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NFL-31                          6/8/05

 

 


PHILADELPHIA EAGLES TOP LEAGUE MERCHANDISE

RANKINGS FOR FIRST TIME EVER

Super Bowl XXXIX Champion Patriots 2nd, Steelers 3rd
Raiders’ WR Randy Moss Tops Player Jersey Sales in ‘05

The PHILADELPHIA EAGLES led NFL teams in merchandise sales for fiscal 2004 (April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005), the league announced today.  Philadelphia, which ranked fifth last year, reached the top for the first time ever.  Its previous best was No. 3 in 1981.

The Super Bowl XXXIX champion New England Patriots held the No. 2 spot for the second consecutive year followed by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers.  The Steelers’ No. 3 ranking is their highest since occupying the same spot in 1995.  The Raiders have ranked among the top six in sales since 2000.  The Packers placed in the top five for the ninth consecutive year.

Rounding out the top 10:  No. 6 Dallas Cowboys (a top 10 team in every season since 1991); No. 7 Denver Broncos (returning for first time since five consecutive top 10 seasons from 1997-2001); No. 8 Chicago Bears (back in top 10 after one year out); No. 9 New York Giants (club’s top ranking since eighth in 2001); and No. 10 Kansas City Chiefs (in top 10 for first time since seventh in 1998).

Following is the complete top 10:

Top 10 Selling NFL Teams in 2004 (April 1, 2004-March 31, 2005)

1. Philadelphia Eagles

6. Dallas Cowboys

2. New England Patriots

7. Denver Broncos

3. Pittsburgh Steelers

8. Chicago Bears

4. Oakland Raiders

9. New York Giants

5. Green Bay Packers

10. Kansas City Chiefs

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Following are the top player jersey sales on NFLShop.com from April 1, 2005 through May 31, 2005 (rookies in bold italics):

TOP 25 PLAYERS

1. Randy Moss, Oakland

10. Tiki Barber, NY Giants

19. Curtis Martin, NY Jets

2. Michael Vick, Atlanta

11. Mike Alstott, Tampa Bay

20. Brian Urlacher, Chicago

3. Tom Brady, New England

12. Alex Smith, San Francisco

21. Peyton Manning, Ind.

4. Donovan McNabb, Phil.

13. Braylon Edwards, Cleveland

22. Ray Lewis, Baltimore

5. Ben Roethlisberger, Pitt.

14. Daunte Culpepper, Minn.

23. Cedric Benson, Chicago

6. LaDainian Tomlinson, S.D.

15. Ronnie Brown, Miami

24. Kurt Warner, Arizona

7. Byron Leftwich, Jacksonville

16. Brett Favre, Green Bay

25. David Carr, Houston

8. Carnell Williams, Tampa Bay

17. Jake Plummer, Denver

 

9. Jeremy Shockey, NY Giants

18. Roy Williams, Dallas

 

Source: NFLShop.com, 4/1/05-5/31/05