The Best Pro Football Teams Countdown (Teams 34 thru 28)

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2:12history network. Today, going to talk about my rankings for the 32 NFL football teams dating all the way back to the beginning of the NFL in 1920. Tell with the NFL about to begin its 107th season. I have a question for my followers. Among the 32 teams, which would you say has had the most success? Which would you say has had the least success? I'm not asking which team had the best single season, the best decade or the best dynasty. I'm talking about going all the way back to each team's first season and judging how

3:13well or poorly they have performed overall. While there are many ways to calculate it, I chose to keep it simple by basing it solely on the number of championships each team has won. The Green Bay Packers have won more titles than any other NFC team. They have won 11 NFL titles, 3 NFC titles and 4 Super Bowl titles. Pretty impressive. But before you pack your fans, start bragging. Remember that your team has played 105 seasons and is not won a title in the past 25 years. The New England Patriots have won more titles than any other NFC team. They have won 12

4:18NFC titles and 6 Super Bowl titles. However, unlike the Packers, they have existed for only 66 years. So if we're going to be far about this, we need to take into account how many years a team has existed and compare that to the number of titles it has won. We also need to determine what counts as a title and what doesn't. I had a difficult time deciding whether to count titles 1 between 1920 and 1932. I wasn't going to at first for two reasons. Number 1, there wasn't a title game during those 13 seasons. The title was awarded to the team with the best record. Number 2, most of the teams that played during that time didn't last long. The Akron

5:23Proves, who won the first NFL title, then called the American Professional Football Association, lasted only seven seasons before folding. The Canton Bowl Dogs, who won the NFL title in 1922 and 1923, folded after six seasons. The 1924 Champion Cleveland Bowl Dogs lasted only four seasons. The 1926 Champion, Frankfurt Yellow Jackets, disbanded after eight seasons. The Providence Steam Roller lasted seven seasons and won the NFL title in 1928. Ultimately, I changed my mind and decided to include the titles awarded from 1920 to 1932.

6:25I am also including the Cleveland Browns for all American Football Conference titles, won between 1946 and 1949. Some may think those titles should not be included, but I disagree. The Browns proved those titles were legitimate by reaching the NFL title game for the next six seasons, winning three of them. I will also include all NFL titles won between 1960 and 1969, and all NFL titles won between 1933 and 1969. All AFC and NFC titles will also be included. Every title, other than the Super Bowl, will count as one point, while Super Bowl victories count as two points.

7:30This is because it is more difficult to win a Super Bowl than the aforementioned titles. I will then take the total number of points and divide it by the number of years the team has existed. I considered awarding a quarter or a half a point for each appearance in a title game, but decided it would make things more complicated than necessary. I will start at number 34 and work my way down to number one. How did I get 34 you ask? I am counting the current Cleveland Browns and the original Cleveland Browns as two separate teams. I am also counting the Baltimore Ravens as two separate teams, one that began in 1996, and one that was the original Cleveland Browns.

8:34So at number 34 we have the current Cleveland Browns. 1999 to present. This one gets complicated. The original Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996 and became the Ravens. An agreement between the City of Cleveland and the NFL preserved the Browns history, name, memorabilia, and colors in Cleveland. The City was also promised a new stadium to be completed by 1999. The Browns are considered to have suspended operations from 1996 through 1998. Meanwhile, owner Art Moldell's Baltimore Ravens would be regarded as an expansion team. But in reality, that was hardly true. As Moldell was allowed to take the Browns player contracts

9:41and the bulk of his organization to Baltimore. The Browns were actually the expansion team, starting to start all over again in 1999 after missing three seasons and losing all their best players to the Ravens. Whatever is written in the agreement doesn't change the fact that this is not the original Cleveland Browns. As stated before, the original Browns moved to Baltimore and changed their name to the Ravens. The Browns that play in Cleveland now began in 1999 and have had only four winning seasons. They have never reached an AFC championship game. At number 33, we have the Houston Texans. Joining the league in 2002, the Texans have zero titles

10:45in 24 years and have never reached a championship game. Number 32, the Jacksonville Jaguars. Although the Jaguars have appeared in three AFC championship games, they have yet to win one. Since joining the NFL in 1995, they have zero titles in 31 years. Although they have been in the league longer than the current Browns and Texans, I rank them ahead of those teams because they have reached three AFC championship games. At number 31, we have the Arizona Cardinals. The Chicago Cardinals began operations in 1920. They were awarded the NFL championship in 1925 after posting a league vest, 11, 2, and 1 record.

11:52In 1944, due to World War II, a shortage of players and money led them to combine with the Pittsburgh Steelers, forming Card Pit. They went O and 10 that season, but just three years later, they won the NFL championship game, defeating the Eagles 28-21. The Cardinals and Eagles met again the following season, but this time the Eagles won 7-0. The Cardinals moved to St. Louis in 1960 but had little success. They moved to Phoenix in 1988 and changed their name to the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. After a 62-year drought, the Cardinals finally won another title in 2008, defeating the Eagles 32-25

12:54in the NFC championship game. They lost to the Steelers in the Super Bowl 27-23. Many people have labeled the Cardinals as the least successful team in NFL history. They have played in four title games, winning two. They have two NFL titles, they have one NFC title, for a total of three points in 106 years. Not very impressive. Number 30, we have the Los Angeles Charters. The Charters were one of the original eight AFL teams. In 1960, they played the Houston Oilers in the first AFL championship, losing 24-16. The following year, they left LA for San Diego and again lost to the Oilers in

14:01the championship game. After a poor 1962 season, they defeated the Boston Patriots 51-10 in the 1963 championship game. They returned to the championship game in 1964 and 1965, but lost both times to the Buffalo Bills. After a long drought, the Charters played in the AFC championship in 1980 and 1981, but lost both times. In 1994, the Charters defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the AFC championship, but lost to the 49ers in the Super Bowl. They returned to the AFC championship in 2007, but lost to the Patriots.

15:03After 56 years in San Diego, the Charters moved back to LA in 2017. They have played in 10 title games, winning only two. They have one AFL title, four, a total of two points in 66 years. At number 29, we have the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1966 and had little success until 1998, when they defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the AFC championship. Before losing to the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, they returned to the AFC championship in 2004 and 2012, but lost both times. In 2016, they won their second AFC championship.

16:15But blew a 28-3 lead to the Patriots in the Super Bowl. They have played in six title games, winning two. They have two NFC titles, four, a total of two points in 60 years. At number 28, we have the Detroit Lions. The Lions joined the NFL in 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans representing Ohio. Before 1933, the NFL Champions title was awarded to the team with the best record. In 1932, the Bears and Spartans were tied for the best record. They played each other to determine the champion. And the Bears came out on top with a 9-0 victory.

17:18In 1934, the Spartans moved to Detroit and changed their name to the Lions. One year later, they defeated the New York Giants 26-7 to win their first NFL championship. After a long drought, they defeated the Browns in 1952 and 1953 to claim their third NFL title. One year later, they lost to the Browns 56-10, but they got their revenge in 1957, beating the Browns 59-14 to win their fourth championship. The Lions would not plan another championship game until 1991, losing to the Washington Redskins 41-10. After another long drought, they lost to the 49ers and the 2023 NFC championship game

18:2234-31. They have played in seven or eight title games, depending on whether you count their 1932 tiebreaker game with the Bears. Winning four of them. They have four NFL titles, four total of four points in 96 years. That will conclude our podcast for today. Join me again next week and we will continue with ranking these NFL teams and we'll start next week with the member 2017, which is the New York Giants. Until then, thank you and God Bless. This podcast is part of the Sports History Network. Your headquarters for the yesterday year of your favorite sport. You can learn more at sportshistorynetwork.com.

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