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Written by Dan Leason
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Saturday, 17 December 2011 17:31 |
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 Welcome to the rankings section for week 15 of the Fantasy Football season! Where else can you find tiered weekly rankings? NOWHERE! well, at least no where important.
So, here is how it works. We rank all the Fantasy Football players for each week and and each position. Then we placed them in the following tiers in hopes that you can make better lineup decisions.
- Must Starts - the "no-brainer" selections for the week
- Solid options that should produce well
- Decent options in deeper leagues
- Desperate plays, if there are no other options
- Avoid at all cost - OK, so we did not make a 5th tier, but if players are not listed, do not use them at all
You'll want to bear in mind that rankings are purely subjective (even though we have done all the research), especially after you pass the top 10 or 12 at most positions. However, this will give you a good idea, or pecking order when putting your starting lineup together! As Friday practices begin and end, we'll update this list based on who practiced and who watched on the sidelines and will continue to do so up until kickoff.
*note* - check the comments section for our updates on players and feel free to leave updates that you hear about.
Lets take a look at the Fantasy Football Player Rankings for Week 15:
Quarterbacks
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Aaron Rodgers
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Eli Manning
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Jake Locker (S)
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Sam Bradford
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Drew Brees
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Cam Newton
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Rex Grossman
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Dan Orlovsky
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Tom Brady
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Tim Tebow
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Josh Freeman
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T.J. Yates
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Tony Romo
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Carson Palmer
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Mark Sanchez
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Tarvaris Jackson
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Matthew Stafford
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Michael Vick
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Matt Moore
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John Skelton
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Phillip Rivers
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Ben Roethlisberger
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Caleb Hanie
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Joe Flacco
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Alex Smith
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Andy Dalton
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Kyle Orton (S)
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Matt Ryan (Thurs)
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Christian Ponder (S)
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Blaine Gabbert (Thurs)
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Ryan Fitzpatrick
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Running Backs
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Arian Foster
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Adrian Peterson (?)
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Rashard Mendenhall
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Michael Tolbert
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Ray Rice
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Chris Johnson
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Benjarvis Green-Ellis
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Ryan Grant
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Lesean McCoy
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Michael Bush
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Ryan Matthews
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Toby Gerhart (?)
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Shonn Greene
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Ahmad Bradshaw
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Marion Barber
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Roy Helu
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Frank Gore
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Kahlil Bell
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LeGarrett Blount
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Keiland Williams (S)
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Chris Ivory
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Cedric Benson
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CJ Spiller
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Peyton Hillis
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Marshawn Lynch
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Darren Sproles
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Kendall Hunter
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Reggie Bush
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Donald Brown
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Ben Tate (S)
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Felix Jones
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Daniel Thomas
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LaDainian Tomlinson
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Chris "Beanie" Wells
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Brandon Jacobs
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Jackie Battle
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Michael Turner (Thurs)
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Steven Jackson
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Maurice Morris
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Joseph Addai
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Maurice Jones-Drew (T)
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Jonathan Stewart
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Rickey Williams
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DeAngelo Williams
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Wide Receivers
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Hakeem Nicks
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Victor Cruz
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Dwayne Bowe (S)
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Greg Little
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AJ Green
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Miles Austin
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Mario Manningham
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James Jones (S)
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Wes Welker
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Brandon Lloyd
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Donald Driver (S)
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Steve Breaston (S)
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Marques Colston
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Percy Harvin
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Mike Williams (TB)
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Jerome Simpson
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Calvin Johnson
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Laurent Robinson
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Desean Jackson
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Titus Young
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Dez Bryant
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Steve Johnson
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Kevin Walter
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Antonio Brown
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Torrey Smith
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Donte Stallworth
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Santana Moss
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Pierre Garcon
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Eric Decker
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Demaryius Thomas
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Johnny Knox
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Jordy Nelson
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Anquan Boldin
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Earluy Doucet
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Steve Smith
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Plaxico Burress
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Andre Roberts
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Brandon Marshall
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Lance Moore
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Andre Caldwell
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Mike Wallace
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Doug Baldwin
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Chaz Schilens
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Vincent Jackson
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Darrius Heyward-Bey
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Devin Aromashodu
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Nate Washington
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Jason Avant
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Reggie Wayne
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Jeremy Maclin
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Roddy White (Thurs)
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Santonio Holmes
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Julio Jones (Thurs)
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Jabar Gaffney
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Damian Williams
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Michael Crabtree
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Malcom Floyd
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Tight Ends
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Rob Gronkowski
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Jermichael Finley
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Jermaine Gresham
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Lance Kendricks
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Jimmy Graham
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Dustin Keller
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Kellen Winslow
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Heath Miller
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Jason Witten
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Jake Ballard
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Brent Celek
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Kyle Rudolph S
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Antonio Gates
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Aaron Hernandez
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Jared Cook
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Tony Scheffler
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Brandon Pettigrew
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Anthony Fasano
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Owen Daniels
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Visanthe Shiancoe
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Greg Olsen
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Ed Dickson
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Vernon Davis
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Evan Moore
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Tony Gonzalez (Thurs)
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Logan Paulson
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Marcedes Lewis (Thurs)
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Dallas Clark
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Kevin Boss
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Kickers
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David Akers
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Phil Dawson
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Connor Barth
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Olindo Mare
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Dan Bailey
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John Kasay
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Steven Hauschka
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Matt Prater
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Stephen Goskowski
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Lawrence Tynes
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Neil Rackers
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Billy Cundiff
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Jason Hanson
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Mike Nugent
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Mason Crosby
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Robbie Gould
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Rob Bironas
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Nick Folk
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Josh Brown
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Sebastian Janikowski
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Nick Novak
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Jay Feely
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Dan Carpenter
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Alex Henery
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Ryan Longwell
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Matt Bryant (Thurs)
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Billy Cundiff
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Ryan Succop
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Josh Scobee (Thurs)
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Shaun Suisham
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Dave Rayner
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Defenses
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Green Bay Packers
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Seattle Seahawks
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Cincinnati Bengals S
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Buffalo Bills
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Dallas Cowboys
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Detroit Lions
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Oakland Raiders
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Miami Dolphins
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New Orleans Saints
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Tennessee Titans
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Carolina Panthers
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Houston Texans
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New England Patriots
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Tampa Bay Bucs
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Baltimore Ravens
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Cleveland Browns
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San Diego Chargers
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San Francisco 49ers
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Denver Broncos
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New York Giants
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Washington Redskins
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Chicago Bears
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Minnesota Vikings
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Arizona Cardinals
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Kansas City Chiefs
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New York Jets
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St. Louis Rams
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Atlanta Falcons (Thurs)
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Indianapolis Colts
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Jax Jaguars (Thurs)
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