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PASS & KICK NATIONAL FINALISTS Four boys and four girls to be crowned in Kansas City as National ChampionsStarting from a field of 3.5 million enthusiastic participants, eight national champions will be crowned Sunday in the NFL PEPSI PUNT, PASS & KICK NATIONAL FINALS at the Kansas City-Indianapolis AFC Divisional playoff game in Kansas City. Thirty-two youngsters from 18 states will compete before the game in eight divisions with each participant performing one punt, one pass and one placekick. Scores will be based on distance minus accuracy (in feet). The eight first-place finishers will be introduced live on CBS-TV between the third and fourth quarters of Sunday’s game. NFL PEPSI Punt, Pass & Kick is part of the NFL’s “Play Football” initiative that provides exciting ways for even more children to play, watch and experience the game of football. According to a recent ESPN Sports Poll, football is the favorite sport of kids. Additional “Play Football” programs include NFL Flag, Junior Player Development, and High School Player Development. Current NFL stars who took part in the league’s Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick program as youngsters include Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre, Buffalo Bills QB Drew Bledsoe, Baltimore Ravens K Matt Stover, New York Jets’ QB Vinny Testaverde and Tampa Bay Buccaneers K Tom Tupa. Below is a list of this year’s finalists: 2003 Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick Finalists
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