| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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SE Tony Lyons |
San Diego |
13-167 yds catch (12.85 ypc, 36 yac, 14 tgt, 11.93 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp ( 134.658 ) |
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FL Vince Powell |
Arizona |
6-164 yds catch (27.33 ypc, 76 yac, 9 tgt, 18.22 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp ( 104.662 ) |
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QB Al 'Alan' An |
San Francisco |
16-32 (50%) 219 yds pass (6.84 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 103.5 rat, 2-7 yds rush (3.50 ypc), 0 TD ( 97.577 ) |
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FL William Lundberg |
Carolina |
6-135 yds catch (22.50 ypc, 19 yac, 7 tgt, 19.29 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 97.569 ) |
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RB Bo 'Don't' Agree |
Tennessee |
27-117 yds rush (4.33 ypc), 1 TD, 2-20 yds catch (10.00 ypc, 9 yac, 2 tgt, 10.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 93.087 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Roy Tijerina |
New Jersey |
1 tkl, 1 INT (30 yds, 1 TD), 1 caught, 2 def ( 188.701 ) |
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LCB Stan Wells |
Chicago |
0 tkl, 1 INT (27 yds, 0 TD), 2 def ( 150.639 ) |
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SS Trent Dawson |
Green Bay |
9 tkl, 1 INT (58 yds, 1 TD), 1 caught ( 140.711 ) |
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LDE Ray Blackburn |
Seattle |
5 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT (5 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 1 hurries ( 130.26 ) |
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RDE Terry Maddux |
Carolina |
5 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 3 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 116.739 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Dwight Shepherd |
Denver |
22-77 yds rush (3.50 ypc), 1 TD, 3-17 yds catch (5.67 ypc, 8 yac, 3 tgt, 5.67 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 88.947 ) |
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RB Norm Dotson |
Cleveland |
16-62 yds rush (3.88 ypc), 1 TD, 1-2 yds catch (2.00 ypc, 1 yac, 2 tgt, 1.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 61.414 ) |
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RG Emmitt Walton |
Kansas City |
4 KRB, 6 KRO (66%), 1 PNK ( 58.523 ) |
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QB Ralph Maxwell |
Buffalo |
26-42 (61%) 201 yds pass (4.79 ypa), 2 TD, 1 INT, 2 sacked, 79.6 rat, 6-19 yds rush (3.17 ypc), 0 TD ( 57.542 ) |
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RB Julio Carpenter |
Oakland |
23-81 yds rush (3.52 ypc), 0 TD, 3-19 yds catch (6.33 ypc, 5 yac, 4 tgt, 4.75 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 49.128 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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FL Butch Erickson |
San Francisco |
129 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 14.45 ) |
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K Danny Whitfield |
Denver |
3-3 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%) ( 11 ) |
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P Bruce Hopper |
Carolina |
4 in20, 299 puntnet ( 10.19 ) |
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K Butch Holliday |
Cincinnati |
3-3 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 10 ) |
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P Eugene Johnson |
New Jersey |
4 in20, 219 puntnet ( 9.39 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Al 'Alan' An |
San Francisco |
169-249 (67%) 2366 yds pass (9.50 ypa), 24 TD, 3 INT, 8 sacked, 125.3 rat, 8-10 yds rush (1.25 ypc), 0 TD ( 841.267 ) |
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QB Ben Roethlisberger |
Minnesota |
148-199 (74%) 1808 yds pass (9.09 ypa), 19 TD, 4 INT, 3 sacked, 125.4 rat, 6-11 yds rush (1.83 ypc), 0 TD ( 646.77 ) |
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QB Sammie 'Motor' Holmes |
Chicago |
125-182 (68%) 1602 yds pass (8.80 ypa), 18 TD, 1 INT, 10 sacked, 126.7 rat, 31-148 yds rush (4.77 ypc), 1 TD, 2 fumb ( 643.475 ) |
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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 Philip Rivers |
New Orleans |
169-312 (54%) 2153 yds pass (6.90 ypa), 17 TD, 4 INT, 10 sacked, 88.8 rat, 5-29 yds rush (5.80 ypc), 0 TD, 3 fumb ( 557.727 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RDE Bernard Hayes |
Cleveland |
30 tkl, 11 sacks, 2 ff, 4 passblk, 3 caught, 21 hurries, 28 QBKnock ( 830.734 ) |
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LCB Lance Irwin |
Green Bay |
26 tkl, 2 INT (3 yds, 0 TD), 17 caught, 13 def, 1 hurries ( 676.238 ) |
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SILB Kendrick Sersland |
Buffalo |
68 tkl, 1 sacks, 2 INT (35 yds, 0 TD), 4 ff, 1 fr, 21 caught, 1 def ( 665.998 ) |
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RCB Leroy Rindfleisch |
Tennessee |
25 tkl, 6 INT (156 yds, 1 TD), 19 caught, 1 def ( 650.44 ) |
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RCB Clyde Aycock |
Seattle |
15 tkl, 4 INT (38 yds, 0 TD), 12 caught, 5 def ( 624.775 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Norm Dotson |
Cleveland |
150-588 yds rush (3.92 ypc), 5 TD, 13-89 yds catch (6.85 ypc, 33 yac, 19 tgt, 4.68 ypt), 0 TD, 2 drp, 5 fumb ( 374.794 ) |
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FL Adrian Covington |
Green Bay |
42-645 yds catch (15.36 ypc, 122 yac, 79 tgt, 8.16 ypt), 4 TD, 11 drp ( 359.883 ) |
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QB Ralph Maxwell |
Buffalo |
135-235 (57%) 1519 yds pass (6.46 ypa), 12 TD, 7 INT, 17 sacked, 81.5 rat, 32-138 yds rush (4.31 ypc), 1 TD, 3 fumb ( 325.031 ) |
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QB Billy Andrews |
New Jersey |
149-221 (67%) 1694 yds pass (7.67 ypa), 7 TD, 6 INT, 16 sacked, 89.5 rat, 25-100 yds rush (4.00 ypc), 0 TD, 4 fumb ( 288.399 ) |
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RB Mack Tuaolo |
New York |
78-330 yds rush (4.23 ypc), 2 TD, 7-67 yds catch (9.57 ypc, 22 yac, 10 tgt, 6.70 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 243.383 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RCB Terry Peterson |
New Orleans |
22 tkl, 1 sacks, 2 INT (34 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 16 caught, 5 def ( 490.229 ) |
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LCB Rich Mugica |
New Jersey |
32 tkl, 2 ff, 1 fr, 19 caught, 3 def ( 366.969 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Wheeler |
Cincinnati |
16 tkl, 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 10 caught, 3 def ( 364.077 ) |
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LDT Kenneth Wallace |
Indianapolis |
26 tkl, 3.5 sacks, 2 ff, 2 passblk, 2 caught, 1 hurries ( 360.531 ) |
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MLB Jorge Maxey |
Dallas |
35 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 12 caught, 2 def, 1 hurries ( 347.232 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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K Charlie Flannery |
New England |
20-21 FG (95%, 6 40+, 0 50+), 14-14 PAT (100%) ( 66 ) |
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K Andrew Greathouse |
St. Louis |
16-20 FG (80%, 8 40+, 1 50+), 10-10 PAT (100%) ( 57 ) |
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P Bruce Hopper |
Carolina |
20 in20, 1738 puntnet ( 53.38 ) |
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K Cris Bates |
Baltimore |
15-16 FG (93%, 6 40+, 2 50+), 8-8 PAT (100%) ( 53 ) |
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K Brent Urquoila |
Buffalo |
14-17 FG (82%, 8 40+, 2 50+), 20-20 PAT (100%) ( 52 ) |