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NFL.COM VOTERS SELECT

SEAHAWKS QB MATT HASSELBECK & SAINTS RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER
AS FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Quarterback MATT HASSELBECK of the Seattle Seahawks and running back DEUCE MC ALLISTER of the New Orleans Saints are the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on November 23-24, the NFL announced today. 

Hasselbeck completed 23 of 41 attempts for 333 yards and five touchdowns for a 122.3 passer rating in the Seahawks’ 44-41 overtime loss to Baltimore.

McAllister, who has won the award in consecutive weeks, rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in the Saints’ 33-20 loss to Philadelphia.  He also caught four passes for 48 yards and has rushed for 100 yards or more in eight consecutive games.

Hasselbeck and McAllister were selected from among finalists in air and ground categories.  The other FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week finalists were Cincinnati Bengals quarterback JON KITNA and Baltimore Ravens quarterback ANTHONY WRIGHT, while Tennessee Titans running back EDDIE GEORGE and Miami Dolphins running back RICKY WILLIAMS were the other finalists for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week.

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.

2003 FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
 

 

EXPRESS (AIR)

GROUND

Wk 1

Joey Harrington, Detroit

Clinton Portis, Denver

Wk 2

Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo

Jamal Lewis, Baltimore

Wk 3

Kerry Collins, NY Giants

Ricky Williams, Miami

Wk 4

Peyton Manning, Indianapolis

Ahman Green, Green Bay

Wk 5

Peyton Manning, Indianapolis

Ahman Green, Green Bay

Wk 6

Steve McNair, Tennessee

William Green, Cleveland

Wk 7

Aaron Brooks, New Orleans

Travis Henry, Buffalo

Wk 8

Kerry Collins, NY Giants

Stephen Davis, Carolina

Wk 9

Tom Brady, New England

Ahman Green, Green Bay

Wk 10

Doug Flutie, San Diego

LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego

Wk 11

Kelly Holcomb, Cleveland

Deuce McAllister, New Orleans

Wk 12

Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle

Deuce McAllister, New Orleans

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