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Allen tallied 17 1/2 sacks last year to set a franchise record and tie for second most in the league.

Quarterbacks and wide receivers — including the No. 1 player and three of the top seven — make up more than a third of our top 30.

Mayfield is about to sign a life-changing contract, while Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs are about to find out exactly what they are worth.

Allen tallied 17.5 sacks last year, tied for second most in the league with the Cincinnati Bengals' Trey Hendrickson.

There are options at quarterback and running back but defense dominates the list. Eight of the top 11 are edge rushers or defensive tackles.

Nine playoff spots have been decided in the NFL. That leaves five more to go heading into the final week of the regular season.

No player has thrown more TDs outside the pocket the past three seasons than Allen, a big test for Denver's surging red zone defense.

We're halfway through the season, so it's time for NFL Power Rankings to grade each team to this point.

The Athletic's NFL Power Rankings look at the value of each team's victories through six weeks of the season.

Points were plentiful in Week 2, so let's check in on the offenses as we run down this week's rankings.

Mahomes led the NFL in both passing yards (5,250) and touchdowns (41).

Huntley, who turns 25 on Feb. 3, threw for 658 yards with two touchdowns, three interceptions and a 77.2 passer rating.

The finalists were selected using a new voting system.

The Jaguars won the AFC South for the second time in team history and the first since 2017.

Against the Bears, Packers and Giants, Dak Prescott threw interceptions late in the first half. "That's just overconfidence," he said.

The 49ers made the most of their new weapon, Quinnen Williams kept thriving and the Bills gave Josh Allen some help in the run game.