The 2007 New England Patriots ran the table in the regular season, going a perfect 16-0. They won their first two playoff games, but then hit a wall in the Super Bowl and lost to the New York Giants.
They finished 18-1, coming up one win shy of a truly perfect season.
That Patriots team is widely viewed as one of the best in NFL history. Yet, Torry Holt would still pick the Greatest Show on Turf over the 2007 Patriots.
“The ‘07 Patriots were dynamic. They were really good.” Holt told Rob Lep of Sports Illustrated. “Moss, Brady, and Welker and all those guys. But you know I’ve got to go with us. The amount of points and the consecutive years which we did it was just unbelievable. We took the National Football League by storm because of the speed in which we played, the routes, the concepts which we were running and the points, which is incredible. So I’d go with the Greatest Show on Turf, but no disrespect to those 07 Patriots. They were phenomenal, but the Greatest Show on Turf was the best.”
HOFer @BigGame81 was part of arguably the most prolific offense in NFL history.
Whose he rolling with: “The Greatest Show on Turf” or Tom Brady’s ‘07 NE Patriots?
Easy. He’s gotta go with @kurt13warner @marshallfaulk himself and the boys.
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— Rob Lep (@RobLep1) March 31, 2020
The Rams’ best team was in 1999 when they went 13-3, leading the league in scoring with 526 points and only allowing 242. They were a well-rounded unit, which makes it no surprise that they went on to win the Super Bowl that year.
They were led by Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce and Holt, going 37-11 across three seasons with two Super Bowl appearances.
The 2007 Patriots have a strong case as the better team, though. They scored 589 points and only allowed 274, ranking first in total offense and fourth defensively. If not for Eli Manning’s miraculous completion to David Tyree’s helmet, the Patriots very likely would’ve finished 19-0.
But regardless of which way you lean in this Rams vs. Patriots debate, both teams were among the best in NFL history.