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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/EqRTh9X1 on 2024-02-17 15:46:19.
Now that the 2023 season is over, I thought it would be a fun idea to use some math and determine which NFL franchises have been the best over the years/had the biggest impact on the sport. Also, the pre-modern era is weighted a little less heavily than I had done in years past.
Here’s the criteria I used:
Super Bowl win = 20 points
Conference Championship = 10 points
Conference Championship appearance = 5 points
Division Championship = 2 points
Playoff appearance = 1 point
Playoff win = 1 point
MVP = 2 points
Hall of Fame player = 1 point each
I also included pre-Super Bowl era NFL, but weighted it a little less than the modern era:
NFL/AFL championship = 12 points
NFL/AFL championship appearance = 3 points
- Green Bay Packers - 494
- New England Patriots - 427
- Pittsburgh Steelers - 426
- San Francisco 49ers - 414
- Dallas Cowboys - 402
- New York Giants - 344
- Kansas City Chiefs - 317
- Los Angeles Rams - 302
- Las Vegas Raiders - 292
- Chicago Bears - 291
- Denver Broncos - 281
- Indianapolis Colts - 279
- Washington Commanders - 277
- Philadelphia Eagles - 241
- Minnesota Vikings - 220
- Miami Dolphins - 210
- Buffalo Bills - 187
- Cleveland Browns - 177
- Tennessee Titans - 148
- Baltimore Ravens - 138
- Seattle Seahawks - 135
- Los Angeles Chargers - 131
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 129
- Detroit Lions - 126
- Cincinnati Bengals - 105
- New York Jets - 105
- Arizona Cardinals - 93
- New Orleans Saints - 91
- Atlanta Falcons - 83
- Carolina Panthers - 72
- Jacksonville Jaguars - 40
- Houston Texans - 27
If you wanted to see this on a per year basis, this list shows each team’s # of points divided by how many years they have played:
- New England Patriots - 6.78
- Dallas Cowboys - 6.38
- San Francisco 49ers - 5.67
- Baltimore Ravens - 5.11
- Kansas City Chiefs - 5.03
- Green Bay Packers - 4.84
- Pittsburgh Steelers - 4.73
- Las Vegas Raiders - 4.63
- Denver Broncos - 4.46
- Indianapolis Colts - 3.99
- Miami Dolphins - 3.68
- Minnesota Vikings - 3.55
- New York Giants - 3.51
- Los Angeles Rams - 3.47
- Washington Commanders - 3.04
- Buffalo Bills - 2.97
- Seattle Seahawks - 2.87
- Chicago Bears - 2.83
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 2.74
- Philadelphia Eagles - 2.68
- Carolina Panthers - 2.57
- Cleveland Browns - 2.42
- Tennessee Titans - 2.35
- Los Angeles Chargers - 2.08
- Cincinnati Bengals - 1.91
- New York Jets - 1.67
- New Orleans Saints - 1.63
- Atlanta Falcons - 1.46
- Jacksonville Jaguars - 1.43
- Detroit Lions - 1.35
- Houston Texans - 1.29
- Arizona Cardinals - 0.9
While this is a little arbitrary at the end of the day, it’s all in good fun! Hope you enjoy and if you have any questions lmk