BobDigital
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Right now it is debatable but if you had to pick one team you go with the Steelers due to 6 SBs wins to our/SF/Dallas 5.
But what if the Pats win 1 more? Lets take a look.
SBs? - Pats 6 wins 10 appearances : Steelers 6 wins 8 appearances (equal wins but the Pats would have more appearances)
Regular season record? Pats currently 476-383-9 : Steelers currently 606-549-21 (If appearances were not enough the Pats would have better win rate (be hard to pass them in wins as their franchise started in 1933 and the Pats in 1960).
Playoff record? Pats 32-19 Steelers 36-24 (fair to say if the Pats win this year they will be only 2 wins behind the Steelers and maybe 1 but with a better overall win %).
If there waw an argument for the Steelers it would be since 60 they have rarely had a bad season while the Pats since 60 have had less consistent success. However there isn't a huge difference. I see 6-10 or worse as the cut off for being a bad team. 7-9 is just 1 swing from .500 so I can't call it a horrible year (same or 6-8 with 14 games as 1 swings it to .500). So the math works out IMO if you on the whole have a % better than .400 I won't say you are great but you don't stink.
Since 1960 (when both franchises were around) how often have teams been at or below the .400 mark?
Pats? 17 times
Steelers? 11 times
If you were to make an argument for why the Steelers have better better is it cause on the whole they have had less bad years than the Pats since both franchises have been around but if that is your only argument it doesn't stand up well. Also it is hard to ignore the years between 1933-1960 if we want to count those wins as the Steelers didn't really get consistent since 72 on.
Pittsburgh Steelers Team Encyclopedia | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Boston/New England Patriots Team Encyclopedia | Pro-Football-Reference.com
But what if the Pats win 1 more? Lets take a look.
SBs? - Pats 6 wins 10 appearances : Steelers 6 wins 8 appearances (equal wins but the Pats would have more appearances)
Regular season record? Pats currently 476-383-9 : Steelers currently 606-549-21 (If appearances were not enough the Pats would have better win rate (be hard to pass them in wins as their franchise started in 1933 and the Pats in 1960).
Playoff record? Pats 32-19 Steelers 36-24 (fair to say if the Pats win this year they will be only 2 wins behind the Steelers and maybe 1 but with a better overall win %).
If there waw an argument for the Steelers it would be since 60 they have rarely had a bad season while the Pats since 60 have had less consistent success. However there isn't a huge difference. I see 6-10 or worse as the cut off for being a bad team. 7-9 is just 1 swing from .500 so I can't call it a horrible year (same or 6-8 with 14 games as 1 swings it to .500). So the math works out IMO if you on the whole have a % better than .400 I won't say you are great but you don't stink.
Since 1960 (when both franchises were around) how often have teams been at or below the .400 mark?
Pats? 17 times
Steelers? 11 times
If you were to make an argument for why the Steelers have better better is it cause on the whole they have had less bad years than the Pats since both franchises have been around but if that is your only argument it doesn't stand up well. Also it is hard to ignore the years between 1933-1960 if we want to count those wins as the Steelers didn't really get consistent since 72 on.
Pittsburgh Steelers Team Encyclopedia | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Boston/New England Patriots Team Encyclopedia | Pro-Football-Reference.com
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