The Green Bay Packers have had a lot of elite teams since they were founded back in 1919 by Curly Lambeau. In the last couple of decades, the Packers have found a lot of success, but there were also some teams during the 1960s that were elite.

In thinking of the best Packers team in history, we will go back all the way back to 1962. Not only was the 1962 team the best team in Packers history, but they were also one of the best teams in NFL history. Vince Lombardi was in charge of the Packers and the team played their home games at City Stadium and Milwaukee County Stadium.

The Packers finished the regular season with a 7-0 record at home and 6-1 on the road. The Packers opened up their season with a 34-7 victory against the Minnesota Vikings. In that game, the Packers intercepted future Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton five times.

The Packers followed that win up with back-to-back shutouts against the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Bears. In Week 4, the Packers had a real test against the Detroit Lions. The Packers only offense came on three made field goals, but the defense stepped up in a big way again by giving up only seven points in the victory.

In Week 5, it was another blowout win against the Vikings, followed up by a 31-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Against the Baltimore Colts in Week 7, the defense stepped up in a big way again and only gave up six points.

In Week 8, the offense put up 38 points against the Bears, and in Week 9, it was 49 points put up against the Philadelphia Eagles that came in yet another easy win.

The Baltimore Colts gave them quite the test in Week 10, but the Packers were able to come away with a 17-13 victory. Week 11 was the only blemish on the schedule that season. The defense gave up 26 points against the Lions – the most they gave up all season – and that led to a loss.

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They took out some of their anger the next week against the Los Angeles Rams, putting up 41 points in a victory. They closed out the regular season with a win over the 49ers and Rams.

The Packers finished two games above the Lions, which clinched a spot in the NFL Championship Game against the New York Giants. In that game, quarterback Bart Starr only threw for 85 yards, but the Packers defense gave up only gave up seven points, which led them to the title.

The 1962 Packers team had a lot of impressive individual and team accomplishments. As a team, the Packers led the NFL in scoring, putting up 415 points on the year. Starr was the league's passing leader, Jim Taylor was the rushing leader, and Willie Wood was the interception leader.

Ray Nitschke was the star of the defense, but he wasn't the only playmaker on that side of the ball. Overall, the Packers had 11 players on the team that would eventually make it into the Hall of Fame.

The success and the talent of that team are enough to name the 1962 Packers team the best in team history.