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VIKINGS QB GUS FREROTTE, BENGALS QB JON KITNA

 & COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING; PANTHERS RB STEPHEN DAVIS, PACKERS RB AHMAN GREEN, COWBOYS RB TROY HAMBRICK & CHARGERS RB LADAINIAN TOMLINSON

CANDIDATES FOR

FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HONORS

Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com

Quarterbacks GUS FREROTTE of the Minnesota Vikings, JON KITNA of the Cincinnati Bengals and PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on September 28-29, while running backs STEPHEN DAVIS of the Carolina Panthers, AHMAN GREEN of the Green Bay Packers, TROY HAMBRICK of the Dallas Cowboys and LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON of the San Diego Chargers 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 Gus Frerotte completed 16 of 21 attempts for 267 yards and four touchdowns for a passer rating of 157.2 in the Vikings’ 35-7 win over San Francisco.   
     
  • Cincinnati’s Jon Kitna passed for 215 yards and three touchdowns in the Bengals’ 21-14 come-from-behind win over Cleveland.  Kitna completed 23 of 31 attempts for a 125.1 passer rating. 
     
  • Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 314 yards and six touchdowns for a perfect passer rating of 158.3 in the Colts’ 55-21 win over New Orleans.  Manning’s six touchdown passes was a career-high and tied a team record while he recorded his third perfect passer rating of his career. 

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

  • Carolina’s Stephen Davis rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries in the Panthers’ 23-3 win over Atlanta.  Davis has rushed for over 100 yards in all three games this season.
     
  • Green Bay’s Ahman Green rushed for a career-high 176 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in the Packers’ 38-23 win over Chicago.   
     
  • Dallas’ Troy Hambrick rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on 24 rushes in the Cowboys’ 17-6 win over the New York Jets. 
     
  • San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 187 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in the Chargers’ 34-31 loss to Oakland.  Tomlinson also caught seven passes for 24 yards and completed a 21-yard pass for a touchdown.

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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