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Top 30 NFL teams in history

By Jarrett Bailey

PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 9: Quarterback Terry Bradshaw #12 of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks to pass as snow falls during a game against the Baltimore Colts at Three Rivers Stadium on December 9, 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Colts 35-13. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - DECEMBER 9: Quarterback Terry Bradshaw #12 of the Pittsburgh Steelers looks to pass as snow falls during a game against the Baltimore Colts at Three Rivers Stadium on December 9, 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Colts 35-13. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /
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FOXBORO, MA – JANUARY 10: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots looks on in the first half against the Baltimore Ravens during the 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs game at Gillette Stadium on January 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
FOXBORO, MA – JANUARY 10: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots looks on in the first half against the Baltimore Ravens during the 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs game at Gillette Stadium on January 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images) /

29. 2014 New England Patriots

This season was more important for the Patriots than people seem to remember. The Patriots had appeared in the Super Bowl in the 2011 season, but they lost to the Giants for the second time in the biggest game of the year, and Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were still sitting at only three rings.

That season, the Patriots finished the year with the fourth most points in the NFL. New England had the fewest turnovers in the league that year.

Defensively, the Patriots allowed the eight fewest yards in the league, but other than that, they were rather average on that side of the ball.

When the playoffs rolled around, the Patriots reminded everyone who they were. They defeated the Ravens 35-31 and then humiliated the Colts 45-7 in the AFC Championship.

Then, the Super Bowl rolled around and it looked as if the Patriots were about to lose another heartbreaker. Jermaine Kearse had just made a circus catch to set up the Seahawks to win their second straight Super Bowl. Instead, Russell WIlson threw the ball and it was intercepted by Malcolm Butler at the goal line. The Patriots won their fourth Super Bowl of the Brady-Belichick era in dramatic fashion, their first since the 2004 season.

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