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| NFL-PLAY-12 11/21/00 |
BILLS QB ROB JOHNSON
WINNER OF DIRECTV "NFL PLAY OF THE WEEK" AWARD
Quarterback ROB JOHNSON of the Buffalo Bills is the winner of the DirecTV NFL Play of the Week Award for the 12th week of the 2000 season, the NFL announced today.
Returning from a separated shoulder that sidelined him for four weeks, Johnson led Buffalo to two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including an acrobatic 12-yard scramble for the game-winning score in the Bills’ 21-17 win over Kansas City.
On third-and-goal from the Chiefs’ 12-yard line with slightly more than three minutes to play, Johnson dropped back to pass but could not find a receiver. He tucked the ball under his arm and sprinted for the left corner of the end zone where he was hit by two defenders, yet went airborne and managed to lunge to the pylon to get the ball across the goal.
"To make the play like he did, it was a defining play for us," said Bills head coach Wade Phillips. "It defined our football team. It's the grit, the toughness, the want-to, those kinds of things that I think our team has."
The touchdown, giving the Bills the lead with 2:58 to play, was the final score of the game.
Fans can view the DirecTV NFL Play of the Week each Tuesday on nfl.com.
This is the first season of the DirecTV NFL Play of the Week Award. DirecTV will donate a total of $10,000 in the names of the weekly winners to the United Way.
| WEEK | PLAYER(S) | PLAY |
| 1 | Buccaneers QB Shaun King & WR Reidel Anthony | Faked spike, 8-yard TD pass. |
| 2 | Jets WR Wayne Chrebet | Spectacular game-winning touchdown catch. |
| 3 | Jets CB Marcus Coleman | Defender catches first-half Hail Mary TD. |
| 4 | Jets RB Curtis Martin & WR Wayne Chrebet | Halfback game-winning TD pass. |
| 5 | Redskins PR Deion Sanders | 57-yard overtime punt return. |
| 6 | Patriots QB Michael Bishop & WR Tony Simmons | 44-yard Hail Mary TD to end first half. |
| 7 | Falcons KR Darrick Vaughn & Rams KR Tony Horne | Began the game with back-to-back kickoff return touchdowns, first time in NFL history. |
| 8 | Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper & WR Randy Moss | Game-winning 39-yard fourth-quarter TD pass. |
| 9 | Titans CB Samari Rolle | Spectacular 81-yard interception-return TD. |
| 10 | Packers WR Antonio Freeman & Cardinals CB Aeneas Williams | Bobbling, game-winning touchdown catch; 104-yard fumble return for a touchdown. |
| 11 | Cowboys K Tim Seder | Touchdown run off a fake field goal. |
| 12 | Bills QB Rob Johnson | Game-winning 12-yard TD scramble. |