| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Phillip Sampson |
Jacksonville |
30-36 (83%) 337 yds pass (9.36 ypa), 6 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 145.3 rat, 3-7 yds rush (2.33 ypc), 0 TD ( 179.617 ) |
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QB Kris 'General' Pathon |
Kansas City |
22-28 (78%) 283 yds pass (10.11 ypa), 5 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 148.4 rat, 2--1 yds rush (-0.50 ypc), 0 TD ( 145.10125 ) |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
32-43 (74%) 361 yds pass (8.40 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 122.3 rat, 2-5 yds rush (2.50 ypc), 0 TD ( 139.84985 ) |
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QB Al 'Deepthroat Choker' An |
San Francisco |
18-29 (62%) 336 yds pass (11.59 ypa), 5 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 141.7 rat, 2--3 yds rush (-1.50 ypc), 0 TD, 1 fumb ( 139.5884 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
22-129 yds rush (5.86 ypc), 1 TD, 3-24 yds catch (8.00 ypc, 4 yac, 3 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 104.1381 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Fernando Singleton |
Seattle |
2 tkl, 3 INT (36 yds, 0 TD), 1 caught ( 243.861 ) |
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RDE Arnold Blake |
Chicago |
6 tkl, 3.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 3 hurries, 3 QBKnock ( 222.1877 ) |
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LCB Gabe Hanson |
New York (N) |
0 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 1 caught, 2 def ( 176.234 ) |
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LCB Brent Crowley |
San Francisco |
5 tkl, 2 INT (26 yds, 0 TD), 3 caught ( 159.426 ) |
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MLB Mel Qualizza |
Indianapolis |
7 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff ( 151.992 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
22-129 yds rush (5.86 ypc), 1 TD, 3-24 yds catch (8.00 ypc, 4 yac, 3 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 104.1381 ) |
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RB Glen Mock |
Tampa Bay |
17-95 yds rush (5.59 ypc), 1 TD, 1-3 yds catch (3.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 3.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 65.8172 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
5-64 yds catch (12.80 ypc, 5 yac, 9 tgt, 7.11 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp ( 49.0401 ) |
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RB Jamal Rivers |
Houston |
18-58 yds rush (3.22 ypc), 1 TD, 1-4 yds catch (4.00 ypc, 0 yac, 2 tgt, 2.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 47.7761 ) |
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FL Justin Van Valkenberg |
Kansas City |
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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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
3 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 hurries ( 138.30215 ) |
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LCB Terrell Knight |
Jacksonville |
4 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 3 caught, 2 def ( 115.088 ) |
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FS Cris Farr |
New England |
5 tkl, 1 INT (15 yds, 0 TD), 4 caught, 1 def ( 81.87 ) |
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WLB Daniel Lewis |
Detroit |
8 tkl, 1 sacks, 3 caught ( 78.29025 ) |
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LDE Rob Lynn |
New York (N) |
2 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 passblk ( 76.43025 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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SE Todd Benson |
New York (A) |
17 kickretyrds (0 TD), 95 puntretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 393.15 ) |
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SE Charlie Green |
San Francisco |
162 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 358.4 ) |
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K Andrew Whalen |
Jacksonville |
2-2 FG (100%, 1 40+, 1 50+), 7-7 PAT (100%) ( 102 ) |
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K Derek Shula |
Miami |
4-4 FG (100%, 0 40+, 0 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 89 ) |
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P Alonzo Simmons |
Carolina |
5 in20, 261 puntnet ( 87.02 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
109-145 (75%) 1433 yds pass (9.88 ypa), 12 TD, 0 INT, 5 sacked, 133.5 rat, 8-32 yds rush (4.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 539.262 ) |
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QB Al 'Deepthroat Choker' An |
San Francisco |
95-137 (69%) 1313 yds pass (9.58 ypa), 14 TD, 1 INT, 5 sacked, 130.8 rat, 4-3 yds rush (0.75 ypc), 0 TD, 1 fumb ( 507.1693 ) |
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QB Bernard 'Cadillac ' Escalante |
New England |
86-124 (69%) 995 yds pass (8.02 ypa), 7 TD, 0 INT, 6 sacked, 112.1 rat, 21-150 yds rush (7.14 ypc), 2 TD ( 440.5877 ) |
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QB Phillip Sampson |
Jacksonville |
100-142 (70%) 1116 yds pass (7.86 ypa), 11 TD, 0 INT, 7 sacked, 119.3 rat, 9-27 yds rush (3.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 408.38185 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
88-509 yds rush (5.78 ypc), 1 TD, 18-142 yds catch (7.89 ypc, 18 yac, 21 tgt, 6.76 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp, 2 fumb ( 390.5672 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RDE Arnold Blake |
Chicago |
17 tkl, 7 sacks, 2 ff, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 1 caught, 9 hurries, 11 QBKnock ( 521.0287 ) |
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LDE Xavier Preston |
New York (A) |
12 tkl, 5 sacks, 2 ff, 1 fr, 1 caught, 7 hurries, 7 QBKnock ( 377.2423 ) |
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LDE Teddy Davison |
Minnesota |
17 tkl, 4 sacks, 9 hurries, 8 QBKnock ( 352.63795 ) |
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MLB Lonnie Robinson |
St. Louis |
42 tkl, 0.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 10 caught, 1 def, 2 hurries ( 330.2805 ) |
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RDE Roger Bartoszek |
New York (N) |
12 tkl, 4.5 sacks, 1 ff, 2 passblk, 1 caught, 7 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 329.85065 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
88-509 yds rush (5.78 ypc), 1 TD, 18-142 yds catch (7.89 ypc, 18 yac, 21 tgt, 6.76 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp, 2 fumb ( 390.5672 ) |
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RB Jeremy 'Captain' Kirk |
Chicago |
50-179 yds rush (3.58 ypc), 4 TD, 3-11 yds catch (3.67 ypc, 0 yac, 3 tgt, 3.67 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 182.1902 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
19-254 yds catch (13.37 ypc, 35 yac, 34 tgt, 7.47 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp ( 162.1683 ) |
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RB Jamal Rivers |
Houston |
41-143 yds rush (3.49 ypc), 1 TD, 9-48 yds catch (5.33 ypc, 25 yac, 12 tgt, 4.00 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp ( 154.6417 ) |
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SE Ty Hartman |
Jacksonville |
13-225 yds catch (17.31 ypc, 46 yac, 16 tgt, 14.06 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 154.584 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
10 tkl, 4.5 sacks, 1 ff, 3 caught, 1 def, 3 hurries ( 276.4646 ) |
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SS Donald Hancock |
New York (A) |
25 tkl, 1 INT (29 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 10 caught, 5 def ( 273.041 ) |
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LCB Terrell Knight |
Jacksonville |
13 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 INT (18 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 8 caught, 2 def ( 244.701 ) |
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RCB Tommie Grover |
Oakland |
9 tkl, 1 passblk, 4 caught, 3 def ( 229.38 ) |
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LDE Rob Lynn |
New York (N) |
9 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 1 caught, 2 hurries ( 215.6278 ) |