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BROWNS QB KELLY HOLCOMB, COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING

& EAGLES QB DONOVAN MC NABB;

COLTS RB EDGERRIN JAMES, BENGALS RB RUDI JOHNSON

& SAINTS RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER CANDIDATES FOR

FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HONORS

Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com

Quarterbacks KELLY HOLCOMB of the Cleveland Browns, PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts, and DONOVAN MC NABB of the Philadelphia Eagles are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on November 16-17, while running backs EDGERRIN JAMES of the Indianapolis Colts, RUDI JOHNSON of the Cincinnati Bengals and DEUCE MC ALLISTER of the New Orleans Saints are the finalists for FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week honors, the NFL announced today.

Fans can vote for one player in each category on NFL.com from Tuesday morning through noon on Thursday to determine the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week.  The FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week will be announced Thursday on NFL.com and Friday in USA Today.

A closer look at the FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week finalists:

  • Cleveland’s Kelly Holcomb completed 29 of 35 attempts for 392 yards and three touchdowns for a 141.9 passer rating in the Browns’ 44-6 win over Arizona.
     
  • Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning completed 27 of 36 attempts for 401 yards and one touchdown for a 120.3 passer rating in the Colts’ 38-31 win over the New York Jets.  
     
  • Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb completed 24 of 30 attempts for 314 yards and two touchdowns for a 132.5 passer rating in the Eagles’ 28-10 win over the New York Giants.  

A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week finalists:

  • Indianapolis’ Edgerrin James rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns on 36 carries in the Colts’ 38-31 win over the New York Jets.   
     
  • Cincinnati’s Rudi Johnson rushed for 165 yards on 22 carries in the Bengals’ 24-19 win over Kansas City.  Johnson has rushed for 347 yards over the last two games and has rushed for over 100 yards in his past three starts, all Cincinnati victories.
     
  • New Orleans’ Deuce McAllister rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries in the Saints’ 23-20 overtime win over Atlanta.  McAllister, who also caught nine passes for 64 yards, has rushed for 100 yards or more in seven consecutive games. 

FedEx, the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain management services, is the Official Delivery Service Sponsor of the NFL, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl.  Through the weekly FedEx Air and Ground Awards, FedEx recognizes those NFL players who represent the same speed, precision and teamwork that their customers have come to expect from the full range of FedEx air, ground, freight and international shipping services.