BEST NFL RECORDS, PAST 10 YEARS - Ingles

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Over the past 10 years, four NFL teams have posted a winning percentage of .600 or
better – led by the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (115-45, .719). The Colts’ 115 wins set an NFL record for the most wins in a single decade in league history, topping the 114 wins
by the San Francisco 49ers of the 1990s. During that span, three-time AP Most Valuable
Player PEYTON MANNING (right), has started every game at quarterback for the team,
leading the Colts to a victory in Super Bowl XLI and a berth in Super Bowl XLIV.

“The most wins in a decade is really something,” says Colts President BILL POLIAN. “To
think you can win more games in a decade than the legendary San Francisco 49ers, coached by BILL WALSH, I almost can’t come to grips with that.

“To think you have eclipsed a record that that great team – with JOE MONTANA and JERRY RICE and STEVE YOUNG and all of those players – set is absolutely amazing. I almost can’t get my arms around it, but it’s a monumental achievement and one I hope people in Indianapolis will remember for a long, long time.”

The teams with the best regular-season records over the past 10 years (2000-09):

TEAM W L T PCT. PLAYOFF BERTHS SUPER BOWL BERTHS SUPER BOWL WINS

Indianapolis, 115, 45, 0, .719, 9, 2, 1
New England, 112, 48, 0, .700, 7, 4, 3
Pittsburgh, 103, 56, 1, .647, 6, 2, 2
Philadelphia, 103, 56, 1, .647, 8, 1, 0
Green Bay, 95, 65, 0, .594, 6, 0, 0