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DARREN ROVELL'S SPORTS INDEX

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Saints Hit Top 10 In Sales For First Time

Published: Thursday, 3 Dec 2009 | 1:41 PM ET
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By: Darren Rovell
CNBC Sports Business Reporter

The New Orleans Saints are 11-0 and it's starting to show in the merchandise world.

With the team undefeated, coming off its 38-17 beating of the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football, sales of Saints gear are up 60 percent year over year on NFLShop.com.

Thanks to selling a record amount of gear over the weekend on NFLShop.com, the team has now cracked the top 10, at No. 10, in team sales for the first time since the league began keeping track of national sales in 1979.

Saints quarterback Drew Brees is currently at No. 12 on the jersey list, but he's on the rise. Brees' jersey was the sixth best selling jersey in November and sales of his jersey are up more than 50 percent year over year on the league's Web site store.

Helped by an 10-1 start and Brett Favre at the top of the jersey list, the Minnesota Vikings are third in team sales behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys. Here are your top 10 best selling teams and jerseys on NFLShop.com from April 1-November 30.

Best selling teams

1. Pittsburgh Steelers

2. Dallas Cowboys

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. New York Giants

5. Chicago Bears

6. New England Patriots

7. Philadelphia Eagles

8. Denver Broncos

9. Indianapolis Colts

10. New Orleans Saints

Best selling jerseys

1. Brett Favre

2. Troy Polamalu

3. Adrian Peterson

4. Tom Brady

5. Peyton Manning

6. Jay Cutler

7. Ben Roethlisberger

8. Eli Manning

9. Tony Romo

10. Mark Sanchez

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