The 2 Greatest teams NOT TO WIN IT ALL are ARGUABLY the 76 Steelers and the 07 Patriots. Which team was better

Question

The 70's Steelers and the First Decade of the Century Patiots BOTH are undeniably dominant dynasty's. The truly IRONIC thing is that BOTH TEAMS BEST YEAR did not produce a Superbowl Title.

The 76 Steelers

After a slow start, the 76 Steelers reared their Mighty head as the single Greatest Defensive unit in the History of the game. At no point during their entire dynasty had the defense played so Terrifying as they did in 1976. NO ONE could stop them! At their best, if opposing teams scored more than 3 points it was like hitting the lottery. For a while scoring 0 against them was the most likely Doom of an opponent. Truthfully, many teams only hoped to finish the game without suffering too many injuries against these TERRIFYING MONSTERS...........BUT, prior to the Championship Game BOTH RUNNING BACKS WENT DOWN!!!!......Even completely crippled, the Men of Steel ALMOST had an opportunity to win what ultimately would have been their 3rd consecutive Superbowl. Had they won that, they would have won 5 Superbowls in 6 years! And 76 was by far this great dynastys most dominant year.

The 2007 Patriots

This one hardly needs a recap. We all have it VERY CLEAR in our minds what happened last season. The Patriots were totally unstopable the ENTIRE SEASON. The NFL Network's Rich Eisen at one point reffered to it as New England's "Scorched Earth" Season. And that's EXACTLY the best way to desribe it. The Patriots were like Medieval Warlords crushing opposing villiages and leaving nothing but charred decimation in their wake. Offensively, we had NEVER seen anything like it. They went a perfect 18 and 0 leading up to the Superbowl............BUT, In the final 2 minutes of the Superbowl IT ALL SLIPPED AWAY.

So how ironic is this? Here we have arguably the single Greatest Defense of All Time in the 76 Steelers. Here we also have arguably the single Greatest Offense of All Time in the 2007 Patriots. NEITHER OF THEM went on to win the Superbowl in their respective years!

If THESE 2 GREAT "Shoud've Wons" played each other. Who would win?

Answer 1

Actually, I can think of 4 VIKING teams that, were better and, never won it.

being the best during regular season, doesn't mean much.

Answer 2

I disagree with you about the Patriots. They struggled in the 2nd half of the season and almost lost to Philly (missed the playoffs), Baltimore (missed the playoffs), and looked terrible against the Jets (missed the playoffs). In the playoffs, they couldn't stop the Jaguars until the 4th quarter and the Chargers probably would've beat them if Rivers, LT, and Gates were all healthy because they couldn't score in the redzone despite facing arguably the worst redzone defending team in the NFL.

They were a good team with one of the better offenses in recent memory, but I wouldn't really call them the best team to not win the Super Bowl, unless others finally agree with my opinion that the 2007 Giants had one of the best defenses, especially their D-line, of all-time.

EDIT: Oh, I missed your question. I think the 76 Steelers would win because they'd bring too much pressure for Brady to handle, just like the Giants did in the Super Bowl.

Answer 3

What about '98 Minnesota?

I think they would've beat the Pats.

Answer 4

I would vote for the 1998 Minnesota Vikings.

Cunningham to Moss!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brian Billick was a genius back then. Cris Carter was prime time. Robert Smith was still healthy. They are still one of the top 5 scoring teams in history.

That d**n Gary Anderson!

Vikings 34  Patriots 33

Vikings 27  Steelers 23

Answer 5

What about the 1984 Miami Dolphins that went 14-2 led by former Pitt star Dan Marino?  Although the 49's shut them out in the second half, they were still a great team. Much better than the 98 Vikings.  Other honorable mentions go to the Vikings of the 70's led by Fran Tarkenton, the Bills of the 90's (Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, James Lofton, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Cornelius Bennett), and the Broncos of the 80's led by none other than John Elway...these three teams were always the bridesmaid but never the bride.

I'm sorry to say but I think that the Pats would have their way with the Steeler's in this fantasy match up.  The Pats defense would have steamrolled the running back depleted Steeler offense.  The Pats offense was a juggernaut that even the vaunted Steeler D would have had a hard time with.  Maroney began pouring it on in the second half of the season...then there is Brady to Moss or Brady to Welker or Brady to Watson...too many weapons for the Steeler's to focus on.

Answer 6

1983 Washington Redskins.

Answer 7

yeah, what about 98' vikings. they could take em' both. 5 kids down knows what up!

Answer 8

1998 Vikings

GARY=CHOKER

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