| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Al 'Alan' An |
San Francisco |
20-26 (76%) 318 yds pass (12.23 ypa), 5 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 156.7 rat ( 157.566 ) |
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FL Anthony Elliott |
Chicago |
11-153 yds catch (13.91 ypc, 50 yac, 11 tgt, 13.91 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 120.836 ) |
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RB Lionel 'The Train' Hutchins |
Pittsburgh |
29-186 yds rush (6.41 ypc), 2 TD, 1-6 yds catch (6.00 ypc, 0 yac, 4 tgt, 1.50 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb ( 118.034 ) |
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RB Richie Forbes |
Minnesota |
25-110 yds rush (4.40 ypc), 2 TD, 8-68 yds catch (8.50 ypc, 45 yac, 9 tgt, 7.56 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 116.086 ) |
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SE Myron Raaen |
Philadelphia |
9-132 yds catch (14.67 ypc, 58 yac, 10 tgt, 13.20 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp ( 108.145 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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LDE Kendall Hape |
Atlanta |
7 tkl, 3.5 sacks, 1 passblk, 4 hurries, 4 QBKnock ( 188.899 ) |
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RCB Clyde Aycock |
Seattle |
3 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 2 caught, 4 def ( 181.586 ) |
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LCB Lance Irwin |
Green Bay |
3 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 3 caught, 4 def ( 163.023 ) |
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LCB Cory Fellin |
Pittsburgh |
4 tkl, 1 INT (1 yds, 0 TD), 2 def ( 156.633 ) |
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RDE Bryan 'Dragon' Dragonajtys |
Cincinnati |
6 tkl, 3 sacks, 2 caught, 5 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 151.753 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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QB Ralph Maxwell |
Buffalo |
16-25 (64%) 249 yds pass (9.96 ypa), 1 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacked, 93.6 rat, 6-29 yds rush (4.83 ypc), 1 TD, 1 fumb ( 82.544 ) |
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FL Adrian Covington |
Green Bay |
9-106 yds catch (11.78 ypc, 8 yac, 14 tgt, 7.57 ypt), 1 TD, 2 drp ( 71.723 ) |
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RB Darren Baxter |
Philadelphia |
10-45 yds rush (4.50 ypc), 1 TD, 3-26 yds catch (8.67 ypc, 9 yac, 4 tgt, 6.50 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 59.375 ) |
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QB Jarred McWilliams |
Baltimore |
17-18 (94%) 122 yds pass (6.78 ypa), 2 TD, 0 INT, 3 sacked, 131.9 rat, 1-0 yds rush (0.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 53.765 ) |
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QB Billy Andrews |
New Jersey |
24-32 (75%) 310 yds pass (9.69 ypa), 1 TD, 1 INT, 3 sacked, 102.3 rat, 5-5 yds rush (1.00 ypc), 0 TD, 1 fumb ( 53.379 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Warren Soga |
Tennessee |
2 tkl, 2 caught, 2 def ( 67.766 ) |
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LCB Rich Mugica |
New Jersey |
5 tkl, 2 ff, 1 fr, 4 caught ( 65.604 ) |
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RCB Terry Peterson |
New Orleans |
4 tkl, 3 caught, 2 def ( 60.671 ) |
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MLB Jorge Maxey |
Dallas |
8 tkl, 3 caught ( 60.4545 ) |
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FS Victor Paoletti |
New York |
3 tkl, 1 caught, 2 def ( 60.229 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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FL Ronald Howard |
Cincinnati |
180 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 17 ) |
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RCB Travis Schwant |
Indianapolis |
158 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 15.9 ) |
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K Cris Bates |
Baltimore |
4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%) ( 14 ) |
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K Ed Winslett |
Green Bay |
4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%) ( 14 ) |
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P Bruce Hopper |
Carolina |
5 in20, 345 puntnet ( 12.45 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Al 'Alan' An |
San Francisco |
153-217 (70%) 2147 yds pass (9.89 ypa), 21 TD, 3 INT, 8 sacked, 128.6 rat, 6-3 yds rush (0.50 ypc), 0 TD ( 743.69 ) |
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SE Myron Raaen |
Philadelphia |
51-722 yds catch (14.16 ypc, 249 yac, 71 tgt, 10.17 ypt), 9 TD, 3 drp ( 577.717 ) |
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QB Sammie 'Motor' Holmes |
Chicago |
114-163 (69%) 1452 yds pass (8.91 ypa), 15 TD, 1 INT, 9 sacked, 125.6 rat, 25-117 yds rush (4.68 ypc), 1 TD, 2 fumb ( 562.472 ) |
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QB Ben Roethlisberger |
Minnesota |
135-184 (73%) 1616 yds pass (8.78 ypa), 17 TD, 4 INT, 3 sacked, 121.6 rat, 6-11 yds rush (1.83 ypc), 0 TD ( 557.689 ) |
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RB Lionel 'The Train' Hutchins |
Pittsburgh |
151-745 yds rush (4.93 ypc), 5 TD, 19-151 yds catch (7.95 ypc, 66 yac, 23 tgt, 6.57 ypt), 3 TD, 1 drp, 2 fumb ( 536.256 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RDE Bernard Hayes |
Cleveland |
27 tkl, 10 sacks, 2 ff, 4 passblk, 2 caught, 18 hurries, 25 QBKnock ( 754.134 ) |
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LCB Bryant Lindberg |
Dallas |
27 tkl, 3 INT (20 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 1 fr, 20 caught, 12 def, 2 hurries ( 622.14 ) |
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RCB Leroy Rindfleisch |
Tennessee |
22 tkl, 6 INT (156 yds, 1 TD), 16 caught, 1 def ( 620.624 ) |
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SILB Kendrick Sersland |
Buffalo |
59 tkl, 1 sacks, 2 INT (35 yds, 0 TD), 4 ff, 1 fr, 18 caught, 1 def ( 597.7465 ) |
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LCB Lance Irwin |
Green Bay |
21 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 15 caught, 13 def, 1 hurries ( 579.999 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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FL Adrian Covington |
Green Bay |
39-593 yds catch (15.21 ypc, 118 yac, 71 tgt, 8.35 ypt), 4 TD, 10 drp ( 341.244 ) |
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RB Norm Dotson |
Cleveland |
134-526 yds rush (3.93 ypc), 4 TD, 12-87 yds catch (7.25 ypc, 32 yac, 17 tgt, 5.12 ypt), 0 TD, 2 drp, 5 fumb ( 313.38 ) |
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QB Ralph Maxwell |
Buffalo |
109-193 (56%) 1318 yds pass (6.83 ypa), 10 TD, 6 INT, 15 sacked, 81.9 rat, 26-119 yds rush (4.58 ypc), 1 TD, 3 fumb ( 267.489 ) |
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QB Billy Andrews |
New Jersey |
125-189 (66%) 1502 yds pass (7.95 ypa), 6 TD, 6 INT, 12 sacked, 87.7 rat, 24-95 yds rush (3.96 ypc), 0 TD, 4 fumb ( 262.413 ) |
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FL Dana Hopkins |
Dallas |
28-343 yds catch (12.25 ypc, 29 yac, 49 tgt, 7.00 ypt), 2 TD, 3 drp ( 224.221 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RCB Terry Peterson |
New Orleans |
16 tkl, 2 INT (34 yds, 0 TD), 13 caught, 5 def ( 401.233 ) |
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MLB Jorge Maxey |
Dallas |
35 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 12 caught, 2 def, 1 hurries ( 347.232 ) |
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RCB Dominic Goodwin |
New England |
29 tkl, 1 INT (4 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 21 caught, 4 def ( 313.536 ) |
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LCB Rich Mugica |
New Jersey |
28 tkl, 2 ff, 1 fr, 16 caught, 2 def ( 312.253 ) |
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LDT Kenneth Wallace |
Indianapolis |
21 tkl, 3 sacks, 2 ff, 2 passblk, 2 caught, 1 hurries ( 308.591 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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K Charlie Flannery |
New England |
19-20 FG (95%, 5 40+, 0 50+), 11-11 PAT (100%) ( 62 ) |
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K Andrew Greathouse |
St. Louis |
15-18 FG (83%, 8 40+, 1 50+), 8-8 PAT (100%) ( 54 ) |
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K Brent Urquoila |
Buffalo |
14-17 FG (82%, 8 40+, 2 50+), 16-16 PAT (100%) ( 52 ) |
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K Cris Bates |
Baltimore |
14-15 FG (93%, 6 40+, 2 50+), 6-6 PAT (100%) ( 50 ) |
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P Marco Baxter |
Indianapolis |
17 in20, 1596 puntnet ( 46.56 ) |