The best NFL Team ever?

[Redskins8588]

First, let me apologize if this is a re-thread. On the eve of Super Bowl XLII, many are talking about the New England Patriots and there march to perfection. I am sure that many also have heard or talked about it themselves, but the question is this, would winning the super bowl make New England the best NFL team ever? Better than the Steelers of the 1970's? Better than the 1972 Dolphins? Better than the 49'ers of the 1980's? Just to name a few teams that were or are held by some to be the greatest.

My question to this website is name the top 5 all-time teams and what criteria that was used to determine your opinion on your list of teams.

I was asked a question the other day, would the Steelers of the 1970's beat the Patriots of today? My answer was simple, which NFL rules apply, the rules of the 1970' or the rules of today? I think that when people get lost in this debate about what team is better than the other all-time, they tend to forget that the rules have changed and are totally different today then they were 30 years ago when clothes line tackles were still leagle and performed by on a daily basis by Jack Ham and Jack Lambert. Well what is everyone's opinion?