@@LordDefekator Marino beat the 85 Bears, but he couldn't beat the 85 Patriots in the Championship game. Its a shame. Had Miami played them in the SB, Marino would of exposed all their weaknesses again and rendered the 85 irrelevant
If the dolphins faced the bears in the sb, I bet you Dolphins would've won. The bears only loss was to Miami and they exposed 46 personal by quick screen passes and Max protect deep balls.
Coochielixer22 Well the 72 dolphins wouldn’t have able to execute those quick passes and deep balls they were ground and pound and that was all they knew because no one stopped it all year
I saw that too and thought, wow, imagine if you could get your players to play like that? Probably win some extra games but I see my teams guys walking and being divas because they didn't get the ball or getting up from flopping everywhere.
@@defaultname9674 that's a really good point. I don't have a problem with them being the number one team here at all, they went undefeated and won the Super Bowl, then repeated as champions. But I would also say the undefeated team only won the Super Bowl 14-7, it would've been 17-0 if not for the Dolphins shooting themselves in the foot with a bad snap that lead to the Redskins scoring but it still happened and so it was 14-7. I think that mistake with the "they didn't play anybody" narrative and the no name defense identity they had hurts how ppl view them, whether that's fair or not Idk but I do think it's fair to question whether they could beat some of the other really great teams like the 84 or 89 49ers or the 85 Bears, or even the 07 undefeated regular season Patriots that lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl. And I really don't know if they could beat any one of those teams, not in my opinion anyway but that's my opinion. But either way, I do believe they should have the #1 spot on this list bc they played in 3 straight Super Bowls, going 2-1, going undefeated in the second season while winning the Super Bowl, then winning the Super Bowl again the following season.
@@defaultname9674 I meant to respond awhile back, Idk why I didn't but a like brought me back to the post now. Anyway, I agree 100% about the 73 Dolphins, they had the great 72 season and repeated likely getting everybodys best in 73 and beat up a Bud Grant coached Vikings team 24-7, that also went to multiple Super Bowls with a bunch of HOF's on both sides of the ball. The 71 team lost to a returning Cowboys team that had lost the 70 Super Bowl and that counts for something too, it certainly would seem to give Dallas an edge. One on one I'd take 73 over 72, but the undefeated season makes that team look better imo and the 73 team losing 2 games makes them look worse but I'd still take 73, while still giving 72 the top spot here. And I think the early 70s Dolphins despite getting the top spot are still one of the most underrated teams ever, maybe second only to those early 90s Bills teams who get no respect bc they never won the SB, which isn't fair bc they went to four in a row losing to the Giants and Redskins who already were SB championship teams then twice to an eventual three time championship Cowboys dynasty. Idk exact three year streaks that would match that Dolphins team, not with SB wins to go with it. I think if Montana doesn't go down against the Giants the 49ers may have won three straight, but that's only a what if and the first of that streak was a six loss team beating the Bengals in the SB. Another what if for me is if the Giants didn't lose to the Patriots in the final game of the undefeated season, if they don't play in the regular season, I don't believe the Giants win that SB.
The 89 and 84 49ers are #1 and #2 and #3 85 Bears. www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/05/nfl-best-teams-history-all-time-patriots-bears-dolphins/1886459001/ NFL Films Top 10 Greatest Teams in NFL History #1 1989 49ers th-cam.com/video/NBzQHW3wEHo/w-d-xo.html Never be happy with anything less than #1 which rightfully belongs to the 89 and 84 49ers.
@@thegoat164 You're clearly a biased 49er fan so your opinion doesn't really mean much, Steelers, Bears, Dolphins all had better teams buddy. This list got it right,try paying more attention to football besides just the 49ers and you'll see.
@@567BubbaGump Those links I left were not my "opinion" and the list is not correct as the 89 and 84 Niners would beat the 72 Dolphins, 85 Bears and 78 Steelers. This list is East Coast bias nonsense.
@@MIKECNW She's a famous, deaf, actress that can make a joke because it applies to her. Hard to be insensitive to something when it something she has to deal with everyday. Maybe you should make a support group for all the people offended by her sign language jokes about being deaf.
They would’ve destroyed the NFL for years. The biggest weakness of that team was lack of a speedster, game breaking WR. With Rice, opposing defenses don’t learn to crowd the box and cut off the medium length passing lanes because Montana to Rice would’ve eaten them alive.
The 89 Niners (Unstoppable Force) vs 85 Bears (Immovable Object). Here are their three playoff scores: 85 Bears (21-0, 24-0, 46-10) 89 Niners (41-13, 30-3, 55-10) No other teams have been that dominant in the playoffs. All TDs against came in garbage time late in 4th quarter.
@Harry Engel Its a toss up. The 85 patriots had a slightly better overall offense but committed more penalties and the broncos had a better defense yardage wise. Both teams are actually pretty equal, i'd say its a toss up, the patriots were more prone to make mistakes but their defense was much better at getting turnovers. In their playoff run they got 18(!!!) turnovers over 4 games, while the broncos got 5 over 3 games (none in the sb).
@@RossIsFine Are you saying it's BS to think Payton couldn't have followed Perry's block or is it BS to think Payton didn't earn the chance to try? By the way, if you care to look up the interview, you'll a person who agrees with me, Mike Ditka.
Mike Barksdale Being Black is a benefit in America? When did this monumental metamorphosis take place? Please provide me with salient data points, for I completely missed the upward mobility of black people from deprived to privileged. No need for a War and Peace synopsis, just a datum or two will do. I'll wait patiently for what I know will be your profound response.
@Moishie Oh that season where the Dolphins played TWO whole teams with a winning record in a 14 game season? Yeah, real impressed, so impressed I would bet serious money that any of the REAL top ten teams use miami as a doormat on the way to a win by 2 touchdowns or more. Shula is still mad that his male nurse didn't change his diapers, because the nurse knows the miami playoff history from 1983 and knows Shula "likes it muddy".
Growing up in Australia it was those 49er teams of the 80's that made me fall in love with NFL. We had to wait a week for the highlights but I loved every minute. Still a 49ers fan to this day.
@@pmonk1177 Gave him a "Woooooooooo Hit" and changed the momentum of Super Bowl 23. That man would have been one of the 300 Spartans if he lived during that time and place.
The list is not about who had the best record. The list is about the greatest team of all time. Steelers 78 and 49ers 89 would destroy Dolphins, who beat big bench of crap teams throughout the season.
Psalmist the Steelers that won super bowl 13 needed jackie smith to butter up his hands to win also they lost 2 games. The bears didn’t have a better offense than the Niners. The dolphins played two less games then the 9ers did.
And thats why they call them the whiners there is always an excuse Pittsburgh ended that undefeated season my fam all niner fans bowed down to that steeler win. The only steeler fan surrounded by niner fans gave up props for the only team to beat the niners that year and we beat your whiners so get over it. You werent going undefeated and didnt
if the 9ers win that game, they either lose again at some point or don't end up winning the super bowl. losses like those are what catapult teams to super bowl victories.
If memory suits me correct both super bowl teams on either side of the 85 bears did the same thing and yet were never considered as great as the 85 bears. Those teams being the 84 49ers, and a team that gets forgotten about with a 14and 2 record, a team that steam rolled everyone in the playoffs, the 1986 New York Giants!
You can live with that? I can't because the 1989 49ers deserve #1 because they had the most dominating playoff run in NFL History. The 1984 49ers deserve #2 because they were one BS penalty away from a perfect season, losing one reg season game to the Steelers by 3 pts on a controversial penalty. 1989 49ers #5 1984 49ers #4 I don't think so! USA Today Top 100 Greatest Teams of All Time has the 1984 49ers #2 and I can live with that. www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/05/nfl-best-teams-history-all-time-patriots-bears-dolphins/1886459001/ NFL Films Top 10 Greatest Teams of All Time #1 1989 49ers th-cam.com/video/NBzQHW3wEHo/w-d-xo.html Yeah, I think were done here.
The 2020 Jets may be joining them. They are 0-10 and have six games remaining: five against teams over .500 and one against the Patriots (who might be over .500 by week 17 when the game happens).
The 1984 49ers played primarily a 3-4 defense. That D-Line depth was NINE DEEP. 8 of those 9 actually played. That's pressure ALL DAY on opposing O-Lines on both passing AND running. Combine that with an PRO BOWL SECONDARY. It's over. That was Marino's only real shot at a ring. But they just happen to run into the team of the decade at their very peak.
I was happy when George Seifert took over as Head Coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 1989 after Bill Walsh retired, but I wished that Walsh would of stayed on as Coach for a couple more seasons.
The '91 Redskins belonged in this group, not #15. They had a bigger margin of victory than ANY other SB winner, beating 5 playoff teams from that season in the process. Literally the only way they could have been more dominant is go undefeated.
in terms of BEST teams, it would go 07 pats, 85 bears, 91 redskins. greatest teams, the 91 redskins i would put at 5 all-time, behind the 72 dolphins, 85 bears, 89 49ers, maybe 66 packers.
The list is supposedly "greatest" teams, not "most talented." So the '72 Dolphins are the only possible choice for #1 and that's not even arguable. But most talented is very much open for debate.
jasunn dakidd 07 patriots had talent but only had like 5 elite players and a bunch of above average while ravens, bears, Steelers, 49ers had like 10 elite players when they won Super Bowls 07 patriots also lost only game that mattered against the giants who had 4 elite defensive linemen who destroyed the o-line
The ‘72 Dolphins also played the weakest roster of teams on any of the Top 5 : the Chiefs and Colts on the decline, the Cardinals and Patriots who couldn’t get anything right, the Jets with a horrible defense, the Steelers, Oilers, and Bills before their successful 70s teams and the Vikings in the one season they didn’t make the playoffs in a span of 15 years. And for some inane reason they managed to avoid the Raiders, who practically owned them. So no, I wouldn’t put this team at number one by any stretch. They were more lucky than good, as the old saying goes. That honor should go to the 1989 49ers or the 1978 Steelers.
Pierangelo Espinocilla sake argument is made about patriots they play in afc East so how does that affect them in playoffs home field advantage omg that’s why they win games in playoffs obviously 🙄
Best team I ever saw was the 89 49ers. Joe Montana, Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, Jerry Rice, John Taylor, and Brent Jones on offense and Charles Haley, Bill Romanowski, Matt Millen, and Ronnie Lott on defense. The 84 Niners were great too but the 89 team was the best one I saw
I was 5 and yes it was the first game I REALLY remember. I can still see the tv set and feel the static of the screen cuz I was an inch from it... Bears fan ever since, no matter what. Best team ever.
NPC #64928066795432009 you sound bout as dumb as your name Joe Montana himself proclaims Brady the best he won a mvp in year 17 or 16 unheard of nine super bowl appearances multiple MVPs SB MVPs passing yards completions the ability to stay healthy all theses years man stop it and if you switch them Tom in Walsh system destroys everything Montana not going to nine chips he couldn’t even stay on his team they sent him to the chiefs and put in Steve Young dude stop 🛑
I've always considered Earl Morrall an HoF worthy player. His stats exceed already inducted HoF QBs & his game is evident, especially integral contributions among Championship & SB teams including the #1 Miami Dolphins.
85' Bears! Superbowl 20! Being 11 years old and the hype in Chicago at that time was the best feeling a kid could have. To top it off the Superbowl was the day before my 12th birthday. BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER!!
Before watching the top 5: Da Bears number one, by a mile and then some more... The team was crazy, special, entertaining, cool QB (who delivered each week, including that famous MIN game, before the defense started to click from somewhere around week 4 on), Da Coach, blow-outs, the Fridge, the SB shuffle... You cant make that stuff up. Unforgettable. Its like it happened yesterday. No one in Hollywood could have come up with something like this. Da 1985 Bears the best ever. Not only in Football, but all sports.
What I like most about watching 49ers offensive highlights from the late 80s is if Jerry Rice isn't the one making the highlights, then he's the one on screen making the key blocks for the ones making the highlights
Rice wasn't even in the NFL for thier first 2 SB wins in 81 and 84 seasons. You must have only watched hilites of the last 2. Montana was in all 4. 4-0. Perfection.
This picture of Joe Namath and Curt Gowdy chilling on a pristine Laguna Beach giving the interview at 16:49 really really REALLY makes me envious and nostalgic at the same time
For anyone confused, the reason McDaniels threw the projector after Buddy said they were his heroes, is because Buddy was being traded and the team found out before the game. They took out their anger on New England for that Super Bowl
If the Chargers had not given up on Drew Brees they would have drafted Larry Fitzgerald in 2004, and maybe San Diego wins the 2007 AFC conference championship.
I don’t know man. Those type of hypothetical scenarios can never keep all variables the same, with not only those 2 teams but the whole league. New England could have certainly won either of those years but it’s certainly not a given. Whose to say the Chargers with Manning could have somehow changed the playoff matchups and advantages with Manning. Maybe New England beats or loses to another NFC team. Or Maybe Rivers and the Giants are the favorites. Either way I think both of those QBs are Hall of Famers. It will be a close vote though.
@Dicky Jones LOL NO WAY. That 85 Bears Defense would have shut them out and that 89 Niner team would have made their defense look silly. Forget about that defense that would have also shut them out LOL.
@@AndresGrimace What does that have to do with anything/ That 85 Dolphin team had one of the greatest QB's to ever play the game hahaha. Those 72 Dolphins were good but do you really believe they would have been able to run against that Bears team or keep up with that 89 Niner team?
@@byronsmith3152 The 1972 are the best team ever not because they could beat a team from another or any era. It's because of what they did and how they did it and no other team has been able to do. Dominate the teams they had to play against and winning the SB undefeated.
@@AndresGrimace This is about greatest TEAM not greatest season. Their season was great no doubt, but the teams they had to beat were subpar at best. If you are going to say greatest team ever, then you have to look at the team, talent, competition, performance, and how they would potentially match up with other great teams. Yes that is my opinion.
Elway sucked in the 3 SB he lost in the 80s. Back then, before he finally won one at the end of his career, he was in the Fran Tarkenton category, 0-3. He got completely schooled by Montana. When he won later, it was because they were primarily a running team. Ball control and defense.
I think the 92 Cowboys are completely overlooked for some reason and should be in the top 5 teams of all time. Future HOF at QB, RB, WR, DE. Troy, Emmitt, Irvin, Novacek, Moose Johnson, all in their prime. One of the most dominate OL in the history of the NFL. The number one defense in the NFL that year they were super deep and it was the youngest team in the NFL meaning they were fast and athletic and in their primes. That team was a Leon Lett drop ball on the 1 yard line away from the Super Bowl scoring record. That team was unstoppable.
FOR MY MONEY I STILL SAY THAT 1989 49ERS TEAM WAS THE BEST TEAM FOR A SEASON IN ALL ASPECTS OF FOOTBALL THAT I'VE EVER SEEN...MAYBE EVEN A TIE WITH THE 85 BEARS BUT DAMN THEY WERE JUST A PERFECT TEAM
When we're talking about the greatest QB of all time.. . Not Brady - "It's not about the rings." When we're talking about the greatest Team of all time... Not the Patriots - "They didn't win the ring." At least we know who the greatest haters of all time are. Anybody who hates on the New England Patriots.
72 Dolphins played only two teams with a winning record in the regular season then won all 3 postseason games by one possession. Great accomplishment but not even close to being the greatest team ever.
One of the best teams I have ever seen was that Baltimore team of 2000 or whatever year they won the Super Bowl. Ray Lewis was just a different type of killer.
’72 Dolphins faced a strength of schedule of below .350. Nowadays it’s pretty much impossible to be assigned one below .450. Their schedule was three times farther from .500 than is even possible to get nowadays. They also won six games by less than a TD. Really good team, far from the best ever.
you can always make the theory the giants were better than the pats in 2007, the dolphins were better than the bears in 1985, but you can't say anything about any team who played the dolphins in 1972. best team ever if they played today? 07 pats. most dominant team of all-time? '85 bears, '89 49ers, or the '86 giants.
@cabymont I respect that argument, but that's the same for all these teams. The 84 team outscored their opponents by 248 points in the regular season compared to the 89 team who outscored their opponents by 189 and the almighty 85 Bears who outscored their opponents by 258. And that 84 defense shutout their playoff opponents in 9 outta 12 quarters. But the 89 team was all time dominant in the playoffs as defending SB champs, so I get the argument. Either way, they're both over the 78 Steelers IMO who feasted on a weak schedule. And Im a Cowboy fan, so Im not caping for either of these teams...lol
With all due respect to the 1972 Dolphins, the 1989 49ers are the greatest, most talented, most utterly DOMINANT football team ever assembled. When you score almost 28 pts/game, allow less than 16 per game, go 15-1, then enter the playoffs by rattling off victories of 41-13, 30-3, before ANNIHILATING the #1 defense in football that year (Broncos allowed 14.1 pts/game in the regular season) 55-10...………………..…….. I'm sorry, but you are officially the greatest team we've ever seen
89 Niners were awesome, talk about road warriors, lost two games by 5 points all year both at Candlestick. Then destroyed the leagues best teams in the playoffs.
People forget Montana played in an era where as the QB, you could still be hit in the ribs while throwing the ball. Nowadays, the refs throw a flag if you even breathe on Brady. I doubt he’d have lasted this long playing in the Montana era against LT, Bruce Smith, Reggie White and Ronnie Lott.
@@-darkangelic- well hang on if Montana, Marino, Fouts, Kelly, Elway, Aikman, Simms, McMahon, Favre, Theismann, Moon, and even Randall Cunningham were able to flourish in the 80s and 90s where defenses weren't ready for the elite passing games that the Quarterbacks I just listed brought to the table do you really think that Brady wouldn't do the same kind of damage when he's played in an era of defenses that have grown more accustomed to the passing game such as: The 2002 Buccaneers: Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber, and John Lynch The 2000s Baltimore Ravens: Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, and Ed Reed The 2000s Pittsburgh Steelers: James Harrison, Ryan Clark, and Troy Polamalu The 2000s Chicago Bears: Brian Urlacher, and Charles Tillman The Rex Ryan led New York Jets: Darell Revis, Calvin Pace, and Shaun Ellis The Super Bowl Giants: Michael Strahan and Justin Tuck The Leigon of Boom from Seattle: Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, and Kam Chancellor The 2015 Denver Broncos No Fly Zone Defense: Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware, Chris Harris, and Aqib Talib The 2017 Sacksonville Jaguars: Calais Campbell, Yannick Ngakoue, Jalen Ramsey, and A.J. Bouye and the LA Rams: Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh, and Aqib Talib again Are you telling me that those aren't great top 10 defenses in NFL History? Those aren't great hall of fame, Pro Bowlers, and All Pro Selection players?
@@-darkangelic- hah so what are Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp, DeMarcus Ware, Brian Urlacher, Von Miller, and Mike Strahan? Chopped liver? They were equally dominant in this day and age then the guys you just listed are
@@-darkangelic- Let's talk about eras of football because so many people like to bring this up. A huge many of you ,including Montana himself, makes the statement that the NFL is watered down defensively and back in his day,a total Al Bundy thing by the way, the quarterback knew he would get hit. Of course Joe would throw this out there it strengthens his argument. You know? People talk about toughness. First do you truly believe that somehow Montana is physically tougher than Tom Brady? A guy who is physically much bigger than Joe, and a guy who rarely misses a game due to injury? With the only exception being 2008 when a cheap shot took his knee out? When I watch the most famous hits on Joe Montana, the one thing I constantly see is Joe Montana laying there on the ground. He's like Vince Vaughn in Wedding Crashers. Brady has taken hits like this, and some even harder. Look up Nate Clemens and you will see what I mean. But Tom gets back up. Has it ever occurred to you or anyone that Joe was just more fragile than Brady? If you truly believe that Brady can take hits now but somehow couldn't back then its absurd. Just because you want to glorify your past like so many other doesn't make it accurate. The average size of players with defensive players included, that's Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh, JJ Watt, and Khalil Mack, is way different now. Also players are learning to tackle cleanly. The hits are still there, they just do it properly. That hit by LT on Montana would still be legal even today. Let's not forget the fact that even if it's a penalty to hit the Quarterback in a certain manner doesn't mean it doesn't happen. These guys are willing to take the penalties to get a big shot on the Quarterback it still happens either way. But the biggest thing that will hurt your narrative that the league has been watered down is this.
85 bears overrated if they were so good why didn’t they win or even play in one more Super Bowl. The 49er teams from the 80s were way better and an underrated great team is the 91 Redskins.
The list is for specific teams for 1 season. The 85 bears won the Super Bowl that year. Went 15-1 in reg season and had 2 shutouts in the playoffs on way to the Super Bowl. Their defense was record setting. Somehow this is overrated in your mind lol ok. I don't think you really know much about football.
Because Ditka & Ryan split up after winning Super Bowl XX Bears would make another NFC Championship Game appearance, got destroyed at home by the 49ers in 1988. Buddy Ryan went to the Eagles, never won a playoff game
Dolphins 72? And whom did they really beat? Big bench of teams with negative records? They had been underdogs in a Superbowl, even though they had been undefeated during the whole season. I go with Steelers or 49ers for 1
@@uss_cushing the question is about "Greatest team" not "Who has the best record". It's ridiculous. With all my respect to Larry and others, but if you son asks you "Dad, which team is the greatest all time?" Are you really going to tell him "Dolphins 72"? (unless you are from Dolphins fan). Hell no. Having the best record is not equal to be the greatest team of all time. In this case, freaking 07 Patiots should be №2 with the same damn logic
Times sure have changed even though the history hasn't - there was a time when saying that '72 was the greatest of all time would've been like saying Emmitt Smith was the greatest RB all time.
I'm a Giants fan Daniel...so let me start I have no love for those Cowboys. But I think the 92 Cowboys would have beaten the 49ers. They were the number 1 ranked defense and their Oline was impossible to stop.It would have been a tough game...but on a neutral field I take those Cowboys.
Amazing how many Bears fans think their 85 team is better than the 84 49ers when the 84 49ers essentially beat the same Dolphins team that beat the 85 Bears, also the 84 49ers beat the Bears to go to that same Super Bowl. The only difference between them was ONE season
Just like Larry Csonka said, other teams might be viewed as being more talented than the 72 Dolphins, but they lost a game. True perfection is a 0 in the loss and tie columns, and only one team in the Super Bowl Era can say that they accomplished that.
1972 Miami Dolphins #1!?!?!? Are you freaking kidding me!!! Being perfect doesn't mean you're the best. I'd put the 1962 Packers, the 1984 49ers, and the 1989 49ers way ahead of the Dolphins. I wouldn't even put them in the top 10. The Dolphins dodged a lot of bullets that year. One example was the St Louis Cardinals should have beat them; however, Donny Anderson, the runningback, fumbled on the goal line. The Cardinals lost by, I believe three points.
They should do a worst teams in NFL history next
I hope so, I could finally see my Buccaneers make it on a top 10 list.
@@firestar44 HAHAHA, Thats funny as hell.
@Harry Engel dang bruh, I'll just take your word for it
No 1 Browns 2016 No 2 Browns 2017
k m You already know Dan Orlovsky is coming in with his elf ears, yelling like he does on First Take to talk about his 0-16 Lions.
I don't know about anyone else, but watching a spiral from Montana just seems so... Perfect
Yes man it is.
I got beans, greens, tomatoes, potatoes
Such a smooth delivery.
Joe Montana forever GOAT!
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@@thegoat164 the fact you still think 7 is less than 4 is spectacular
Dan Marino never winning a Super Bowl is a crying shame .
He crushed those bears the next season.
@@LordDefekator Marino beat the 85 Bears, but he couldn't beat the 85 Patriots in the Championship game. Its a shame. Had Miami played them in the SB, Marino would of exposed all their weaknesses again and rendered the 85 irrelevant
Agreed. Same with Jim Kelly.
poor guy
Dan who...miami who
The ‘85 Bears with a ferocious defense, Walter Payton at RB and then the SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE
If the dolphins faced the bears in the sb, I bet you Dolphins would've won. The bears only loss was to Miami and they exposed 46 personal by quick screen passes and Max protect deep balls.
Coochielixer22 Well the 72 dolphins wouldn’t have able to execute those quick passes and deep balls they were ground and pound and that was all they knew because no one stopped it all year
With an average QB
@@---nj2pe I'm talking about the 85 MARINO lead Dolphins
@Harry Engel 46? Yes it was because by putting 8 guys in the box running backs couldn't go inside or outside
2:40 Jerry Rice blocking 30 yards downfield is what professionals are made of. Great receivers block.
And blocking 60, 70, 80 yards down field - that play started on the 4 yard line!!!
I saw that too and thought, wow, imagine if you could get your players to play like that? Probably win some extra games but I see my teams guys walking and being divas because they didn't get the ball or getting up from flopping everywhere.
How in THE HELL do you go 14-0 and have to play a road game in the playoffs?
Seriously.
The sight of the games were predeterminded back then...14-0 an their toughest opponent was 8-6....???
Believe it or not, the NFL rotated championship games back then, can't remember how but that's how the Dolphins played in Pittsburgh
@@defaultname9674 that's a really good point. I don't have a problem with them being the number one team here at all, they went undefeated and won the Super Bowl, then repeated as champions. But I would also say the undefeated team only won the Super Bowl 14-7, it would've been 17-0 if not for the Dolphins shooting themselves in the foot with a bad snap that lead to the Redskins scoring but it still happened and so it was 14-7. I think that mistake with the "they didn't play anybody" narrative and the no name defense identity they had hurts how ppl view them, whether that's fair or not Idk but I do think it's fair to question whether they could beat some of the other really great teams like the 84 or 89 49ers or the 85 Bears, or even the 07 undefeated regular season Patriots that lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl. And I really don't know if they could beat any one of those teams, not in my opinion anyway but that's my opinion. But either way, I do believe they should have the #1 spot on this list bc they played in 3 straight Super Bowls, going 2-1, going undefeated in the second season while winning the Super Bowl, then winning the Super Bowl again the following season.
@@defaultname9674 I meant to respond awhile back, Idk why I didn't but a like brought me back to the post now. Anyway, I agree 100% about the 73 Dolphins, they had the great 72 season and repeated likely getting everybodys best in 73 and beat up a Bud Grant coached Vikings team 24-7, that also went to multiple Super Bowls with a bunch of HOF's on both sides of the ball. The 71 team lost to a returning Cowboys team that had lost the 70 Super Bowl and that counts for something too, it certainly would seem to give Dallas an edge. One on one I'd take 73 over 72, but the undefeated season makes that team look better imo and the 73 team losing 2 games makes them look worse but I'd still take 73, while still giving 72 the top spot here. And I think the early 70s Dolphins despite getting the top spot are still one of the most underrated teams ever, maybe second only to those early 90s Bills teams who get no respect bc they never won the SB, which isn't fair bc they went to four in a row losing to the Giants and Redskins who already were SB championship teams then twice to an eventual three time championship Cowboys dynasty. Idk exact three year streaks that would match that Dolphins team, not with SB wins to go with it. I think if Montana doesn't go down against the Giants the 49ers may have won three straight, but that's only a what if and the first of that streak was a six loss team beating the Bengals in the SB. Another what if for me is if the Giants didn't lose to the Patriots in the final game of the undefeated season, if they don't play in the regular season, I don't believe the Giants win that SB.
Charles Murphy nobody knows
That 1984 49ers team has been underrated for decades. Thank you for putting them in the top 4.
The 89 and 84 49ers are #1 and #2 and #3 85 Bears.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/05/nfl-best-teams-history-all-time-patriots-bears-dolphins/1886459001/
NFL Films Top 10 Greatest Teams in NFL History
#1 1989 49ers
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Never be happy with anything less than #1 which rightfully belongs to the 89 and 84 49ers.
@@thegoat164 Haha definitely not #1 or #2 buddy
@@567BubbaGump
I showed otherwise as it depends on who you ask. Get the time machine and prove me wrong, if not I stick by what I said and showed.
@@thegoat164 You're clearly a biased 49er fan so your opinion doesn't really mean much, Steelers, Bears, Dolphins all had better teams buddy. This list got it right,try paying more attention to football besides just the 49ers and you'll see.
@@567BubbaGump
Those links I left were not my "opinion" and the list is not correct as the 89 and 84 Niners would beat the 72 Dolphins, 85 Bears and 78 Steelers. This list is East Coast bias nonsense.
Look at Ditka giving the credit to Buddy... What a class act.
da' Bears shoulda won more with that team.......so you know my stance on their coaching....
As he should. Buddy was the real reason they won anything
"People tell me the music wasn't good, so it's a good thing I'm deaf."
I had to pause the video so I could finish laughing.
😂😂😂
I'm not insensitive to deaf people but why did they allow her to throw that part in?
@@MIKECNW Because she has a sense of humour
MIKECNW Jesus take a joke obviously she can
@@MIKECNW She's a famous, deaf, actress that can make a joke because it applies to her. Hard to be insensitive to something when it something she has to deal with everyday. Maybe you should make a support group for all the people offended by her sign language jokes about being deaf.
Nothin says "qualified NFL analyst" like an actor nobodys heard of.
Nuttinlikeit you say that, and it’s not an invalid point, but how many former players say totally nonsensical things in their analysis of the game?
Or someone dumb enough to think Tom Brady is better than Montana.
@@bisquik3006 I mean, it's an extremely debatable topic
How dare you insult the man with the best Macho Man impression on the planet...
@@wickdolf5692 To someone with little knowledge of the NFL, or a Patriots fan it might be.
Imagine if the 84 9ers had Jerry Rice...
Total destruction of the league.
They would’ve destroyed the NFL for years. The biggest weakness of that team was lack of a speedster, game breaking WR. With Rice, opposing defenses don’t learn to crowd the box and cut off the medium length passing lanes because Montana to Rice would’ve eaten them alive.
Their position would've been 1 on this list. Simple as that.
J S Man I thought the same thing
Don't have to imagine, that was the 1989 49ers. Powerhouse defense, and the most explosive offensive display we've ever seen in a Super Bowl
Damn I wish Marino beat the Patriots. Bears D vs Marino Part 2 would’ve been the most talked about headline before a Super Bowl.
That would of been a game.
Dolphins were going to be the only team that could beat the Bears that year with Marino's quick release.
The 89 Niners (Unstoppable Force) vs 85 Bears (Immovable Object). Here are their three playoff scores:
85 Bears (21-0, 24-0, 46-10)
89 Niners (41-13, 30-3, 55-10)
No other teams have been that dominant in the playoffs. All TDs against came in garbage time late in 4th quarter.
@Harry Engel Its a toss up. The 85 patriots had a slightly better overall offense but committed more penalties and the broncos had a better defense yardage wise. Both teams are actually pretty equal, i'd say its a toss up, the patriots were more prone to make mistakes but their defense was much better at getting turnovers. In their playoff run they got 18(!!!) turnovers over 4 games, while the broncos got 5 over 3 games (none in the sb).
When it comes down to it...who do you trust more...Montana or Mcmahon...I'm going with Joe every time.
89 niner's offense + Sweetness, 85 bear's defense + lott...greatest team ever!
86 Giants (49-3, 17-0, 39-20)
@@aregimechangeisimminent5781 people sleeping on the '86 Giants, man.
Shoutout to #82 John Taylor. You were a beast of a Wide Receiver. Thanks for the memories and the Lombardis.
Respect, mate!
*from a Seahawks fan*
@@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520 Respect 👍
The Sentinel Absolutely. Glad Millen gave him a shoutout. Taylor’s performance in that MNF game against the Rams was legendary.
@The Manager FACTS
one of the best 2`s of all-time.
One of the greatest injustices in the history of the NFL, Fridge scoring that TD instead of Sweetness. Shame on you Ditka!
Gregory Lashley Payton was in check that game, the Patriots game planed around him.... but not Perry
@@Evanswift Payton had 62 yds rushing that game. I'm sure he was good for one more.
They did give it to sweetness multiple times in that game, close to the endzone and each time he got stuffed. So dont give me that bs
@@RossIsFine Are you saying it's BS to think Payton couldn't have followed Perry's block or is it BS to think Payton didn't earn the chance to try? By the way, if you care to look up the interview, you'll a person who agrees with me, Mike Ditka.
Mike Barksdale Being Black is a benefit in America? When did this monumental metamorphosis take place? Please provide me with salient data points, for I completely missed the upward mobility of black people from deprived to privileged. No need for a War and Peace synopsis, just a datum or two will do. I'll wait patiently for what I know will be your profound response.
Bob Griese: And then, once you get to the Super Bowl, well you can't lose that game.
Cries in Patriots
OOOHHH , then how come the Cowboys beat them in the SB?
@Moishie Oh that season where the Dolphins played TWO whole teams with a winning record in a 14 game season? Yeah, real impressed, so impressed I would bet serious money that any of the REAL top ten teams use miami as a doormat on the way to a win by 2 touchdowns or more. Shula is still mad that his male nurse didn't change his diapers, because the nurse knows the miami playoff history from 1983 and knows Shula "likes it muddy".
@@vambo13257 this is before the NFL made the 16 game rule
Stfu. Are we supposed to feel sorry for the Patriots??? At least y'all have a SB. Us Falcons fans have nothing.
@@rolltideroll8458 i share your pain mate
2:34 What a block by Jerry Rice..no wonder why he's such a good and respected football player
Growing up in Australia it was those 49er teams of the 80's that made me fall in love with NFL. We had to wait a week for the highlights but I loved every minute. Still a 49ers fan to this day.
go cowboys!
Here in the UK the 80s 49ers were kind of like the Pats of their time. Fans either loved them or were sick of seeing them in the Superbowl. 😂
"Close get a cigar, there's only one team that drinks the champagne." What an awesome quote
Ew
Larry was such a STUD !!
Wow. As a 49ers fan, I'm really humbled by this.
1989 49ers was the only team I thought it didn’t matter who coached them they were going to Super Bowl. Felt that team was on auto pilot
So.....when is Lynn swann gonna start aging?
We don't age. 😂
he wont because he's a vampire
Perfect name for such a graceful player
Tell it to Franco Harris. He stopped aging after 50.
Those 49er teams will always mean so much to me. I moved to San Francisco in 1982 and couldn’t help but fall in love with that team in that city
Seeing a cowboy team is not in the top 5, *I love democracy*
"Democracy" is two wolves and one sheep deciding what's for dinner . Much better to live in a "Republic". Have a great day !
RICOLIVES116 PS4 they got 6 which is pretty damn close
@@mrseaballs1 no one cares stfu
@@mrseaballs1 shut it
@@mrseaballs1 wow.. I'm speechless, well said.
Nothing on the football field is scarier for a WR than a pissed off #42 Ronnie Lott. Ask Chris Collinsworth LOL! Hit him so hard he peed himself.
You can also ask Ickey Woods.
You can also ask my right hand
Or a fridge.
@@pmonk1177 Gave him a "Woooooooooo Hit" and changed the momentum of Super Bowl 23. That man would have been one of the 300 Spartans if he lived during that time and place.
How about a pissed off Lawrence Taylor?
Would be a bad list if the only team to go undefeated EVER wasn’t number 1. Miami at least has something to celebrate this year
Whatchu mean, we getting joe burrow 😂
07 patriots
@@thabuzman6107 They lost the last game of the season
@@thabuzman6107 They were 18-1, not 19-0 (or 17-0).
The list is not about who had the best record. The list is about the greatest team of all time. Steelers 78 and 49ers 89 would destroy Dolphins, who beat big bench of crap teams throughout the season.
The 1984 Niners could have gone 16-0. Their only lost was due to a controversial call against the Steelers.
Psalmist the Steelers that won super bowl 13 needed jackie smith to butter up his hands to win also they lost 2 games. The bears didn’t have a better offense than the Niners. The dolphins played two less games then the 9ers did.
@Psalmist '72 dolphins that all I have to say you can't argue
And thats why they call them the whiners there is always an excuse Pittsburgh ended that undefeated season my fam all niner fans bowed down to that steeler win. The only steeler fan surrounded by niner fans gave up props for the only team to beat the niners that year and we beat your whiners so get over it. You werent going undefeated and didnt
if the 9ers win that game, they either lose again at some point or don't end up winning the super bowl. losses like those are what catapult teams to super bowl victories.
Stay in the pits, moron
If Eli hadn't totally destroyed the Patriots, the 2007 team would easily be Number 1 imo
Don't remember him destroying them. They won the game but destroying them isn't the adjective I would use when only scoring 17 points.
KBrown2480 if anyone destroyed them it was the giants d line!
@@danielbutcher8108 if asante samuel just holds onto that pick
Eli didn't win that game, the D line won that game. Eli tried his best to give it away. But even then he failed miserably.
so when winning a low scoring game by 3 points is called destroying the opponent than what did the seahawks or 49ers do to the broncos
4th and 5th place are 49ers. I can live with that as a 9er.
I would’ve put the 1989 team at #1 and the 1984 team at #3.
The 88 Super Bowl is fav 49er Super Bowl.
If memory suits me correct both super bowl teams on either side of the 85 bears did the same thing and yet were never considered as great as the 85 bears. Those teams being the 84 49ers, and a team that gets forgotten about with a 14and 2 record, a team that steam rolled everyone in the playoffs, the 1986 New York Giants!
You can live with that? I can't because the 1989 49ers deserve #1 because they had the most dominating playoff run in NFL History. The 1984 49ers deserve #2 because they were one BS penalty away from a perfect season, losing one reg season game to the Steelers by 3 pts on a controversial penalty. 1989 49ers #5 1984 49ers #4 I don't think so!
USA Today Top 100 Greatest Teams of All Time has the 1984 49ers #2 and I can live with that.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/05/nfl-best-teams-history-all-time-patriots-bears-dolphins/1886459001/
NFL Films Top 10 Greatest Teams of All Time
#1 1989 49ers
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Yeah, I think were done here.
Mike Montana you took spent 20 mins digging up this info to share ? Wow, good for you.
The 1976 Bucs used to pop the champagne when the last winless team got its first victory.
Plenty of company now with the '08 Lions and '17 Browns.
The 2020 Jets may be joining them. They are 0-10 and have six games remaining: five against teams over .500 and one against the Patriots (who might be over .500 by week 17 when the game happens).
@@Xhoven They'll beat the Pats.
The 1984 49ers played primarily a 3-4 defense. That D-Line depth was NINE DEEP. 8 of those 9 actually played. That's pressure ALL DAY on opposing O-Lines on both passing AND running. Combine that with an PRO BOWL SECONDARY. It's over. That was Marino's only real shot at a ring. But they just happen to run into the team of the decade at their very peak.
I couldn't be more proud of the defense of the Chicago Bears. I kept getting more excited as the numbers went down.
I was happy when George Seifert took over as Head Coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 1989 after Bill Walsh retired, but I wished that Walsh would of stayed on as Coach for a couple more seasons.
@Harry Engel Seifert always have the Walsh's shadow over his career, sadly for him.
they should have hired mike holmgren. seifert Lost 3 nfc championship games and lost to holmgren in 95 96 97 playoffs.
Don’t forget Seifert was head coach of the 1989 49ers, arguably the best team ever.
The '91 Redskins belonged in this group, not #15. They had a bigger margin of victory than ANY other SB winner, beating 5 playoff teams from that season in the process. Literally the only way they could have been more dominant is go undefeated.
Redskins Derangement Syndrome is a job requirement at the NYG Network.
in terms of BEST teams, it would go 07 pats, 85 bears, 91 redskins. greatest teams, the 91 redskins i would put at 5 all-time, behind the 72 dolphins, 85 bears, 89 49ers, maybe 66 packers.
Kinda sad they didn't pay respect to Mike Webster of that Steelers team. He was the anchor in all of this.
Probably didn't mention him because of how he died of CTE. Doesn't exactly shine a positive light on the NFL.
Joe Greene was the lynchpin/cornerstone and the FIRST piece of the puzzle that was the 70's Steelers dynasty.
Niners outscored opponents by 100 in 89. Think about that. 100 points!
The list is supposedly "greatest" teams, not "most talented." So the '72 Dolphins are the only possible choice for #1 and that's not even arguable. But most talented is very much open for debate.
goldenraven20 fr most talented would be like the year Seahawks lost sb or like Pittsburgh killer bs and such
Not better than the 07 Patriots
jasunn dakidd 07 patriots had talent but only had like 5 elite players and a bunch of above average while ravens, bears, Steelers, 49ers had like 10 elite players when they won Super Bowls 07 patriots also lost only game that mattered against the giants who had 4 elite defensive linemen who destroyed the o-line
The ‘72 Dolphins also played the weakest roster of teams on any of the Top 5 : the Chiefs and Colts on the decline, the Cardinals and Patriots who couldn’t get anything right, the Jets with a horrible defense, the Steelers, Oilers, and Bills before their successful 70s teams and the Vikings in the one season they didn’t make the playoffs in a span of 15 years.
And for some inane reason they managed to avoid the Raiders, who practically owned them.
So no, I wouldn’t put this team at number one by any stretch. They were more lucky than good, as the old saying goes. That honor should go to the 1989 49ers or the 1978 Steelers.
Pierangelo Espinocilla sake argument is made about patriots they play in afc East so how does that affect them in playoffs home field advantage omg that’s why they win games in playoffs obviously 🙄
Thank you Eli manning and giants defense for 18 and 1, BABY!!!
Yeah! Cheating is for losers!
@@PyrollisAhFiros tell that to the Steelers with their Steroids in the 70s
@@ravens52raylewis87 Cope
@@ravens52raylewis87 your name explains it, also unless you have undeniable evidence that they did it you should go back on your copium treatment
Best team I ever saw was the 89 49ers. Joe Montana, Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, Jerry Rice, John Taylor, and Brent Jones on offense and Charles Haley, Bill Romanowski, Matt Millen, and Ronnie Lott on defense. The 84 Niners were great too but the 89 team was the best one I saw
Joe Namath talks so smooth
He's so cool. I didn't know him, now i'm a fan of him.
You know what I like watching most about this vid (aside from my Bears) is seeing an NFL where tackling the QB was still ok.
The first game I really remember watching was the '85 Bears in Super Bowl XX.
As a 7-year-old, I had no idea what I was actually witnessing.
I was 5 and yes it was the first game I REALLY remember. I can still see the tv set and feel the static of the screen cuz I was an inch from it... Bears fan ever since, no matter what. Best team ever.
49ers had great championship teams under Joe Montana in the 1980s
Sean Felder you mean Bill Walsh System
@@jayreese4832 Right. Which system did Brady use when he choked to Eli twice?
The Sentinel Bill.B system he still won six rings in that system would you rather be 6-3 or 4-0
Jay Reese 4-0 in 9 healthy seasons is better than 6-3 in 20 seasons
NPC #64928066795432009 you sound bout as dumb as your name Joe Montana himself proclaims Brady the best he won a mvp in year 17 or 16 unheard of nine super bowl appearances multiple MVPs SB MVPs passing yards completions the ability to stay healthy all theses years man stop it and if you switch them Tom in Walsh system destroys everything Montana not going to nine chips he couldn’t even stay on his team they sent him to the chiefs and put in Steve Young dude stop 🛑
What's so cool is that the 1985 Bears' only loss was to the Dolphins.
Kenneth Erickson can’t beat perfection
Yeah and what's also cool is that Marino never won a Super Bowl! Guess that was his karma for not winning a SB in his career!
Kenneth Erickson you still can’t beat it
Kenneth Erickson then why are you debating
That shouldn't matter to a PERFECT team.
1972 Jets finished second at 7-7, seven games out of first.
The '84 team is #4 on the list and the next season in the '85 draft they get The GOAT in Jerry Rice.. Wow
I've always considered Earl Morrall an HoF worthy player. His stats exceed already inducted HoF QBs & his game is evident, especially integral contributions among Championship & SB teams including the #1 Miami Dolphins.
85' Bears! Superbowl 20! Being 11 years old and the hype in Chicago at that time was the best feeling a kid could have. To top it off the Superbowl was the day before my 12th birthday. BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT EVER!!
Before watching the top 5: Da Bears number one, by a mile and then some more... The team was crazy, special, entertaining, cool QB (who delivered each week, including that famous MIN game, before the defense started to click from somewhere around week 4 on), Da Coach, blow-outs, the Fridge, the SB shuffle... You cant make that stuff up. Unforgettable. Its like it happened yesterday. No one in Hollywood could have come up with something like this. Da 1985 Bears the best ever. Not only in Football, but all sports.
When you're right, you're right
“We are a precision machine! A machine that effectively and precisely, destroys the opponent!”
-Bill Walsh-
What I like most about watching 49ers offensive highlights from the late 80s is if Jerry Rice isn't the one making the highlights, then he's the one on screen making the key blocks for the ones making the highlights
For me, it's the fact that there are so many highlights, lol.
@@byronsmith3152 I have always been and will always be a Packer fan. So, NO.
@@brfswigcham LOL. At least you are honest hahaha. I bet the Catch 2 is a rough one for you then?
Rice wasn't even in the NFL for thier first 2 SB wins in 81 and 84 seasons. You must have only watched hilites of the last 2. Montana was in all 4. 4-0. Perfection.
This picture of Joe Namath and Curt Gowdy chilling on a pristine Laguna Beach giving the interview at 16:49 really really REALLY makes me envious and nostalgic at the same time
Really we enjoyed watching this. Could make an argument for any of that top 5 being the greatest team.
For anyone confused, the reason McDaniels threw the projector after Buddy said they were his heroes, is because Buddy was being traded and the team found out before the game. They took out their anger on New England for that Super Bowl
imagine if phillip rivers stayed with the giants.... my patriots would be #1
Or if Harrison just rip the ball from Tyrie's hand smh.
Vikram Bansal You own the patriots?
If the Chargers had not given up on Drew Brees they would have drafted Larry Fitzgerald in 2004, and maybe San Diego wins the 2007 AFC conference championship.
@@gavinleague7767 since I was born in 2000 brother
I don’t know man. Those type of hypothetical scenarios can never keep all variables the same, with not only those 2 teams but the whole league. New England could have certainly won either of those years but it’s certainly not a given. Whose to say the Chargers with Manning could have somehow changed the playoff matchups and advantages with Manning. Maybe New England beats or loses to another NFC team. Or Maybe Rivers and the Giants are the favorites. Either way I think both of those QBs are Hall of Famers. It will be a close vote though.
If the title of this was "Best Season by an NFL Team", yeah it's the '72 Dolphins, but every team in this vid would destroy the '72 Dolphins.
@Dicky Jones LOL NO WAY. That 85 Bears Defense would have shut them out and that 89 Niner team would have made their defense look silly. Forget about that defense that would have also shut them out LOL.
@@byronsmith3152 Lol just like they stopped The 85 Dolphins?
@@AndresGrimace What does that have to do with anything/ That 85 Dolphin team had one of the greatest QB's to ever play the game hahaha. Those 72 Dolphins were good but do you really believe they would have been able to run against that Bears team or keep up with that 89 Niner team?
@@byronsmith3152 The 1972 are the best team ever not because they could beat a team from another or any era. It's because of what they did and how they did it and no other team has been able to do. Dominate the teams they had to play against and winning the SB undefeated.
@@AndresGrimace This is about greatest TEAM not greatest season. Their season was great no doubt, but the teams they had to beat were subpar at best. If you are going to say greatest team ever, then you have to look at the team, talent, competition, performance, and how they would potentially match up with other great teams. Yes that is my opinion.
this total list shows how good a QB Elway was- look at the teams who beat Denver in SB and all are very highly ranked
Elway sucked in the 3 SB he lost in the 80s. Back then, before he finally won one at the end of his career, he was in the Fran Tarkenton category, 0-3. He got completely schooled by Montana.
When he won later, it was because they were primarily a running team. Ball control and defense.
I think the 92 Cowboys are completely overlooked for some reason and should be in the top 5 teams of all time. Future HOF at QB, RB, WR, DE. Troy, Emmitt, Irvin, Novacek, Moose Johnson, all in their prime. One of the most dominate OL in the history of the NFL. The number one defense in the NFL that year they were super deep and it was the youngest team in the NFL meaning they were fast and athletic and in their primes. That team was a Leon Lett drop ball on the 1 yard line away from the Super Bowl scoring record. That team was unstoppable.
2:32 that effort by jerry rice tho
FOR MY MONEY I STILL SAY THAT 1989 49ERS TEAM WAS THE BEST TEAM FOR A SEASON IN ALL ASPECTS OF FOOTBALL THAT I'VE EVER SEEN...MAYBE EVEN A TIE WITH THE 85 BEARS BUT DAMN THEY WERE JUST A PERFECT TEAM
I love the 70s Steelers!!!
💪🏾🐝💪🏾🐝💪🏾🐝 PITTSBURGH. Met Franco before, Super nice dude!
2:35 LOOK AT JERRY LAYIN OUT FOR TAYLOR TO GET IN THE ENDZONE!!! GOAT
I can feel it when Ronnie Lott when he said the feeling was burning inside him to get back to the Super Bowl 4:34
The worst part of the 85 Bears is Walter Payton not getting a TD in the Super Bowl
Stop.
When we're talking about the greatest QB of all time.. . Not Brady - "It's not about the rings."
When we're talking about the greatest Team of all time... Not the Patriots - "They didn't win the ring."
At least we know who the greatest haters of all time are. Anybody who hates on the New England Patriots.
And I say a strong, hearty AMEN to that statement!
The 85 bears were responsible for more CTE cases than people watching the phantom menace for the first time.
Great times better be ahead for the Dolphins. I’m so god damn sick of 7-9 and 8-8 I want them to be like that 72 team. A true Champion.
I'm shocked not one of the 90s Cowboys teams made top 5 nor the Pats that went 18-1
John Taylor #82 was a beast
72 Dolphins played only two teams with a winning record in the regular season then won all 3 postseason games by one possession. Great accomplishment but not even close to being the greatest team ever.
One of the best teams I have ever seen was that Baltimore team of 2000 or whatever year they won the Super Bowl. Ray Lewis was just a different type of killer.
49ers should have been no.1.
1989
Steelers '78 more all-around great at all positions than '85 one-hit-wonder Bears. Ridiculous that they would be ranked higher.
’72 Dolphins faced a strength of schedule of below .350. Nowadays it’s pretty much impossible to be assigned one below .450. Their schedule was three times farther from .500 than is even possible to get nowadays. They also won six games by less than a TD. Really good team, far from the best ever.
Doesn't matter weak schedule or not they won them all
you can always make the theory the giants were better than the pats in 2007, the dolphins were better than the bears in 1985, but you can't say anything about any team who played the dolphins in 1972. best team ever if they played today? 07 pats. most dominant team of all-time? '85 bears, '89 49ers, or the '86 giants.
Man watching that John Taylor TD. Seeing Rice block all the way down field like that says a lot about him.
This list just shows how much help joe Montana had
Keep in mind this is before the salary cap era and players could really hit free agency
Cannot argue with these top 5! Not even the order. Good job!
Both those 49er teams should be ahead of the 78 Steelers. They were both better in the regular season and the playoffs, especially the SBs.
Nope
@@thomasc.5219 good argument 👍
@@robgbaby np
@cabymont I respect that argument, but that's the same for all these teams. The 84 team outscored their opponents by 248 points in the regular season compared to the 89 team who outscored their opponents by 189 and the almighty 85 Bears who outscored their opponents by 258. And that 84 defense shutout their playoff opponents in 9 outta 12 quarters. But the 89 team was all time dominant in the playoffs as defending SB champs, so I get the argument. Either way, they're both over the 78 Steelers IMO who feasted on a weak schedule.
And Im a Cowboy fan, so Im not caping for either of these teams...lol
Yup I think 89 miners most best team ever but I guess the dolphins have to be #1 since no losses
Wow! This was my top five, and in the same order
Idc what anyone says, the ‘89 49ers are the greatest football team of all time
I agree that the 84 49ers were their best team, fantastic defense and the offense was not too bad either.
With all due respect to the 1972 Dolphins, the 1989 49ers are the greatest, most talented, most utterly DOMINANT football team ever assembled. When you score almost 28 pts/game, allow less than 16 per game, go 15-1, then enter the playoffs by rattling off victories of 41-13, 30-3, before ANNIHILATING the #1 defense in football that year (Broncos allowed 14.1 pts/game in the regular season) 55-10...………………..…….. I'm sorry, but you are officially the greatest team we've ever seen
89 Niners were awesome, talk about road warriors, lost two games by 5 points all year both at Candlestick. Then destroyed the leagues best teams in the playoffs.
Montana is still better than Brady!!! The game back then was way different.
People forget Montana played in an era where as the QB, you could still be hit in the ribs while throwing the ball.
Nowadays, the refs throw a flag if you even breathe on Brady. I doubt he’d have lasted this long playing in the Montana era against LT, Bruce Smith, Reggie White and Ronnie Lott.
11 TDs and 0 Ints in Super Bowl history.
@@-darkangelic- well hang on if Montana, Marino, Fouts, Kelly, Elway, Aikman, Simms, McMahon, Favre, Theismann, Moon, and even Randall Cunningham were able to flourish in the 80s and 90s where defenses weren't ready for the elite passing games that the Quarterbacks I just listed brought to the table do you really think that Brady wouldn't do the same kind of damage when he's played in an era of defenses that have grown more accustomed to the passing game such as:
The 2002 Buccaneers: Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber, and John Lynch
The 2000s Baltimore Ravens: Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, and Ed Reed
The 2000s Pittsburgh Steelers: James Harrison, Ryan Clark, and Troy Polamalu
The 2000s Chicago Bears: Brian Urlacher, and Charles Tillman
The Rex Ryan led New York Jets: Darell Revis, Calvin Pace, and Shaun Ellis
The Super Bowl Giants: Michael Strahan and Justin Tuck
The Leigon of Boom from Seattle: Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, and Kam Chancellor
The 2015 Denver Broncos No Fly Zone Defense: Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware, Chris Harris, and Aqib Talib
The 2017 Sacksonville Jaguars: Calais Campbell, Yannick Ngakoue, Jalen Ramsey, and A.J. Bouye
and the LA Rams: Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh, and Aqib Talib again
Are you telling me that those aren't great top 10 defenses in NFL History? Those aren't great hall of fame, Pro Bowlers, and All Pro Selection players?
@@-darkangelic- hah so what are Ray Lewis, Warren Sapp, DeMarcus Ware, Brian Urlacher, Von Miller, and Mike Strahan? Chopped liver? They were equally dominant in this day and age then the guys you just listed are
@@-darkangelic- Let's talk about eras of football because so many people like to bring this up. A huge many of you ,including Montana himself, makes the statement that the NFL is watered down defensively and back in his day,a total Al Bundy thing by the way, the quarterback knew he would get hit. Of course Joe would throw this out there it strengthens his argument.
You know? People talk about toughness. First do you truly believe that somehow Montana is physically tougher than Tom Brady? A guy who is physically much bigger than Joe, and a guy who rarely misses a game due to injury? With the only exception being 2008 when a cheap shot took his knee out? When I watch the most famous hits on Joe Montana, the one thing I constantly see is Joe Montana laying there on the ground. He's like Vince Vaughn in Wedding Crashers.
Brady has taken hits like this, and some even harder. Look up Nate Clemens and you will see what I mean. But Tom gets back up. Has it ever occurred to you or anyone that Joe was just more fragile than Brady? If you truly believe that Brady can take hits now but somehow couldn't back then its absurd. Just because you want to glorify your past like so many other doesn't make it accurate. The average size of players with defensive players included, that's Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh, JJ Watt, and Khalil Mack, is way different now. Also players are learning to tackle cleanly. The hits are still there, they just do it properly. That hit by LT on Montana would still be legal even today. Let's not forget the fact that even if it's a penalty to hit the Quarterback in a certain manner doesn't mean it doesn't happen. These guys are willing to take the penalties to get a big shot on the Quarterback it still happens either way. But the biggest thing that will hurt your narrative that the league has been watered down is this.
No mention of the '86-'89 Buffalo Bills. No Super Bowl wins, but FOUR straight appearances...!?! Should probably be top five...
Maybe because the Bills didnt play in ANY SB those seasons. They played in 4 in a row from 90-93. DUUUUHH!
85 bears overrated if they were so good why didn’t they win or even play in one more Super Bowl. The 49er teams from the 80s were way better and an underrated great team is the 91 Redskins.
Cuz people figured out their defense after that season. During the 85 season they were the real deal
Bears revolutionized defense that year. No team before that had that kind of firepower in their secondary
The list is for specific teams for 1 season. The 85 bears won the Super Bowl that year. Went 15-1 in reg season and had 2 shutouts in the playoffs on way to the Super Bowl. Their defense was record setting. Somehow this is overrated in your mind lol ok. I don't think you really know much about football.
Because Ditka & Ryan split up after winning Super Bowl XX
Bears would make another NFC Championship Game appearance, got destroyed at home by the 49ers in 1988.
Buddy Ryan went to the Eagles, never won a playoff game
Injuries, age and key departures derailed a shot at more titles.
Dolphins 72? And whom did they really beat? Big bench of teams with negative records? They had been underdogs in a Superbowl, even though they had been undefeated during the whole season. I go with Steelers or 49ers for 1
Yuri Yuri there’s only one undefeated team so until there is a 19-0 team the 72 Dolphins are perfection whether you like it or not.
@@uss_cushing the question is about "Greatest team" not "Who has the best record". It's ridiculous. With all my respect to Larry and others, but if you son asks you "Dad, which team is the greatest all time?" Are you really going to tell him "Dolphins 72"? (unless you are from Dolphins fan). Hell no. Having the best record is not equal to be the greatest team of all time. In this case, freaking 07 Patiots should be №2 with the same damn logic
@@yurisaiko5890 exactly. Niners or Steelers. It's a toss up. But def not Miami.
Times sure have changed even though the history hasn't - there was a time when saying that '72 was the greatest of all time would've been like saying Emmitt Smith was the greatest RB all time.
No 2008 Lions? This list is a joke
At 36 years old the best team ive ever seen live was the 1992 Cowboys. When I was 9 years old.
94 49ers were better than that team lol
@@danielbutcher8108 92 Cowboys would've curbed stomped the 94 niners.
@@jaylucien669 Lmao it's ok to be delusional sometimes but put the pipe down please.
I'm a Giants fan Daniel...so let me start I have no love for those Cowboys. But I think the 92 Cowboys would have beaten the 49ers. They were the number 1 ranked defense and their Oline was impossible to stop.It would have been a tough game...but on a neutral field I take those Cowboys.
@@danielbutcher8108 you're a lie. From 1992 - 1994 Those cowboys teams beat those 49ers teams in the 92 & 93 NFC championship games.
Amazing how many Bears fans think their 85 team is better than the 84 49ers when the 84 49ers essentially beat the same Dolphins team that beat the 85 Bears, also the 84 49ers beat the Bears to go to that same Super Bowl. The only difference between them was ONE season
Good point i feel like the 89 miners best team ever
And why does everyone forget the 86 Giants
92 cowboys 👌🏽 dolphins being number 1 doesn’t surprise me
Just like Larry Csonka said, other teams might be viewed as being more talented than the 72 Dolphins, but they lost a game. True perfection is a 0 in the loss and tie columns, and only one team in the Super Bowl Era can say that they accomplished that.
perfect list. The undefeated team is always number 1
85 bears would be number one if they were undefeated
No mention of the 72 dolphins not playing a single team over 500 all regular season?
1972 dolphins. That's it. Epic video, I almost cried.
1972 Miami Dolphins #1!?!?!? Are you freaking kidding me!!!
Being perfect doesn't mean you're the best. I'd put the 1962 Packers, the 1984 49ers, and the 1989 49ers way ahead of the Dolphins. I wouldn't even put them in the top 10. The Dolphins dodged a lot of bullets that year. One example was the St Louis Cardinals should have beat them; however, Donny Anderson, the runningback, fumbled on the goal line. The Cardinals lost by, I believe three points.
I could not agree more!!! That Dolphins team might make my Top 50.
Or that they managed to avoid the Raiders, who practically owned the Dolphins.
That's only your opinion, man.
@@darthsadic Yes, but it's the best opinion in the room.
@@richardclifford003 Again, your opinion.
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