The 1986 Giants weren't pretty. They were champions, though, and according to one NFL writer, one of the best teams in history.
Bleacher Report's Mike Tanier published his rankings Monday of the NFL's best 25 single-season teams. The Super Bowl XXI champions, who went 14-2 in the reglar season, came in at No. 21.
Tanier writes:
The 1986 Giants may be the ugliest team on this list.
Other defensive juggernauts made the countdown, of course, but they mixed their brutality with a sense of style. Watching the 1985 Bears, for example, was like watching Mad Max: Fury Road.