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BEST NFL RECORDS, PAST 10 YEARS

Over the past 10 years, six NFL teams – New England (122-38, .763), Indianapolis (110-50, .688), Pittsburgh (101-59, .631), Green Bay (98-61-1, .616), San Diego (97-63, .606) and Baltimore (96-64, .600) – have posted a winning percentage of .600 or better. Those six clubs have combined for 43 playoff berths, 10 appearances and six Super Bowl championships during that span.

Since being drafted by Green Bay in 2005, AARON RODGERS and the Packers have made seven playoff appearances, winning Super Bowl XLV.

“I’m very proud of Aaron,” says Green Bay MIKE MC CARTHY. “He’s at the point in his career now that it seems like every week or every other week he’s breaking a record. He is just a special player.”

The reigning Super Bowl champion , under the guidance of head coach , have the best regular-season record over the past 10 years, qualifying for the postseason nine times and winning Super Bowl XLIX.

“He’s been a great mentor, a great friend,” says head coach JOHN HARBAUGH (above, with Belichick). “I have the utmost respect for him. Bill Belichick is the greatest coach of our generation, without question.”

The teams with the best regular-season records over the past 10 seasons (2005-14):

TEAM W L T PCT. PLAYOFF BERTHS SUPER BOWL BERTHS SUPER BOWL WINS New England 122 38 0 .763 9 3 1 Indianapolis 110 50 0 .688 9 2 1 Pittsburgh 101 59 0 .631 6 3 2 Green Bay 98 61 1 .616 7 1 1 San Diego 97 63 0 .606 5 0 0 Baltimore 96 64 0 .600 7 1 1

HARRIS POLL: PRO FOOTBALL IS AMERICA’S FAVORITE SPORT BY FAR

America’s favorite sport? Once again, professional football claims the top spot.

For more than four decades, according to The Harris Poll, the NFL has been the most popular sport in America.

In its most recent survey, Harris reveals that pro football is the favorite sport for almost one-third of people (32 percent), doubling the next sport, with 16 percent of people claiming baseball as their favorite. In fact, more people name professional football as their favorite sport than the combined total of the next three professional sports – baseball (16), auto racing (seven) and men’s pro basketball (six).

The third sport in the survey is college football at 10 percent, meaning that football is the favorite sport of nearly half of America’s sports fans (42 percent).

The five most popular sports according to The Harris Poll 2015 (released January 2015):

RANK SPORT PERCENT 1 Pro Football 32 2 Baseball 16 3 College Football 10 4 Auto Racing 7 Men’s Pro 5 6 Basketball