Season Awards
Offensive Player of the Week Candidates
QB Bernard 'Es Caliente' Escalante Arizona 20-31 (64%, 0 bad) 229 yds pass (7.39 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 118.9 rat, 3-67 yds rush (22.33 ypc), 1 TD, 0 forloss ( 140.5949 )
QB Ricky Ingram San Francisco 24-39 (61%, 2 bad) 411 yds pass (10.54 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacked, 122.9 rat, 5-18 yds rush (3.60 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss ( 138.05115 )
RB Bruce Carlisle Pittsburgh 33-193 yds rush (5.85 ypc), 2 TD, 3 forloss, 1-5 yds catch (5.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 5.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 136.747 )
QB Bernie Lanner New York (A) 22-29 (75%, 0 bad) 294 yds pass (10.14 ypa), 4 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 147.1 rat ( 132.7854 )
QB Brady 'Air' Marvin Baltimore 20-29 (68%, 2 bad) 346 yds pass (11.93 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacked, 143.8 rat, 3-8 yds rush (2.67 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 116.40945 )
Defensive Player of the Week Candidates
WLB Richard 'Bear' Blackston Cincinnati 7 tkl (1 fl), 3 sacks, 1 INT (15 yds, 1 TD), 4 kcvr (3 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries, 3 QBKnock ( 273.14435 )
RCB Jackie 'The Gift' Aguirre Pittsburgh 0 tkl, 2 INT (16 yds, 0 TD), 7 kcvr (6 thrat, 0 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 223.906 )
LDE Herman Garner New York (A) 4 tkl, 3.5 sacks, 3 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 181.3794 )
RCB Leonard Hilliard Pittsburgh 2 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 10 kcvr (8 thrat, 2 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct) ( 173.804 )
RDE Kyle Coleman Dallas 2 tkl, 3 sacks, 2 ff, 1 fr, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 1 QBKnock ( 166.4613 )
Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
RB John Cortez New Orleans 9-109 yds rush (12.11 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss ( 61.841 )
FL Winston Wilkins Tennessee 12-94 yds catch (7.83 ypc, 9 yac, 15 tgt, 6.27 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 54.7326 )
TE Raymond Reese Miami 2-73 yds catch (36.50 ypc, 7 yac, 3 tgt, 24.33 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 37.5021 )
RB Donald Loftus Buffalo 12-78 yds rush (6.50 ypc), 0 TD, 2 forloss, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 33.735 )
RG Pete Silverstein Indianapolis 2 KRB, 3 KRO (66%) ( 33.368 )
Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
LCB Andrew Marzano Carolina 2 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (25 yds, 0 TD), 5 kcvr (4 thrat, 2 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct) ( 139.555 )
SLB Bernard Gott Pittsburgh 1 tkl, 1 INT (20 yds, 1 TD), 6 kcvr (6 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 1 20+ct) ( 106.76885 )
SS Preston Cote Pittsburgh 6 tkl (1 fl), 1 sacks, 2 kcvr (2 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 85.657 )
WLB Morris Sims San Diego 4 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 62.9996 )
LCB Louie Coe Pittsburgh 2 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff ( 60.798 )
Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates
FL Adrian Covington Philadelphia 57 kickretyrds (0 TD), 102 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 402.4 )
K George Price Detroit 3-3 FG (100%, 2 40+, 1 50+), 4 ko (1 tb, 60.50 avg, 27 fpos) ( 118 )
K J.R. Marston Kansas City 5-5 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 7 ko (3 tb, 66.86 avg, 20 fpos) ( 117 )
P Bo Janis Oakland 4 in20, 331 puntnet ( 116.46 )
LCB Nick Blackburn Washington 4 specTkl ( 110 )
Offensive Player of the Year Candidates
QB Bernie Lanner New York (A) 88-123 (71%, 6 bad) 1066 yds pass (8.67 ypa), 10 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacked, 121.5 rat, 15-83 yds rush (5.53 ypc), 0 TD, 2 forloss ( 415.63435 )
RB Brad Barnett Houston 101-449 yds rush (4.45 ypc), 3 TD, 10 forloss, 10-152 yds catch (15.20 ypc, 92 yac, 11 tgt, 13.82 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 378.6472 )
RB Tito Schneider Kansas City 67-351 yds rush (5.24 ypc), 3 TD, 9 forloss, 12-109 yds catch (9.08 ypc, 32 yac, 16 tgt, 6.81 ypt), 2 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb (1 lost), 1 2Pt ( 332.2537 )
RB Darrell 'The Snitch' Pritchett Baltimore 95-422 yds rush (4.44 ypc), 3 TD, 10 forloss, 8-92 yds catch (11.50 ypc, 51 yac, 11 tgt, 8.36 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 312.6574 )
QB Leon Horn Washington 99-146 (67%, 4 bad) 1082 yds pass (7.41 ypa), 8 TD, 1 INT, 6 sacked, 104.9 rat, 10-46 yds rush (4.60 ypc), 0 TD, 4 forloss, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 305.4623 )
Defensive Player of the Year Candidates
WLB Richard 'Bear' Blackston Cincinnati 25 tkl (2 fl), 6 sacks, 1 INT (15 yds, 1 TD), 11 kcvr (10 thrat, 9 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct), 6 hurries, 8 QBKnock ( 540.2675 )
LCB Scottie Coles Dallas 6 tkl, 3 INT (45 yds, 1 TD), 25 kcvr (23 thrat, 6 ct, 3 def, 3 20+ct) ( 434.261 )
MLB Max Marian Carolina 44 tkl (5 fl), 2 sacks, 1 INT (23 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 12 kcvr (11 thrat, 12 ct, 3 def, 1 20+ct) ( 425.751 )
LCB Mel Collins Denver 5 tkl, 2 INT (37 yds, 0 TD), 20 kcvr (18 thrat, 3 ct, 5 def, 1 20+ct) ( 408.622 )
SILB Jay Willis New England 35 tkl (5 fl), 1.5 sacks, 1 INT (3 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 11 kcvr (10 thrat, 7 ct, 0 def, 1 20+ct) ( 382.0935 )
Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
RB Lionel Chmielewski Detroit 68-377 yds rush (5.54 ypc), 4 TD, 5 forloss, 5-21 yds catch (4.20 ypc, 0 yac, 6 tgt, 3.50 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 249.7392 )
RB Marshall Sieh Denver 42-228 yds rush (5.43 ypc), 5 TD, 5 forloss, 2--2 yds catch (-1.00 ypc, 0 yac, 2 tgt, -1.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 187.0162 )
FL Winston Wilkins Tennessee 26-284 yds catch (10.92 ypc, 24 yac, 44 tgt, 6.45 ypt), 0 TD, 2 drp ( 145.4004 )
FL Clay Lincoln Indianapolis 16-203 yds catch (12.69 ypc, 73 yac, 24 tgt, 8.46 ypt), 3 TD, 1 drp ( 140.5827 )
RB John Cortez New Orleans 39-261 yds rush (6.69 ypc), 0 TD, 1 forloss, 1-4 yds catch (4.00 ypc, 1 yac, 2 tgt, 2.00 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp ( 139.4405 )
Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
LCB Rodney Downs Buffalo 12 tkl (1 fl), 2 INT (57 yds, 1 TD), 18 kcvr (18 thrat, 7 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 375.598 )
LCB Kenneth Giles Indianapolis 8 tkl, 3 INT (26 yds, 0 TD), 13 kcvr (13 thrat, 6 ct, 2 def, 2 20+ct) ( 297.751 )
SS Sammy Jacobs Buffalo 15 tkl (2 fl), 3 INT (3 yds, 0 TD), 15 kcvr (15 thrat, 7 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 250.188 )
LCB Joey Boose Houston 19 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 16 kcvr (14 thrat, 8 ct, 3 def, 2 20+ct) ( 210.125 )
LCB Andrew Marzano Carolina 11 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (25 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 24 kcvr (22 thrat, 11 ct, 3 def, 1 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 209.384 )
Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates
FL Adrian Covington Philadelphia 319 kickretyrds (0 TD), 209 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 579.55 )
SS Preston Cote Pittsburgh 190 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 452.5 )
FS Luke Willis Green Bay 389 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 407.3 )
FL Larry Stratton Arizona 134 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 402.5 )
RCB Timothy Hiller New Orleans 127 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 393.75 )