NFL: The Top 30 teams of the modern era

By S. Silverman | Feb 21, 2015

Jan 31, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of the golden NFL shield logo at the entrance to the 4th annual NFL Honors at Symphony Hall. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

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2008 Pittsburgh Steelers

Mike Tomlin was named head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007 after Bill Cowher stepped down from the position.

While the Steelers were still quite competitive, few expected them to be in Super Bowl contention during the 2008 season.

However, the Steelers had a balanced offense with Ben Roethlisberger, Willie Parker and Santonio Holmes, and their hard-hitting defense led by James Harrison (16.0 sacks) and Troy Polamalu (73 tackles and seven interceptions) paved the way to nine wins in their last 10 games, including a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl.

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