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PATRIOTS QB TOM BRADY, GIANTS QB KERRY COLLINS,

EAGLES QB DONOVAN MCNABB & 49ERS QB TIM RATTAY;

PACKERS RB AHMAN GREEN, SAINTS RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER

& CARDINALS RB MARCEL SHIPP CANDIDATES FOR

FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HONORS

Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com

Quarterbacks TOM BRADY of the New England Patriots, KERRY COLLINS of the New York Giants, DONOVAN MC NABB of the Philadelphia Eagles, and TIM RATTAY of the San Francisco 49ers are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on November 2-3, while running backs AHMAN GREEN of the Green Bay Packers, DEUCE MC ALLISTER of the New Orleans Saints and MARCEL SHIPP of the Arizona Cardinals 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:

  • New England’s Tom Brady completed 20 of 35 attempts for 350 yards and three touchdowns for a 108.0 passer rating in the Patriots’ 30-26 come-from-behind win over Denver.
     
  • New York’s Kerry Collins completed 24 of 40 attempts for 303 yards and two touchdowns for a 100.3 passer rating in the Giants’ 31-28 overtime win over the New York Jets.  
     
  • Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb completed 21 of 33 attempts for 312 yards and a touchdown for a 104.6 passer rating in the Eagles’ 23-16 win over Atlanta.  
     
  • San Francisco’s Tim Rattay completed 19 of 29 pass attempts for 236 yards and three touchdowns for a 110.7 passer rating in the 49ers’ 30-10 win over St. Louis.   

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

  • Green Bay’s Ahman Green rushed for 137 yards on 21 carries in the Packers’ 30-27 win over Minnesota.  Green also led the Packers with five catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. 
     
  • New Orleans’ Deuce McAllister rushed for 110 yards on 26 carries in the Saints’ 17-14 win over Tampa Bay.  McAllister has rushed for 100 yards or more in six consecutive games, a New Orleans record.
     
  • Arizona’s Marcel Shipp rushed for 141 yards on 29 carries in the Cardinals’ 17-14 win over Cincinnati.  Shipp has rushed for 306 yards over the last two games, his first two starts of the season. 

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.