The most expensive team payrolls do not necessarily belong to the best teams, let alone the best-performing teams. Going into the 2009 NFL season, the lowly Oakland Raiders spent more on player contracts than any of the other 31 teams in the league. The eventual Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints were ranked fourth in team payroll and the runner-up Indianapolis Colts were #30 (despite having the highest-paid single player in quarterback Peyton Manning).