| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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SE Sam Sutton |
Arizona |
11-170 yds catch (15.45 ypc, 34 yac, 17 tgt, 10.00 ypt), 3 TD, 1 drp ( 136.7487 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
27-208 yds rush (7.70 ypc), 1 TD, 5 forloss ( 121.921 ) |
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QB Bernard 'Es Caliente' Escalante |
Arizona |
28-43 (65%, 1 bad) 375 yds pass (8.72 ypa), 3 TD, 1 INT, 0 sacked, 106.3 rat, 5-10 yds rush (2.00 ypc), 0 TD, 3 forloss ( 119.31495 ) |
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QB Peter Brinsfield |
Indianapolis |
28-35 (80%, 5 bad) 291 yds pass (8.31 ypa), 4 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacked, 139.4 rat, 2--3 yds rush (-1.50 ypc), 0 TD, 2 forloss ( 117.9407 ) |
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FL Gerald 'Gust In The Wind' Gibson |
Baltimore |
10-157 yds catch (15.70 ypc, 27 yac, 15 tgt, 10.47 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp ( 110.3535 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Jack Stewart |
Cleveland |
5 tkl, 1 INT (30 yds, 0 TD), 9 kcvr (9 thrat, 0 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 159.095 ) |
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LCB Marco Nager |
Philadelphia |
2 tkl, 2 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 4 kcvr (4 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 2 20+ct) ( 148.65 ) |
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MLB Jumbo Starks |
Detroit |
4 tkl (1 fl), 1 INT (79 yds, 1 TD), 7 kcvr (4 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 142.469 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
5 tkl, 2 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 8 kcvr (8 thrat, 5 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 138.332 ) |
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LDE Bart Fitzgerald |
Chicago |
5 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 passblk, 1 kcvr (0 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 3 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 135.13015 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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RB Donald Loftus |
Buffalo |
26-134 yds rush (5.15 ypc), 1 TD, 2 forloss, 1-11 yds catch (11.00 ypc, 6 yac, 1 tgt, 11.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 99.8486 ) |
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FL Clay Lincoln |
Indianapolis |
8-100 yds catch (12.50 ypc, 38 yac, 11 tgt, 9.09 ypt), 3 TD, 0 drp ( 95.7348 ) |
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FL Mitchell Malek |
Denver |
5-63 yds catch (12.60 ypc, 15 yac, 7 tgt, 9.00 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp ( 62.4528 ) |
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RB Lionel Chmielewski |
Detroit |
28-90 yds rush (3.21 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 1-3 yds catch (3.00 ypc, 0 yac, 1 tgt, 3.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 48.2252 ) |
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FL Winston Wilkins |
Tennessee |
6-80 yds catch (13.33 ypc, 27 yac, 9 tgt, 8.89 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 30.8034 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
5 tkl, 2 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 8 kcvr (8 thrat, 5 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 138.332 ) |
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LDE Marshall Briggs |
Cleveland |
3 tkl, 0.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 miscTD, 2 hurries ( 120.6106 ) |
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RDE Justin Clayton |
Baltimore |
1 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 4 hurries ( 115.7325 ) |
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MLB Mack Dennis |
Tampa Bay |
10 tkl (1 fl) ( 62.682 ) |
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LCB Andrew Marzano |
Carolina |
4 tkl, 5 kcvr (4 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 62.54 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
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SE Jamal 'Dusty Bottoms' Lemke |
Houston |
125 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 342.5 ) |
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K George Price |
Detroit |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 1 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%), 8 ko (2 tb, 66.75 avg, 24 fpos) ( 130 ) |
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K Charlie Mattingly |
Atlanta |
3-3 FG (100%, 1 40+, 1 50+), 1-1 PAT (100%), 5 ko (1 tb, 63.80 avg, 25 fpos) ( 104 ) |
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K Antonio Hudson |
Denver |
2-3 FG (66%, 2 40+, 1 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%), 6 ko (1 tb, 62.00 avg, 15 fpos) ( 100 ) |
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K Rickey Rosebrock |
Jacksonville |
4-4 FG (100%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 5 ko (1 tb, 60.00 avg, 37 fpos) ( 97 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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RB Brad Barnett |
Houston |
153-710 yds rush (4.64 ypc), 5 TD, 15 forloss, 12-188 yds catch (15.67 ypc, 116 yac, 13 tgt, 14.46 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 570.661 ) |
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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 ) |
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QB Claude Wyatt |
Chicago |
107-184 (58%, 18 bad) 1520 yds pass (8.26 ypa), 13 TD, 2 INT, 10 sacked, 104.0 rat, 15-35 yds rush (2.33 ypc), 1 TD, 4 forloss, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 457.5951 ) |
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RB Tito Schneider |
Kansas City |
94-559 yds rush (5.95 ypc), 4 TD, 14 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 ( 454.1747 ) |
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QB Bernard 'Es Caliente' Escalante |
Arizona |
143-218 (65%, 5 bad) 1725 yds pass (7.91 ypa), 10 TD, 6 INT, 12 sacked, 93.5 rat, 27-169 yds rush (6.26 ypc), 3 TD, 6 forloss, 3 fumb (0 lost) ( 453.8031 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
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WLB Richard 'Bear' Blackston |
Cincinnati |
41 tkl (4 fl), 7.5 sacks, 1 INT (15 yds, 1 TD), 1 passblk, 15 kcvr (14 thrat, 11 ct, 3 def, 1 20+ct), 8 hurries, 9 QBKnock ( 731.7676 ) |
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MLB Max Marian |
Carolina |
62 tkl (9 fl), 3 sacks, 1 INT (23 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 20 kcvr (18 thrat, 16 ct, 5 def, 1 20+ct) ( 592.648 ) |
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LCB Mel Collins |
Denver |
11 tkl, 2 INT (37 yds, 0 TD), 25 kcvr (22 thrat, 9 ct, 9 def, 1 20+ct) ( 530.892 ) |
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LCB Scottie Coles |
Dallas |
13 tkl (1 fl), 3 INT (45 yds, 1 TD), 1 passblk, 39 kcvr (36 thrat, 12 ct, 5 def, 4 20+ct) ( 503.631 ) |
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SLB Rickey 'Lawrence Timmons' Herndon |
Miami |
20 tkl (3 fl), 6 sacks, 4 passblk, 11 kcvr (10 thrat, 7 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 11 hurries, 3 QBKnock ( 468.6631 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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RB Lionel Chmielewski |
Detroit |
96-467 yds rush (4.86 ypc), 4 TD, 5 forloss, 6-24 yds catch (4.00 ypc, 0 yac, 7 tgt, 3.43 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 297.9644 ) |
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RB Donald Loftus |
Buffalo |
77-337 yds rush (4.38 ypc), 4 TD, 8 forloss, 8-94 yds catch (11.75 ypc, 48 yac, 9 tgt, 10.44 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 3 fumb (1 lost) ( 283.0468 ) |
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FL Clay Lincoln |
Indianapolis |
27-340 yds catch (12.59 ypc, 127 yac, 41 tgt, 8.29 ypt), 7 TD, 1 drp ( 274.8015 ) |
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RB Marshall Sieh |
Denver |
68-336 yds rush (4.94 ypc), 7 TD, 9 forloss, 2--2 yds catch (-1.00 ypc, 0 yac, 2 tgt, -1.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 274.4442 ) |
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FL Winston Wilkins |
Tennessee |
36-431 yds catch (11.97 ypc, 77 yac, 62 tgt, 6.95 ypt), 1 TD, 3 drp, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 217.4499 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
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LCB Rodney Downs |
Buffalo |
16 tkl (1 fl), 2 INT (57 yds, 1 TD), 25 kcvr (25 thrat, 9 ct, 4 def, 0 20+ct) ( 444.538 ) |
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LCB Kenneth Giles |
Indianapolis |
17 tkl, 5 INT (33 yds, 0 TD), 25 kcvr (23 thrat, 14 ct, 3 def, 2 20+ct) ( 419.843 ) |
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LCB Andrew Marzano |
Carolina |
19 tkl (2 fl), 1 INT (25 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 35 kcvr (32 thrat, 15 ct, 5 def, 2 20+ct), 2 hurries ( 334.414 ) |
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MLB Mack Dennis |
Tampa Bay |
36 tkl (4 fl), 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 16 kcvr (15 thrat, 10 ct, 2 def, 1 20+ct) ( 291.774 ) |
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RCB Brett Beeler |
Jacksonville |
7 tkl (2 fl), 26 kcvr (23 thrat, 7 ct, 5 def, 4 20+ct) ( 278.74 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
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FL Adrian Covington |
Philadelphia |
347 kickretyrds (0 TD), 279 puntretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 644.15 ) |
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K Brock Burgess |
Seattle |
17-17 FG (100%, 7 40+, 3 50+), 5-5 PAT (100%), 22 ko (6 tb, 66.41 avg, 26 fpos) ( 546 ) |
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SS Preston Cote |
Pittsburgh |
229 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 481.25 ) |
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K Ken Goldberg |
Buffalo |
12-13 FG (92%, 6 40+, 2 50+), 21-21 PAT (100%), 37 ko (7 tb, 63.24 avg, 30 fpos) ( 447 ) |
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FS Luke Willis |
Green Bay |
542 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 444.4 ) |