| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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SE Ronald Howard |
San Francisco |
8-132 yds catch (16.50 ypc, 30 yac), 4 TD, 0 drp ( 144.634 ) |
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FL Nathan Osborne |
New England |
8-123 yds catch (15.38 ypc, 21 yac), 3 TD, 0 drp ( 129.771 ) |
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SE Irving Robasky |
New Orleans |
10-140 yds catch (14.00 ypc, 38 yac), 2 TD, 0 drp ( 129.222 ) |
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LG Dusty Bates |
Washington |
4 KRB, 3 PNK ( 127.053 ) |
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FL Alex Stuart |
Atlanta |
7-160 yds catch (22.86 ypc, 25 yac), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 118.625 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Lamar Bergman |
San Francisco |
4 tkl, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 4 caught, 3 def ( 203.938 ) |
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LDE Leon 'Neon' Matheny |
New England |
7 tkl, 4 sacks, 3 ff, 1 fr, 2 caught ( 189.25 ) |
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LCB Bryant Lindberg |
Dallas |
8 tkl, 1 INT (10 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 6 caught, 4 def ( 179.351 ) |
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RCB Corey Cortez |
Houston |
2 tkl, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 2 caught, 1 def ( 163.945 ) |
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LCB Quentin Peterson |
Philadelphia |
2 tkl, 1 INT (33 yds, 0 TD), 1 caught, 3 def ( 156.471 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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FL Reuben Matthews |
Kansas City |
8-98 yds catch (12.25 ypc, 20 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 65.688 ) |
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RB Lenny McKnight |
Carolina |
10-37 yds rush (3.70 ypc), 1 TD, 3-19 yds catch (6.33 ypc, 2 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 50.891 ) |
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RB Lester McCormick |
Tennessee |
10-69 yds rush (6.90 ypc), 0 TD, 3-12 yds catch (4.00 ypc, 3 yac), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 49.952 ) |
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SE Terrance Nalen |
New York |
6-69 yds catch (11.50 ypc, 17 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 47.381 ) |
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SE Randall Humphrey |
Atlanta |
4-59 yds catch (14.75 ypc, 0 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 46.751 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RDE Kelvin Harbert |
New England |
6 tkl, 1 sacks, 2 passblk, 2 caught, 3 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 105.641 ) |
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MLB Mel Qualizza |
Indianapolis |
10 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 5 caught ( 91.538 ) |
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FS Austin Scott |
Oakland |
4 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 def ( 87.373 ) |
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SLB Howard O'Donnell |
Oakland |
9 tkl, 1 INT (5 yds, 0 TD), 4 caught ( 83.31 ) |
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LCB Tommy Harrell |
St. Louis |
5 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 5 caught ( 73.613 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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SE Matthew 'The Music Man' Meadows |
Pittsburgh |
92 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 18.1 ) |
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K Artie Farias |
New Orleans |
4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 14 ) |
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K Irv Terry |
Atlanta |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 13 ) |
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K Ernie Scarlett |
New York |
4-4 FG (100%, 0 40+, 0 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 12 ) |
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K Rodney Briggs |
Miami |
3-5 FG (60%, 3 40+, 0 50+) ( 12 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Al 'Alan' An |
San Francisco |
295-438 (67%) 4100 yds pass (9.36 ypa), 41 TD, 9 INT, 13 sacked, 16-30 yds rush (1.88 ypc), 0 TD, 4 fumb ( 1328.593 ) |
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RB Ron 'The Terminator' Fredrickson |
Baltimore |
387-1641 yds rush (4.24 ypc), 12 TD, 46-350 yds catch (7.61 ypc, 99 yac), 1 TD, 2 drp, 2 fumb ( 1248.293 ) |
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RB Richie Forbes |
Minnesota |
334-1520 yds rush (4.55 ypc), 13 TD, 60-498 yds catch (8.30 ypc, 253 yac), 6 TD, 1 drp, 4 fumb, 1 2Pt ( 1240.032 ) |
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SE Myron Raaen |
Philadelphia |
88-1351 yds catch (15.35 ypc, 451 yac), 10 TD, 6 drp, 1 fumb ( 970.253 ) |
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FL Anthony Elliott |
Chicago |
80-1329 yds catch (16.61 ypc, 434 yac), 8 TD, 2 drp, 1 fumb ( 944.721 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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LDE Kendall Hape |
Atlanta |
47 tkl, 18 sacks, 4 ff, 2 fr, 9 passblk, 5 caught, 23 hurries, 31 QBKnock ( 1248.941 ) |
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MLB Calvin Burnett |
New York |
135 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 7 ff, 1 passblk, 51 caught, 5 def, 6 hurries, 4 QBKnock ( 1243.49 ) |
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LCB Butch Wolfstone |
Tampa Bay |
52 tkl, 5 INT (56 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 37 caught, 19 def, 1 hurries ( 1201.345 ) |
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RCB Lamar Bergman |
San Francisco |
45 tkl, 4 INT (36 yds, 1 TD), 3 fr, 34 caught, 20 def ( 1113.024 ) |
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RDE Matthew Stefani |
New Jersey |
52 tkl, 11 sacks, 4 ff, 4 passblk, 3 caught, 28 hurries, 32 QBKnock ( 1094.893 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Daniel McCarthy |
San Francisco |
281-1084 yds rush (3.86 ypc), 6 TD, 7-43 yds catch (6.14 ypc, 0 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 10 fumb ( 642.802 ) |
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FL Reuben Matthews |
Kansas City |
67-928 yds catch (13.85 ypc, 117 yac), 6 TD, 6 drp, 2 fumb ( 605.079 ) |
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RB Lester McCormick |
Tennessee |
136-704 yds rush (5.18 ypc), 6 TD, 12-61 yds catch (5.08 ypc, 15 yac), 2 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb ( 507.051 ) |
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RB Lenny McKnight |
Carolina |
185-570 yds rush (3.08 ypc), 7 TD, 31-179 yds catch (5.77 ypc, 56 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb ( 485.579 ) |
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RB Myron McDonald |
Kansas City |
139-596 yds rush (4.29 ypc), 8 TD, 15-92 yds catch (6.13 ypc, 48 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 4 fumb ( 444.739 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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MLB Mel Qualizza |
Indianapolis |
97 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 5 ff, 2 fr, 41 caught, 5 def, 5 hurries ( 964.2065 ) |
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RDE Kelvin Harbert |
New England |
46 tkl, 11.5 sacks, 2 ff, 6 passblk, 6 caught, 1 def, 22 hurries, 8 QBKnock ( 879.287 ) |
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LCB Sammie Rutter |
New Orleans |
45 tkl, 3 INT (35 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 3 fr, 40 caught, 8 def ( 774.883 ) |
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SS Trent Dawson |
Green Bay |
78 tkl, 2 INT (10 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 26 caught, 6 def, 1 hurries ( 731.662 ) |
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SLB Herb Reid |
Cincinnati |
75 tkl, 2 sacks, 2 INT (14 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 37 caught, 6 def, 2 hurries ( 671.7855 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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SE Matthew 'The Music Man' Meadows |
Pittsburgh |
1024 kickretyrds (2 TD) ( 105 ) |
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FL William Lundberg |
Carolina |
1374 kickretyrds (1 TD), 3 specTkl ( 102.4 ) |
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K Lester Arnold |
Dallas |
28-39 FG (71%, 11 40+, 3 50+), 31-31 PAT (100%) ( 98 ) |
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K Kelly Nellor |
Tennessee |
28-33 FG (84%, 9 40+, 2 50+), 37-37 PAT (100%) ( 95 ) |
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K Andrew Greathouse |
St. Louis |
25-27 FG (92%, 12 40+, 3 50+), 23-23 PAT (100%) ( 90 ) |