The best NFL team ever was the 1985 Chicago Bears right?
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Yeah, these questions are always hard to answer, and I don't think it is possible to give a correct answer.\n\nCertainly, the Bears merit consideration, but what about the 1972 Dolphins?  What about the recent Patriot teams?  \n\nBest by wins and losses?  By which season's league rules?  \n\nSo many other questions.  What about the effects of performance enhancing drugs?  \n\nMy thought is that I would take today's athlete over any from previous decades, merely because of the advances in training technology and knowledge of the sport, such that a star of old is inherently disadvantaged when compared to the players of today.\n\nIt is very hard to make these comparisions.  So, I think the benchmark should be a relative comparison of how much better were they than the other teams in the league.  \n\nSo, I give the Patriots more credit in the fact that they had such a dominant team for 3 of 4 years, yet did so in a league in which parity dominates.  The salary cap and revenue sharing of today's NFL ensures that teams are on roughly an even footing.  Contrast this to baseball where the Royals $40 million payroll is expected to compete against the Yankees $200 million.  Is it any wonder why the Royals lost 106 games last season?\n\nSo, in my estimation, the Bears certainly could be considered one of the best teams ever, but it is all subjective.  It is much easier to say that they are probably one of the 5 best teams ever.
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Nope, the Bears are the best!!
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I don't believe there are two teams that have been around that long who haven't played each other. If there is, I'd be very interested in knowing. We're talking NFL, right?\n(Packers played Bills in 2002)
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Count me in. I still remember watching every game of their undefeated season in the 70's.  I used to go to games when it was still Joe Robbie Stadium and think it bites that Marino never won a Superbowl. They'll always be my favorite team.
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well no one could say for sure but here are my thoughts on this subject:\n85 Bears - Flashy offense\n06 Bears - Flashy offense\n85 Bears - Dominate defense\n06 Bears - Dominate defense\n85 Bears - Never before seen defense\n06 Bears - well known defense adopted by many teams\n85 Bears - Old school of thought\n06 Bears - New school of thought(same old defense)\nI think that the game has changed so much that the 85 bears would lose by a very small margin due to the fact that they would be out of place in the 06 NFL. If nothing else they would accumulate to many penalties due to all the new rules and beat themselves basically.
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Cleveland Browns for 20+ years.  \n\nI've been through all sorts of ups and downs in my time following this team.  Bernie, Ozzie, Mack and Bynar, The Dog Pound (the REAL one from the 80's), 2 AFC championship games including The Fumble and The Drive, "diminishing skills", The Deception, The Return... still attempting to return... although Phil Savage might finally have them turning the corner now - no REALLY!
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Yea the Dolphins are the best\n\nMiami Dolphins 07 World Champions
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Easy the 1985 Chicago Bears.  They still hold the records for shutting out both teams they played in the Divisional and Conference games - no one has done so since or before.  And they are the only team to hold their opponent to negative TOTAL offensive yardage in the first half of the Super Bowl.  Doubt that record will ever be broken.\n\nAlso - look at the quality of teams the Dolphins played in 72.  Not to mention they played less games that year.
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I would have to say the Colts are the best this year.  They are the only undefeated team left and they are the only team in NFL history to have back-to-back starts of 9-0.  The Bears would finish a close second behind the Colts with Baltimore or San Diego in third.
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the best team ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Now I cant name ever team that's done it but is has been done. One team to do it was the Cincinnati Bengals and they have done it twice The Frist time was 1980/81 season the year before they had a 6-10 record. The next year the had a 12-4 record had home Field advantage and won the AFC Championship over the Chargers in which the temp was -59 with the wind chill( I know this because I lived there at the time) by a score of 27-7. Going on to lose to 49ers in Super Bowl XIV (16) 26-21. The next year was 1987/88. The year before they had a 4-11 recored in a strike year. The next year they again had a 12-4 recored and home Field advantage and beat the Bills for the AFC Championship by a score of 21-10. And again went on to lose to the 49ers again in Super Bowl XXIII (23). On a drive of 92 yards by Joe Montana to John Taylor with 34 sec left and a score of 20-16. As I said I may not be able to tell you every team that's done it but I do know my Bengals history and the near misses we have had
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huge bears and chi-town fan here thank you very much. I wasnt born when they won the superbowl(which really sucks!) but my parents taped it and i've seen it. i say this is the year they go far in the playoffs with there awesome d. the only thing missing is a good offense....\nand of course my opinion is "DA BEARS RULE!!!"
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Best Team: St. Louis Cardinals (hate saying that since I'm a Cubs fan)\n\nWorst Team:  Kansas City Royals
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Yep.  Denver was 11-5 in 1985 and missed the postseason.  Back then only 5 teams from each conference made the playoffs.
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I would say that they are the returning super bowl champs but I don't know that I would say they are the best team in football. \n\nThey have a good, almost great defense and some decent offensive weapons. They will have to beat the Bengals, Colts, Patriots, Seahawks, Cowboys, Bears, Chiefs, and even the Cardinals and Lions to really be "the best team in football"\n\nAll of those teams have added something to their team to make a run at that title this year. Through new coaches and/or players they have legitimate shots at it.\n\nTodays league has such parity that it is tough to proclaim, with any certainty, the best team in football.
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New England Patriots, 1985.  They lost Super Bowl XX to the Chicago Bears.
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Bears have the best defense in the NFL\nHines will kill but consider colsten