Sales of Vikings WR Randy Moss' jersey "top those of any other Vikings player and have helped drive" the team into the top half of the NFLP's club merchandise sale rankings through October '98, according to USA TODAY's Larry Weisman. The Vikings are "certain to ascend" during the holiday season as their "national presence increases." Packers merchandise accounts for 23% of all NFLP sales, and Weissman writes the Cowboys are "second by a slim margin." The following list the top 14 teams in terms of NFLP sales with their '97 ranking in parenthesis (USA TODAY, 12/16).
| 1) | PACKERS | (1) | | 8) | DOLPHINS | (6) |
| 2) | COWBOYS | (2) | 9) | RAIDERS | (10) |
| 3) | BRONCOS | (4) | 10) | PATRIOTS | (11) |
| 4) | STEELERS | (5) | 11) | JETS | (N/A) |
| 5) | 49ERS | (3) | 12) | GIANTS | (N/A) |
| 6) | CHIEFS | (8) | 13) | EAGLES | (N/A) |
| 7) | BUCS | (16) | 14) | VIKINGS | (17) |
OTHER NFL NOTES: Ty Ballou, President of Pittsburgh- based PLB Sports, marketer of Flutie Flakes, "wonders if the Flutie phenomenon can take hold in Denver," as Ed's End Zone O's, a cereal, named after Broncos WR Ed McCaffrey, hits Denver-area stores today (USA TODAY, 12/16).
