The New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints have been the smartest spenders in the NFL over the past five seasons, according to a study by Bloomberg.

Bloomberg calculates how much teams spent per win and added bonuses for playoffs wins and championships.

1. New England Patriots
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New York Giants
4. Pittsburgh Steelers
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Baltimore Ravens
7. Indianapolis Colts
8. San Diego Chargers
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Philadelphia Eagles
11. Arizona Cardinals
12. Tennessee Titans 
13. New York Jets
14. Dallas Cowboys
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. Chicago Bears
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
18. San Francisco 49ers
19. Houston Texans
20. Minnesota Vikings
21. Denver Broncos
22. Cincinnati Bengals
23. Seattle Seahawks
24. Carolina Panthers
25. Kansas City Chiefs
26. Miami Dolphins
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Cleveland Browns
29. Washington Redskins
30. Oakland Raiders
31. Detroit Lions
32. St. Louis Rams 

The Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens have the three oldest collections of starters in the NFL. 

The Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals are the youngest.

Former Vikings head coach Bud Grant had a popular saying that "for every young guy you start, you lose a game."

Pete Carroll worked for Grant early in his coaching career, but has had one of the youngest teams in the NFL during his tenure with the Seahawks.

"I was of that mindset in classic fashion until I had to be in charge of calling all the shots and then it just flipped in me that we don't know where we're going unless we find these guys out," Carroll said. "One of the really exciting things about playing guys early is ... by the middle and to the end of the season, you’ve developed players that fit into your rotations now that add to your depth and also add to the opportunity to not over-play your older guys." 

Below is a full list with the rank in offense/defense in parenthesis.

1. Atlanta Falcons (2/5)
2. San Diego Chargers (7/3)
3. Baltimore Ravens (1/15)
4. Chicago Bears (11/4)
5. Pittsburgh Steelers (25/1)
6. New York Jets (23/2)
7. New York Giants (9/2)
8. Detroit Lions (3/20)
9. New Orleans Saints (6/13)
10. San Francisco 49ers (8/8)
11. Denver Broncos (14/7)
12. Houston Texans (4/23)
13. Oakland Raiders (13/11)
14. Buffalo Bills (12/17)
15. Arizona Cardinals (16/14)
16. Washington Redskins (21/9)
17. Dallas Cowboys (18/16)
18. New England Patriots (5/28)
19. Green Bay Packers (17/21)
20. Jacksonville Jaguars (24/19)
21. Miami Dolphins (26/18)
22. Carolina Panthers (15/26)
23. Indianapolis Colts (28/10)
24. Philadelphia Eagles (19/25)
25. Tennessee Titans (10/31)
26. Minnesota Vikings (30/12)
27. St. Louis Rams (22/27)
28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (20/30)
29. Cleveland Browns (31/24)
30. Cincinnati Bengals (32/22)
31. Seattle Seahawks (29/29)
32. Kansas City Chiefs (27/32) 

Sean Weatherspoon is becoming the focal point of the Atlanta Falcons' defense in his third NFL season.

The Falcons let middle linebacker Curtis Lofton leave in the offseason via free agency because new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan views the position as a two-down position. Nolan wants Weatherspoon and fellow OLB Stephen Nicholas to remain on the field during passing downs.

Weatherspoon will also wear the radio communication helmet and call the defense.

“I feel like I just have to do more,’’ Weatherspoon said. “I feel like I was a leader last year. But this year, things got a little bigger. With the new defensive schemes we’re doing a lot more things and we’re more multiple, so having that role is challenging. You have to master it. If everybody knows that you’re confident in the system and that you can get everybody lined up, then everybody’s confident and it makes our defense that much better.’’ 

“I’ve seen him step up with his play on the field and his leadership in the locker room,’’ Mike Smith said. “You earn the right to be considered a guy that’s a leader of a football team. I think Sean is going through that process right now and he’s earned that right. He’s played well for us in both our base and sub packages. He’s not going to be a guy that’s not going to come off the field. 

The Falcons worked on their vertical passing game on Friday night against the Dolphins.

Matt Ryan attempted three bombs in the direction of wide receiver Julio Jones, who came down with one for a 49-yard gain. Jones got his hands on the other two, but he was unable to haul them in.

Atlanta is looking to feature a deep passing attack under new coordinator Dirk Koetter. They did not regularly throw the ball down the field under former coordinator Mike Mularkey.

"I think that's one of the things when you are throwing it down the field, you just got to keep taking those chances," Ryan said. "You've got to have the timing just right. It's one of the those things where you are 1 out of 3 on balls way down the field, that's not a bad day."

The Bears have the best uniforms in the NFL, according to Paul Lukas of Uni Watch.

"True, the helmet design is starting to look a tad dated," writes Lukas. "But the striped sleeves, striped socks (now a rarity in the NFL, alas), unique number font, and even the perma-memorial to Papa Bear all score major points, and the Bears may be the only team in the league who look as sharp on the road as they do at home. The cream of the NFL crop."

The Packers, Steelers, Raiders and Eagles round out the top-five.

"Just suit up, baby," writes Lukas about the Raiders. "Silver and black look just as good today as they did when Al Davis came up with them. There's probably some marketer out there who wants the team to dress up like the fans in the Black Hole (and hey, that actually could be fun as a one-off thing), but you don't mess with something this elemental. Also: The Raiders are among the few NFL teams that wisely have declined to adopt the new Nike collar format."

6. Cowboys
7. Bills
8. 49ers
9. Dolphins
19. Buccaneers
11. Chiefs
12. Chargers
13. Jets
14. Colts
15. Patriots
16. Browns
17. Redskins
18. Giants
19. Titans 
20. Texans
21. Rams
22. Saints
23. Ravens
24. Broncos
25. Falcons
26. Lions
27. Seahawks
28. Jaguars
29. Cardinals
30. PAnthers
31. Vikings
32. Bengals 

The Falcons have seven players included in ESPN's Top-200, led by Roddy White at No. 44. 

Matt Ryan (89), Julio Jones (98), John Abraham (102), Brent Grimes (107), Asante Samuel (157) and Tony Gonzalez (161) are also in the Top-200.

The Falcons have not run the ball well in their first two preseason games, but offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is not worried.

Atlanta rushed 21 times for 71 yards against the Ravens and 18 times for 81 yards against the Bengals.

"To be honest, I never worry about the running game in preseason," Koetter said. "I just don't see why you want to plow it up in there and get your backs beat up. We know that Michael Turner can run the football."

Matt Ryan has looked very good in Atlanta's first two preseason games, but is more concerned with winning games.

When asked if he considered himself to be among the NFL's elite quarterbacks, Ryan sidestepped the question.

"It doesn't matter," Ryan said. "It doesn't matter what I think or what anyone else thinks. It matters how we win. That's where my focus is. Other than that, I don't really worry about it too much. I don't think about it. I don't worry about it."

Michael Turner is fine with the Falcons giving him a little help in the backfield, but he doesn't want to see a drastic reduction in his workload. Turner has averaged 20.1 carries per game over the last four seasons. "I'll just see what happens," Turner told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "Ten carries a game, I don't think I'll be that effective like that. But you know, I'm going to make the most of my opportunities like I always have." The Falcons are believed to be working on a more pass-heavy offense, something Turner isn't certain about. "We'll see," Turner said. "It always goes with the flow of the game. You can't even say that we are going to go out here and throw the ball 50 times or run the ball 30 to 40 times. It all goes with situations. We play situational football."