Cowboys Rank As Top-Selling NFL Team; Favre Leads In Jersey Sales
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Cowboys Lead All Other NFL Teams
In NFLShop.com Sales Through December |
The Cowboys for the second consecutive year ranked as the top-selling NFL team for merchandise on NFLShop.com based on units sold from April 1-December 31, and the team boasted five players in top 25 jersey sales for the same period. The Giants jumped to No. 2 in team merchandise sales following their Super Bowl XLII championship, up from No. 7 for the same period last year. The Steelers, Jets and Bears rounded out the top five, with the Jets vaulting to No. 4 from outside the top 10 last year following the acquisition of QB Brett Favre. Meanwhile, Favre led all NFLers among jersey sales on NFLShop.com, climbing to the top spot in his first year with the Jets after ranking No. 4 last year with the Packers. Cowboys QB Tony Romo, Giants QB Eli Manning, Steelers S Troy Polamalu and Vikings RB Adrian Peterson rounded out the top five, with Manning climbing to No. 3 from No. 17 last year. Patriots QB Tom Brady, who ranked No. 2 in jersey sales last year, fell to No. 12 after sustaining a season-ending injury in Week One. Falcons QB Matt Ryan posted the highest jersey sales of any rookie on the list, debuting at No. 15 after leading the Falcons to the playoffs (NFL).
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Top 10 Selling Team Merchandise
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RANK
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'07 RANK
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TEAM
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1)
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1
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Cowboys
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2)
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7
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Giants |
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3)
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3
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Steelers |
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4)
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NA
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Jets |
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5)
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4
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Bears |
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6)
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2
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Patriots |
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7)
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8
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Redskins |
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8)
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9
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Eagles |
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9)
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5
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Packers |
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10)
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6
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Colts |
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Top-Selling NFL Player Jerseys
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RANK
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'07
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PLAYER
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RANK
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'07
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PLAYER
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1)
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4
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Jets QB Brett Favre
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14)
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7
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Bears LB Brian Urlacher |
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2)
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1
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Cowboys QB Tony Romo
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15)
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NR
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Falcons QB Matt Ryan |
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3)
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17
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Giants QB Eli Manning
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16)
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NR
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Giants RB Brandon Jacobs |
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4)
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9
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Steelers S Troy Polamalu
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17)
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NR
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Broncos QB Jay Cutler |
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5)
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6
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Vikings RB Adrian Peterson |
18)
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22
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Steelers WR Hines Ward |
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6)
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3
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Colts QB Peyton Manning |
19)
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11
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Bears WR Devin Hester |
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7)
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15
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Cowboys RB Marion Barber |
20)
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24
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Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware |
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8)
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20
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Cowboys TE Jason Witten |
21)
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8
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Patriots WR Randy Moss |
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9)
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5
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Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson |
22)
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NR
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Redskins TE Chris Cooley |
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10)
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12
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Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger |
23)
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NR
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Ravens QB Joe Flacco |
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11)
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18
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Eagles RB Brian Westbrook |
24)
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NR
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Bears RB Matt Forte |
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12)
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2
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Patriots QB Tom Brady |
25)
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NR
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Saints QB Drew Brees |
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13)
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13
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Cowboys WR Terrell Owens |
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