| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Claude Wyatt |
Chicago |
25-34 (73%, 1 bad, 22 suc) 351 yds pass (10.32 ypa), 5 TD, 1 INT, 0 sacked, 133.7 rat ( 133.0632 ) |
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FL Vinny 'Jet' Jenkins |
Chicago |
10-189 yds catch (18.90 ypc, 61 yac, 13 tgt, 14.54 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 118.7847 ) |
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QB Bernard Escalante |
Arizona |
26-35 (74%, 0 bad, 22 suc) 279 yds pass (7.97 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 125.8 rat, 2-3 yds rush (1.50 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 0 suc ( 112.21445 ) |
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LT Artie Stydahar |
Chicago |
3 KRB, 7 KRO (42%), 3 PNK ( 106.289 ) |
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FL Teddy Branston |
New York |
6-155 yds catch (25.83 ypc, 91 yac, 8 tgt, 19.38 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 2 bdC ( 100.1133 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Kevin Bohrer |
Denver |
2 tkl, 3 kcvr (2 thrat, 1 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 161.77 ) |
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RCB Reuben 'Rib Stain' Brooks |
Minnesota |
2 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 7 kcvr (7 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 152.635 ) |
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SLB Jeff Roman |
Minnesota |
7 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 miscTD, 8 kcvr (7 thrat, 3 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 1 QBKnock ( 147.36135 ) |
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LCB Lionel Allen |
Tennessee |
1 tkl, 1 INT (45 yds, 0 TD), 5 kcvr (3 thrat, 1 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct) ( 147.005 ) |
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RCB Jerome Conley |
Arizona |
3 tkl, 1 INT (12 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 8 kcvr (7 thrat, 3 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 125.772 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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FL Sammy Gentile |
Washington |
6-140 yds catch (23.33 ypc, 72 yac, 8 tgt, 17.50 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp, 0 bdC ( 75.1428 ) |
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FL Rusty 'Humpty Dumpty' Humphrey |
Minnesota |
7-56 yds catch (8.00 ypc, 6 yac, 8 tgt, 7.00 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 73.3293 ) |
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RB Neal Banfield |
San Diego |
21-121 yds rush (5.76 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss, 8 suc ( 66.579 ) |
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RB Ken Roberson |
Chicago |
25-93 yds rush (3.72 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss, 9 suc, 3-20 yds catch (6.67 ypc, 16 yac, 3 tgt, 6.67 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 64.7157 ) |
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SE Joseph Halvorson |
Dallas |
6-81 yds catch (13.50 ypc, 14 yac, 7 tgt, 11.57 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 bdC ( 49.0077 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Reuben 'Rib Stain' Brooks |
Minnesota |
2 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 7 kcvr (7 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 152.635 ) |
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WLB Harvey Hernandez |
San Diego |
5 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 94.7476 ) |
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RCB Kent Lapalme |
New England |
1 tkl, 8 kcvr (8 thrat, 1 ct, 2 def, 2 20+ct) ( 92.17 ) |
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SS Quentin Stuart |
Washington |
8 tkl, 1 INT (9 yds, 0 TD), 4 kcvr (4 thrat, 3 ct, 0 def, 1 20+ct) ( 79.392 ) |
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LDE Curtis Rand |
Dallas |
2 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 62.99445 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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FL Toby 'George' Castanie |
Tampa Bay |
152 kickretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 358.9 ) |
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K Charlie Mattingly |
Chicago |
3-3 FG (100%, 3 40+, 1 50+), 5-5 PAT (100%), 8 ko (4 tb, 70.13 avg, 23 fpos) ( 150 ) |
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K Skip Everett |
San Diego |
3-3 FG (100%, 3 40+, 1 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 138 ) |
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K Jeff 'Old Balls' Bullock |
St. Louis |
5-6 FG (83%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 8 ko (3 tb, 67.38 avg, 19 fpos) ( 117 ) |
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P Ben Gilmore |
Philadelphia |
4 in20, 253 puntnet ( 112.91 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RB Pete Sutton |
Denver |
239-1135 yds rush (4.75 ypc), 10 TD, 44 forloss, 109 suc, 29-347 yds catch (11.97 ypc, 196 yac, 45 tgt, 7.71 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp, 4 bdC, 1 fumb (0 lost), 1 2Pt ( 987.258 ) |
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FL Vinny 'Jet' Jenkins |
Chicago |
1-4 yds rush (4.00 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 1 suc, 82-1457 yds catch (17.77 ypc, 586 yac, 110 tgt, 13.25 ypt), 13 TD, 2 drp, 0 bdC, 2 fumb (0 lost) ( 948.8699 ) |
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QB Claude Wyatt |
Chicago |
229-332 (68%, 5 bad, 188 suc) 3187 yds pass (9.60 ypa), 26 TD, 9 INT, 12 sacked, 114.4 rat, 20-132 yds rush (6.60 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 2 suc, 3 fumb (0 lost) ( 927.0885 ) |
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RB Richie 'Runnin' Richie' Henderson |
St. Louis |
246-1130 yds rush (4.59 ypc), 8 TD, 14 forloss, 122 suc, 27-229 yds catch (8.48 ypc, 77 yac, 41 tgt, 5.59 ypt), 1 TD, 2 drp, 7 bdC, 4 fumb (3 lost) ( 854.541 ) |
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RB Lester Flannery |
Seattle |
227-1086 yds rush (4.78 ypc), 8 TD, 27 forloss, 101 suc, 35-198 yds catch (5.66 ypc, 62 yac, 55 tgt, 3.60 ypt), 3 TD, 5 drp, 1 bdC, 5 fumb (1 lost) ( 779.8655 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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LDE Max Cabacungan |
Jacksonville |
43 tkl (9 fl), 7.5 sacks, 3 ff, 4 passblk, 3 kcvr (3 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 22 hurries, 17 QBKnock ( 858.9542 ) |
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WLB B.J. Bernard |
Dallas |
34 tkl (3 fl), 7 sacks, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 4 ff, 1 fr, 2 passblk, 9 kcvr (7 thrat, 5 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct), 17 hurries, 18 QBKnock ( 845.54765 ) |
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SLB Charlie 'Warhorse' Eichhorst |
Indianapolis |
61 tkl (4 fl), 6.5 sacks, 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 42 kcvr (39 thrat, 24 ct, 3 def, 4 20+ct), 10 hurries, 6 QBKnock ( 808.01025 ) |
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RCB Roderick Iadevaia |
New Orleans |
36 tkl (2 fl), 4 INT (27 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 1 fr, 64 kcvr (56 thrat, 21 ct, 7 def, 7 20+ct) ( 806.466 ) |
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RCB Grady Pearson |
Chicago |
31 tkl, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT (22 yds, 0 TD), 55 kcvr (48 thrat, 21 ct, 9 def, 3 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 776.4135 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Ken Roberson |
Chicago |
184-705 yds rush (3.83 ypc), 9 TD, 11 forloss, 86 suc, 13-136 yds catch (10.46 ypc, 59 yac, 15 tgt, 9.07 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC, 3 fumb (0 lost) ( 573.7289 ) |
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RB Edwin Manning |
Miami |
131-683 yds rush (5.21 ypc), 3 TD, 18 forloss, 66 suc, 16-141 yds catch (8.81 ypc, 52 yac, 21 tgt, 6.71 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 bdC, 2 fumb (2 lost), 1 2Pt ( 504.5499 ) |
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RB Neal Banfield |
San Diego |
151-722 yds rush (4.78 ypc), 1 TD, 10 forloss, 74 suc, 24-165 yds catch (6.88 ypc, 33 yac, 38 tgt, 4.34 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 0 bdC ( 504.4691 ) |
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FL Sammy Gentile |
Washington |
59-680 yds catch (11.53 ypc, 218 yac, 104 tgt, 6.54 ypt), 5 TD, 9 drp, 7 bdC, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 353.4039 ) |
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SE Wayne Senn |
New York |
56-660 yds catch (11.79 ypc, 192 yac, 100 tgt, 6.60 ypt), 2 TD, 4 drp, 8 bdC, 3 fumb (0 lost) ( 330.6294 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RCB Reuben 'Rib Stain' Brooks |
Minnesota |
26 tkl (2 fl), 0.5 sacks, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 36 kcvr (33 thrat, 17 ct, 5 def, 2 20+ct) ( 576.1265 ) |
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WLB Harvey Hernandez |
San Diego |
44 tkl (3 fl), 4 sacks, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 2 ff, 1 passblk, 30 kcvr (27 thrat, 15 ct, 3 def, 2 20+ct), 5 hurries ( 574.6052 ) |
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WLB Deon Riley |
Buffalo |
44 tkl (6 fl), 3.5 sacks, 5 passblk, 30 kcvr (27 thrat, 9 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct), 9 hurries ( 534.1863 ) |
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WLB Kim McElroy |
San Francisco |
40 tkl (1 fl), 1.5 sacks, 2 ff, 1 fr, 4 passblk, 18 kcvr (18 thrat, 9 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct), 12 hurries, 9 QBKnock ( 524.25005 ) |
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SS Quentin Stuart |
Washington |
66 tkl (5 fl), 2 INT (43 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 1 fr, 56 kcvr (52 thrat, 33 ct, 5 def, 9 20+ct) ( 490.402 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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K Charlie Mattingly |
Chicago |
21-23 FG (91%, 10 40+, 6 50+), 36-36 PAT (100%), 60 ko (23 tb, 68.78 avg, 1 fpos) ( 830 ) |
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K Jesse Wolfe |
New York |
21-22 FG (95%, 8 40+, 3 50+), 30-30 PAT (100%), 55 ko (12 tb, 65.95 avg, 1 fpos) ( 712 ) |
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K K.C. Harris |
Carolina |
26-27 FG (96%, 6 40+, 1 50+), 19-20 PAT (95%), 56 ko (9 tb, 63.21 avg, 1 fpos) ( 696 ) |
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FL Leslie Hicks |
New England |
974 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 695.55 ) |
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FL Toby 'George' Castanie |
Tampa Bay |
808 kickretyrds (1 TD), 9 specTkl ( 689.35 ) |