Over the last 10 years, the New England Patriots played in a staggering seven AFC Championship Games and competed in football's biggest game three times. Two years ago, they lifted the Lombardi Trophy as champions of the NFL.
During that same 10-year span, the Seattle Seahawks made the playoffs seven times. They played in a pair of Super Bowls, losing in thrilling fashion to the Patriots and blowing out the Denver Broncos, who themselves won the Super Bowl last year.
They are the NFL's most successful teams. The most popular teams. The league's most talked-about teams.