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NFL-163                   12/9/03                                                      Brendan Moynihan, NFL, 212-450-2246
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Howard Clabo, FedEx, 901-434-7786
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VIKINGS QB DAUNTE CULPEPPER, 49ERS QB JEFF GARCIA

& EAGLES QB DONOVAN MC NABB;

BILLS RB TRAVIS HENRY, RAVENS RB JAMAL LEWIS

& BRONCOS RB CLINTON PORTIS CANDIDATES FOR

FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HONORS

Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com

Quarterbacks DAUNTE CULPEPPER of the Minnesota Vikings, JEFF GARCIA of the San Francisco 49ers, and DONOVAN MC NABB of the Philadelphia Eagles are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on December 7-8, while running backs TRAVIS HENRY of the Buffalo Bills, JAMAL LEWIS of the Baltimore Ravens and CLINTON PORTIS of the Denver Broncos 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:

  • Minnesota’s Daunte Culpepper completed 21 of 33 attempts for 274 yards and three touchdowns for a 118.8 passer rating in the Vikings’ 34-7 win over Seattle.
     
  • San Francisco’s Jeff Garcia completed 19 of 28 attempts for 252 yards and four touchdowns for a 135.7 passer rating in the 49ers’ 50-14 win over Arizona.  He also rushed for 32 yards and two scores on five carries.  
     
  • Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb completed 19 of 35 attempts for 248 yards and three touchdowns for a 105.4 passer rating in the Eagles’ 36-10 win over Dallas.     

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

  • Buffalo’ Travis Henry rushed for a career-high 169 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries in the Bills’ 17-6 win over the New York Jets.   
     
  • Baltimore’s Jamal Lewis rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries in the Ravens’ 31-13 win over Cincinnati.  Lewis leads the NFL with 1,622 rushing yards.
     
  • Denver’s Clinton Portis rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns on 22 carries in the Broncos’ 45-27 win over Kansas City.  Portis, who ranks second in the AFC with 1,452 yards rushing, leads the NFL with a 5.8 yard per carry average. 

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.

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