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SBD/Issue 239/NFL Season Preview
ESPN Sports Poll: Cowboys, Peyton Manning Favorites Among NFL Fans
Published September 7, 2007
The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked NFL fans from January-July ’07 to name their favorite NFL teams and players. The following are the favorite NFL teams and players of U.S. respondents age 12+, with comparisons to how those teams and players faired in previous years (ESPN Sports Poll).
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FAVORITE NFL TEAM
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RANK
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TEAM
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'07
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'06
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'05
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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n = 15,805
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n = 15,715
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n = 18,102
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1
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Cowboys
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7.8 %
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7.7%
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10.0%
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2
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Steelers
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4.9 %
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6.4%
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5.8%
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3
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Colts
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4.7 %
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2.6%
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2.9%
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4
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Patriots
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4.0 %
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3.9%
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6.2%
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5
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Packers
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4.0 %
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4.8%
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6.9%
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6
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Bears
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3.8 %
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2.5%
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3.2%
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7
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Eagles
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2.8 %
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3.0%
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4.3%
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8
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Raiders
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2.8 %
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2.6%
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3.9%
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9
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49ers
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2.7 %
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2.7%
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4.5%
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10
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Broncos
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2.3 %
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3.0%
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3.3%
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FAVORITE NFL PLAYERS
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RANK
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PLAYER
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'07
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'06
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'05
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n = 9,181
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n = 8,287
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n = 14,162
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1
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Peyton Manning
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13.2 %
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7.8%
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8.0%
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2
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Brett Favre
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7.1 %
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10.3%
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10.4%
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3
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Tom Brady |
5.3 %
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5.2%
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4.7%
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4
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LaDainian Tomlinson |
2.7 %
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1.0%
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5
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Brian Urlacher |
2.4 %
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1.4%
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1.2%
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6
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Michael Vick |
2.3 %
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3.5%
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4.0%
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7
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Reggie Bush |
2.2 %
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8
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Ben Roethlisberger |
2.2 %
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3.5%
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1.5%
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9
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Donovan McNabb |
1.7 %
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2.6%
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3.3%
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10
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Terrell Owens |
1.6 %
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2.4%
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2.2%
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