After seeing this, it shows the awesomeness of the eagles. They are ranked 4th amoung all NFL teams, this shows our eagles are one of the best teams in the NFL. This was done by Mike Sando of ESPN he ranks the best and worst teams of the decade (2000-current). I believe that is when Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb took over, just goes to showcase how lucky we are to have both. This should definatley shut up some of DNab and Rig Red haters hopefully, it spells out how good we have been every since those two tookover. Interesting note is we have the second most playoff apperences with 7 only behind the colts another amazing feat done by this team. Also the lions have z-e-r-o 0 nada playoff appearences since 2000. 10 years wow..... your thoughts on how awesome we have been and are going to get with this new team of 2009. Also pay attention to the cowgirls and how much they suck, the g-bitches and how they are ranked lower then us, and the redskins...no comment...self explanatory thats how much they suck... we rule the NFC

The Patriots have won more regular-season, playoff and Super Bowl games than any NFL team since the 2000 season. That made them an easy choice for team of the decade.

Ranking the 31 other teams took a little more work.

I settled on a formula with five key variables: regular-season victories, playoff appearances, playoff victories, Super Bowl victories and Super Bowl defeats. The formula added the following five numbers to create a power ranking for the decade:

• Winning percentage times nine
• Playoff appearances divided by nine
• Playoff victories divided by nine
• Super Bowl victories divided by nine
• Super Bowl defeats divided by 18

The formula, adjusted for the Texans to account for their shorter history, ranked the top eight teams as you see them in the chart. I then made a few adjustments after consulting with our other seven divisional bloggers.

consulting with our other seven divisional bloggers.

Three teams -- Tampa Bay, Chicago and Arizona -- moved up two spots higher than the formula ranked them. The rationale:

• Bucs: We agreed to move Tampa Bay into the ninth spot, leapfrogging Seattle and Denver, by valuing the Bucs' Super Bowl victory over the Seahawks' one additional postseason victory and the playoff-faltering Broncos' superior regular-season record.
  
• Bears: Chicago moved past Carolina and San Diego because the Chargers never reached a Super Bowl and the Panthers' regular-season record was below .500.
  
• Cardinals: Arizona moved up two spots, past the 49ers and Bills, based on the Cardinals' three postseason victories and Super Bowl appearance last season.

The formula helped cut through perceptions. For example:

• The Raiders are routinely derided for their ongoing run of futility, but they own three playoff appearances, four playoff victories and a Super Bowl appearance during the decade. Only six teams have a higher playoff winning percentage in the decade.
• The Cowboys are a high-profile franchise, but they're below .500 during the regular season this decade. They are one of only seven teams without a playoff victory during that time.
• The Redskins are another high-profile franchise, but only eight teams have a lower winning percentage during the decade. Washington owns two playoff appearances and one playoff victory during the decade.

The Bills, Texans and Lions are the only teams without a playoff appearance during the decade. The Texans and Lions also owned the lowest regular-season winning percentages. That made them easy choices as the two worst teams in the rankings.

Also: Click here to download a spreadsheet ranking each team by regular-season wins, losses, ties, winning percentage, playoff appearances, playoff wins, playoff losses, playoff winning percentage, Super Bowl wins and Super Bowl losses. The spreadsheet also shows the difference between the formula's rankings and the actual rankings.