TOP PERFORMERS, OFFENCE

1. Tom Brady, QB, Patriots 2010-19.

2. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers 2010-19.

3. Peyton Manning, QB, Colts 2010, Broncos 2012-15.

TOP PERFORMERS, DEFENCE

1. J.J. Watt, DE, Texans 2011-19.

2. Aaron Donald, DT, Rams 2014-19.

3. Von Miller, OLB, Broncos 2011-19.

HEAD COACHES OF THE DECADE

1. Bill Belichick, Patriots 2010-19. Shattered one-decade record for wins. 10-plus wins every year. Five Super Bowl appearances, three wins.

2. Pete Carroll, Seahawks 2010-19. One Super Bowl title, two Super Bowl appearances, four division titles, 98 pre-2019 wins.

3. Andy Reid, Eagles 2010-12, Chiefs 2013-19. Still pushing the boundaries of football schematics. Four division titles.

ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE DECADE, OFFENCE

1. Josh Mcdaniels, Rams 2011, Patriots 2012-19. Parts around Brady changed annually. Yet four Super Bowl appearances in seven years. 2. Greg Roman, 49ers 2011-14, Bills 2015-16, Ravens 2019. Wrung the best from Colin Kaepernick, Tyrod Taylor, Lamar Jackson.

3. Kyle Shanahan, Redskins 2010-13, Browns 2014, Falcons 2015-16. Got RG3 rookie of the year, Falcons to Super Bowl.

ASSISTANT COACHES OF THE DECADE, DEFENCE

1. Wade Phillips, Texans 2011-13, Broncos 2015-16, Rams 2017-19. Five division titles. Two Super Bowl appearances, one win.

2. Vic Fangio, 49ers 2011-14, Bears 2015-18. Three division titles. One Super Bowl appearance. Defences were ranked No. 1 or 2 in many categories.

3. Mike Pettine, Jets 2010-12, Bills 2013, Packers 2018-19. Best Jets defences this decade; Buffalo’s best before this year.

QUARTERBACKS OF THE DECADE

1. Brady, QB, Patriots 2010-19. Two MVPS, two Super Bowl MVPS, five AFC titles, 292 TDS from 2010-18.

2. Rodgers, QB, Packers 2010-19. Two MVPS, one Super Bowl MVP, one NFC title, 279 TDS from 2010-18.

3. Manning, QB, Colts 2010, Broncos 2012-15. One MVP, two AFC titles, 173 TDS.

RUNNING BACKS OF THE DECADE

1. Adrian Peterson, Vikings 201016, Saints/cardinals 2017, Redskins 2018-19. 8,834 yards, 69 TDS through 2018.

2. Marshawn Lynch, Bills 2010, Seahawks 2010-15, Raiders 2017-18. 7,778 yards, 67 TDS. One Super Bowl win.

3. Frank Gore, 49ers 2010-14, Colts 2015-17, Dolphins 2018, Bills 2019. 9,187 yards, 47 TDS through 2018.

WIDE RECEIVERS OF THE DECADE

1. Calvin Johnson, Lions 2010-15. Monster sized, monster production: 72 TDS. Had 122 catches, 1,964 yards in 2012.

2. Julio Jones, Falcons 2011-19. Closest thing to Johnson on the field.

Injured a lot, too. Still, 55 TDS, 11,681 yards.

3. Antonio Brown, Steelers 2010-18, Patriots 2019. Decade-leading 75 TDS on 841 catches for 11,263 yards.

TIGHT ENDS OF THE DECADE

1. Rob Gronkowski, Patriots 2010-18. 79 TDS, 521 catches, 7,861 yards. Raised the bar for his position.

2. Jason Witten, Cowboys 2010-17, 2019. 41 TDS, 629 catches, 6,901 yards through 2017. A red-zone force.

3. Antonio Gates, Chargers 2010-18. 54 TDS, 476 catches, 5,618 yards. Philip Rivers’ go-to touchdown-maker.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN OF THE DECADE

1. Joe Thomas, T, Browns 201017. The ultimate left tackle did an incredible, reliable job of protecting really bad QBS.

2. Marshal Yanda, G, Ravens 201019. In wildly different systems, behind starkly different QBS, a Hall of Fame blocker.

3. Zack Martin, G, Cowboys 2014-19. Fabulous pass protector who also run-blocks with ferocious zeal and efficiency.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN OF THE DECADE

1. Watt, DE, Texans 2011-19. Three defensive MVPS, five-time all-pro, 92 sacks, 22 forced fumbles, 51 pass breakups pre-2019.

2. Donald, DT, Rams 2014-19. Two NFL MVPS, four-time all-pro, 60.5 sacks, 13 forced fumbles, nine pass breakups pre-2019.

3. Geno Atkins, DT, Bengals 2010-19. Two-time all-pro, 71 sacks and 161 QB hits pre-2019 speak to his interior dominance.

EDGE RUSHERS OF THE DECADE

1. Miller, OLB, Broncos 2011-19. Super Bowl MVP, three-time all-pro, 98 sacks, 26 forced fumbles, 194 QB hits pre-2019.

2. Khalil Mack, Raiders 2014-17, Bears 2018-19. Three-time all-pro, 53 sacks, 102 QB hits, 15 forced fumbles pre-2019.

3. Chandler Jones, Patriots 2012-15, Cardinals 2016-19. One-time all-pro, 77 sacks, 136 QB hits, 19 forced fumbles pre-2019.

LINEBACKERS OF THE DECADE

1. Luke Kuechly, Panthers 2012-19. Five-time all-pro, 977 tackles, 26 QB hits, 16 INTS, seven forced fumbles pre-2019.

2. Bobby Wagner, Seahawks 201219. Four-time all-pro, 979 tackles, 60 QB hits, nine INTS, four forced fumbles pre-2019.

3. Navorro Bowman, 49ers 2010-17, 2017 Raiders. Three time all-pro, 30 QB hits, five INTS, nine forced fumbles.

CORNERBACKS OF THE DECADE

1. Richard Sherman, Seahawks 201117, 49ers 2018-19. Two-time all-pro, 32 INTS, 103 pass breakups pre-2019.

2. Patrick Peterson, Cardinals 2011-19. Three-time all-pro, 23 INTS, 76 pass breakups pre-2019.

3. Aqib Talib, Bucs 2010-12, Patriots 2012-13, Broncos 2014-17, Rams 2018-19, Dolphins 2019. Once all-pro, 26 INTS, 99 pass breakups pre-2019.

SAFETIES OF THE DECADE

1. Earl Thomas, Seahawks 2010-18, Ravens 2019. Incomparable free safety. Three-time all-pro. 28 INTS, 67 breakups pre-2019.

2. Kam Chancellor, Seahawks 201017. Incomparable strong safety. Fourtime all-pro. Nine forced fumbles, 44 breakups.

3. Malcolm Jenkins, Saints 2010-13, Eagles 2014-19. 17 INTS, 12 forced fumbles, 83 breakups.

KICKERS OF THE DECADE

1. Justin Tucker, Ravens, PK, 201219. Three-time all-pro. Most accurate placekicker in NFL history (90 per cent).

2. Johnny Hekker, Rams, P, 2012-19. Four-time all-pro has averaged 47 yards per punt. Good on 11-plus fake-punt passes, too.

3. Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots, PK, 2010-19. Once all-pro. Four seasons of 90-plus per cent success.

WORST TEAMS OF THE DECADE

1. 2017 Cleveland Browns. Six onescore losses and two in OT. But did go 4-0 in the pre-season!

2. 2016 Cleveland Browns. Jackson’s best Browns team: 1-16. Defeated only 5-11 Chargers in Week 16.

3. 2012 Kansas City Chiefs. One of nine teams to go 2-14 this decade. Tied for worst point differential of 2010s with minus-214.

TOP CANADIANS OF THE DECADE

1. Tyrone Crawford, DT/DE, Cowboys 2012-19. Dependable starter since 2014. Has 23 sacks and 61 QB hits.

2. Laurent Duvernay-tardif, OG, Chiefs 2014-19. Mcgill grad has been a five-year starter for the Chiefs on the right side.

3. L.P. Ladouceur, long snapper, Cowboys 2010-19. One Pro Bowl. Hasn’t mis-snapped a ball in 2,000plus career attempts.