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Cowboys Rank As Favorite NFL Team For Fifth Straight Year; Jags Again Rank At Bottom
Published October 12, 2011
The Cowboys rank as the NFL's most popular team for the fifth year in a row, according to data from Harris Poll's annual survey. The Steelers, who were the last team to take the top spot in '06, moved up from No. 4 last year to the No. 2 spot in this year's poll. The Packers, Patriots and Bears round out the top five. The Lions saw the biggest year-over-year increase, moving up 11 places to No. 19, while the Raiders saw the sharpest drop, down eight places to No. 25. For the third year in a row, the Jaguars rank at the bottom of the list. This year's poll surveyed 2,462 U.S. adults online from Sept. 12-19 (Harris Poll).
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HARRIS POLL: FAVORITE NFL TEAMS
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TEAM
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'11
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'10
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'09
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'08
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'07
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'06
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'05
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'04
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'03
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Cowboys
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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2
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1t
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Steelers
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2
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4
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2
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4
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3
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1
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3t
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15t
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10
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Packers
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3
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3
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6
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5
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4
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4
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1
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1
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1t
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Patriots
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4
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6
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5
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2
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6
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5
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3t
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3
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19
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Bears
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5
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9
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3
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6
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5
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6
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8
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6t
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8
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Colts
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6
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2
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4
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3
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2
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3
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9
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11
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23
|
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Giants
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7
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7
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8
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7
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7
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9
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13
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4
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11t
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Redskins
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8
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15
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17t
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9t
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12
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16
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14
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10
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6
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Vikings
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9t
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8
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10
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12
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19t
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21
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16t
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15t
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7
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Jets
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9t
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16
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20
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9t
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17
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22
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11t
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6t
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16
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Saints
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11
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5
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24
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17
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21t
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31
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29
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30
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29
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Eagles
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12
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13
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7
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8
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8
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7
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5
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5
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20
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Dolphins
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13
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21t
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17t
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16
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14t
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13t
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18t
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13
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9
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Ravens
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14
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19
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26
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28
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26t
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30
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28
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29
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25
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Falcons
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15
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10
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13
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27
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28
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23t
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18t
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21t
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27
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49ers
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16
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12
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11
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11
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9
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8
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6
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8
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5
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Cardinals
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17t
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11
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16
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24
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29
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29
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31
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32
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32
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Broncos
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17t
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14
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12
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15
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16
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11
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10
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9
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17
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Lions
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19
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30
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31
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29
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25
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17t
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18t
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26
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30
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Panthers
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20
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23
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25
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19
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14t
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13t
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16t
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18
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24
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Titans
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21
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21t
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9
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25
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26t
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15
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25t
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23
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14
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Browns
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22
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26
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22
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22t
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13
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19
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15
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24t
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15
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Texans
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23
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17t
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23
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26
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31
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28
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25t
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19
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21t
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Chargers
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24
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20
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14t
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18
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10
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23t
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27
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31
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26
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Raiders
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25
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17t
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21
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13
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11
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10
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7
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12
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3
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Rams
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26
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24
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30
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30t
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23t
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26
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21t
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20
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11t
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Seahawks
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27
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31
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14t
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14
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19t
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12
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24
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14
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21t
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Buccaneers
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28t
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27t
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19
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21
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21t
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17t
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11t
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17
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4
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Bills
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28t
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29
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27t
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20
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30
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27
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23
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27
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18
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Chiefs
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30
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25
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27t
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22t
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23t
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20
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21t
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21t
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13
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Bengals
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31
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27t
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29
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32
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18
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23t
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30
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24t
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28
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Jaguars
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32
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32
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32
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30t
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32
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32
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32
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28
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31
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