The Patriots fielded some of the greatest teams in NFL history over the course of their two-decade dynasty.
As such, it should come as little surprise that multiple rosters led by Bill Belichick and Tom Brady made the cut for ESPN’s Bill Barnwell and his ranking of the 25 best NFL teams of the last 25 years.
With six Super Bowls secured by New England since the new millennium, Barnwell had four Patriots teams featured in his top-25 list. But the club that took the No. 1 spot on the list, ironically enough, was one New England squad who didn’t end up lifting the Lombardi Trophy.