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NFL.COM VOTERS SELECT

BILLS QB DREW BLEDSOE & RAVENS RB JAMAL LEWIS  

AS FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Quarterback DREW BLEDSOE of the Buffalo Bills and running back JAMAL LEWIS of the Baltimore Ravens are the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on September 14-15, the NFL announced today. 

Bledsoe passed for 314 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills’ 38-17 win over Jacksonville.  He completed 19 of 25 attempts and recorded a 144.2 passer rating.

Lewis rushed for an NFL single-game record 295 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries in the Ravens’ 33-13 win over Cleveland.  Lewis’ scores were on runs of 82 and 63 yards.

Bledsoe and Lewis were selected from among three finalists in air and ground categories.  The other FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week finalists were New England Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY and Washington Redskins quarterback PATRICK RAMSEY, while Carolina Panthers running back STEPHEN DAVIS and Green Bay Packers running back AHMAN GREEN 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
 

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