[Alberta's Child]

I'm not a Bears fan, but I think you don't give that team enough credit. Maybe their 15-1 record is a reflection of a weak schedule, but there's no getting around a few other things that really made that a dominant team. For one thing, they outscored their opponents 91-10 in the post-season -- including two shutouts. How often do teams shut out opponents in the playoffs in the NFL even once?

Secondly, that roster was stacked with nine Pro Bowlers, several players who were among the best of their era at their positions, and may end up with a half-dozen players in the Hall of Fame.

[1L]

>>How often do teams shut out opponents in the playoffs in the NFL even once?

SF shut out the Bears in the ‘84 playoffs; the Rams shut out the Cowboys in the division round of ‘85; the Giants shut out the Redskins in the 1986 NFC-C game. It may not be common now, but it wasn’t exactly uncommon then.

>>roster was stacked with nine Pro Bowlers,

That Cowboys team the Bears beat 44-0 had 4 Pro bowlers that year and other perrenial pro bowlers from that era: Danny White, Ed (TT) Jones, Tony Dorsett (HOF), Tony Hill, John Dutton, Mike Downs, Dennis Thurman, and I think Mike Saxon made it a few times as well.

>>several players who were among the best of their era at their positions, and may end up with a half-dozen players in the Hall of Fame.

Other than Peyton, Dent Hampton and Singletary, who? Hampton and Dent are VERY questionable entries. Peyton, of course, is the real deal and in my opinion, probably only behind Jerry Rice as the greatest player of all time.

The Cowboys had 2 HOFers that same year — White and Dorsett. And they flamed out early.