Season Awards
Offensive Player of the Week Candidates
SE Sam Sutton Arizona 11-170 yds catch (15.45 ypc, 34 yac, 17 tgt, 10.00 ypt), 3 TD, 1 drp ( 136.7487 )
RB Tito Schneider Kansas City 27-208 yds rush (7.70 ypc), 1 TD, 5 forloss ( 121.921 )
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 )
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 )
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
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 )
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 )
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 )
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 )
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
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 )
FL Clay Lincoln Indianapolis 8-100 yds catch (12.50 ypc, 38 yac, 11 tgt, 9.09 ypt), 3 TD, 0 drp ( 95.7348 )
FL Mitchell Malek Denver 5-63 yds catch (12.60 ypc, 15 yac, 7 tgt, 9.00 ypt), 2 TD, 1 drp ( 62.4528 )
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 )
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
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 )
LDE Marshall Briggs Cleveland 3 tkl, 0.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 1 miscTD, 2 hurries ( 120.6106 )
RDE Justin Clayton Baltimore 1 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 4 hurries ( 115.7325 )
MLB Mack Dennis Tampa Bay 10 tkl (1 fl) ( 62.682 )
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
SE Jamal 'Dusty Bottoms' Lemke Houston 125 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 342.5 )
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 )
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 )
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 )
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
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 )
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 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 )
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 )
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
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 )
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 )
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 )
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 )
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
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 )
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 )
FL Clay Lincoln Indianapolis 27-340 yds catch (12.59 ypc, 127 yac, 41 tgt, 8.29 ypt), 7 TD, 1 drp ( 274.8015 )
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 )
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
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 )
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 )
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 )
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 )
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
FL Adrian Covington Philadelphia 347 kickretyrds (0 TD), 279 puntretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 644.15 )
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 )
SS Preston Cote Pittsburgh 229 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 481.25 )
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 )
FS Luke Willis Green Bay 542 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 444.4 )