Season Awards
Offensive Player of the Week Candidates
QB Ricky Ingram San Francisco 24-31 (77%, 1 bad) 282 yds pass (9.10 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 136.8 rat, 5-21 yds rush (4.20 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss ( 116.2739 )
RB Donald Scukanec New England 18-97 yds rush (5.39 ypc), 4 TD, 0 forloss ( 108.787 )
RB Dwight Wright Philadelphia 20-172 yds rush (8.60 ypc), 1 TD, 3 forloss ( 103.706 )
QB Jack Peterson Cleveland 27-43 (62%, 3 bad) 306 yds pass (7.12 ypa), 2 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 99.6 rat, 1--1 yds rush (-1.00 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss ( 102.70785 )
RB Shaun Hall Tennessee 18-122 yds rush (6.78 ypc), 2 TD, 2 forloss, 1-8 yds catch (8.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 97.4679 )
Defensive Player of the Week Candidates
FS J.J. Jorgenson Green Bay 1 tkl, 3 INT (44 yds, 2 TD), 6 kcvr (6 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 282.074 )
LCB Max '"The Acrobatic"' Midget Atlanta 3 tkl, 1 INT (19 yds, 0 TD), 3 kcvr (3 thrat, 0 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct) ( 175.149 )
WLB Richard 'Bear' Blackston Cincinnati 8 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 2 hurries, 4 QBKnock ( 174.78305 )
RCB Bart McKnight New England 0 tkl, 1 INT (40 yds, 1 TD), 3 kcvr (3 thrat, 0 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 156.831 )
RDE Oscar Battle Houston 4 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 ff, 2 hurries, 3 QBKnock ( 139.59705 )
Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
FL Winston Wilkins Tennessee 9-104 yds catch (11.56 ypc, 19 yac, 15 tgt, 6.93 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 85.4973 )
SE Lamont 'You Big Old Dummy' Monroe Pittsburgh 9-112 yds catch (12.44 ypc, 26 yac, 14 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 68.1039 )
FL Mitchell Malek Denver 5-97 yds catch (19.40 ypc, 33 yac, 7 tgt, 13.86 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 67.2642 )
FL Travis 'Julio Jones' Greenway Miami 6-119 yds catch (19.83 ypc, 13 yac, 8 tgt, 14.88 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 63.2889 )
RB Lionel Chmielewski Detroit 15-72 yds rush (4.80 ypc), 1 TD, 1 forloss, 1-1 yds catch (1.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 1.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 59.9686 )
Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
WLB Morris Sims San Diego 4 tkl, 2 sacks, 4 hurries ( 126.84895 )
LCB Rodney Downs Buffalo 2 tkl, 1 INT (8 yds, 0 TD), 5 kcvr (5 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 1 20+ct) ( 101.503 )
LCB Lester Stephens Cleveland 2 tkl, 5 kcvr (4 thrat, 1 ct, 2 def, 2 20+ct) ( 96.52 )
LCB Don Bohn Kansas City 4 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (29 yds, 0 TD), 5 kcvr (5 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 1 20+ct) ( 95.229 )
RDE Carlton Page San Francisco 2 tkl, 1 sacks, 2 kcvr (2 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 3 hurries, 4 QBKnock ( 86.0271 )
Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates
FL Earl Rader Houston 106 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 392.5 )
K Darrin Borders Houston 5-5 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%) ( 137 )
P Chester Klicker Buffalo 4 in20, 340 puntnet ( 117.99 )
K Johnnie Bergstrom San Diego 4-5 FG (80%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 7 ko (3 tb, 65.86 avg, 23 fpos) ( 98 )
K Jesse Wolfe New York (A) 3-3 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 6 ko (1 tb, 66.17 avg, 37 fpos) ( 83 )
Offensive Player of the Year Candidates
QB Bernie Lanner New York (A) 194-282 (68%, 16 bad) 2441 yds pass (8.66 ypa), 20 TD, 2 INT, 9 sacked, 116.2 rat, 32-205 yds rush (6.41 ypc), 0 TD, 3 forloss ( 906.51875 )
QB Bernard 'Es Caliente' Escalante Arizona 206-310 (66%, 9 bad) 2530 yds pass (8.16 ypa), 19 TD, 8 INT, 14 sacked, 101.1 rat, 42-295 yds rush (7.02 ypc), 4 TD, 10 forloss, 3 fumb (0 lost) ( 813.4708 )
RB Brad Barnett Houston 222-987 yds rush (4.45 ypc), 6 TD, 22 forloss, 22-252 yds catch (11.45 ypc, 133 yac, 24 tgt, 10.50 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 784.9936 )
RB Tito Schneider Kansas City 161-861 yds rush (5.35 ypc), 7 TD, 20 forloss, 28-290 yds catch (10.36 ypc, 122 yac, 36 tgt, 8.06 ypt), 4 TD, 1 drp, 2 fumb (2 lost), 1 2Pt ( 772.6996 )
RB Phillip West Cleveland 151-749 yds rush (4.96 ypc), 9 TD, 15 forloss, 12-185 yds catch (15.42 ypc, 137 yac, 15 tgt, 12.33 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb (2 lost) ( 666.6177 )
Defensive Player of the Year Candidates
WLB Richard 'Bear' Blackston Cincinnati 59 tkl (5 fl), 9.5 sacks, 1 INT (15 yds, 1 TD), 1 ff, 1 fr, 2 passblk, 21 kcvr (19 thrat, 16 ct, 5 def, 2 20+ct), 11 hurries, 13 QBKnock ( 996.44535 )
WLB Jake Coffey Seattle 45 tkl (5 fl), 1 sacks, 7 INT (60 yds, 1 TD), 1 passblk, 42 kcvr (36 thrat, 21 ct, 5 def, 2 20+ct), 5 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 805.1725 )
WLB B.J. Bernard Dallas 37 tkl (3 fl), 7.5 sacks, 3 ff, 1 fr, 3 passblk, 9 kcvr (6 thrat, 9 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 17 hurries, 12 QBKnock ( 763.1701 )
LCB Max '"The Acrobatic"' Midget Atlanta 24 tkl (1 fl), 5 INT (43 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 1 fr, 41 kcvr (39 thrat, 14 ct, 8 def, 2 20+ct) ( 753.867 )
LDE Lance Garrison Denver 20 tkl (1 fl), 8.5 sacks, 2 fr, 3 passblk, 8 kcvr (7 thrat, 2 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 21 hurries, 25 QBKnock ( 730.1967 )
Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
RB Lionel Chmielewski Detroit 179-791 yds rush (4.42 ypc), 5 TD, 9 forloss, 8-33 yds catch (4.13 ypc, 1 yac, 11 tgt, 3.00 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 3 fumb (0 lost) ( 477.4449 )
FL Mitchell Malek Denver 46-655 yds catch (14.24 ypc, 192 yac, 75 tgt, 8.73 ypt), 7 TD, 3 drp, 1 2Pt ( 440.4053 )
RB Marshall Sieh Denver 111-535 yds rush (4.82 ypc), 7 TD, 14 forloss, 8-49 yds catch (6.13 ypc, 11 yac, 9 tgt, 5.44 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 419.2159 )
FL Clay Lincoln Indianapolis 1--5 yds rush (-5.00 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss, 48-560 yds catch (11.67 ypc, 201 yac, 72 tgt, 7.78 ypt), 8 TD, 2 drp, 1 2Pt ( 408.4804 )
FL Winston Wilkins Tennessee 56-753 yds catch (13.45 ypc, 183 yac, 104 tgt, 7.24 ypt), 3 TD, 5 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 407.3049 )
Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
LCB Rodney Downs Buffalo 24 tkl (1 fl), 3 INT (65 yds, 1 TD), 39 kcvr (39 thrat, 14 ct, 5 def, 2 20+ct) ( 599.541 )
LCB Kenneth Giles Indianapolis 20 tkl, 5 INT (33 yds, 0 TD), 36 kcvr (32 thrat, 17 ct, 6 def, 2 20+ct) ( 561.953 )
SLB Tyrell Kinney Philadelphia 26 tkl (4 fl), 3.5 sacks, 2 INT (25 yds, 0 TD), 2 fr, 27 kcvr (18 thrat, 11 ct, 3 def, 2 20+ct), 5 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 470.74055 )
RCB Todd Livesey Minnesota 28 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 45 kcvr (39 thrat, 17 ct, 6 def, 7 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 432.654 )
RDE Maurice Sellers Washington 14 tkl (1 fl), 4.5 sacks, 3 passblk, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 10 hurries, 10 QBKnock ( 403.07065 )
Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates
FL Adrian Covington Philadelphia 574 kickretyrds (0 TD), 370 puntretyrds (1 TD), 2 specTkl ( 804.3 )
K Kendrick Witt Indianapolis 21-27 FG (77%, 10 40+, 3 50+), 20-20 PAT (100%), 50 ko (7 tb, 60.92 avg, 29 fpos) ( 687 )
K Ken Goldberg Buffalo 19-23 FG (82%, 8 40+, 4 50+), 30-30 PAT (100%), 54 ko (11 tb, 63.30 avg, 30 fpos) ( 677 )
K Brock Burgess Seattle 22-25 FG (88%, 9 40+, 3 50+), 10-11 PAT (90%), 37 ko (9 tb, 66.08 avg, 23 fpos) ( 675 )
K Jesse Wolfe New York (A) 21-25 FG (84%, 8 40+, 3 50+), 22-23 PAT (95%), 53 ko (18 tb, 66.81 avg, 25 fpos) ( 667 )