| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Billy Andrews |
New York (A) |
22-27 (81%) 311 yds pass (11.52 ypa), 5 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 154.2 rat, 6-26 yds rush (4.33 ypc), 0 TD ( 172.6705 ) |
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SE Max McDonald |
Chicago |
12-234 yds catch (19.50 ypc, 61 yac, 14 tgt, 16.71 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 134.568 ) |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
26-33 (78%) 304 yds pass (9.21 ypa), 2 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 125.3 rat, 3-42 yds rush (14.00 ypc), 1 TD ( 133.1968 ) |
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FL Ed Epperson |
Tampa Bay |
15-169 yds catch (11.27 ypc, 12 yac, 17 tgt, 9.94 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 109.6236 ) |
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QB Al An |
San Francisco |
23-26 (88%) 324 yds pass (12.46 ypa), 3 TD, 1 INT, 3 sacked, 141.0 rat, 1-4 yds rush (4.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 104.89535 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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LDE Cary 'Time Bomb' Tindall |
San Diego |
3 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 miscTD, 1 def, 5 hurries, 4 QBKnock ( 222.22675 ) |
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LCB Lorenzo Harkin |
Seattle |
2 tkl, 1 INT (15 yds, 1 TD), 2 caught, 1 def ( 187.921 ) |
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LCB Lance Irwin |
Green Bay |
2 tkl, 1 INT (2 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 1 fr, 2 caught, 1 def, 1 hurries ( 172.806 ) |
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RCB Luke Kowalski |
San Diego |
6 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 INT (26 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 3 caught, 1 def ( 159.539 ) |
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LDE Robert Leavy |
Indianapolis |
4 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 ff, 1 hurries ( 157.1124 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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FL Ed Epperson |
Tampa Bay |
15-169 yds catch (11.27 ypc, 12 yac, 17 tgt, 9.94 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 109.6236 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
18-117 yds rush (6.50 ypc), 0 TD, 3-19 yds catch (6.33 ypc, 5 yac, 5 tgt, 3.80 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 85.4104 ) |
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RB Jamal Rivers |
Houston |
14-91 yds rush (6.50 ypc), 0 TD, 1-4 yds catch (4.00 ypc, 3 yac, 1 tgt, 4.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 64.8693 ) |
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RB Rich D'Arcy |
Miami |
9-58 yds rush (6.44 ypc), 0 TD, 2-19 yds catch (9.50 ypc, 6 yac, 2 tgt, 9.50 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 63.6811 ) |
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SE Junior Gibson |
Indianapolis |
3-46 yds catch (15.33 ypc, 9 yac, 4 tgt, 11.50 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 43.6581 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Winston Palmer |
New York (N) |
5 tkl, 1 INT (29 yds, 0 TD), 2 caught ( 104.399 ) |
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SS Donald Hancock |
New York (A) |
5 tkl, 1 INT (11 yds, 0 TD), 3 caught, 1 def ( 100.104 ) |
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LDE Lonnie Eggert |
San Francisco |
2 tkl, 2 sacks ( 84.68775 ) |
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FS Dennis Zawilinski |
Cleveland |
1 tkl, 1 INT (13 yds, 0 TD) ( 68.71 ) |
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LCB Dennis Brock |
Denver |
9 tkl, 2 sacks, 3 ff, 7 caught ( 67.961 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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SS Adrian Cotchery |
Detroit |
150 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 340 ) |
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K Brock Burgess |
Seattle |
4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 117 ) |
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P Ryan McConnell |
Cincinnati |
2 in20, 331 puntnet ( 92.83 ) |
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SE Jermaine Jepson |
New York (N) |
43 kickretyrds (0 TD), 2 specTkl ( 92.6 ) |
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K Burt McCalla |
Green Bay |
3-3 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%) ( 83 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
282-377 (74%) 3515 yds pass (9.32 ypa), 30 TD, 3 INT, 10 sacked, 126.5 rat, 24-156 yds rush (6.50 ypc), 1 TD ( 1353.97015 ) |
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RB Irv Stanford |
Dallas |
215-1054 yds rush (4.90 ypc), 16 TD, 29-298 yds catch (10.28 ypc, 133 yac, 38 tgt, 7.84 ypt), 3 TD, 0 drp, 3 fumb ( 1045.7339 ) |
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QB Al An |
San Francisco |
220-340 (64%) 3046 yds pass (8.96 ypa), 29 TD, 4 INT, 18 sacked, 116.9 rat, 11-27 yds rush (2.45 ypc), 0 TD, 2 fumb ( 1041.9903 ) |
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QB Billy Andrews |
New York (A) |
222-310 (71%) 2713 yds pass (8.75 ypa), 24 TD, 2 INT, 17 sacked, 121.3 rat, 28-118 yds rush (4.21 ypc), 0 TD, 2 fumb ( 951.39935 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
228-1195 yds rush (5.24 ypc), 4 TD, 40-322 yds catch (8.05 ypc, 50 yac, 48 tgt, 6.71 ypt), 5 TD, 1 drp, 6 fumb ( 934.0492 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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LDE Xavier Preston |
New York (A) |
32 tkl, 11.5 sacks, 3 ff, 1 fr, 6 passblk, 3 caught, 20 hurries, 9 QBKnock ( 905.66455 ) |
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RDE Arnold Blake |
Chicago |
38 tkl, 9.5 sacks, 3 ff, 2 fr, 2 passblk, 3 caught, 18 hurries, 19 QBKnock ( 876.0909 ) |
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RDE Jamal Stokes |
Buffalo |
28 tkl, 9.5 sacks, 1 ff, 3 passblk, 4 caught, 18 hurries, 29 QBKnock ( 797.36885 ) |
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MLB Chuck Densmore |
Denver |
86 tkl, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 24 caught, 6 def, 1 hurries ( 758.247 ) |
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LDE Teddy Davison |
Minnesota |
35 tkl, 6 sacks, 1 fr, 3 caught, 24 hurries, 32 QBKnock ( 751.62555 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
228-1195 yds rush (5.24 ypc), 4 TD, 40-322 yds catch (8.05 ypc, 50 yac, 48 tgt, 6.71 ypt), 5 TD, 1 drp, 6 fumb ( 934.0492 ) |
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RB Glen Mock |
Tampa Bay |
134-543 yds rush (4.05 ypc), 6 TD, 11-64 yds catch (5.82 ypc, 6 yac, 13 tgt, 4.92 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 3 fumb ( 381.0473 ) |
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RB Jeremy 'Captain' Kirk |
Chicago |
108-396 yds rush (3.67 ypc), 6 TD, 9-51 yds catch (5.67 ypc, 21 yac, 13 tgt, 3.92 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 375.173 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
40-534 yds catch (13.35 ypc, 61 yac, 69 tgt, 7.74 ypt), 4 TD, 4 drp ( 332.5734 ) |
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RB Brenden Hardy |
Seattle |
124-448 yds rush (3.61 ypc), 4 TD, 17-51 yds catch (3.00 ypc, 18 yac, 18 tgt, 2.83 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb ( 314.013 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
28 tkl, 8.5 sacks, 1 ff, 2 passblk, 10 caught, 1 def, 8 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 591.6682 ) |
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SS Donald Hancock |
New York (A) |
47 tkl, 2 INT (40 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 22 caught, 10 def, 1 hurries ( 552.903 ) |
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LCB Terrell Knight |
Jacksonville |
33 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT (18 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 23 caught, 7 def ( 510.229 ) |
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FS Cris Farr |
New England |
44 tkl, 3 INT (28 yds, 0 TD), 2 fr, 22 caught, 5 def ( 470.086 ) |
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LCB Dennis Brock |
Denver |
45 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 1 fr, 28 caught, 4 def ( 446.395 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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RB Ralph Finley |
Denver |
766 kickretyrds (2 TD), 1 specTkl ( 873.7 ) |
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SS Adrian Cotchery |
Detroit |
813 kickretyrds (2 TD) ( 859.1 ) |
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SE Matthew 'The Music Man' Meadows |
Pittsburgh |
985 kickretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 760.75 ) |
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K Percy Robinson |
Cleveland |
22-25 FG (88%, 5 40+, 4 50+), 33-33 PAT (100%) ( 702 ) |
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K Bert 'Big Money' Johnson |
Pittsburgh |
22-25 FG (88%, 6 40+, 2 50+), 26-26 PAT (100%) ( 648 ) |