Every team that was great in '98 dissolved in '99 for reasons unrelated to the Rams' ascent. There was a huge void, and no truly great teams in the NFL from 1999-2002. https://twitter.com/LaverneusDingle/status/1287757822155948033

The Broncos fell apart when Elway retired and Terrell Davis got hurt. Brett Favre injured his thumb and Reggie White retired. Steve Young retired and Jerry Rice went to Oakland. The Steelers rebuilt without Rod Woodson, Greg Lloyd, and Carnell Lake. Aikman and Irvin retired.

Who was the best team the Rams beat in '99? Probably the Titans — a fine team, but hardly a dynasty. Who was the 2nd-best team in the NFC? The 11-5 Bucs? That's pretty underwhelming competition.

The 1990 Giants went 13-3 in a division that produced 3 playoff teams. They swept a Joe Gibbs Washington team and a Buddy Ryan Eagles team with Cunningham at the height of his powers (plus the Jimmy Johnson Cowboys, but they weren't great yet).

In the playoffs, New York crushed the Ditka-coached Bears 31-3, then beat the 14-2 Montana 49ers and the best team in Buffalo Bills history. They had an HOF HC (Parcells) and DC (Belichick), 1 of 5 future NFL head coaches as assts — not even counting Ron Erhardt or Charlie Weis.

Both the 99 Rams and 90 Giants went 13-3, but NYG had much more competition to win the Super Bowl. They beat every great dynasty of their era, other than they didn't play DEN if you're super generous about what constitutes a dynasty. The Rams were fun, but not historically great.