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Ranking the Quarterbacks
Quarterback Yards Tds Rating
1. Tom Brady 4,577 32 102.8
2. Case Keenum 3,547 22 98.3
3. Blake Bortles 3,687 21 84.7
4. Nick Foles 537 5 79.5
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Ranking the defenses
2. New England 267
3. Philadelphia 281
6. Minnesota 348
10. Jacksonville 404
Points scored
2. New England. 458. 28.6
3. Philadelphia 457 28.6
5, Jacksonville 417 26.1
10. Minnesota 382 23.9
Points Allowed
1. Minnesota 252 15.6
2. Jacksonville 268 16.8
4. Philadelphia 295 18.4
5. New England 296 18.5
Sacks
2. Jacksonville 56
7. New England 42
15. Philadelphia 38
17. Minnesota 37
Beatles
1. John Lennon
2. Paul McCartney
3. George Harrison
4. Ringo Starr
Running backs
8. Leonard Fournette 1,040
14. Dion Lewis 896
19. Latavius Murray. 842
27. LeGarrette Blount 766
Best-ever Patriots
1. Tom Brady
2. Rob Gronkowski
3. John Hannah
4. Andre Tippett
4 Other Patriots
1. George Washington
2. Patrick Henry
3. Nathan Hale
4. Thomas Paine
Top Tacklers
15, Minnesota. Eric Kendricks. 113
21. Jacksonville. Telvin Smith 102
25. New England. Devin McCourtney. 97
49. Philadelphia Nigel Bradham 82
Top Receivers
8. Adam Thielen Minnesota 91 1,276
19. Zack Ertz Philadelphia 74 824
24. Rob Gronkowski New England 69 1004
51. Marquise Lee Jacksonville 56 702
Best-ever Minnesota Vikings
1. Fran Tarkenton
2. Alan Page
3. Adrian Peterson
4. Randy Moss
Ranking the Other Vikings
1. Eric the Red
2. Egil Skallagrimsson
3. Ivar the Boneless
4. Erik the Viking (Monty Python)
4 Great Plays in Championship Games
1. The Catch (1981): Dwight Clark went up to catch a ball that Joe Montana was trying to throw away.
2. The Drive (1987): John Elway drove his team the length of the field to beat Cleveland, including a third-and-18 play when he hit Mark Jackson for 20.
3. The Sneak (1967): Bart Starr wedged in front the one behind Jerry Kramer and Ken Bowman to win the Ice Bowl.
4 The Fumble (1988): Denver beat Cleveland when Ernest Byner lost the ball going into the end zone.
Best-Ever Philadelphia Eagles
1. Reggie White
2. Chuck Bednarik
3. Steve van Buren
4. Donovan McNabb
Ranking the Other Eagles
1. Don Henley
2. Glenn Frey
3. Joe Walsh
4. Randy Meisner
Top Matchups in the AFC Title Game
1. Rob Gronkowski vs. Jalen Ramsey: The Jags say they'll move defenders around, but expect Ramsey to see the Gronk a lot. He's the best defender the Jags have.
2. Nate Solder vs. Calais Campbell: Campbell has had a huge year for the Jags. Solder will probably get help against him, but he'll have to do a lot of work on his own,
3. Leonard Fournette vs. Kyle Van Noy: Much of the Jags' game plan will be to run the ball and keep it out of Blake Bortles hands. But the Patriots have been solid against the run this season.
4. Tom Brady vs. A.J. Bouye: Ramsey, deservedly, gets most of the attention in the secondary of the Jags. But Bouye is a good player, too. If the Jags can slow down Brady, they have a shot.
4 Key Matchups in the NFC title game
1. Case Keenum vs. Malcolm Jenkins: Keenum has had as good a season as any third-teamer has ever had. He's been solid in the games in which he hasn't been spectacular.
2. Nick Foles vs. Xavier Rhodes: Foles isn't Carson Wentz, but he's kept the Eagles alive. If he has to throw it, he's capable.
3. Stephon Diggs vs. Ronald Darby: Diggs proved on the game's final play last week just how dangerous he is.
4. Everson Griffen vs. Halapoulivaati Vaitai: Griffin is one of the league's premier pass rushers.
4 Best-ever Jaguars
1. Tony Boselli
2. Jimmy Smith
3. Fred Taylor
4. Maurice Jones-Drew
Drafted Just Before Tom Brady
Pick 165: Minnesota. Troy Walters, WR
Pick 187. Patriots Antwan Harris, CB
Pick 192 Philadelphia John Romero, C
Pick 195. Jacksonville. Emmanuel Smith , WR
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