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baseball (MLB), basketball (NBA and college basketball, with special
entries for the NCAA tournament), and hockey (NHL, college hockey, AND MN
HS hockey), are contained herein, as well as spread picks and predictions
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Current Rankings:
College Football Preseason 2009
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Florida
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2
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Oklahoma
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3
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Oregon
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4
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USC
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5
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Tulsa
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6
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Penn State
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7
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Georgia
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8
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Mississippi
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9
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Texas
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10
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Oklahoma State
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11
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Georgia Tech
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12
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Houston
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13
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Nevada - Reno
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14
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Missouri
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15
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Texas Tech
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16
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Navy
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17
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Utah
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18
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Boise State
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19
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Alabama
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20
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Nebraska
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NFL
Preseason 2009
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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2
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Indianapolis Colts
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3
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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4
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New England Patriots
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5
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Kansas City Chiefs
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6
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Philadelphia Eagles
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7
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Tennessee Titans
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8
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Baltimore Ravens
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9
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Green Bay Packers
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10
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San Diego Chargers
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College
Basketball Final 2008-09
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Memphis
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2
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Connecticut
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3
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Louisville
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4
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Pittsburgh
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5
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Gonzaga
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6
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Duke
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7
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West Virginia
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8
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UCLA
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9
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Kansas
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10
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North Carolina
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11
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Missouri
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12
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Michigan St.
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13
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Purdue
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14
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Arizona St.
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15
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Oklahoma
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16
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Villanova
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17
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Brigham Young
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18
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Xavier
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19
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Washington
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20
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Wake Forest
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NHL
Rankings Final 2008-09
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Bruins
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2
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Sharks
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3
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Blackhawks
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4
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Red Wings
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5
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Devils
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College Hockey Final 2008-09
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Boston University
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2
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Denver
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3
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Northeastern
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4
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Minnesota-Duluth
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5
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Vermont
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NBA
Rankings Final 2008-09
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Cleveland
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2
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Boston
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3
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L.A. Lakers
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4
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Orlando
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5
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Portland
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Minnesota High School Hockey Final 2008-09
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Edina
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2
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Eden Prairie
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3
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Bloomington Jefferson
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4
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Blaine
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5
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Minnetonka
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MLB
Rankings 2009
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Rank
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Team
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1
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Boston
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2
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Tampa Bay
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3
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LA Dodgers
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4
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NY Yankees
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5
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Toronto
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Awards:
Prediction Tracker
Awards 2006 – Smallest Bias, i.e. least
likely to over/under
Estimate home field advantage (full season, NFL)
Prediction Tracker
Awards 2006 – Best Against the Spread - tied for 2nd - (full
season, NFL)
Prediction Tracker
Awards 2005 – Best Against the Spread
(second Half, NFL)
Prediction Tracker
Awards 2004 – Smallest Bias, i.e. least
likely to over/under
Estimate home field advantage (second Half, NFL)
Gridmarks Pick Records:
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Records This Year
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W
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L
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P
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PCT
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Units
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College FB
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112
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90
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5
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0.553
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86
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NFL
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51
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51
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2
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0.500
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25
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Football Total
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163
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141
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7
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0.535
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111
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NCAA Basketball Tournament
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17
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19
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1
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0.473
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-6
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Algorithm Picks:
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NFL Games This Week (Final Wed/Thu)
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Tennessee Titans
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Arizona Cardinals
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San Francisco 49ers
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Atlanta Falcons
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Miami Dolphins
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Baltimore Ravens
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Carolina Panthers
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Denver Broncos
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Cleveland Browns
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Minnesota Vikings
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Green Bay Packers
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Chicago Bears
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Houston Texans
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New York Jets
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Indianapolis Colts
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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New Orleans Saints
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Detroit Lions
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New York Giants
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Washington Redskins
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Seattle Seahawks
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St. Louis Rams
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Dallas Cowboys
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New England Patriots
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Buffalo Bills
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Oakland Raiders
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San Diego Chargers
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