| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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QB Bernard 'Es Caliente' Escalante |
Arizona |
22-30 (73%, 0 bad) 312 yds pass (10.40 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 139.9 rat, 3-47 yds rush (15.67 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss ( 135.37375 ) |
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RB Shaun Hall |
Tennessee |
19-93 yds rush (4.89 ypc), 1 TD, 3 forloss, 5-50 yds catch (10.00 ypc, 10 yac, 7 tgt, 7.14 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 117.0227 ) |
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RB Ronnie Ascencao |
New York (N) |
16-97 yds rush (6.06 ypc), 3 TD, 1 forloss, 2-29 yds catch (14.50 ypc, 0 yac, 2 tgt, 14.50 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 114.7525 ) |
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RT Hunter Parrish |
Cleveland |
2 KRB, 6 KRO (33%), 3 PNK ( 103.103 ) |
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SE Phillip Newman |
New Orleans |
10-149 yds catch (14.90 ypc, 68 yac, 13 tgt, 11.46 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 100.0971 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RDE Mark Archer |
Minnesota |
5 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 fr, 1 passblk, 2 kcvr (2 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 174.32895 ) |
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RDT Kenneth Wallace |
Detroit |
1 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 INT (20 yds, 1 TD), 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries, 3 QBKnock ( 161.07668 ) |
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RCB Ross Bensen |
St. Louis |
3 tkl, 1 INT (60 yds, 1 TD), 10 kcvr (10 thrat, 3 ct, 1 def, 2 20+ct) ( 146.461 ) |
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LCB Mel Collins |
Denver |
1 tkl, 2 INT (9 yds, 0 TD), 3 kcvr (3 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 145.074 ) |
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MLB Rusty Grice |
Oakland |
4 tkl, 2 INT (23 yds, 0 TD), 7 kcvr (7 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 143.976 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Lionel Chmielewski |
Detroit |
26-140 yds rush (5.38 ypc), 1 TD, 1 forloss ( 84.1424 ) |
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TE Edward Wyant |
Oakland |
6-79 yds catch (13.17 ypc, 14 yac, 9 tgt, 8.78 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 PNK ( 60.2083 ) |
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RB John Cortez |
New Orleans |
13-83 yds rush (6.38 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 3-6 yds catch (2.00 ypc, 0 yac, 3 tgt, 2.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 56.0319 ) |
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FL Travis Greenway |
Miami |
7-80 yds catch (11.43 ypc, 3 yac, 9 tgt, 8.89 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 47.3103 ) |
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SE Levon Frederick |
Atlanta |
3-32 yds catch (10.67 ypc, 0 yac, 4 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 38.1015 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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LDE Mercury Herndon |
Atlanta |
3 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 ff ( 105.24235 ) |
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RDE Timothy Meadows |
Carolina |
3 tkl (1 fl), 1.5 sacks, 1 hurries ( 82.2383 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
0 tkl, 4 kcvr (2 thrat, 0 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 78.65 ) |
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WLB Morris Sims |
San Diego |
9 tkl (1 fl), 2 kcvr (2 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 1 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 66.2031 ) |
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RCB Randal Pappalardo |
Green Bay |
0 tkl, 2 kcvr (2 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 54 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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RB Benjamin Macpherson |
Green Bay |
104 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 337.8 ) |
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K Edwin Martinez |
Green Bay |
5-5 FG (100%, 2 40+, 2 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 8 ko (5 tb, 70.25 avg, 27 fpos) ( 188 ) |
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K Percy Robinson |
Buffalo |
4-4 FG (100%, 4 40+, 1 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%), 6 ko (0 tb, 63.50 avg, 32 fpos) ( 175 ) |
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K Alonzo Long |
Arizona |
3-3 FG (100%, 1 40+, 1 50+), 4-4 PAT (100%) ( 113 ) |
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P Shaun Kane |
Miami |
6 in20, 331 puntnet ( 108.01 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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QB Bernard 'Es Caliente' Escalante |
Arizona |
288-447 (64%, 9 bad) 3642 yds pass (8.15 ypa), 27 TD, 10 INT, 20 sacked, 100.5 rat, 66-456 yds rush (6.91 ypc), 7 TD, 12 forloss, 3 fumb (0 lost) ( 1230.29545 ) |
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QB Bernie Lanner |
New York (A) |
273-430 (63%, 28 bad) 3462 yds pass (8.05 ypa), 29 TD, 6 INT, 16 sacked, 105.2 rat, 47-286 yds rush (6.09 ypc), 0 TD, 5 forloss, 2 fumb (0 lost) ( 1159.2807 ) |
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RB Brad Barnett |
Houston |
309-1315 yds rush (4.26 ypc), 6 TD, 35 forloss, 34-341 yds catch (10.03 ypc, 167 yac, 42 tgt, 8.12 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 1008.1707 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
213-1078 yds rush (5.06 ypc), 9 TD, 25 forloss, 34-340 yds catch (10.00 ypc, 139 yac, 42 tgt, 8.10 ypt), 5 TD, 1 drp, 2 fumb (2 lost), 1 2Pt ( 976.81 ) |
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RB Darrell 'The Snitch' Pritchett |
Baltimore |
285-1186 yds rush (4.16 ypc), 6 TD, 32 forloss, 41-361 yds catch (8.80 ypc, 149 yac, 55 tgt, 6.56 ypt), 3 TD, 3 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost), 1 sack allowed ( 968.74 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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WLB Richard 'Bear' Blackston |
Cincinnati |
73 tkl (5 fl), 10.5 sacks, 1 INT (15 yds, 1 TD), 2 ff, 3 fr, 3 passblk, 30 kcvr (26 thrat, 23 ct, 8 def, 4 20+ct), 14 hurries, 20 QBKnock ( 1228.46985 ) |
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WLB Jake Coffey |
Seattle |
64 tkl (6 fl), 2 sacks, 11 INT (78 yds, 1 TD), 1 passblk, 62 kcvr (56 thrat, 28 ct, 6 def, 2 20+ct), 5 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 1194.8256 ) |
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RDE Mark Archer |
Minnesota |
27 tkl (2 fl), 13.5 sacks, 3 ff, 4 fr, 5 passblk, 2 kcvr (2 thrat, 2 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 20 hurries, 27 QBKnock ( 1041.143 ) |
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MLB Xavier Bensen |
Denver |
119 tkl (15 fl), 0.5 sacks, 2 INT (19 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 84 kcvr (75 thrat, 43 ct, 15 def, 4 20+ct), 3 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 1034.7245 ) |
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WLB B.J. Bernard |
Dallas |
52 tkl (3 fl), 9.5 sacks, 3 ff, 1 fr, 4 passblk, 15 kcvr (11 thrat, 9 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct), 22 hurries, 20 QBKnock ( 1022.19225 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Lionel Chmielewski |
Detroit |
278-1228 yds rush (4.42 ypc), 9 TD, 16 forloss, 9-36 yds catch (4.00 ypc, 1 yac, 13 tgt, 2.77 ypt), 0 TD, 2 drp, 4 fumb (1 lost) ( 756.1237 ) |
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FL Mitchell Malek |
Denver |
71-1036 yds catch (14.59 ypc, 313 yac, 109 tgt, 9.50 ypt), 10 TD, 3 drp, 1 2Pt ( 686.0135 ) |
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RB Marshall Sieh |
Denver |
158-714 yds rush (4.52 ypc), 8 TD, 20 forloss, 9-60 yds catch (6.67 ypc, 14 yac, 11 tgt, 5.45 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb (0 lost) ( 521.2505 ) |
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RB Donald Loftus |
Buffalo |
164-669 yds rush (4.08 ypc), 4 TD, 28 forloss, 26-224 yds catch (8.62 ypc, 107 yac, 31 tgt, 7.23 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp, 5 fumb (2 lost) ( 505.704 ) |
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FL Winston Wilkins |
Tennessee |
68-912 yds catch (13.41 ypc, 205 yac, 124 tgt, 7.35 ypt), 3 TD, 5 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 499.3236 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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LCB Rodney Downs |
Buffalo |
35 tkl (3 fl), 3 INT (65 yds, 1 TD), 61 kcvr (60 thrat, 21 ct, 6 def, 5 20+ct) ( 698.031 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
20 tkl, 5 INT (33 yds, 0 TD), 40 kcvr (34 thrat, 17 ct, 7 def, 2 20+ct) ( 640.603 ) |
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RDE Maurice Sellers |
Washington |
25 tkl (1 fl), 6.5 sacks, 1 ff, 3 passblk, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 16 hurries, 15 QBKnock ( 619.71925 ) |
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SLB Bernard Gott |
Pittsburgh |
44 tkl (3 fl), 1 sacks, 2 INT (90 yds, 2 TD), 1 ff, 1 passblk, 38 kcvr (37 thrat, 20 ct, 3 def, 4 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 552.62585 ) |
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SLB Tyrell Kinney |
Philadelphia |
36 tkl (4 fl), 3.5 sacks, 2 INT (25 yds, 0 TD), 2 fr, 2 passblk, 29 kcvr (20 thrat, 16 ct, 3 def, 2 20+ct), 6 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 546.95415 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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K Austin Richard |
Baltimore |
32-35 FG (91%, 10 40+, 4 50+), 30-30 PAT (100%), 68 ko (16 tb, 64.22 avg, 30 fpos), 1 specTkl ( 985.5 ) |
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FL Adrian Covington |
Philadelphia |
729 kickretyrds (0 TD), 428 puntretyrds (1 TD), 2 specTkl ( 895.3 ) |
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K Kendrick Witt |
Indianapolis |
27-34 FG (79%, 13 40+, 3 50+), 27-27 PAT (100%), 65 ko (9 tb, 61.57 avg, 28 fpos) ( 872 ) |
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K Emmitt Savoie |
New York (N) |
29-35 FG (82%, 12 40+, 2 50+), 18-18 PAT (100%), 57 ko (12 tb, 66.16 avg, 23 fpos) ( 851 ) |
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K Burt McCalla |
New Orleans |
28-34 FG (82%, 11 40+, 2 50+), 27-27 PAT (100%), 65 ko (26 tb, 69.49 avg, 19 fpos) ( 842 ) |