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NFL Power Rankings: 30 most dominant teams all-time

By Jeff Weisinger

Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Ray Lewis hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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  1. 2009 New Orleans Saints

For the record, I still can’t get the image of Drew Brees holding his then-infant son Baylen on the stage while the Saints celebrated their Super Bowl win over the Colts.  The image of Tracy Porter picking off Peyton Manning to seal the win was just as memorable.

The ’09 Saints started the year 13-0 before resting their starters for the playoffs and dropping their last three games of the season, losing 24-17 to the Cowboys to end the hopes of a possible undefeated season and begin the skid into the playoffs.

Not that the losing streak held this team back.  Instead, sacrificing the undefeated year helped push the Saints to a blowout win over Arizona in the divisional round and a gutsy overtime win against Brett Favre and the Vikings in the NFC title game.

While the Saints rocked the NFL offensively, they also had one of the better defenses in the league, racking a team total 26 interceptions and forcing 15 fumbles.

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