Best team of all time?

[Legend]

If you're going to sit here and argue Emmit was a better RB than Jim Brown or Walter Payton....I think we just see the world differently.

For all I know, Troy Aikman may have better "stats" than Joe Montana. Wait....forget I said that. I feel a "well yeah, Aikman WAS as good as Montana. Just look at his stats" argument coming from you.

Nevermin

Emmitt’s playoff stats are better than Walter’s, Sander’s, and Brown’s.

Sanders look great in the regular season but did not elevate his play in the playoffs like Emmitt.

Thus, Sanders did not play in a SB.

I still think the 1992 Cowboys would have defeated Montana’s best teams in the playoffs due to the big OL, balanced attack on offense, #1 D, and top special teams.

 

[KJJ]

The 1992 Cowboys had #1 D too and would have shut the Bears offense down



The 1992 Cowboys offense was balanced. Could kill you fast with the pass or slow with the run game.

You are giving the Bears D too much credit.

Aikman and Smith elevated their play in the postseason.

There’s no point arguing this. No one knows what would’ve happened.

 

[KJJ]

I'm agreeing with you for the most part in this thread but per capita, Payton in 1985 at age 32 had arguably a better season than Emmitt in 1992 at age 23.

Emmitt was a 1,700+ rusher with a 4.6 avg.
Payton was a 1,500+ rusher with a 4.8 avg.

Emmitt caught 59 balls for 335 yards (5.7 avg.)
Payton caught 49 balls for 483 yards (9.9 avg.)

Emmitt total yards from scrimmage: 2,048 (4.7 yds. per touch)
Payton total yards from scrimmage: 2,034 (5.5 yds. per touch)

However, Emmitt had 19 TDs in 92, compared to 11 TDs for Walter Payton in 85. Plus Payton didn’t score a TD in the Super Bowl.

 

[StarChamber_33]

85 bears and ain‘t even close.

Yep, they dominated in 85', but were never heard from again.. Greatness has staying power like the Steelers of the 70's, 49ers of the 80's and Cowboys of the 90's.**

 

[tunahelper]

You’re completely dreaming. Manhandling the 85 Bears defense? Lol Our OL outweighed everyone but we still had a few games we struggled to run the ball during the 92 season. Emmitt only had 62 yards on 26 carries against Denver that season. That comes out to under 3 yards a carry. He had under 4 yards a carry in week two against the Giants. That game turned into a dogfight. No one could run against the 85 Bears.

I am not sure if you watched both of those teams. I sure did and I am convinced the Dallas team would physically push the 85 Bears around. Dallas routinely beat down and wore down opponents. The Bears were undesized against Dallas and would be worn out by the 4th quarter.

 

[KJJ]

I am not sure if you watched both of those teams. I sure did and I am convinced the Dallas team would physically push the 85 Bears around. Dallas routinely beat down and wore down opponents. The Bears were undesized against Dallas and would be worn out by the 4th quarter.

I watched both teams. If you want to believe the 92 Cowboys OL could’ve manhandled the 85 Bears defensive front dream on. Not about to waste anymore time debating it. It’s not like we’re ever going to find out. Funny how some of you here seem to think you have everything all figured out. Lol

 

[buybuydandavis]

The 92 Cowboys get a mention.

76 Raiders only lost one game all season.
https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/1976-raiders-were-voted-greatest-team-of-all-time

 

[tunahelper]

I watched both teams. If you want to believe the 92 Cowboys OL could’ve manhandled the 85 Bears defensive front dream on. Not about to waste anymore time debating it. It’s not like we’re ever going to find out. Funny how some of you here seem to think you have everything all figured out. Lol

So you are saying you have it figured out. Got it.

 

[MikeB80]

a list without the 91 Commanders is incomplete.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I can only see the top 6. I'm just curious, what makes the '89 49ers so much better than the '84 49ers? At least the '84 49ers beat a damn good team in the Super Bowl.

Tbh I thought the 94 49ers were better than both

 

[darthseinfeld]

The 85 Bears would've never scored vs the 92/93 Cowboys.

For some reason, our back to back super bowl winners are grossly underrated. I'm not sure they are not the best of all time. We routinely shut down great D players such as Reggie White, and our D simply screwed up other team's Os consistently. We were studs on both sides of the ball, best teams of all time.

Was so much fun watching the Cowboys in the 92 playoffs. They got slept on because they were so young. No one thought they would beat SF. Bills grossly underestimated them ( read Boys Will Be Boys by Jeff Pearlman) and looked like they didnt belong on the same field. There have been worse championship losses, but I dont know if I have ever witnessed a more embarrassing one

 

[Established1971]

1977 Boys were better #1 in offense #1 in defense, very decisive victories in every playoff game

 

[Established1971]

hate to say it but its true

that 91 washington team is top 5

thats absurd

 

[Established1971]

I’ll list it by greatest teams of the decades .

1. Steelers 70’s- most dominating team in my lifetime
2. Browns- 40’s & 50’s- 7 championships
2. Packers- 60’s- 5 NFL titles
3. 49ers - 80’s- 4 Rings
4. Cowboys 90’s- 1st team to win 3 out of 4 SB
5. Cowboys 70’s- 5 Super Bowls , 2 Rings and 7 champ appearances
6. Dolphins - 70’s - 3 consecutive SB’s, back to back Rings
7. Wash 80’s - 3 SB rings
8. Raiders- 70’s and early 80’s- 3 SB rings
9. 70’s Vikings and 90’s Bills best to not win a SB with both 4 SB losses
10. Patriots - Best of Cap era dominating 2 decades 2000 & 2010’s with 6 SB rings

1970s Cowboys led in everything but one, they had most wins, most division titles, most playoff appearances, highest winning %, most playoff games, most playoff wins, most conference championships. The jus didnt win the most super bowls and in each loss to Pitt there were several plays had they gone a different way Dallas would have won and then had the most SB wins

 

[Diehardblues]

1970s Cowboys led in everything but one, they had most wins, most division titles, most playoff appearances, highest winning %, most playoff games, most playoff wins, most conference championships. The jus didnt win the most super bowls and in each loss to Pitt there were several plays had they gone a different way Dallas would have won and then had the most SB wins

Yep. We had an opportunity to win all 3 Super Bowls we lost in the 70’s. 1970 we totally have away to Colts. The two against Steelers they were the better team while we did have a shot.

1978 was the bigger disappointment as we were defending champs . 1975 was the Dirty Dozen team and we were 1st Wild Card team in SB. We felt fortunate just to be there.

But we came fairly close to going to 7 Super Bowls in the 70’s and really close to 12 Super Bowls in 17 years . We could have set marks that even the Patriots this era couldn’t have eclipsed. And probably would have stood the test of time as greatest team ever.

 

[Flamma]

Tbh I thought the 94 49ers were better than both

I was actually going to point that out, but got slightly into the '84 49ers. The '94 49ers had to beat a powerhouse to get to the SB. Like playing two super bowls.

 

[MarcusRock]

Now look at their playoff stats.

Walter: 67 carries 186 yards 2.8 YPC 0 TDs
Emmitt: 71 carries 336 yards 4.7 YPC 3 TDs

Season, bro. Not just playoffs. The metric is complete season. When one tries to skew towards an abridged stat to show advantage for their side, it says something. And I was just showing how great Payton was a few years past 30, and not slowed down for their '85 season, not a slam on Emmitt so not sure why defensiveness surfaced.

 

[GMO415]

The 92 Cowboys get a mention.

The 92 Cowboys would wipe the floor with any team.

 

[MarcusRock]

However, Emmitt had 19 TDs in 92, compared to 11 TDs for Walter Payton in 85. Plus Payton didn’t score a TD in the Super Bowl.

Again, just looking at the complete body of work for a season and Payton in '85 was impressive at age 32. Running backs today WISH they could slow down to Payton's '85 season. TDs are nice but anyone can be force fed from the goal line. Payton not scoring a TD in the Super Bowl is evidence the Bears didn't do this, although I wish they had for him. He deserved it more than anyone from that franchise.

 

[MarcusRock]

Yep, they dominated in 85', but were never heard from again.. Greatness has staying power like the Steelers of the 70's, 49ers of the 80's and Cowboys of the 90's.**

The metric though is what a team accomplished in a season, so only a year at a time. No dynasty teams have exactly the same 53 players each year. Core players, yes, but it's not the same exact team.