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At the midway point in
Mikael Granlund Jersey the NFL season, nine weeks in with nine to go, the Arizona Cardinals own the best record in football at 8-1.Their defense has allowed the second-fewest points thus far, and the offense owns the third-most points per game.Metrically, the Cardinals are also the top team in defense-adjusted value over average (DVOA), according to FO explains DVOA as a practice that, "measures a team's efficiency by comparing succe s on every single play to a league average based on situation and opponent."The Cardinals surpa sed Buffalo in overall DVOA after the Bills
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