| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Bernard 'Cadillac ' Escalante |
New England |
23-28 (82%) 305 yds pass (10.89 ypa), 2 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 135.9 rat, 9-66 yds rush (7.33 ypc), 0 TD ( 150.5788 ) |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
26-30 (86%) 304 yds pass (10.13 ypa), 4 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 148.5 rat, 1-7 yds rush (7.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 148.3307 ) |
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RB Irv Stanford |
Dallas |
24-187 yds rush (7.79 ypc), 2 TD, 4-6 yds catch (1.50 ypc, 0 yac, 5 tgt, 1.20 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 143.0696 ) |
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RB Skip Oukac |
Pittsburgh |
27-160 yds rush (5.93 ypc), 2 TD, 4-28 yds catch (7.00 ypc, 8 yac, 4 tgt, 7.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 135.7684 ) |
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RB Daniel Taylor |
St. Louis |
18-164 yds rush (9.11 ypc), 2 TD, 3-16 yds catch (5.33 ypc, 0 yac, 3 tgt, 5.33 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 132.6181 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RDE Arnold Blake |
Chicago |
4 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 ff, 1 passblk, 1 caught, 2 hurries, 6 QBKnock ( 153.9396 ) |
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LDE Edward Arnold |
Buffalo |
3 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 ff, 1 hurries ( 153.2171 ) |
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RCB Alvin Meier |
Chicago |
3 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 3 caught, 2 def ( 148.375 ) |
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LCB Damon Nash |
Pittsburgh |
2 tkl, 1 INT (3 yds, 0 TD), 2 caught, 1 def ( 140.763 ) |
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LCB Trevor Canas |
Houston |
1 tkl, 1 caught, 3 def ( 138.42 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
22-147 yds rush (6.68 ypc), 0 TD, 4-46 yds catch (11.50 ypc, 8 yac, 5 tgt, 9.20 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb ( 92.1564 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
6-136 yds catch (22.67 ypc, 30 yac, 10 tgt, 13.60 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 90.9702 ) |
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RB Jeremy 'Captain' Kirk |
Chicago |
15-71 yds rush (4.73 ypc), 1 TD, 1-3 yds catch (3.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 3.00 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 72.501 ) |
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FL Justin Van Valkenberg |
Kansas City |
6-75 yds catch (12.50 ypc, 13 yac, 8 tgt, 9.38 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 58.0329 ) |
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TE Morris Rivera |
Kansas City |
3-55 yds catch (18.33 ypc, 13 yac, 5 tgt, 11.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 KRB, 1 KRO (100%) ( 46.0776 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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SS Grant Morton |
Atlanta |
6 tkl, 3 caught, 5 def ( 102.966 ) |
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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
3 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 1 caught, 2 hurries ( 85.83875 ) |
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RDE Henry Dillon |
Philadelphia |
4 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff ( 74.9072 ) |
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SLB Mitch Farmer |
Baltimore |
2 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff ( 63.0213 ) |
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WLB Daniel Lewis |
Detroit |
6 tkl, 0.5 sacks, 1 caught ( 55.9895 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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K Bert 'Big Money' Johnson |
Pittsburgh |
4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 123 ) |
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K Andy Schultz |
Carolina |
3-4 FG (75%, 2 40+, 1 50+) ( 111 ) |
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K Donnell Wilcox |
Minnesota |
3-3 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 4-4 PAT (100%) ( 106 ) |
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P Patrick Stone |
Arizona |
1-1 FG (100%, 0 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 5 in20, 319 puntnet ( 99.2 ) |
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K Justin Chasser |
Dallas |
3-4 FG (75%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 97 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RB Irv Stanford |
Dallas |
49-310 yds rush (6.33 ypc), 3 TD, 9-40 yds catch (4.44 ypc, 21 yac, 11 tgt, 3.64 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 261.3393 ) |
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QB Al 'Deepthroat Choker' An |
San Francisco |
54-77 (70%) 664 yds pass (8.62 ypa), 6 TD, 1 INT, 2 sacked, 117.0 rat, 1-7 yds rush (7.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 246.65975 ) |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
47-60 (78%) 590 yds pass (9.83 ypa), 6 TD, 0 INT, 3 sacked, 141.0 rat, 5-22 yds rush (4.40 ypc), 0 TD ( 239.66395 ) |
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QB Bernard 'Cadillac ' Escalante |
New England |
42-67 (62%) 535 yds pass (7.99 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacked, 102.5 rat, 12-80 yds rush (6.67 ypc), 1 TD ( 224.57135 ) |
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RB Daniel Taylor |
St. Louis |
34-276 yds rush (8.12 ypc), 2 TD, 7-29 yds catch (4.14 ypc, 1 yac, 7 tgt, 4.14 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 205.523 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RDE Arnold Blake |
Chicago |
6 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 ff, 1 passblk, 1 caught, 6 hurries, 8 QBKnock ( 246.22845 ) |
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LDE Kendall Hape |
Miami |
7 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 ff, 1 passblk, 1 caught, 5 hurries, 3 QBKnock ( 225.80395 ) |
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LCB Lorenzo Harkin |
Seattle |
6 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 5 caught, 4 def ( 225.765 ) |
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RDE Jamal Stokes |
Buffalo |
8 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 passblk, 6 hurries, 10 QBKnock ( 217.5777 ) |
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LDE Xavier Preston |
New York (A) |
7 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 ff, 5 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 211.5953 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
45-265 yds rush (5.89 ypc), 0 TD, 10-85 yds catch (8.50 ypc, 14 yac, 13 tgt, 6.54 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb ( 202.7797 ) |
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RB Jeremy 'Captain' Kirk |
Chicago |
35-143 yds rush (4.09 ypc), 3 TD, 1-3 yds catch (3.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 3.00 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 154.706 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
8-155 yds catch (19.38 ypc, 30 yac, 15 tgt, 10.33 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 100.2735 ) |
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FL Dwayne Gelbart |
New Orleans |
6-146 yds catch (24.33 ypc, 64 yac, 11 tgt, 13.27 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp ( 85.4496 ) |
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TE Morris Rivera |
Kansas City |
5-86 yds catch (17.20 ypc, 13 yac, 8 tgt, 10.75 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 2 KRB, 2 KRO (100%) ( 78.7659 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
6 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 ff, 2 caught, 2 hurries ( 124.845 ) |
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SS Grant Morton |
Atlanta |
9 tkl, 4 caught, 5 def ( 122.528 ) |
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LCB Terrell Knight |
Jacksonville |
7 tkl, 1 INT (18 yds, 0 TD), 3 caught ( 117.973 ) |
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RDE Drew Page |
Indianapolis |
5 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 1 caught, 3 hurries ( 105.62795 ) |
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WLB Daniel Lewis |
Detroit |
8 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 2 caught ( 105.62665 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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K Justin Chasser |
Dallas |
6-7 FG (85%, 4 40+, 1 50+), 6-6 PAT (100%) ( 224 ) |
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K Andrew Whalen |
Jacksonville |
4-4 FG (100%, 4 40+, 1 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 181 ) |
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K Donnell Wilcox |
Minnesota |
6-6 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 7-7 PAT (100%) ( 175 ) |
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K Charlie Flannery |
New England |
4-5 FG (80%, 2 40+, 2 50+), 6-6 PAT (100%) ( 173 ) |
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K Bert 'Big Money' Johnson |
Pittsburgh |
6-6 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 4-4 PAT (100%) ( 166 ) |