CBS Miami · Sep 18, 2015
’73 Dolphins Ranked 6th Best Team of All-Time
Scott Halleran /Allsport/GettyNo one will ever doubt the greatness of the 1973 Miami Dolphins.
It’s a team many considered superior to the 1972 version, the only squad to go undefeated in NFL history.
Is having them ranked outside the Top 5 all-time a slight jab to Don Shula’s most dynamic bunch?
In a study utilizing Elo ratings, FiveThirtyEight ranked the best NFL teams of all time and the 73′ Dolphins came in sixth. The ’72 Dolphins came in 17th. The ratings used are described as a “pet metric for evaluating a team’s skill level at any given moment.”
The Patriots hold down the first and second spots with their 2007 and 2004 teams, respectively.
