who do you think the best NFL team in the history of football?
969066
The Dallas Cowboys. They have also won five super bowls and scored the most touchdowns in history, and have made to the superbowls eight times but won five of them.
11112
While the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are often considered the worst NFL team of all-time, finishing 0-14, I would consider the 1934 Cincinnati Reds to be the worst NFL team of all time.  The 1934 team was the second and final year of existence for the franchise.  The Reds finished (0-8) and were outscored on the season 243 to 10.  They were shut out six of the eight games, including 41-0, 38-0, and 64-0 in three of their final four games.  They played four home games, all in different stadia.  Two of the four home games weren't even played in Cincinnati -- one in Dayton, OH and one in Portsmouth, OH.  Following the 64-0 loss at Philadelphia, the team folded and the franchise was purchased by a group in Saint Louis, MO.  \n\nAs far as modern day teams, all four of the teams mentioned can be considered pathetic.  I'd also add the Houston Texans to that list, although they've only been in existence for four complete seasons.  The Cardinals, Lions, and Saints have been pathetic for a much longer period of time, in my opinion.
875994
I think they are the best team in the NFL. One of my more favored teams and I hope they win the AFC championship game, and assuming they are not playing SF in the superbowl(which yeah I know SF isn't exactly a supebowl contender) I hope they take it all.
57098
Pittsburg Steelers\nThey have been playing so well and they're defense is the best.
1139711
This answer may depend on the spectrum of your question.  That is, are you asking which team has been the best throughout history, which has been the best recently, or which will be the best next year.  Let's answer all three possible questions...\n\nHISTORICALLY: Miami Hurricanes\nFive National Titles, 17 bowl victories, 66 All-Americans, Two Heisman Trophies, and three Maxwell Award winners.  They also finished in the TOP THREE of the polls for seven straight years in the eighties and nineties.  (FSU comes in second here with their Two National Titles.  Also, from 1987 to 2000 the 'Noles finished in the top five in the polls at the end of the year.  That's 14 seasons at the top!).  Florida hasn't historically been that great, although they were pretty good in the nineties, and got their only National Championship in 1996\n\nRECENTLY: Miami Hurricanes\nBoth the Gators and the 'Noles have gone 42-20 in the past five seasons.  During that same stretch (2001-2005), the Canes were 53-9.  Miami beat FSU 4 of those 5 years; Miami beat Florida all 3 times that they played in the past five seasons; Florida beat FSU 3 of those 5 years.\n\nNEXT YEAR: Who Knows!?!?\nFlorida might be the easy pick, but they have a REALLY tough schedule.  Florida State was rebuilding last year, and still went to the BCS.  Miami is coming off of two 9-3 seasons, but has a favorable schedule.  This year is going to be great!\n\nHope that this helps!  I really try to look at facts rather than letting emotion and loyalty cloud the response.  For the record, I don't root for any of the three teams.
438168
The Dallas Cowboys....it only takes Bill Parcells a few years to put a team together to get to the Super Bowl and now with the best WR in the game on the team...HOW ABOUT THEM COWBOYS...your 2006 NFC CHAMPIONS
543468
It has to be Manning. He has broken a bunch of records. Tom Brady has the rings, but that does not make him a better quarterback. What Tom Brady had was a better team overall.
268571
The best team in the Nation
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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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I think so. They won three Super Bowls. They won when they had to and beat the best teams to get there. What else can you ask of them? No team continues to dominate forever but they still have to be considered a potential Super Bowl team. I'd call that pretty awesome.\n\nI know that when I was growing up in the 70's the Steelers and the Cowboys were the yardstick that others were measured by as they won and won. Now it's the Patriots.\n\nBefore you think that I am a New Englander just touting his team I'll tell you that I live in Indianapolis and was a Steelers fan before the Colts came and now have to split my time between those two teams. The Pats sat them both down so my hats are off to them. May the best team win. Lately it's been the Patriots, Steelers, and Colts.
337414
Football.  The most interesting in my opinion.
433667
This could be depend on the time of selecting this team , as for me it's my BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH Bundesliga team , but other could chose their supported team as the best , but as an independant point of view , I think Real Madrid is the best football club in the universe if you mean club level , but an international level , Germany is No. 1
1140193
At present, the 1970 Brazilian team is thought of as the best. So far, I have seen nothing of this 2006 team to show they are as good as that one, but they certainly have the potential to be.
854622
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)
947053
i think from what i have seen them play i would say the jets
1015047
what a horrible question b/c everyone is going to say that their hometown hs football team is the best...Like I can say The McKeesport Tigers are the best, or The Snider Panthers are.....
34701
Good question. I think the only other team that could stack up against them statistically is the Steelers of the 1970's. If you ask Michael Irving however, he would say dallas of the 1990's was the greatest team ever, eventhough half of them had to split jail time with football time (Hee hee). If the Patriots of today were to play either of those two teams The Pats would win hands down and the main reason for this is the NFL is constantly getting bigger, faster and stronger each year. I doubt if a Steelers offensive line which probably averaged about 250-260 Lbs could effectively block New Englands D-Line which averages around 300lbs and whom are faster and stronger. No question the Patriots are the greatest team of at least the last twenty years...