,483 yards, and wide receiver John Taylor, who caught 60 passes for 1,077 yards.
The Niners were also effective on the ground (Roger Craig rushed for 1,000-plus yards), and their pass defense was one of the best in the league. Just how good was this team? Before they faced the Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV, Terry Bradshaw made his famous prediction: "There is no way the 49ers can lose. It could be 55-3 by halftime." He wasn't far off the mark. The 49ers led by 27-3 at the half, and went on to win 55-10.
7. 1979 Steelers
It's hard to decide which was the best of the four Steelers teams that won Super Bowls in the 1970s, but we'll take the '79 edition, when Pittsburgh's offense was most potent and the defense was still going strong.
The Steelers were the NFL's best offensive team in 1979: Terry Bradshaw threw for 3,724 yards and 26 TDs, Franco Harris averaged 4.4 yards per carry on his way to 1,186 yards on the ground, and Rocky Bleier and Sidney Thornton combined for 1,019 yards. And Lynn Swann and John Stallworth were formidable threats at WR. The Steelers went 12-4 during the regular season and beat the Rams 31-19 in the Super Bowl.
8. 1994 49ers
In 1994, Steve Young answered the critics who said he couldn't quite fill the shoes of Joe Montana. That season, Young led what may have been the greatest offense in NFL history, completing 70.3 percent of his passes for 3,969 yards and 35 TDs.
His main target, was, of course, Jerry Rice, who caught 112 passes for a league-leading 1,499 yards and 13 TDs, Ricky Watters caught 66 passes coming out of the backfield and TE Brent Jones caught 49 passes and scored nine TDs. The 49ers finished the regular season with a 13-3 record. In three playoff games, the 49ers scored 131 points -- an average of 43.7 a game, and romped to a 49-26 Super Bowl win over the Chargers. Oh, and the defense wasn't too shabby either -- it was ranked sixth in the NFL in 1994.
9. 1996 Packers
Green Bay had it all in 1996 -- the best offense and the best defense in the NFL. Brett Favre, who was named NFL MVP in 1996, completed almost 60 percent of his passes for 3,899 yards and 39 TDs. And he was ably backed up by Jim McMahon, who completed 75 percent of his four passes.
After their 13-3 regular season, the Pack didn't have too much trouble on the way to their Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in New Orleans -- Green Bay scored 100 points in three playoff games and their average margin of victory was 17-plus points.
10. 1971 Cowboys
The 1971 Cowboys boasted a fast, multifaceted offense that scored 40-plus points five times during the 14-game regular season.
With Roger Staubach (who racked up a 104.8 QB rating) sharing duties with Craig Morton for part of the season, the 'Boys could come at defenses from all angles. Duane Thomas gained almost 800 yards, averaging 4.5 yards per carry. Walt Garrison caught 40 passes coming out of the backfield. Calvin Hill played only eight games, but gained 468 yards on the ground. And wide receiver Bob Hayes averaged an incredible 26.9 yards per reception.
In the playoffs, the defense took over, holding the 49ers to a single field goal in the NFC championship game and the Dolphins to one field goal in the Super Bowl.
Also receiving votes:
1955 Browns
1974 Steelers
1973 Dolphins
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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

2007 New England Patriots 4 wins away from knocking the 85 Bears from the top
 

Journeyman

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

LOL nice bogus list by ESPN putting the Steelers best team 7th.
 

Journeyman

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

1972 Miami isn't even a top 10 team.
 

waco

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

That 70's show produced 9 Hall of Famer's
4The Pittsburgh Steelers
Hall of Famers
When you consider that 16 past Steelers / coaches / owners have been enshrined in Canton without credit given for John Unitas and Len Dawson [who the Steelers of old cut in training camp back then] It truly is amazing the job Art Rooney and Chuck Noll did.
 

ZZ CREAM

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

For one season, the bears defense was the best. But overall, the Steelers were the best. The Browns were pretty good in the 50's as well.
 

Journeyman

EOG Master
Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

I would rank the Ravens 2000 defense as good as that Bears team. But I will probably be called a homer.

Also, the 1976 Steelers gave up 28 points over their final 9 games....had they not gotten injured in the playoffs ,they too would have won the SB and it would have been 5 in 6 years.
 
Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

The best team ever was the 1942 Bears, even though they got upset in the championship game. Statistically they were beyond anyone in NFL history, including this year's Pats.

The 70's Steelers were the first team on 'roids, which is why they had the big edge.
 

MIKEH75

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

i have that super bowl in '85 of the bears beating the pats on videotape.commercials and all.i think enberg and olsen called the game i might have to go back and check.......
 

Journeyman

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

The best team ever was the 1942 Bears, even though they got upset in the championship game. Statistically they were beyond anyone in NFL history, including this year's Pats.

The 70's Steelers were the first team on 'roids, which is why they had the big edge.

Yes the offensive line was...I have thought about this many times...hard to say if all 1970s lineman were or not...the rest of them looked pretty normal.
 
Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

i have that super bowl in '85 of the bears beating the pats on videotape.commercials and all.i think enberg and olsen called the game i might have to go back and check.......

And this TD should have been Walter Payton's. Walter was upset he did not get the call all those seasons before with some bad Bear teams and he was upset he never scored in that SB.

Ditka even saids he regrets not giving the ball to Payton on that play

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Journeyman

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

Terrible call to give that ball to Fridge there.
 

waco

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

Also, the 1976 Steelers gave up 28 points over their final 9 games

That is amazing. Gave up an average of 3 points a game.
 

waco

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I agree.
 

Journeyman

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Re: The greatest team of all time, is still the 1970's Pittsburgh Steelers.

Also, the 1976 Steelers gave up 28 points over their final 9 games

That is amazing. Gave up an average of 3 points a game.

6 shutouts, most of those points were in one game :thumbsup
 
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