Top 10 linebacking corps in NFL history

2000 Ravens

   Led by Ray Lewis, and complemented by Peter Boulware and Jamie Sharper, the 
  Ravens defense dominated opponents en route to a title. 

Watch clip  |  Video: Lewis on 'America's Game'  |  Relive Super Bowl XXXV

Orange Crush

   Randy Gradishar, Bob Swenson, Joe Rizzo and Tom Jackson teamed up to lead the 
  Broncos to their first 
  Super Bowl appearance. 

Watch clip  |  Broncos history  |  Relive Super Bowl XII

1980s Raiders

Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, as well as Matt Millen and Rod Martin, were major contributors on the last Raiders team to win a Super Bowl.

Watch clip  |  Hendricks' road to the Hall  |  Relive Super Bowl XVIII

Steelers of the mid-1990s

   The foursome of Levon Kirkland, Kevin Greene, 
  Greg Lloyd and Chad Brown weren't the "Steel Curtain" revisited, but weren't too far off. 

Watch clip  |  Steelers history  |  Relive Super Bowl XXX

Vince Lombardi's Packers

   Led by Ray Nitschke, and also featuring Dave Robinson and Lee Roy Caffey, this group was key to one of the NFL's greatest dynasties. 

Watch clip  |  Video: Nitschke retrospective  |  Video: Nitschke remembered

1985 Chicago Bears

   Otis Wilson, 
  Mike Singletary and Wilbur Marshall ran Buddy Ryan's 46 defense to perfection as the 
  Bears dominated the NFL. 

Watch clip  |  Video: Singletary retrospective  |  Relive Super Bowl XX

Hank Stram's Chiefs

Hall of Famers Bobby Bell and Willie Lanier, along with the unheralded Jim Lynch, dismantled the favored Vikings in Super Bowl IV.

Watch clip  |  Relive Super Bowl IV  |  Bobby Bell: Gladiator

Bill Parcells' Giants

   Lawrence Taylor grabbed the headlines, but Harry Carson, Gary Reasons and Carl Banks were key contributors on two Super Bowl-winning teams. 

Watch clip  |  Video: Carson retrospective  |  Video: Taylor retrospective

1970s Steelers

Hall of Famers Jack Ham and Jack Lambert were integral parts of Pittsburgh's famed "Steel Curtain," the catalyst for four Super Bowl wins.

Watch clip  |  Steelers history  |  Video: "Steel Curtain" No. 2 nickname

Jim Mora's Saints

   Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughan Johnson and Pat Swilling combined for 13 trips to the 
  Pro Bowl and helped the 
  Saints earn respectability. 

Watch clip  |  Player pages: Jackson  |  Johnson  |  Mills  |  Swilling

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