... by the performance of rookie quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco. Drafted No. 3 and No. 18, respectively, both players led their teams to the playoffs. 

Ryan led his team to an 11-5 regular season record and a first-round exit from the playoffs, while Flacco, aided by one of the NFL's strongest defenses, also led the Ravens to an 11-5 regular season record but won his first two playoff games to reach the AFC Championship game, where they fell to the eventual champs, the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In this year's draft, three quarterbacks were selected in the first round; Matthew Stafford No. 1 to the Lions, Mark Sanchez No. 5 to the Jets, and Josh Freeman No. 19 to the Buccaneers.

With the Lions coming off the worst se...

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