| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Kris 'General' Pathon |
Kansas City |
33-44 (75%) 369 yds pass (8.39 ypa), 4 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacked, 120.4 rat ( 127.15335 ) |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
25-31 (80%) 307 yds pass (9.90 ypa), 2 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 129.4 rat ( 111.3327 ) |
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RB Irv Stanford |
Dallas |
13-74 yds rush (5.69 ypc), 0 TD, 5-77 yds catch (15.40 ypc, 2 yac, 5 tgt, 15.40 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 110.3824 ) |
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RB Daniel Taylor |
St. Louis |
20-128 yds rush (6.40 ypc), 0 TD, 5-37 yds catch (7.40 ypc, 17 yac, 8 tgt, 4.63 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 106.1814 ) |
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RG Lance Webster |
Oakland |
4 KRB, 8 KRO (50%), 3 PNK ( 105.975 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Ellis Hatcher |
Miami |
3 tkl, 2 INT (15 yds, 0 TD), 3 caught, 3 def ( 244.33 ) |
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SLB Quinn McKenzie |
Houston |
9 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 INT (2 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 6 caught, 1 def ( 155.8556 ) |
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RCB Preston Bernstein |
Kansas City |
0 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 def ( 152.265 ) |
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LCB Jorge Hartman |
Kansas City |
2 tkl, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 2 caught ( 151.92 ) |
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WLB Donny Duncan |
Miami |
6 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 INT (11 yds, 0 TD), 1 caught, 2 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 149.8273 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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FL Ed Epperson |
Tampa Bay |
7-115 yds catch (16.43 ypc, 20 yac, 9 tgt, 12.78 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 78.5736 ) |
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RB Jamal Rivers |
Houston |
20-79 yds rush (3.95 ypc), 1 TD, 1-4 yds catch (4.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 4.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 64.4961 ) |
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SE Junior Gibson |
Indianapolis |
3-112 yds catch (37.33 ypc, 22 yac, 4 tgt, 28.00 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp ( 61.1649 ) |
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RB Jamie Woodson |
Philadelphia |
12-81 yds rush (6.75 ypc), 0 TD, 1-12 yds catch (12.00 ypc, 8 yac, 1 tgt, 12.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 57.2845 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
25-83 yds rush (3.32 ypc), 0 TD, 5-27 yds catch (5.40 ypc, 6 yac, 8 tgt, 3.38 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 56.083 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Preston Bernstein |
Kansas City |
0 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 def ( 152.265 ) |
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SS Mario Newton |
Jacksonville |
9 tkl, 1 sacks, 2 def ( 119.013 ) |
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FS Lee Gomez |
Philadelphia |
5 tkl, 1 INT (92 yds, 1 TD), 5 caught ( 116.36 ) |
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WLB Spencer Doyle |
Baltimore |
4 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 passblk, 1 def ( 96.82715 ) |
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FS Dennis Zawilinski |
Cleveland |
3 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 3 caught, 2 def ( 92.338 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Nick Blackburn |
Minnesota |
91 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 378.75 ) |
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LCB Brian Ellis |
Carolina |
158 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 335.6 ) |
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K Bert 'Big Money' Johnson |
Pittsburgh |
4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 117 ) |
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K Andre Buckley |
Kansas City |
3-3 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 4-4 PAT (100%) ( 106 ) |
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P Christian Cunningham |
Denver |
4 in20, 282 puntnet ( 103.36 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
353-480 (73%) 4383 yds pass (9.13 ypa), 36 TD, 5 INT, 17 sacked, 122.1 rat, 31-199 yds rush (6.42 ypc), 1 TD, 1 fumb ( 1605.36735 ) |
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RB Irv Stanford |
Dallas |
276-1355 yds rush (4.91 ypc), 17 TD, 39-405 yds catch (10.38 ypc, 143 yac, 52 tgt, 7.79 ypt), 4 TD, 0 drp, 3 fumb ( 1332.5534 ) |
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QB Al An |
San Francisco |
275-427 (64%) 3742 yds pass (8.76 ypa), 36 TD, 5 INT, 20 sacked, 115.5 rat, 18-81 yds rush (4.50 ypc), 0 TD, 2 fumb ( 1315.32855 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
300-1545 yds rush (5.15 ypc), 6 TD, 58-457 yds catch (7.88 ypc, 76 yac, 69 tgt, 6.62 ypt), 6 TD, 1 drp, 10 fumb ( 1231.6661 ) |
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QB Billy Andrews |
New York (A) |
293-415 (70%) 3623 yds pass (8.73 ypa), 30 TD, 5 INT, 25 sacked, 116.4 rat, 36-137 yds rush (3.81 ypc), 0 TD, 3 fumb ( 1167.8112 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RDE Arnold Blake |
Chicago |
43 tkl, 14.5 sacks, 3 ff, 2 fr, 3 passblk, 3 caught, 23 hurries, 26 QBKnock ( 1166.09855 ) |
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LDE Teddy Davison |
Minnesota |
47 tkl, 10.5 sacks, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 5 caught, 32 hurries, 44 QBKnock ( 1097.59535 ) |
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RDE Jamal Stokes |
Buffalo |
35 tkl, 13 sacks, 3 ff, 4 passblk, 5 caught, 25 hurries, 35 QBKnock ( 1080.6772 ) |
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LDE Xavier Preston |
New York (A) |
39 tkl, 13 sacks, 3 ff, 1 fr, 9 passblk, 3 caught, 25 hurries, 11 QBKnock ( 1075.50825 ) |
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LDE Cary 'Time Bomb' Tindall |
San Diego |
33 tkl, 9.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 miscTD, 4 passblk, 8 caught, 1 def, 31 hurries, 32 QBKnock ( 1010.5956 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
300-1545 yds rush (5.15 ypc), 6 TD, 58-457 yds catch (7.88 ypc, 76 yac, 69 tgt, 6.62 ypt), 6 TD, 1 drp, 10 fumb ( 1231.6661 ) |
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RB Jamal Rivers |
Houston |
136-561 yds rush (4.13 ypc), 7 TD, 23-111 yds catch (4.83 ypc, 39 yac, 27 tgt, 4.11 ypt), 3 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 531.898 ) |
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RB Glen Mock |
Tampa Bay |
169-706 yds rush (4.18 ypc), 7 TD, 15-83 yds catch (5.53 ypc, 12 yac, 18 tgt, 4.61 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 3 fumb ( 506.0926 ) |
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RB Jeremy 'Captain' Kirk |
Chicago |
141-512 yds rush (3.63 ypc), 6 TD, 11-71 yds catch (6.45 ypc, 21 yac, 15 tgt, 4.73 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 464.0244 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
52-702 yds catch (13.50 ypc, 96 yac, 84 tgt, 8.36 ypt), 4 TD, 4 drp ( 447.6618 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
40 tkl, 9.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 3 passblk, 16 caught, 1 def, 9 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 718.79905 ) |
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SS Donald Hancock |
New York (A) |
60 tkl, 2 INT (40 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 31 caught, 13 def, 1 hurries ( 670.516 ) |
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LCB Terrell Knight |
Jacksonville |
40 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT (18 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 28 caught, 9 def ( 652.144 ) |
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RCB Preston Bernstein |
Kansas City |
36 tkl, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 23 caught, 4 def ( 600.39 ) |
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FS Cris Farr |
New England |
57 tkl, 1 sacks, 3 INT (28 yds, 0 TD), 2 fr, 27 caught, 6 def, 1 hurries ( 593.349 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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SE Jermaine Jepson |
New York (N) |
801 kickretyrds (0 TD), 322 puntretyrds (1 TD), 20 specTkl ( 973.2 ) |
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RB Ralph Finley |
Denver |
956 kickretyrds (2 TD), 2 specTkl ( 940.45 ) |
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SS Adrian Cotchery |
Detroit |
1063 kickretyrds (2 TD) ( 924.1 ) |
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K Bert 'Big Money' Johnson |
Pittsburgh |
30-34 FG (88%, 11 40+, 2 50+), 28-28 PAT (100%) ( 892 ) |
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SE Matthew 'The Music Man' Meadows |
Pittsburgh |
1115 kickretyrds (1 TD), 2 specTkl ( 853 ) |