Season Awards
Offensive Player of the Week Candidates
QB Dexter Dodge Green Bay 25-33 (75%, 0 bad, 19 suc) 322 yds pass (9.76 ypa), 3 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacked, 136.2 rat, 2-6 yds rush (3.00 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 0 suc ( 133.30035 )
RB Pete Sutton Denver 28-117 yds rush (4.18 ypc), 1 TD, 5 forloss, 15 suc, 4-54 yds catch (13.50 ypc, 19 yac, 4 tgt, 13.50 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 132.7308 )
RB Ernest Hancock Tampa Bay 19-121 yds rush (6.37 ypc), 3 TD, 0 forloss, 15 suc, 1-6 yds catch (6.00 ypc, 4 yac, 1 tgt, 6.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 112.8369 )
RB Neal Banfield San Diego 21-77 yds rush (3.67 ypc), 2 TD, 1 forloss, 13 suc, 4-72 yds catch (18.00 ypc, 50 yac, 5 tgt, 14.40 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 112.2604 )
RB Kelvin 'Not Ray' Handley Jacksonville 23-96 yds rush (4.17 ypc), 1 TD, 2 forloss, 10 suc, 3-19 yds catch (6.33 ypc, 18 yac, 4 tgt, 4.75 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 93.1424 )
Defensive Player of the Week Candidates
RCB Corey Craven New England 1 tkl, 1 INT (8 yds, 0 TD), 7 kcvr (6 thrat, 1 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct) ( 184.723 )
LCB Grant Prescott Miami 1 tkl, 1 INT (8 yds, 0 TD), 11 kcvr (11 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 148.273 )
RDE Max Tank New Orleans 3 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 ff, 1 passblk, 2 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 137.3645 )
LCB Jose Alcott Tampa Bay 4 tkl, 2 INT (5 yds, 0 TD), 6 kcvr (6 thrat, 4 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 135.19 )
WLB Deon Riley Buffalo 4 tkl, 2.5 sacks, 1 fr, 2 kcvr (2 thrat, 0 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 134.58245 )
Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
QB Richie Bridges Carolina 16-29 (55%, 3 bad, 14 suc) 245 yds pass (8.45 ypa), 3 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacked, 103.4 rat, 1-7 yds rush (7.00 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 0 suc ( 84.6711 )
RB C.J. Palmer Green Bay 22-115 yds rush (5.23 ypc), 1 TD, 3 forloss, 8 suc, 4-40 yds catch (10.00 ypc, 9 yac, 5 tgt, 8.00 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC, 2 fumb (0 lost) ( 81.0184 )
FL Harold Townsend Arizona 9-117 yds catch (13.00 ypc, 31 yac, 12 tgt, 9.75 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 75.6882 )
SE Julio Demann Carolina 4-80 yds catch (20.00 ypc, 35 yac, 6 tgt, 13.33 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC ( 61.0164 )
RB Neil Ellis Philadelphia 13-62 yds rush (4.77 ypc), 1 TD, 1 forloss, 5 suc ( 53.303 )
Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates
RDE Hugh Boyer Cleveland 2 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff ( 62.1333 )
LCB Lester Chu Cleveland 2 tkl (1 fl), 6 kcvr (5 thrat, 1 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 55.92 )
SS Vincent Zinn Pittsburgh 3 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 4 kcvr (4 thrat, 3 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 55.818 )
SS Kennedy Jarvis Seattle 8 tkl (2 fl), 4 kcvr (4 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct) ( 52.484 )
WLB Lincoln 'Hurricane' Carter San Diego 5 tkl, 1 ff, 4 kcvr (3 thrat, 1 ct, 0 def, 0 20+ct) ( 50.10135 )
Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates
FL Jamie Snyder Philadelphia 168 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 352.6 )
SS Marlon Cox New Orleans 112 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 333.4 )
K Aaron Clancy Baltimore 3-3 FG (100%, 2 40+, 2 50+), 4-4 PAT (100%), 7 ko (0 tb, 68.57 avg, 29 fpos), 1 specTkl ( 161.5 )
K Antonio Hudson Denver 2-2 FG (100%, 2 40+, 1 50+), 3-3 PAT (100%), 6 ko (1 tb, 66.67 avg, 27 fpos) ( 107 )
K Ken Goldberg Buffalo 4-5 FG (80%, 1 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%), 7 ko (2 tb, 68.00 avg, 20 fpos) ( 96 )
Offensive Player of the Year Candidates
RB Lester Flannery New York 110-600 yds rush (5.45 ypc), 8 TD, 16 forloss, 52 suc, 11-101 yds catch (9.18 ypc, 49 yac, 13 tgt, 7.77 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC, 2 fumb (2 lost) ( 498.907 )
QB Dexter Dodge Green Bay 95-147 (64%, 3 bad, 80 suc) 1169 yds pass (7.95 ypa), 14 TD, 0 INT, 5 sacked, 120.8 rat, 7-29 yds rush (4.14 ypc), 0 TD, 0 forloss, 0 suc ( 449.7305 )
RB Pete Sutton Denver 107-463 yds rush (4.33 ypc), 5 TD, 20 forloss, 52 suc, 13-167 yds catch (12.85 ypc, 92 yac, 22 tgt, 7.59 ypt), 1 TD, 0 drp, 0 bdC, 1 fumb (1 lost) ( 440.33 )
RB Kendall Ducrot Baltimore 70-441 yds rush (6.30 ypc), 3 TD, 8 forloss, 39 suc, 11-100 yds catch (9.09 ypc, 28 yac, 15 tgt, 6.67 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 4 bdC, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 347.0715 )
RB Neal Banfield San Diego 60-310 yds rush (5.17 ypc), 6 TD, 7 forloss, 33 suc, 16-142 yds catch (8.88 ypc, 58 yac, 20 tgt, 7.10 ypt), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 bdC ( 345.4622 )
Defensive Player of the Year Candidates
RCB Corey Craven New England 8 tkl (1 fl), 2 INT (35 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 27 kcvr (24 thrat, 7 ct, 5 def, 0 20+ct) ( 458.429 )
WLB Deon Riley Buffalo 21 tkl (1 fl), 5.5 sacks, 1 fr, 3 passblk, 10 kcvr (9 thrat, 6 ct, 0 def, 2 20+ct), 6 hurries ( 394.68695 )
WLB Kim McElroy San Francisco 22 tkl (3 fl), 1.5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 passblk, 8 kcvr (4 thrat, 5 ct, 2 def, 0 20+ct), 14 hurries, 14 QBKnock ( 391.06865 )
WLB Harvey Hernandez San Diego 25 tkl, 5 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 15 kcvr (13 thrat, 12 ct, 4 def, 1 20+ct), 1 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 388.06145 )
RCB Reuben 'Rib Stain' Brooks Minnesota 12 tkl (2 fl), 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 1 passblk, 27 kcvr (25 thrat, 8 ct, 5 def, 1 20+ct) ( 373.877 )
Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
RB C.J. Palmer Green Bay 86-421 yds rush (4.90 ypc), 1 TD, 9 forloss, 36 suc, 13-112 yds catch (8.62 ypc, 34 yac, 20 tgt, 5.60 ypt), 1 TD, 1 drp, 1 bdC, 2 fumb (0 lost) ( 299.2211 )
RB Darnell 'The Bullet' Bates Houston 73-440 yds rush (6.03 ypc), 1 TD, 6 forloss, 33 suc, 16-95 yds catch (5.94 ypc, 39 yac, 24 tgt, 3.96 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 2 bdC ( 279.4907 )
QB Quentin Slechta Washington 65-114 (57%, 21 bad, 48 suc) 680 yds pass (5.96 ypa), 4 TD, 3 INT, 4 sacked, 75.2 rat, 25-100 yds rush (4.00 ypc), 1 TD, 1 forloss, 0 suc, 1 fumb (0 lost) ( 154.7392 )
RB Earl Page Atlanta 49-221 yds rush (4.51 ypc), 2 TD, 4 forloss, 19 suc, 4-27 yds catch (6.75 ypc, 2 yac, 7 tgt, 3.86 ypt), 0 TD, 1 drp, 0 bdC ( 145.1671 )
RB Devin 'Giovanni' Bernard Cincinnati 79-281 yds rush (3.56 ypc), 0 TD, 4 forloss, 30 suc, 10-49 yds catch (4.90 ypc, 23 yac, 19 tgt, 2.58 ypt), 0 TD, 2 drp, 0 bdC, 1 fumb (1 lost), 1 2Pt ( 137.1875 )
Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates
WLB Lincoln 'Hurricane' Carter San Diego 25 tkl (2 fl), 1 sacks, 1 ff, 2 passblk, 9 kcvr (7 thrat, 6 ct, 2 def, 1 20+ct), 2 hurries ( 252.9289 )
WLB Cornell Newhart Seattle 8 tkl, 2.5 sacks, 2 passblk, 9 kcvr (7 thrat, 2 ct, 1 def, 0 20+ct), 1 hurries ( 180.46165 )
RCB William Stephens Tennessee 7 tkl (2 fl), 1 INT (12 yds, 0 TD), 22 kcvr (19 thrat, 5 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 178.247 )
LCB Christian Boyd Detroit 7 tkl, 19 kcvr (17 thrat, 6 ct, 3 def, 3 20+ct) ( 170.87 )
RCB Bert Austin Green Bay 11 tkl, 1 INT (52 yds, 1 TD), 2 ff, 13 kcvr (12 thrat, 9 ct, 1 def, 1 20+ct) ( 169.123 )
Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates
FL Rusty 'Humpty Dumpty' Humphrey Minnesota 229 kickretyrds (0 TD), 152 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 475.3 )
FL Jamie Snyder Philadelphia 412 kickretyrds (1 TD), 1 specTkl ( 450.9 )
SE Clay 'Claymore' Lincoln Indianapolis 117 kickretyrds (0 TD), 150 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 434.4 )
FS Matt Hernandez San Francisco 341 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 413.7 )
RB Ross Dresslar Pittsburgh 229 kickretyrds (0 TD), 115 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 394.05 )