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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1962 Green Bay Packers

This may have been the best of Vince Lombardi’s championship teams. The Packers followed their 1961 NFL Championship by rolling to a 13-1 record as Jim Taylor ran for 1,474 yard and Bart Starr completed 62.5 percent of his passes, an exceptionally high total for that era.

The Packers dominated with a steamrolling defense that allowed a league-best 148 points. They won their games by an average score of 29.6-10.6, and won 10 of their regular-season game by double-digits.

Lombardi’s teams were not known for imaginative play calling, but their near-perfect execution allowed them to stand out and rank with the greatest teams that ever played.

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