A recent article from NFL.com’s Tom Blair listed the top 10 teams from the past decade. Blair specified that each of the teams he selected could only appear on the list once, and that was probably a wise decision… because frankly, otherwise the New England Patriots would have absolutely dominated such an exercise.
Blair pegged the Patriots’ 2016 campaign at No. 4 on his list, behind the 2013 Seattle Seahawks, 2015 Carolina Panthers, and 2017 Philadelphia Eagles. The criteria he established for his rankings was given to be a combination of the following: “historical impact, seasonal and decade-long rankings and entertainment value.