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Written by Dan Leason
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 21:31 |
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 Welcome to the rankings section for week 16 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 16:
Quarterbacks
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Tom Brady
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Cam Newton
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Mark Sanchez (S)
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Christian Ponder
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Drew Brees
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Phillip Rivers
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Matt Moore (S)
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Josh Freeman
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Aaron Rodgers*
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Michael Vick
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Rex Grossman
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Ben Roethlisberger +
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Matthew Stafford
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Eli Manning
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John Skelton
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Matt Ryan
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Kyle Orton (S)
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Alex Smith
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Tony Romo
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Ryan Fitzpatrick
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Dan Orlovsky
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Tim Tebow
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Andy Dalton
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Tarvaris Jackson
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Jake Locker (?)
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Taylor Yates
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Matt Hasselbeck (?)
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Blaine Gabbert
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Joe Flacco
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Seneca Wallace
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Carson Palmer
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Kellen Clemens
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*Full game? Matt Flynn?
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Caleb Hanie
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Sam Bradford +
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Running Backs
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Ray Rice
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LeSean McCoy
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Michael Bush
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Peyton Hillis
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Arian Foster
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Adrian Peterson
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Chris Wells +
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Toby Gerhart
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Maurice Jones-Drew +
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Chris Johnson
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Steven Jackson
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Willis McGahee
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Marshawn Lynch
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Pierre Thomas
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Frank Gore +
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Michael Turner
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Kevin Smith
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Rashard Mendenhall
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Cedric Benson
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Jonathan Stewart
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Reggie Bush
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Mike Tolbert
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Brandon jacobs
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Ryan Matthews
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Kahlil Bell (S)
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Jackie Battle
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Roy Helu
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Donald Brown
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Lance Bell
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DeAngelo Williams
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Ryan Grant
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Sammy Morris (S)
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CJ Spiller
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Darren Sproles
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Kendall Hunter (S)
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Shonn Greene
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BenJarvis Green-Ellis
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Daniel Thomas
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Felix Jones* +
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LeGarrett Blount (S)
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Ben Tate (S)
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*no Jones, Sammy Morris!
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Ahmad Bradshaw
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Ricky Williams
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Wide Receivers
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Brandon Marshall +
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Demaryous Thomas (S)
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Eric Decker
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Roddy White
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Mike Wallace*
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Percey Harvin
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Michael Crabtree
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Calvin Johnson
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Vincent Jackson
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Nate Washington
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Mike Williams (TB)
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Wes Welker
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Miles Austin
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Dwayne Bowe
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Antonio Brown
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Julio Jones
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Jordy Nelson
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Greg Little
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AJ Green
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Hakeem Nicks
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Doug Baldwin
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Santana Moss
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Pierre Garcon
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Nate Burleson
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Victor Cruz
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Torrey Smith
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Golden Tate
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Steve Smith
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Plaxico Burress (S)
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Jeremy Maclin
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Santonio Holmes
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Darrius Heyward-Bey
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Damian Williams
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Laurent Robinson +
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David Nelson
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Marques Colston
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Malcom Floyd
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Titus Young
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Steve Johnson
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Reggie Wayne
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James Jones
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Donald Driver
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Devin Aromashodu
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Lance Moore
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Jason Avant
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Jabar Gaffney
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Lavelle Hawkins
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Mario Manningham
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Vincent Brown
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*Big Ben Playing?
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Desean Jackson
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Jerome Simpson
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if not.. Risky
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Steve Breaston (S)
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Early Doucet
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stay tuned
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Andre Roberts (S)
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Davone Bess
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Brandon Lloyd
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Dezmon Briscoe
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Dez Bryant
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Tight Ends
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Jimmy Graham
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Jason Witten
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Owen Daniels (S)
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Jacob Tamme
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Antonio Gates
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Dustin Keller
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Tony Gonzalez
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Kevin Boss
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Rob Gronkowski
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Brent Celek
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Greg Olsen
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Heath Miller
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Aaron Hernandez
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Vernon Davis
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Jeremy Shockey
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Brandon Pettigrew
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Jared Cook (S)
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Joe Dreessen
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Jermichael Finley
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Jermaine Gresham
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Kyle Rudolph
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Kellen Winslow
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Dennis Pitta
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Anthony Fasano (S)
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Visanthe Shiancoe
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Ed Dickson
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Todd Heap
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Marcedes Lewis
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Zach Miller
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Jake Ballard +
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Kellen Davis
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Kickers
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Mason Crosby
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Nick Novak
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Neil Rackers
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Steven Hauschka
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Dan Bailey
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Stephen Gostkowski
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Nick Folk
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Connor Barth
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David Akers
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Rob Bironas
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Shaun Suisham
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Matt Bryant
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Sebastian Janikowski
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Jay Feely
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Olindo Mare
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Mike Nugent
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Matt Prater
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Josh Scobee
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Dan Carpenter
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Ryan Succop
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Ryan Longwell
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Graham Gano
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Lawrence Tynes
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Robbie Gould
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Alex Henery
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Billy Cundiff
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Adam Vinatieri
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Jason Hanson
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John Kasay
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Phil Dawson
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Dave Rayner
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Josh Brown
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Defenses
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Green Bay Packers
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Denver Broncos
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Seattle Seahawks
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New York Giants
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Houston Texans
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Oakland Raiders
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Baltimore Ravens
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Wash Redskins (S)
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Tennessee Titans (S)
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New York Giants
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San Francisco 49ers
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Carolina Panthers (S)
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Chicago Bears
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Dallas Cowboys
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Detroit Lions
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Arizona Cardinals
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Minnesota Vikings (S)
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Atlanta Falcons
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New York Jets
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Miami Dolphins
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Tampa Bay Bucs
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San Diego Chargers
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New Orleans Saints
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St. Louis Rams
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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Buffalo Bills
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Cleveland Browns
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Indianapolis Colts
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