| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
30-37 (81%) 386 yds pass (10.43 ypa), 5 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 149.7 rat, 3-22 yds rush (7.33 ypc), 0 TD ( 188.5244 ) |
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QB Gerald Meeber |
Arizona |
23-27 (85%) 335 yds pass (12.41 ypa), 5 TD, 0 INT, 3 sacked, 157.9 rat, 2-14 yds rush (7.00 ypc), 0 TD ( 166.1986 ) |
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SE Edwin Holliday |
Minnesota |
12-177 yds catch (14.75 ypc, 21 yac, 12 tgt, 14.75 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp ( 140.3145 ) |
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RB Irv Stanford |
Dallas |
23-96 yds rush (4.17 ypc), 4 TD, 2-14 yds catch (7.00 ypc, 3 yac, 3 tgt, 4.67 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 122.4568 ) |
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QB Kris 'General' Pathon |
Kansas City |
23-31 (74%) 285 yds pass (9.19 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacked, 134.5 rat, 3-16 yds rush (5.33 ypc), 0 TD ( 116.69335 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Tom Clancy |
Denver |
6 tkl, 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 5 caught, 3 def ( 163.917 ) |
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LCB Dennis Brock |
Denver |
2 tkl, 2 def ( 156.5 ) |
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WLB Kendall Roehl |
Kansas City |
3 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 caught, 1 def, 2 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 153.4275 ) |
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FS Jake Harry |
New Orleans |
2 tkl, 2 INT (65 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 2 caught, 1 def ( 150.787 ) |
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LDT Zach Burns |
Carolina |
7 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 ff, 2 QBKnock ( 140.90452 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
22-110 yds rush (5.00 ypc), 1 TD, 3-29 yds catch (9.67 ypc, 9 yac, 3 tgt, 9.67 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 90.5736 ) |
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TE Kirk Gardner |
Arizona |
5-52 yds catch (10.40 ypc, 0 yac, 5 tgt, 10.40 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 2 KRB, 3 KRO (66%) ( 75.5619 ) |
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RB Jeremy 'Captain' Kirk |
Chicago |
13-59 yds rush (4.54 ypc), 2 TD ( 68.139 ) |
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FL Dwayne Gelbart |
New Orleans |
4-73 yds catch (18.25 ypc, 38 yac, 4 tgt, 18.25 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 59.8401 ) |
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RB Greg Janssen |
Buffalo |
10-91 yds rush (9.10 ypc), 0 TD, 1-3 yds catch (3.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 3.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 50.4872 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Dennis Brock |
Denver |
2 tkl, 2 def ( 156.5 ) |
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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
4 tkl, 2 sacks, 2 caught, 1 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 105.83675 ) |
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LDE Dana Newhart |
Detroit |
3 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 2 hurries ( 89.6685 ) |
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RCB Preston Bernstein |
Kansas City |
2 tkl, 2 caught, 1 def ( 87.74 ) |
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RDE Lorenzo Johnson |
Denver |
4 tkl, 0.5 sacks, 3 caught, 2 hurries ( 51.6224 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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RB Ralph Finley |
Denver |
224 kickretyrds (2 TD) ( 693.05 ) |
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SE Ronnie Calhoun |
Chicago |
98 kickretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 341.1 ) |
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K Percy Robinson |
Cleveland |
2-4 FG (50%, 2 40+, 2 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%) ( 119 ) |
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K Charlie Flannery |
New England |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%) ( 103 ) |
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P Lance Summers |
New England |
5 in20, 263 puntnet ( 98.36 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Frankie Giles |
Minnesota |
227-306 (74%) 2854 yds pass (9.33 ypa), 24 TD, 2 INT, 9 sacked, 126.2 rat, 21-114 yds rush (5.43 ypc), 0 TD ( 1091.58915 ) |
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QB Al An |
San Francisco |
160-248 (64%) 2196 yds pass (8.85 ypa), 21 TD, 2 INT, 8 sacked, 117.6 rat, 7-19 yds rush (2.71 ypc), 0 TD, 2 fumb ( 781.9124 ) |
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RB Irv Stanford |
Dallas |
159-776 yds rush (4.88 ypc), 12 TD, 22-229 yds catch (10.41 ypc, 115 yac, 28 tgt, 8.18 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb ( 770.6521 ) |
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QB Phillip Sampson |
Jacksonville |
207-311 (66%) 2272 yds pass (7.31 ypa), 19 TD, 0 INT, 14 sacked, 108.4 rat, 18-87 yds rush (4.83 ypc), 1 TD, 4 fumb ( 749.93315 ) |
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RB Darren Baxter |
Philadelphia |
160-741 yds rush (4.63 ypc), 5 TD, 22-223 yds catch (10.14 ypc, 113 yac, 26 tgt, 8.58 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb ( 642.8395 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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LDE Xavier Preston |
New York (A) |
23 tkl, 10.5 sacks, 3 ff, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 2 caught, 13 hurries, 8 QBKnock ( 714.41635 ) |
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RDE Arnold Blake |
Chicago |
26 tkl, 8 sacks, 2 ff, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 2 caught, 13 hurries, 13 QBKnock ( 654.0269 ) |
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RDE Howie Barrett |
Cleveland |
21 tkl, 6.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 1 caught, 1 def, 16 hurries, 25 QBKnock ( 623.60725 ) |
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LDE Teddy Davison |
Minnesota |
30 tkl, 5 sacks, 2 caught, 20 hurries, 23 QBKnock ( 610.49615 ) |
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MLB Seth 'Dr. Death' Levine |
Atlanta |
83 tkl, 1 INT (1 yds, 0 TD), 1 passblk, 25 caught, 5 def, 1 QBKnock ( 609.245 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
159-787 yds rush (4.95 ypc), 3 TD, 26-213 yds catch (8.19 ypc, 34 yac, 31 tgt, 6.87 ypt), 3 TD, 1 drp, 4 fumb ( 604.8325 ) |
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RB Jeremy 'Captain' Kirk |
Chicago |
89-330 yds rush (3.71 ypc), 6 TD, 6-34 yds catch (5.67 ypc, 4 yac, 8 tgt, 4.25 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 324.209 ) |
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FL Dwayne Gelbart |
New Orleans |
24-435 yds catch (18.13 ypc, 150 yac, 38 tgt, 11.45 ypt), 3 TD, 3 drp ( 268.4547 ) |
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RB Glen Mock |
Tampa Bay |
113-441 yds rush (3.90 ypc), 4 TD, 5-26 yds catch (5.20 ypc, 0 yac, 7 tgt, 3.71 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 3 fumb ( 267.4355 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
33-416 yds catch (12.61 ypc, 43 yac, 57 tgt, 7.30 ypt), 2 TD, 3 drp ( 246.5289 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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WLB Warren Stewart |
New England |
23 tkl, 7.5 sacks, 1 ff, 7 caught, 1 def, 7 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 497.46935 ) |
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LCB Terrell Knight |
Jacksonville |
29 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT (18 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 21 caught, 6 def ( 399.939 ) |
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LCB Howie Lord |
Atlanta |
15 tkl, 1 ff, 12 caught, 8 def ( 373.805 ) |
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SS Donald Hancock |
New York (A) |
39 tkl, 1 INT (29 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 16 caught, 6 def ( 373.613 ) |
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LCB Dennis Brock |
Denver |
31 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 17 caught, 3 def ( 321.504 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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RB Ralph Finley |
Denver |
601 kickretyrds (2 TD) ( 805.7 ) |
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SE Matthew 'The Music Man' Meadows |
Pittsburgh |
831 kickretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 685.45 ) |
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K Percy Robinson |
Cleveland |
18-21 FG (85%, 4 40+, 3 50+), 27-27 PAT (100%) ( 563 ) |
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K Andrew Whalen |
Jacksonville |
16-19 FG (84%, 8 40+, 2 50+), 23-23 PAT (100%) ( 555 ) |
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K J.R. Marston |
New Orleans |
20-23 FG (86%, 5 40+, 1 50+), 16-16 PAT (100%) ( 541 ) |