Greatest Team Tournie: Round 1, Day 4

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Here are today's polls for everyone.

60. 1997 Green Bay Packers
vs.
69. 1975 Dallas Cowboys

37. 1993 Dallas Cowboys
vs.
92. 2012 San Francisco 49ers

53. 1970 Baltimore Colts
vs.
76. 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars

44. 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers
vs.
85. 2006 San Diego Chargers

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and the briefing this time around.

60. 1997 Green Bay Packers
Record 13-3 (15-4 Postseason)
Number 2 Scoring Offense, Number 5 Scoring Defense
Lost in the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos 31-24
Pro Bowlers: Brett Favre, Mark Chmura, Reggie White, LeRoy Butler
All Pros: Brett Favre, LeRoy Butler
MVP: Brett Farrrve

69. 1975 Dallas Cowboys
Record 10-4 (12-5 Postseason)
Number 8 Scoring Offense, Number 9 Scoring Defense
Lost in the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-17
Pro Bowlers: Roger Staubach, Rayfield Wright, Cliff Harris

37. 1993 Dallas Cowboys
Record 12-4 (15-4 Postseason)
Number 2 Scoring Offense, Number 2 Scoring Defense
Won in the Super Bowl against the Buffalo Bills 30-13
Pro Bowlers: Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Daryl Johnston, Michael Irvin, Jay Novacek, Nate Newton, Mark Stepnoski, Erik Williams, Russell Maryland, Ken Norton, Thomas Everett
All Pros: Emmitt Smith, Erik Williams

92. 2012 San Francisco 49ers
Record 11-4-1 (13-5-1 Postseason)
Number 11 Scoring Offense, Number 2 Scoring Defense
Lost in the Super Bowl against the Baltimore Ravens 34-31
Pro Bowlers: Frank Gore, Joe Staley, Mike Iupati, NaVorro Bowman, Justin Smith, Aldon Smith, Patrick Willis, Donte Whitner, Dashon Goldson
All Pros: Mike Iupati, NaVorro Bowman, Aldon Smith, Patrick Willis, Dashon Goldson, Andy Lee

53. 1970 Baltimore Colts
Record 11-2-1 (14-2-1 Postseason)
Number 6 Scoring Offense, Number 7 Scoring Defense
Won in the Super Bowl against the Dallas Cowboys 16-13
Pro Bowlers: Bubba Smith, Mike Curtis, Jerry Logan

76. 1999 Jacksonville Jaguars
Record 14-2 (15-3 Postseason)
Number 6 Scoring Offense, Number 1 Scoring Defense
Lost in the Conference Championship against the Tennessee Titans 33-14
Pro Bowlers: Mark Brunell, Jimmy Smith, Tony Boselli, Leon Searcy, Tony Brackens, Kevin Hardy, Carnell Lake
All Pros: Tony Boselli, Kevin Hardy

44. 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers
Record 11-5 (15-5 Postseason)
Number 9 Scoring Offense, Number 3 Scoring Defense
Won the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks 21-10
Pro Bowlers: Alan Faneca, Jeff Hartings, Casey Hampton, Joey Porter, Troy Polamalu
All Pros: Alan Faneca, Troy Polamalu

85. 2006 San Diego Chargers
Record 14-2 (14-3 Postseason)
Number 1 Scoring Offense, Number 7 Scoring Defense
Lost the Divisional Rond to the New England Patriots 24-21
Pro Bowlers: Philip Rivers, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lorenzo Neal, Antonio Gates, Marcus McNeill, Nick Hardwick, Jamal Williams, Nate Kaeding, David Binn, Shawne Merrimen, Kassim Osgood
All Pros: LaDainian Tomlinson, Lorenzo Neal, Antonio Gates, Jamal Williams, Shawne Merrimen, 
MVP: LaDainian Tomlinson

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Alright, as for my picks:

The 1975 Cowboys were one of the last teams I put on this list, but their resume is just lacking compared to so many of the others on the list. They barely got into the playoffs, and had a few lucky breaks go their way to make it to the super bowl, before getting handled by the Steelers. On the other hand, the Packers were the best team in the NFC that year, lead by an MVP QB and were close to winning a super bowl, if not for the Terrell Davis show. Give me the Pack here.

The 1993 Cowboys might have been the best iteration of that dynasty overall. I think if I was seeding based on actual team strength, I'd put them in the top 10. The 2012 49ers were good, but they went to a worse QB to finish out their season and suffered greatly for it. Easy pick here.

The Colts handled business based on a strong defense and an intelligent QB who was well past his prime, but had the most mental acumen of anyone who had played the game up to that point. They weren't nearly as good as their record would imply they were, and they had an easy road to the super bowl. On the other hand, the 99 Jags beat every team on their schedule except one. The problem is that they played that team three times, and that team had a copy of their offensive playbook. Ask the Dodgers how hard it is to win when the other team is stealing your signals. Give me the Jags here, that team was monstrous with Mark Brunell and those weapons, and that defense was aggressive as hell.

Lastly the Steelers and Chargers. LT had an MVP season, Shawne Merrimen was a standout on defense, and Philip Rivers immediately stepped into the role of starter and leader. They suffered a tough defeat on a fluky play, but they were easily the best team in the AFC that season. Everything that has happened to them since is karmic justice. The Steelers may have been a 6 seed on paper, but they were still an 11-5 team even with their starting QB missing four games. That defense was oppressive, Willie Parker took his game to another level while the Bus became a short yardage specialist, and Roethlisberger became a larger part of the offense. It's the toughest matchup of the bunch, but I took the Steelers on the strength of that defense.