NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 30, 2000 – Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has been named NFL.com All-Heart Player of the Week for his role in Philadelphia’s 23-20 Week 13 win over Washington. McNabb beat out Charlie Batch of the Detroit Lions by 1,700 votes in fan voting on NFL.com. This marks the first time McNabb has captured the honor. Teammate Duce Staley won the award in Week One against the Dallas Cowboys.

With first place on the line, McNabb carried the upstart Eagles to a 23-20 victory over the rival Redskins. McNabb rushed for 125 yards, sixth best single-game performance all-time by a quarterback, as Philadelphia won its fourth straight for the first time since 1996. McNabb scored on a 21-yard scramble in the third quarter giving the Eagles a 17-14 lead. With the score knotted at 20, McNabb scrambled for a 54-yard run, setting up David Akers’ game-winning 30-yard field goal.

The NFL.com All-Heart Player of the Week Award is the only weekly award sanctioned by the NFL that is voted on by the fans. The award is presented each Thursday to the NFL player who displays the most ‘heart’ during the previous weekend’s games. Fans who vote at NFL.com each week between Tuesday and Thursday are automatically entered into a sweepstakes that will send one lucky winner and a guest to Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida. Twenty-five second-prize winners will be awarded a Hall of Fame edition football autographed by Montana. The sweepstakes ends Dec. 28, 2000. No purchase necessary. Must be 18 or older to enter. See www.NFL.com for official rules. Void where prohibited.

For a list of this week’s nominees and the results of fan voting, please visit NFL.com. For more information on the NFL Cholesterol Screen Team and the risk factors for heart disease, fans can call 1-877-NFL-9004.

Week   Player                      Team          Notes

1 Duce Staley, RB Philadelphia 201 rush, 61 rec., 110 degree heat

2 Mike Anderson, RB Denver        131 rush, 2 TDs, first career start

3 Brian Griese, QB Denver         213 yards passing, 2TD’s, sprained right shoulder

4 Curtis Martin, RB New York Jets   threw winning touchdown pass with 52 seconds remaining in the game

5 John Parrella, DT San Diego Played despite father’s unfortunate death recently

6 Eddie George, RB Tennessee        181 rush, 33 rec., on 36 carries

7 Bruce Matthews, G Tennessee        Played in his 206^th consecutive game despite spraining his knee last week

8 Vinny Testaverde, QB New York Jets Threw four touchdown passes in final quarter rallying Jets from a 23-point deficit

9     Marshall Faulk, RB St. Louis Rams Totaled 144 yards of offense and scored four touchdowns despite injuries to both his                                                                    knee and shoulder

10 Antonio Freeman, WR  Green Bay Caught the game winning catch in a driving rainstorm after balancing the ball on his left                                                                    shoulder while lying on his back

11 Brian Griese, QB Denver        Threw for 262 yards and a touchdown despite a separated shoulder

12 Brett Favre, QB        Green Bay         Threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns despite a sprained left ankle