| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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FL Anthony Elliott |
Chicago |
9-214 yds catch (23.78 ypc, 81 yac, 15 tgt, 14.27 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp ( 157.071 ) |
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QB Tyrone Carlson |
New England |
23-31 (74%) 318 yds pass (10.26 ypa), 5 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacked, 132.8 rat, 1-1 yds rush (1.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 121.854 ) |
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C Joey Franklin |
Chicago |
7 KRB, 9 KRO (77%), 3 PNK ( 121.501 ) |
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QB Sammie 'Motor' Holmes |
Chicago |
18-28 (64%) 310 yds pass (11.07 ypa), 2 TD, 1 INT, 0 sacked, 110.7 rat, 2-14 yds rush (7.00 ypc), 1 TD ( 115.111 ) |
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QB Marc Bullock |
Dallas |
24-33 (72%) 281 yds pass (8.52 ypa), 2 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 118.4 rat, 1-6 yds rush (6.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 105.467 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Stephen Forbes |
Pittsburgh |
0 tkl, 4 INT (58 yds, 1 TD), 1 def ( 332.198 ) |
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LCB Don Compton |
Oakland |
1 tkl, 1 INT (38 yds, 1 TD), 1 caught, 1 def ( 159.714 ) |
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LCB Marshall Ford |
Buffalo |
6 tkl, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 6 caught, 1 def ( 137.999 ) |
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LCB Cory Fellin |
Pittsburgh |
4 tkl, 1 INT (99 yds, 1 TD), 4 caught ( 132.976 ) |
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LCB Bryant Lindberg |
Dallas |
2 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 2 caught, 3 def ( 131.316 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Norm Dotson |
Cleveland |
10-133 yds rush (13.30 ypc), 1 TD, 7-51 yds catch (7.29 ypc, 34 yac, 7 tgt, 7.29 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 92.714 ) |
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FL Adrian Covington |
Green Bay |
7-102 yds catch (14.57 ypc, 36 yac, 8 tgt, 12.75 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 88.199 ) |
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QB Michael Herndon |
Buffalo |
24-34 (70%) 314 yds pass (9.24 ypa), 3 TD, 1 INT, 2 sacked, 116.5 rat, 1 fumb ( 83.57 ) |
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FL Dana Hopkins |
Dallas |
9-91 yds catch (10.11 ypc, 2 yac, 10 tgt, 9.10 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 82.238 ) |
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RB Julio Carpenter |
Oakland |
20-92 yds rush (4.60 ypc), 0 TD, 6-48 yds catch (8.00 ypc, 14 yac, 6 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 74.88 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Terry Peterson |
New Orleans |
2 tkl, 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD) ( 115.455 ) |
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RDT Preston Willis |
Philadelphia |
4 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 passblk, 1 hurries ( 74.914 ) |
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FS Cory Webster |
Pittsburgh |
0 tkl, 1 INT (23 yds, 0 TD), 1 def ( 61.517 ) |
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LDT Kenneth Wallace |
Indianapolis |
5 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 caught ( 60.729 ) |
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FS Bubba Hartley |
Kansas City |
3 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 2 caught ( 59.563 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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K Irv Terry |
Atlanta |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 1 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 14 ) |
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K Jeff 'Skippy' Reed |
Pittsburgh |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 13 ) |
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K Phil Bernard |
Jacksonville |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 13 ) |
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K Mike Scifres |
Arizona |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 13 ) |
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FL Kendrick Hastings |
New Orleans |
94 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 12.7 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Al 'Alan' An |
San Francisco |
294-443 (66%) 4178 yds pass (9.43 ypa), 43 TD, 5 INT, 13 sacked, 124.3 rat, 13-21 yds rush (1.62 ypc), 0 TD ( 1482.892 ) |
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QB Sammie 'Motor' Holmes |
Chicago |
290-424 (68%) 3879 yds pass (9.15 ypa), 38 TD, 5 INT, 17 sacked, 122.2 rat, 64-273 yds rush (4.27 ypc), 4 TD, 4 fumb ( 1457.084 ) |
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QB Ben Roethlisberger |
Minnesota |
323-446 (72%) 3865 yds pass (8.67 ypa), 36 TD, 7 INT, 11 sacked, 118.9 rat, 20-71 yds rush (3.55 ypc), 1 TD, 1 fumb ( 1348.769 ) |
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FL Anthony Elliott |
Chicago |
100-1683 yds catch (16.83 ypc, 597 yac, 142 tgt, 11.85 ypt), 14 TD, 5 drp, 1 2Pt ( 1240.513 ) |
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RB Richie Forbes |
Minnesota |
339-1517 yds rush (4.47 ypc), 13 TD, 68-645 yds catch (9.49 ypc, 316 yac, 83 tgt, 7.77 ypt), 5 TD, 1 drp, 9 fumb ( 1196.893 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RDE Bernard Hayes |
Cleveland |
52 tkl, 18 sacks, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 9 passblk, 5 caught, 31 hurries, 41 QBKnock ( 1384.482 ) |
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RCB Stephen Forbes |
Pittsburgh |
55 tkl, 1 sacks, 8 INT (193 yds, 3 TD), 2 ff, 38 caught, 9 def ( 1354.121 ) |
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LCB Bryant Lindberg |
Dallas |
59 tkl, 6 INT (20 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 1 fr, 41 caught, 27 def, 3 hurries ( 1335.141 ) |
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LCB Marshall Ford |
Buffalo |
63 tkl, 1 sacks, 10 INT (45 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 1 fr, 46 caught, 12 def ( 1334.102 ) |
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LDE Kendall Hape |
Atlanta |
52 tkl, 13.5 sacks, 1 ff, 7 passblk, 7 caught, 42 hurries, 38 QBKnock ( 1293.677 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Norm Dotson |
Cleveland |
291-1194 yds rush (4.10 ypc), 9 TD, 38-266 yds catch (7.00 ypc, 102 yac, 44 tgt, 6.05 ypt), 2 TD, 2 drp, 6 fumb ( 821.57 ) |
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FL Adrian Covington |
Green Bay |
78-1210 yds catch (15.51 ypc, 252 yac, 151 tgt, 8.01 ypt), 7 TD, 16 drp, 2 fumb ( 714.274 ) |
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QB Billy Andrews |
New Jersey |
263-386 (68%) 2753 yds pass (7.13 ypa), 17 TD, 10 INT, 36 sacked, 92.5 rat, 43-172 yds rush (4.00 ypc), 1 TD, 6 fumb ( 529.567 ) |
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QB Ralph Maxwell |
Buffalo |
202-336 (60%) 2456 yds pass (7.31 ypa), 19 TD, 11 INT, 23 sacked, 87.8 rat, 44-160 yds rush (3.64 ypc), 1 TD, 3 fumb ( 519.871 ) |
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RB Damon Stonebarger |
Washington |
179-763 yds rush (4.26 ypc), 4 TD, 20-96 yds catch (4.80 ypc, 21 yac, 24 tgt, 4.00 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp, 2 fumb, 1 2Pt ( 518.828 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RCB Terry Peterson |
New Orleans |
54 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT (41 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 34 caught, 10 def ( 1088.8 ) |
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LCB Rich Mugica |
New Jersey |
53 tkl, 2 INT (13 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 1 fr, 37 caught, 6 def, 1 hurries ( 814.041 ) |
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RCB Donald Jones |
Carolina |
52 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 fr, 38 caught, 8 def, 1 hurries ( 803.546 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Wheeler |
Cincinnati |
42 tkl, 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 33 caught, 9 def ( 750.113 ) |
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MLB Jorge Maxey |
Dallas |
79 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 fr, 28 caught, 6 def, 1 hurries ( 733.2735 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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K Charlie Flannery |
New England |
37-42 FG (88%, 13 40+, 3 50+), 24-24 PAT (100%) ( 127 ) |
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K Irv Terry |
Atlanta |
31-39 FG (79%, 13 40+, 3 50+), 30-30 PAT (100%) ( 109 ) |
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P Alonzo Simmons |
St. Louis |
39 in20, 3482 puntnet ( 105.02 ) |
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P Kirk Stokes |
Miami |
35 in20, 3867 puntnet ( 101.67 ) |
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P Nicky Bodenhemer |
Atlanta |
37 in20, 3475 puntnet ( 101.35 ) |