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Fanatics Sees Online NFL Sales Uptick For Opening Weekend

The opening NFL weekend was a strong one for sales of licensed NFL products. Fanatics reports that across its sites -- which include NFLShop.com and Fanatics.com -- sales were up 30% from the same Thursday-Sunday period from opening weekend in '18. The top-selling teams were the Cowboys, Patriots, Eagles, Chiefs and Bears. Top-selling NFL players: Patriots QB Tom Brady, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott, Bears LB Khalil Mack and Giants RB Saquon Barkley.

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