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Who were the best NFL teams since 2000 you ask? Just check out this list:

1. New England Patriots

(3 superbowls wins and 1 superbowl runner up and 14 playoff wins)

The Patriots are hands down the best team on the 2000 decade. They have only reached the superbowl 4 out of 10 years and won 3 of them. They have also become the only team to go 16-0 in the regular season and have amassed a whopping 14 playoff wins. Who knew the young bench riding Tom Brady would lead this team to a dynasty and put the Patriots in NFL lore.

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

(2 superbowls wins and 10 playoff wins)

This is a team known for being as hard core as their name sake. Tough defense, a tough running game, a tough coach and a smart rugged quaterback has always been their keys to success. Well in the 2000's they found that right formula as the Steelers took 2 superbowls this decade. The first time around Bill Cowher lead his team, with the likes of Jerome Bettis, Hines Ward and Ben Roethlisberger and they became the first #6 seed to win a superbowl ever. The second go round the Steelers won with another tough young head coach in Mike Tomlin. This squad was also led by Ben Roethlisberger as he led his team down the field to score a last minute TD pass to Santonio Holmes. This win gave the Steelers of the most Lombardi trophies to date (6).

3. Indianapolis Colts

(1 superbowl win and 7 playoff wins)

It seems like Peyton Manny and the Colts have been winning a long time. From Edgerin James and Marvin Harrison to Dallas Clark and Reggie Wayne the Colts have indeed been racking up wins this decade. Since his rookie year Manning quickly took control of this team and has become one of the top players in the NFL. Well in 2007 with the edition of Coach Tony Dungy the Colts franchise hit pay-dirt as they beat the Chicago Bears in Superbowl XLI and finally establishing Manning as an elite QB. Throughout this decade the Colts have been on many consecutive winning streaks and currently are 1 of two teams still undefeated as we head into the final month of regular season play.

4. New York Giants

(1 superbowl win and superbowl runner up and 6 playoff wins)

Speaking of Peyton, lil bro Eli Manning and the Giants have also ranked as one of this decades best teams. Before Eli came aboard the Giants and Tom Coughlin were winning with players like Micheal Strahan and the tough minded RB Tiki Barber. This was a tough and rougged team that was good enough to make it the to Superbowl only to fall to the Baltimore Ravens in the final game. They had some up and down years and then came  Eli Manning via trade with San Diego. Again the Giants had a couple of good and bad years and at one point they were even ready to run coach Tom Coughlin out of the locker room. But Coughlin stuck to his roots and the younger Manning caught fire in 2008 when the offense and tough Giant defense took an underdog team into the Superbowl to face the record setting Patriots who at the time was 19-0 . In one of the most entertaining Superbowls in NFL history Manning lead the Giants to a game winning drive and New York upset the mighty Patriots 17-14.

5. St Louis Rams

(1 superbowl win and superbowl runner up and 3 playoff wins)

The St Louis Ram, aka the "Greatest Show on Turf" was a high flying, high powered offense that looked unstoppable most times. It didn't matter if they were in a dome or on grass, Kurt Warner, Ike Bruce and Marshall Faulk had defenses dazed and confused. Head Coach Dick Vermeil also had the defense hitting on all cylanders which landed the Rams in the 2000 decades first Superbowl against the Tennesee Titans. This game was also one of the best superbowls as the late Steve McNair drove the Titans down the field for a last minute TD try only to be thwarted by the Ram defense at the 1 yard line as time expired. The Rams won 23-16. The Rams would also play in Superbowl XXXVI but was defeated by the New England Patriots.

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