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This info from Peter Kings's MMQ
"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."
"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."
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