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This past February, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs proved that NFL dynasties are still possible. The 49ers went the distance, but in the end, not even San Francisco and its talented roster was able to stop the Chiefs from their date with destiny.
The Chiefs’ latest Super Bowl win cemented their legacy as a dynasty, joining the likes of the 2001-18 Patriots, 1970s Steelers, 1980s 49ers, and so forth. In 2024, the Chiefs will look to make history by becoming the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
The NFL has had more than its share of dynasties. Curly Lambeau’s Packers of the late 1920s and early 1930s became the first NFL franchise to win three consecutive titles. George Halas’ Bears won six titles from 1932 to 1946. Paul Brown’s Cleveland Browns, after dominating the AAFC, won an NFL title during their inaugural season. They won two more titles in the 1950s before Jim Brown powered Cleveland to a fourth NFL title in 1964.
Exactly 10 other teams have managed to put together similar championship runs over the past 60-plus years. With the start of the 2024 season on the horizon, we decided to rank the NFL’s top dynasties over the past six decades. The criteria used when coming up with this list is as follows:
Championships won
Sustained run of excellence
Players/coaches
Strength of opposition during their era Enduring legacy
No dynasty can match what the Patriots put together during the first two decades of the millennium. In all, Bill Belichick’s team won six Super Bowls, nine AFC titles, and 17 division titles. The Patriots also completed the only 16-0 regular season in NFL history in 2007.
The Patriots won three Super Bowls in a four-year span from 2001-04. After a 10-year hiatus (that included two heartbreaking losses to Eli Manning’s Giants), New England won three Super Bowls in a five-year span from 2014-18. The common denominator during the…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-07-04 22:48:43
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