The Green Bay Packers have won 13 NFL titles, more than any other franchise in league history. But they have also had some outstanding teams that fell just short of a championship.

Here is a look at the five best Packers teams in history that did not win a Super Bowl or NFL title game. Teams are ranked based on their record, their talent level, their dominance during the season and their place in Packers history.

5. 2001 12-4-0  Head Coach: Mike Sherman

The Packers finished 12-4-0 in 2001 and had a strong team from top to bottom. The Packers featured three Pro Bowl players on offense in quarterback Brett Favre, running back Ahman Green and tight end Bubba Franks.

The Packers scored 390 points and allowed just 266 while going 7-1 at home and going 6-2 in the NFC Central Division.

Mike Sherman’s team lost only four games and three of them came by a combined total of 13 points.

In the playoffs, the Packers beat the 49ers 25-15 before getting crushed by the Rams in Favre’s worst playoff performance ever, a six-interception game that included three pick-sixes and put a sour ending to what was an otherwise outstanding season.

4. 1941 10-1-0 Head Coach: Curly Lambeau

The Packers 1941 squad is often overlooked in team history, but they were a dominant team from top to bottom. The Packers finished the season with a 10-1 record and their only loss came to the Bears who they also defeated in their rematch on November 2^nd in Chicago.

Wide receiver Don Hutson was the league MVP and passer Cecil Isbell was also an All-Pro for Curly Lambeau’s squad.

Other outstanding players on the roster that season include Clarke Hinkle, Buckets Goldenberg, Tony Canadeo, Joe Laws and Larry Craig.

The Packers finished 1941 with eight straight victories despite playing five of their final six contests on the road.

Both the Packers and Bears finished with 10-1 records, so the two teams met in a Western Conference playoff tiebreaker game in Chicago on December 14, 1941, one week after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

A Clarke Hinkle touchdown run gave the Packers an early 7-0 lead, but they fell to the Bears 33-14 to end what was an otherwise very successful season.

3. 2011 15-1-0 Head Coach: Mike McCarthy

The Packers were the defending Super Bowl champions heading into the 2011 season and their strong play that year proved last year’s title was no fluke.

The Packers scored a franchise record 560 points and won their first 13 games before falling to the Chiefs in Kansas City on December 18.

Aaron Rodgers was named the league’s MVP after throwing for 4,643 yards and 45 touchdowns with just six interceptions.

Seven Packers made the Pro Bowl including Rodgers, FB John Kuhn, WR Greg Jennings, C Scott Wells, DT B.J. Raji, OLB Clay Matthews and CB Charles Woodson.

The defense was the big reason this team didn’t rank higher on this list. They were ranked dead last in the league in yards allowed and surrendered 359 points.

The Packers hit their peak a bit too early in the season and struggled a bit in December. They lost their only postseason game, a 37-20 decision to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants at Lambeau Field.

2. 1997 13-3-0 Head Coach: Mike Holmgren

The Packers went to their second consecutive Super Bowl in 1997 after finishing with their second straight 13-3 record. They accomplished this despite playing a tough schedule. Seven teams the Packers defeated that season went on to qualify for the playoffs.

Brett Favre won his third straight league MVP award after throwing 35 touchdown passes to lead the league.

In addition to Favre, halfback Dorsey Levens, tight end Mark Chmura, special teams ace Travis Jervey, defensive end Reggie White and safety LeRoy Butler all made the Pro Bowl for the Pack.

The Packers won their final five regular season games and finished with a perfect 8-0 record at home.

In the playoffs, the Pack defeated the Buccaneers in the divisional round before knocking off Steve Young and the 49ers in San Francisco in the NFL Championship Game 23-10.

The Packers were 11 ½-point favorites in Super Bowl XXXII against the Broncos but fell 31-24 after a last-minute drive fell short.

1. 1963 11-2-1 Head Coach: Vince Lombardi

In 1963, the Packers were looking for their third straight NFL title under Vince Lombardi. After finishing 13-1 in 1962, the Pack “only” finished 11-2-1 in 1963, but the Bears finished 11-1-2 and won the Western Division. Both Packers losses came to the Bears.

There were no wild cards back then, so the Packers had to settle for playing in “The Playoff Bowl”, a game pitting the two second place teams against each other and is now considered an exhibition game. The Packers crushed the Cleveland Browns 40-23 at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

This Packers team was loaded with talent. They finished second in the league with 369 points scored and had the second stingiest defense in the NFL, allowing just 206 points in 14 games.

Green Bay probably would have repeated as champions had not two crucial things occurred. First, future Hall of Fame halfback Paul Hornung was suspended for the entire season for betting on football, so the Packers were without his services.

Then, quarterback Bart Starr was injured midseason and missed four games. He was replaced by backup John Roach who won three of his four starts but completed only 45.2 percent of his passes for the season while throwing four touchdowns and eight interceptions. Roach’s poor performances encouraged the Packers to acquire Zeke Bratkowski who would serve as Starr’s backup for the rest of Lombardi’s tenure in Green Bay.

The 1963 Packers featured 11 future Hall of Famers including Starr, Jim Taylor, Forrest Gregg, Jerry Kramer, Jim Ringo, Willie Davis, Henry Jordan, Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, Willie Wood and Herb Adderley. They also had a Hall of Fame coach in Lombardi.

As good as this team was, they fell just short of a third straight title. That kind of history had to wait another four years before Lombardi’s club made history at the Ice Bowl.