Franchise intelligence · decade by decade
NFL Franchise IQ Timeline
Which franchises fielded the most talented rosters each decade? Franchise IQ is the average KV-H peak rating of the top-5 players per organization per decade — a measure of sustained talent density that reveals dynasty arcs invisible in win-loss records alone.
Rankings as of 2026-08-10, as declared by the corpus that produced them.
Decade Leaders (Modern Era)
All Franchise Decade Arcs
| Franchise | Overall IQ | Best Decade | Trend | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 83 | 1940s(94) | 86 | 86 | 82 | 82 | |
| Chicago Bears | 79 | 1980s(91) | 91 | 85 | 77 | 85 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 74 | 2020s(97) | 81 | 83 | 85 | 97 | |
| New York Giants | 74 | 1980s(88) | 84 | 86 | 81 | 80 | |
| New England Patriots | 70 | 2000s(90) | 83 | 90 | 84 | 85 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 69 | 1990s(97) | 97 | 79 | 90 | 77 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 67 | 2010s(94) | 83 | 81 | 94 | 82 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 66 | 2000s(95) | 89 | 95 | 86 | 83 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 66 | 1990s(89) | 89 | 89 | 88 | 84 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 64 | 1990s(93) | 93 | 87 | 91 | 85 | |
| Washington Commanders | 64 | 2010s(91) | 81 | 83 | 91 | 76 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 62 | 2000s(92) | 84 | 92 | 84 | 82 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 61 | 1980s(90) | — | — | 86 | 88 | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 57 | 2000s(97) | — | 97 | 87 | 86 | |
| Denver Broncos | 55 | 2000s(93) | 90 | 93 | 84 | 81 | |
| Detroit Lions | 55 | 2010s(97) | 95 | 88 | 97 | 87 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 55 | 1990s(88) | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 51 | 1980s(91) | 86 | 79 | 85 | 84 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 51 | 2000s(90) | — | 90 | 82 | 86 | |
| Tennessee Titans | 50 | 1990s(88) | 88 | 87 | 86 | 81 | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 48 | 1990s(90) | 90 | 85 | 85 | 86 | |
| New York Jets | 48 | 1990s(89) | 89 | 89 | 83 | 81 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 47 | 2000s(96) | — | 96 | 81 | 88 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 46 | 2000s(94) | 89 | 94 | 89 | 82 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 41 | 2000s(92) | 85 | 92 | 87 | 89 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 40 | 2010s(95) | 83 | 87 | 95 | 95 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 39 | 2000s(90) | 83 | 90 | 86 | 86 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 37 | 2010s(90) | — | 84 | 90 | 84 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 36 | 1980s(97) | 83 | 93 | 82 | 84 | |
| Carolina Panthers | 34 | 2000s(90) | 85 | 90 | 87 | — | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 32 | 2020s(87) | 82 | 86 | 86 | 87 | |
| Houston Texans | 32 | 1970s(87) | — | 85 | 86 | 83 |
Methodology
Franchise IQ per decade = average KV-H peak score of the top-5 players whose career peak season falls in that decade AND whose last franchise matches the team. Attribution uses final team as a proxy — directional, not exact. Players who won rings on a different team than their peak may be under-counted for their dynasty franchise. All-time Franchise IQ →
StatVault Franchise IQ Timeline · KV-H talent density · 32 franchises