| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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RB Brad Barnett |
Houston |
24-137 yds rush (5.71 ypc), 2 TD, 0 forloss, 3-64 yds catch (21.33 ypc, 47 yac, 3 tgt, 21.33 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 144.3117 ) |
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RB Shane McCaskill |
Green Bay |
20-175 yds rush (8.75 ypc), 3 TD, 0 forloss, 1-32 yds catch (32.00 ypc, 2 yac, 1 tgt, 32.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 143.4055 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
21-112 yds rush (5.33 ypc), 1 TD, 2 forloss, 5-49 yds catch (9.80 ypc, 14 yac, 5 tgt, 9.80 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp, 1 2Pt ( 142.6236 ) |
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QB Brock Boyle |
Kansas City |
25-35 (71%, 3 bad) 352 yds pass (10.06 ypa), 4 TD, 0 INT, 3 sacked, 141.6 rat, 2-5 yds rush (2.50 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss ( 132.6298 ) |
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RB Benjamin Dantzler |
Buffalo |
24-201 yds rush (8.38 ypc), 1 TD, 4 forloss, 1--1 yds catch (-1.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, -1.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 121.9126 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Rodney Downs |
Buffalo |
2 tkl, 1 INT (50 yds, 1 TD), 10 kcvr (10 thrat, 0 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 297.191 ) |
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LCB Heath Pierce |
San Francisco |
0 tkl, 1 INT (30 yds, 0 TD), 7 kcvr (7 thrat, 0 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct) ( 190.795 ) |
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LCB Scottie Coles |
Dallas |
1 tkl, 1 INT (32 yds, 1 TD), 5 kcvr (5 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 179.713 ) |
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LDE Hardy 'BPA' Gossage |
Baltimore |
4 tkl, 2.5 sacks, 1 ff, 2 passblk, 2 hurries ( 162.9065 ) |
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RCB Oscar Bruce |
Cincinnati |
3 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (26 yds, 0 TD), 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 2 ct, 3 def, 0 20+ct) ( 159.891 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Brian Tripplehorn |
San Diego |
15-104 yds rush (6.93 ypc), 1 TD, 2 forloss ( 73.234 ) |
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RB Donald Loftus |
Buffalo |
8-36 yds rush (4.50 ypc), 2 TD, 0 forloss, 1-35 yds catch (35.00 ypc, 30 yac, 1 tgt, 35.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 70.6902 ) |
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FL Peter Perrault |
Green Bay |
5-88 yds catch (17.60 ypc, 15 yac, 5 tgt, 17.60 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 70.4583 ) |
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QB Randy Collins |
San Diego |
18-22 (81%, 5 bad) 247 yds pass (11.23 ypa), 0 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 113.4 rat, 1-8 yds rush (8.00 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss ( 66.0387 ) |
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FL Mitchell Malek |
Denver |
5-110 yds catch (22.00 ypc, 47 yac, 7 tgt, 15.71 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 60.2163 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Rodney Downs |
Buffalo |
2 tkl, 1 INT (50 yds, 1 TD), 10 kcvr (10 thrat, 0 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 297.191 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
3 tkl, 1 INT (5 yds, 0 TD), 6 kcvr (6 thrat, 3 ct, 1 def, 2 20+ct) ( 104.855 ) |
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LDT Wendell Fletcher |
Detroit |
5 tkl, 1.5 sacks ( 88.81258 ) |
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SILB Bernie Marshak |
Cincinnati |
3 tkl (1 fl), 1 sacks, 1 ff, 7 kcvr (6 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 72.353 ) |
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WLB Bill Gordon |
Indianapolis |
3 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff, 1 QBKnock ( 70.8189 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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RCB Timothy Hiller |
New Orleans |
76 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 365 ) |
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FS Luke Willis |
Green Bay |
173 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 346.1 ) |
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SS Preston Cote |
Pittsburgh |
54 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 332.5 ) |
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K Brock Burgess |
Seattle |
4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 2 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%), 6 ko (3 tb, 68.83 avg, 21 fpos) ( 165 ) |
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K Kendrick Witt |
Indianapolis |
3-3 FG (100%, 3 40+, 1 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 7 ko (1 tb, 57.86 avg, 31 fpos) ( 141 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RB Brad Barnett |
Houston |
49-280 yds rush (5.71 ypc), 2 TD, 3 forloss, 5-96 yds catch (19.20 ypc, 69 yac, 5 tgt, 19.20 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 242.9039 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
35-190 yds rush (5.43 ypc), 2 TD, 5 forloss, 7-61 yds catch (8.71 ypc, 14 yac, 9 tgt, 6.78 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp, 1 2Pt ( 206.1094 ) |
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QB Bernie Lanner |
New York (A) |
43-54 (79%, 3 bad) 518 yds pass (9.59 ypa), 4 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 131.3 rat, 8-35 yds rush (4.38 ypc), 0 TD, 2 forloss ( 202.50035 ) |
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RB Benjamin Dantzler |
Buffalo |
54-293 yds rush (5.43 ypc), 2 TD, 10 forloss, 4-2 yds catch (0.50 ypc, 0 yac, 4 tgt, 0.50 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 188.2698 ) |
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LG Earnest Bailey |
Buffalo |
7 KRB, 15 KRO (46%), 5 PNK ( 187.907 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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LCB Rodney Downs |
Buffalo |
3 tkl, 1 INT (50 yds, 1 TD), 12 kcvr (12 thrat, 1 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 324.861 ) |
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LCB Mel Collins |
Denver |
3 tkl, 2 INT (37 yds, 0 TD), 11 kcvr (10 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 254.302 ) |
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LCB Scottie Coles |
Dallas |
2 tkl, 1 INT (32 yds, 1 TD), 11 kcvr (11 thrat, 2 ct, 2 def, 2 20+ct) ( 240.283 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
6 tkl, 2 INT (19 yds, 0 TD), 9 kcvr (9 thrat, 4 ct, 2 def, 2 20+ct) ( 233.244 ) |
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LCB Sammie Fiume |
Oakland |
5 tkl, 2 INT (17 yds, 0 TD), 10 kcvr (9 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 230.432 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Lionel Chmielewski |
Detroit |
42-194 yds rush (4.62 ypc), 2 TD, 4 forloss, 1-8 yds catch (8.00 ypc, 0 yac, 2 tgt, 4.00 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp ( 131.5253 ) |
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RB Marshall Sieh |
Denver |
28-113 yds rush (4.04 ypc), 2 TD, 4 forloss, 1--1 yds catch (-1.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, -1.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 91.6276 ) |
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RB Donald Loftus |
Buffalo |
18-73 yds rush (4.06 ypc), 2 TD, 1 forloss, 2-46 yds catch (23.00 ypc, 30 yac, 3 tgt, 15.33 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb (1 lost) ( 90.6748 ) |
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RB Brian Tripplehorn |
San Diego |
21-123 yds rush (5.86 ypc), 1 TD, 4 forloss, 1-5 yds catch (5.00 ypc, 6 yac, 2 tgt, 2.50 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp ( 79.0744 ) |
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FL Clay Lincoln |
Indianapolis |
7-109 yds catch (15.57 ypc, 49 yac, 11 tgt, 9.91 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 74.5902 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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LCB Rodney Downs |
Buffalo |
3 tkl, 1 INT (50 yds, 1 TD), 12 kcvr (12 thrat, 1 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 324.861 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
6 tkl, 2 INT (19 yds, 0 TD), 9 kcvr (9 thrat, 4 ct, 2 def, 2 20+ct) ( 233.244 ) |
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SS Sammy Jacobs |
Buffalo |
7 tkl, 3 INT (3 yds, 0 TD), 7 kcvr (7 thrat, 4 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 193.822 ) |
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LDT Wendell Fletcher |
Detroit |
8 tkl (1 fl), 2.5 sacks, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 152.92474 ) |
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RCB Brett Beeler |
Jacksonville |
1 tkl, 10 kcvr (9 thrat, 3 ct, 3 def, 1 20+ct) ( 128.51 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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FS Luke Willis |
Green Bay |
259 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 376.3 ) |
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RCB Timothy Hiller |
New Orleans |
92 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 365 ) |
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SS Preston Cote |
Pittsburgh |
64 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 340 ) |
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K Brock Burgess |
Seattle |
7-7 FG (100%, 4 40+, 2 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 7 ko (4 tb, 70.29 avg, 20 fpos) ( 262 ) |
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K Ken Goldberg |
Buffalo |
5-5 FG (100%, 4 40+, 2 50+), 9-9 PAT (100%), 16 ko (3 tb, 61.38 avg, 33 fpos) ( 243 ) |