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Ten-Year DVOA Rankings: Baltimore Ravens
Other than a post-Super Bowl dip in 2013, the Ravens have been one of the NFL's most consistently competitive teams over the past decade.

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Ten-Year DVOA Rankings: Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons nearly won one Super Bowl and almost reached a second one over the past 10 years.

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Ten-Year DVOA Rankings: Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals have had short stretches of competitiveness during the career of Larry Fitzgerald behind a pair of late career QBs.

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Tom Brady No. 1 On NFL's Top 100 List For 2nd Straight Year
Tom Brady, Antonio Brown and Carson Wentz comprise the top-3.

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Lamar Jackson Reminding Ravens Of 'Young Michael Vick'
While the Ravens are using Lamar Jackson at multiple positions during minicamp, he has impressed his teammates at quarterback.

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Seahawks Refute Notion They're Rebuilding
The Seahawks have parted ways this offseason with Michael Bennett, Jimmy Graham, Richard Sherman, Sheldon Richardson and Paul Richardson.

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NFL's Rising Cap Has Changed Success Rate Of Free Agency Strategy
Six of the top-10 spenders during the 2017 NFL free agency period (Patriots, Titans, Rams, Vikings, Panthers, Jaguars) made the playoffs.

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NFL Divisional Round Matchups By Key DVOA Categories
The Patriots have the best Weighted DVOA while the Titans ranked 18th.

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Bengals 'Starting From Scratch' Despite Keeping Marvin Lewis
The Bengals had the NFL's worst offense in 2017.

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Bill Belichick Known For Seeking Trades That Benefits Both Sides
The Jimmy Garoppolo trade looks like a win so far for the 49ers with the Patriots only acquiring a second round pick back for him.

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Infographic: Five Teams Rank In Top-10 In Offense, Defense DVOA
The Vikings, Rams, Saints, Steelers and Eagles finish the regular season in the top-10 on both offense and defense.

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NFL Could Have 11 Teams Making Change At QB This Offseason
The 2018 draft class could have as many as five quarterbacks selected in the first round.

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Infographic: Five Teams Rank In Top-10 In Offense, Defense DVOA
In an indication of how much turnover there's been in parts of the NFL, none of those five teams (Rams, Eagles, Vikings, Saints and Chargers) made the playoffs in 2016.

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Roger Goodell To Soon Sign Five-Year, $200M Extension
Momentum to delay Roger Goodell's deal has dissipated "meaningfully."

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Three Saints In Top-5 Of Mel Kiper's Rookie Big Board
Marcus Lattimore, Alvin Kamara and Ryan Ramczyk have helped the Saints with their turnaround.

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Dak Prescott Learned QB Position From Watching Alex Smith
Dak Prescott's head coach at Mississippi State, Dan Mullen, used video clips of Alex Smith in college at Utah.

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Falcons Want To Increase Julio Jones' Targets
Julio Jones has just 38 targets compared to 72 for Antonio Brown.

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Rams Have Best Odds Of Reaching Playoffs In NFC
While the Rams have the best odds in the NFC at 68.9 percent, the Chiefs have a 92.5 percent chance in the AFC.

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Broncos Plan On Using Excess Depth At Running Back
In 2016, the Broncos were 27th in the league in rushing yards per game.

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49ers, Browns Each Have $60M+ Cap Space As 2017 Season Begins
The 49ers and Browns lead the NFL in cap space.

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Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Donald Headline ESPN's 2017 Top 100
Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Donald, Von Miller and Antonio Brown comprise the top-5 of ESPN's Top 100 for 2017.

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Six RBs Have Had Higher APY Contracts Than Devonta Freeman
Devonta Freeman has the NFL's richest average per year contract for a running back.

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Kyle Juszczyk, Ndamukong Suh Have NFL's Most Outsized Contracts
Ndamukong Suh ranks second on Bill Barnwell's list at 80.4 percent over baseline.

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Todd Gurley Encouraged By Sean McVay's Offense
Todd Gurley averaged 3.2 yards per carry last season as he ran behind an ineffective offensive line.

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Packers Plan On Starting Ty Montgomery Despite Drafting 3 RBs
Green Bay selected Jamaal Williams of BYU in the fourth round, Aaron Jones of UTEP in the fifth round and Devante Mays of Utah State in the 7th round.

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Le'Veon Bell Believes He's Revolutionizing NFL Like Steph Curry In NBA
Le'Veon Bell has a patient running style that requires his offensive linemen to hold their blocks before he attacks a hole.

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No Teams Finish 2016 In Top-10 In Both Offensive, Defensive DVOA
Last season, the Seahawks, Panthers, Cardinals, Bengals and Chiefs ranked in the top-10 on both sides of the ball.

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Only Steelers Rank In Top-10 In Offense, Defense DVOA (Infographic)
Pittsburgh ranks third in total DVOA and first in Weighted DVOA.

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Falcons, Cowboys, Eagles Rank In Top-3 Of DVOA
Five teams are packed together within five percentage points, all far below any No. 1 team of years past.

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NFL's Best Teams Don't Have Balance Of The Past
Eight of the current top 10 teams per DVOA have clear issues on one side of the ball or other.

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