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Having continuity under center is one of the key ingredients to an organization's success on the field.

Over the past 10 years, five NFL teams have posted a winning percentage of .600 or better – led by the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (114-46, .713).

Those five clubs have combined for 34 playoff berths and nine Super Bowl appearances in that span.

Four of those five teams will begin the 2009 season with the same starting quarterback that they did in 2005, including 2008 AP Most Valuable Player PEYTON MANNING, who has started every game at quarterback for the Colts since he entered the league in 1998.

"For the long-term success of the franchise, that's the thing that you build on," says NBC's new analyst TONY DUNGY, who coached Manning in Indianapolis for seven seasons. "I played in Pittsburgh and we had Terry Bradshaw for a decade and that makes a big difference. "

The top five regular-season records of the past 10 years (1999-08):

Team	W	L	T	Pct.	Playoff Berths	Super Bowls Berths
Source: National Football League
Indianapolis Colts	114	46	0	.713	9	1
New England Patriots	110	50	0	.688	6	4
Pittsburgh Steelers	100	59	1	.628	6	2
Philadelphia Eagles	97	62	1	.609	7	1
Tennessee Titans	96	64	0	.600	6	1

 

NFL 2009 Kickoff Weekend

 

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Steelers & Titans Kickoff NFL 2009
NFL 2009 Kickoff Weekend

The NFL kicks off its 2009 season when the Super Bowl XLIII champion PITTSBURGH STEELERS host the TENNESSEE TITANS on NBC at 8:30 PM ET. Continuing a tradition that started in 2004, the previous year's Super Bowl winner hosts the NFL Thursday night season Kickoff the following September. This year's Kickoff Weekend features ...

 

New Rules for NFL 2009 Season
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The primary focus of this season's playing-rules those changes was enhancing player safety. "We want to make the game safer both for the player getting hit and the player doing the hitting," says NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations RAY ANDERSON. Following the NFL 2009 changes ...

 

Notable NFL Players who Switched Teams this Offseason
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Although only about eight percent of the free agents available switched teams this year, it seemed that this offseason contained an unusual amount of big-name switches through free agency and trades.

 

NFL 2009: Teams Strength of Schedule
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NFL 2009: Travel Miles - Preseason and Regular Season
NFL 2009 Kickoff Weekend

The total distance traveled by all teams will be 578,912 miles. This is 18,128 fewer miles than last year. The SEATTLE SEAHAWKS will travel the most this season, accumulating a total of 29,054 miles -- 256 more miles than the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, PITTSBURGH STEELERS and CLEVELAND BROWNS will travel combined.

 

NFL 2009: Best Quarterback Performances Past & Present
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Norm Van Brocklin's NFL-record 554 yards still stands today, some 58 years later, as the best single-game passing performance The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback tossed five touchdowns and completed 27 of 41 passes in the Rams 54-14 rout over the Yanks at the Los Angeles Coliseum.