Season Awards
Offensive Player of the Week Candidates
QB Mike Shaw Dallas 24-31 (77%, 4 bad) 407 yds pass (13.13 ypa), 4 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacked, 144.8 rat, 4-24 yds rush (6.00 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss ( 153.7758 )
QB Claude Wyatt Chicago 21-28 (75%, 2 bad) 290 yds pass (10.36 ypa), 2 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 131.5 rat, 6-13 yds rush (2.17 ypc), 1 TD, 1 forloss ( 122.5412 )
RB Brad Barnett Houston 30-171 yds rush (5.70 ypc), 2 TD, 2 forloss ( 122.477 )
RB Dwight Wright Philadelphia 23-134 yds rush (5.83 ypc), 1 TD, 3 forloss, 1-23 yds catch (23.00 ypc, 15 yac, 2 tgt, 11.50 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 98.0244 )
RB Deron Quinn Cincinnati 25-123 yds rush (4.92 ypc), 1 TD, 4 forloss, 2-12 yds catch (6.00 ypc, 0 yac, 2 tgt, 6.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 93.0258 )
Defensive Player of the Week Candidates
LDE Lorenzo Daniels New England 6 tkl, 2.5 sacks, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 5 hurries, 7 QBKnock ( 196.68385 )
WLB Ellis Coleman New York (N) 3 tkl, 2.5 sacks, 2 ff, 1 passblk ( 147.97685 )
WLB Jake Coffey Seattle 5 tkl, 2 INT (9 yds, 0 TD), 1 passblk, 4 kcvr (4 thrat, 2 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 142.5465 )
SLB Rickey 'Lawrence Timmons' Herndon Miami 5 tkl (1 fl), 2 sacks, 1 passblk, 3 kcvr (3 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 3 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 135.4035 )
LDE Lance Garrison Denver 5 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 fr, 1 kcvr (1 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries, 3 QBKnock ( 134.2438 )
Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
RB Marshall Sieh Denver 16-88 yds rush (5.50 ypc), 2 TD, 1 forloss ( 80.888 )
FL Travis 'Julio Jones' Greenway Miami 7-99 yds catch (14.14 ypc, 12 yac, 8 tgt, 12.38 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 73.0242 )
SE Harris Rowe Dallas 4-99 yds catch (24.75 ypc, 13 yac, 6 tgt, 16.50 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp ( 59.8689 )
FL Vinny Jenkins Chicago 4-88 yds catch (22.00 ypc, 51 yac, 6 tgt, 14.67 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 59.0274 )
RB Mack Blood Chicago 8-75 yds rush (9.38 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 2-17 yds catch (8.50 ypc, 2 yac, 2 tgt, 8.50 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 57.0915 )
Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
MLB Mack Dennis Tampa Bay 7 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 4 kcvr (4 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 100.484 )
LCB Lenny LaRiche Minnesota 3 tkl, 1 sacks, 5 kcvr (4 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 78.483 )
SLB Tyrell Kinney Philadelphia 2 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 fr, 1 kcvr (0 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 2 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 76.923 )
RDT Martin Bernstein Oakland 5 tkl, 1 sacks ( 70.65912 )
RDE Maurice Sellers Washington 1 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 passblk, 1 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 67.00965 )
Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates
K Brock Burgess Seattle 4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 1 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%), 6 ko (1 tb, 66.00 avg, 29 fpos) ( 141 )
K Alonzo Long Arizona 4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 1 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%), 1 ko (0 tb, 67.00 avg, 34 fpos) ( 124 )
K Jeff Bullock St. Louis 4-4 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+), 5 ko (1 tb, 64.80 avg, 26 fpos) ( 114 )
K Jesse Wolfe New York (A) 3-3 FG (100%, 1 40+, 1 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%), 5 ko (2 tb, 68.20 avg, 26 fpos) ( 104 )
P Lester Laxdal New England 5 in20, 403 puntnet ( 97.57 )
Offensive Player of the Year Candidates
RB Brad Barnett Houston 131-620 yds rush (4.73 ypc), 5 TD, 12 forloss, 10-152 yds catch (15.20 ypc, 92 yac, 11 tgt, 13.82 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 501.1242 )
QB Bernie Lanner New York (A) 114-160 (71%, 7 bad) 1360 yds pass (8.50 ypa), 11 TD, 1 INT, 5 sacked, 117.2 rat, 17-90 yds rush (5.29 ypc), 0 TD, 2 forloss ( 493.67735 )
QB Claude Wyatt Chicago 94-164 (57%, 17 bad) 1336 yds pass (8.15 ypa), 11 TD, 2 INT, 10 sacked, 101.1 rat, 13-36 yds rush (2.77 ypc), 1 TD, 3 forloss, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 383.8403 )
RB Darrell 'The Snitch' Pritchett Baltimore 124-518 yds rush (4.18 ypc), 3 TD, 14 forloss, 12-111 yds catch (9.25 ypc, 52 yac, 16 tgt, 6.94 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 sack allowed ( 381.1109 )
RB Dwight Wright Philadelphia 88-512 yds rush (5.82 ypc), 4 TD, 10 forloss, 4-41 yds catch (10.25 ypc, 17 yac, 7 tgt, 5.86 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 366.0453 )
Defensive Player of the Year Candidates
WLB Richard 'Bear' Blackston Cincinnati 33 tkl (2 fl), 7 sacks, 1 INT (15 yds, 1 TD), 1 passblk, 13 kcvr (12 thrat, 11 ct, 2 def, 1 20+ct), 7 hurries, 8 QBKnock ( 643.6001 )
MLB Max Marian Carolina 52 tkl (6 fl), 3 sacks, 1 INT (23 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 17 kcvr (15 thrat, 12 ct, 4 def, 1 20+ct) ( 526.36 )
SILB Jay Willis New England 45 tkl (8 fl), 2 sacks, 1 INT (3 yds, 0 TD), 3 ff, 20 kcvr (19 thrat, 9 ct, 0 def, 1 20+ct) ( 467.906 )
LCB Scottie Coles Dallas 9 tkl (1 fl), 3 INT (45 yds, 1 TD), 1 passblk, 29 kcvr (27 thrat, 8 ct, 3 def, 4 20+ct) ( 457.251 )
LCB Mel Collins Denver 7 tkl, 2 INT (37 yds, 0 TD), 23 kcvr (20 thrat, 4 ct, 5 def, 1 20+ct) ( 434.742 )
Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
RB Marshall Sieh Denver 58-316 yds rush (5.45 ypc), 7 TD, 6 forloss, 2--2 yds catch (-1.00 ypc, 0 yac, 2 tgt, -1.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 267.9042 )
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 )
FL Winston Wilkins Tennessee 30-351 yds catch (11.70 ypc, 50 yac, 53 tgt, 6.62 ypt), 0 TD, 2 drp ( 186.6465 )
RB Donald Loftus Buffalo 51-203 yds rush (3.98 ypc), 3 TD, 6 forloss, 7-83 yds catch (11.86 ypc, 42 yac, 8 tgt, 10.38 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 3 fumb (1 lost) ( 183.1982 )
FL Clay Lincoln Indianapolis 19-240 yds catch (12.63 ypc, 89 yac, 30 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 4 TD, 1 drp ( 179.0667 )
Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
LCB Rodney Downs Buffalo 15 tkl (1 fl), 2 INT (57 yds, 1 TD), 23 kcvr (23 thrat, 8 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 413.268 )
LCB Kenneth Giles Indianapolis 12 tkl, 3 INT (26 yds, 0 TD), 17 kcvr (15 thrat, 9 ct, 2 def, 2 20+ct) ( 281.511 )
LCB Andrew Marzano Carolina 15 tkl (2 fl), 1 INT (25 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 30 kcvr (28 thrat, 13 ct, 4 def, 1 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 271.874 )
RDT Marty 'Space Balls' Schwartz Jacksonville 12 tkl (1 fl), 2 sacks, 1 ff, 1 miscTD, 2 passblk, 4 kcvr (4 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 3 hurries ( 257.95168 )
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 )
Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates
FL Adrian Covington Philadelphia 319 kickretyrds (0 TD), 243 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 597.05 )
K Brock Burgess Seattle 14-14 FG (100%, 7 40+, 3 50+), 5-5 PAT (100%), 19 ko (5 tb, 66.21 avg, 26 fpos) ( 486 )
SS Preston Cote Pittsburgh 211 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 473.75 )
K Ken Goldberg Buffalo 12-13 FG (92%, 6 40+, 2 50+), 16-16 PAT (100%), 32 ko (7 tb, 63.50 avg, 30 fpos) ( 432 )
FS Luke Willis Green Bay 431 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 416.7 )