packinpatland
02-11-2008, 02:00 PM
This info from Peter Kings's MMQ
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/10/tyree/1.html
"Had New England beaten the Giants, its .830 winning percentage between the 2003 and 2007 seasons would have been the best five-year mark ever. Looking at the numbers with the Pats' loss:
NFL's Best Five-Year Records Since 1945
Team Years Record Winning Pct. Titles
Miami 1971-1975 65-14-1 .823 2
Green Bay 1962-1966 59-13-3 .8194 3
New England 2003-2007 77-17 .8191 2
Baltimore 1967-1971 59-15-4 .797 1
Cleveland 1950-1954 52-14 .788 2
Oakland 1973-1977 63-17-1 .784 1
Pittsburgh 1974-1978 65-18-1 .780 3
San Francisco 1988-1992 70-20 .778 2
Another quirk of NFL record-keeping is that prior to 1972 the NFL disregarded ties in figuring winning percentage; from 1972 to the present, the league has counted ties as a half-win and half-loss. Had ties counted as half-wins and half-losses throughout history, Green Bay's percentage would have been .807 instead of .8194."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/10/tyree/1.html
"Had New England beaten the Giants, its .830 winning percentage between the 2003 and 2007 seasons would have been the best five-year mark ever. Looking at the numbers with the Pats' loss:
NFL's Best Five-Year Records Since 1945
Team Years Record Winning Pct. Titles
Miami 1971-1975 65-14-1 .823 2
Green Bay 1962-1966 59-13-3 .8194 3
New England 2003-2007 77-17 .8191 2
Baltimore 1967-1971 59-15-4 .797 1
Cleveland 1950-1954 52-14 .788 2
Oakland 1973-1977 63-17-1 .784 1
Pittsburgh 1974-1978 65-18-1 .780 3
San Francisco 1988-1992 70-20 .778 2
Another quirk of NFL record-keeping is that prior to 1972 the NFL disregarded ties in figuring winning percentage; from 1972 to the present, the league has counted ties as a half-win and half-loss. Had ties counted as half-wins and half-losses throughout history, Green Bay's percentage would have been .807 instead of .8194."