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There's been a lot of talk lately about whether or not the New England Patriots are the Greatest Team of All Time. Clearly this is one of the questions on everyone's mind heading into the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in Glendale, AZ and I think it's an underlying issue that's driving betting in the Big Game. So I took some time away from Super Bowl handicapping and making those Super Bowl square grids for my party next Sunday and decided that ranking the Super Bowl teams could be fun.

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Here were my rules:

1. We're only going with Super Bowl Era Teams. Sorry, but I just don't think that the 1926 Chicago Bears would hold up in the new millennium and I have no idea how to grade out any teams prior to 1967.

2. I was only going with one team from each franchise, so I didn't break out the 1978 Steelers and the 1979 Steelers, or the 1993 Cowboys and the 1971 Cowboys. I thought that would just muddle the issue a bit.

3. I did not consider dynasties and there was no three- or four-year reward for having a strong team. It was simple: one year, one team, who is the best?

4. I tried to balance out how teams performed against their contemporaries, but I also weighed how teams would have fared against one another if they had played. For example, the 1999 Rams were amazing. But how would they have performed against the 1985 Bears using the rules of the mid-80s? I think they would have gotten run over. I weighted it slightly in favor of how teams played against their era but that wasn't the only determinant.

So here it is, one man's opinion about which clubs are the best NFL Teams of All Time:

10. 1986-87 New York Giants (17-2)

If you were building a successful NFL team you would want the following things: a tenacious and relentless defense, a solid and dependable running game, an efficient and unflappable quarterback, and an exceptional coach. In that regards, this Giants team was exceptionally constructed. They closed the season winning 12 straight games and devastated their playoff opponents by a combined 105-22.

9. 1996-97 Green Bay Packers (16-3)

The league's No. 1 offense? Check. The league's No. 1 defense? Check. The league's highest margin of victory? Check. Brett Favre was at his best here and Green Bay scored 100 points in three playoff games while winning by an average of 17-plus points. They won six games over teams with 10 or more wins and were essentially the champions from Week 1 on.

8. 1992-93 Dallas Cowboys (16-3)

>From a pure talent standpoint, they are one of the best two or three teams ever. They had no weaknesses and won their three playoff games by an average of three touchdowns. They beat a 14-2 San Francisco team in Candlestick by 10 points and then delivered a stunning butt-kicking to Buffalo in the Super Bowl.

7. 1976-77 Oakland Raiders (16-1)

From a statistical standpoint, this was not one of the most dominant teams ever. However, they played 10 of their 17 games against teams with nine or more regular season wins (they only played 14 games back then). Oh, and let's not forget: they rolled the Steelers (yes, those Steelers) twice and beat a very good Minnesota team in the Championship.

6. 1972-73 Miami Dolphins (17-0)

To date, this is the only undefeated team in NFL history. They forged a perfect 17-0 mark during the season behind one of the greatest running games of all-time. These Dolphins knew what football was all about, using a crushing ground game and the No-Name Defense to pound their opponents into submission.

It may seem blasphemous for me to not even have them in my Top 5. However, they played an absurdly easy schedule that year, with their opponents' winning percentage below .400. They beat just two teams over .500 during the regular season and tallied just three wins over teams with 10 or more victories. While they did have a 15.3-point scoring differential, nine of their 17 games were decided by 10 points or less. They won the AFC Championship by just four points, and the Super Bowl by just seven points. They were underdogs in the Super Bowl for crying out loud! That doesn't scream domination to me.

5. 2007-08 New England Patriots (18-0, to date)

This is the team that has, to this point, rewritten the record books. If they do beat the Giants in Super Bowl XLII that will mark their eighth win over a team with 10 or more victories. They have scored the most points in history and their point differential of 315 is the best the league has ever known. This is a finely tuned machine and when all is said and done they will likely have at least six players in the Hall of Fame off this roster.

Why aren't they higher? Because I think that free agency and expansion have watered down the league and made the football not as strong. The athletes are better, but I think the toughness of the older teams would be able to compensate. And the bottom line is that the teams from other eras had to go through more quality opponents to achieve greatness.

4. 1991-92 Washington Redskins (17-2)

This Washington club may be one of the most underrated of the All-Time greats. Their offense (No. 1 at 30.3 ppg) was classically good and was bolstered by the league's No. 2 defense. Including the postseason, this Skins team's average margin of victory was over 17 points per game, about one point lower than the '07 Pats. Only they played much, much better competition.

They were one of just two champions to face 11 teams with 10 or more wins (9-2). They played in one of the All-Time Great divisions, with the NFC East boasting the defending champions (Giants), the eventual champions (Washington), next year's champions (Dallas), and one of the top defensive teams ever (Philadelphia). Those four teams went 31-9 against the rest of the league and Washington's two losses were by a combined five points, at Philly and at Dallas. Also, that Buffalo team the Skins dismantled in the Super Bowl wasn't too shabby.

3. 1978-79 Pittsburgh Steelers (17-2)

Honestly, it is a coin flip when you get to this point of the list. The top 3 teams are all interchangeable and your geography is most likely to dictate who you have No. 1. And if you went with this Steelers team it would be impossible to argue.

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We're taking the 1978 version over the others from the 70s dynasty mainly because they had the best regular season record (14-2) and they beat an amazing Dallas team in the Super Bowl. This team had a stunning nine Hall of Fame players on it and a HOF coach. The only reason I bumped them to No. 3 is because A) they only went 2-2 against 10-win teams during the season, B) they didn't lead the league in offense or scoring differential, and C) they only won their Super Bowl game by four points. I know all of that is nit-picky, but when you're talking Immortality you have to be choosy.

2. 1989-90 San Francisco 49ers (17-2)

I vividly remember watching this game as a 10-year boy and thinking that there was no way this 49ers team would lose a game. Ever. They did lose, twice, by a combined five points. But they also tallied six wins over teams with 10 or more regular season victories and outscored their playoff opponents an amazing 126-26. That's an average - average - score of 42-9. That is domination. Joe Montana completed 70 percent of his passes for an amazing 9.5 yards per attempt, and that was before the NFL changed the rules so you couldn't breath on a receiver. They had the No. 1 offense and No. 3 defense in the league.

1. 1985-86 Chicago Bears (18-1)

Defense wins championships, and this was the best ever. Throw in one of the top running backs of all time and a team of solid offensive role players and you have a club that knew what football was all about.

Chicago posted a 15-1 regular season mark, and had it not been for a fluky game in Miami they would've been perfect. And what people fail to mention about that game is that Chicago started backup quarterback Steve Fuller! Do you think New England would have beaten the Giants in Week 17 with Matt Cassel at the helm? I don't think so.

During the season they outscored their opponents 456-198 (average score: 29-12) and during the playoffs they won three games by a combined total of 91-10. Most people can't believe the Patriots scored 10. The 1985 Bears defense was the greatest of all time, but Chicago also possessed the NFL's No. 2 scoring offense. They had a +23 turnover differential, won a stunning nine games against teams with 10 or more wins, and in November they won their four games by an average of 40-4. Dominant, in every sense of the word.

Honoarable Mention: 1971-72 Dallas Cowboys; 1998 Denver Broncos; 1999 St. Louis Rams; 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers; 1994 San Francisco 49ers.

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