Great team
1972
Miami Dolphins
17–0 · Super Bowl champions
The only perfect season of the Super Bowl era remains football's cleanest argument for total team control.
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The complete season
The greatest NFL teams ever.
Champions, near-perfect juggernauts and teams whose identity changed how football was played.
Great team
1978
Pittsburgh Steelers
14–2 · Super Bowl champions
The most complete Steel Curtain team paired an all-time defense with Bradshaw's MVP passing season.
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1984
San Francisco 49ers
18–1 · Super Bowl champions
Bill Walsh's offense met an elite defense in the first team to win 18 games in one season.
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1985
Chicago Bears
18–1 · Super Bowl champions
The 46 defense overwhelmed a season, while Payton and an unforgettable personality made dominance feel like spectacle.
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1991
Washington
17–2 · Super Bowl champions
Protection, explosive passing and balance produced one of the strongest wire-to-wire seasons in league history.
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1999
St. Louis Rams
16–3 · Super Bowl champions
The Greatest Show on Turf accelerated NFL offense and completed one of the sport's least likely title stories.
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2004
New England Patriots
17–2 · Super Bowl champions
New England's third title in four years was the most balanced and inevitable version of its first dynasty.
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2007
New England Patriots
18–1 · AFC champions
A record-breaking passing offense chased perfection before the most consequential upset in Super Bowl history.
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Great team
2013
Seattle Seahawks
16–3 · Super Bowl champions
The Legion of Boom, a punishing run game and a young quarterback overwhelmed the league's best offense.
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Great team
2016
New England Patriots
17–2 · Super Bowl champions
Depth, adaptability and the largest comeback in Super Bowl history completed the dynasty's defining restoration.
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Great team
2023
Kansas City Chiefs
15–6 · Super Bowl champions
Kansas City survived its most difficult regular season, then won four playoff games to secure a true dynasty.
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