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NFL-175 12/16/03
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WEEK FIFTEEN NOMINEES
NAMED FOR
“NFL PLAY OF THE WEEK -
PRESENTED BY LEVITRAӉ
(vardenafil HCI)
Fan
Voting Continues Through Noon ET Thursday at NFL.com
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 16,
2003 – Chicago Bears rookie cornerback Charles Tillman’s
game-sealing, one-handed interception against the Minnesota Vikings is among
the five week fifteen nominees for the “NFL PLAY OF THE WEEK - PRESENTED
BY LEVITRAӉ
(vardenafil HCI)
- introduced by the NFL this season.
The
award is presented each Thursday during the NFL regular season to recognize
the single most exciting play that week as determined by the fans. Voting
is open to the fans each week from Tuesday at Noon ET until Thursday at Noon
ET, exclusively on NFL.com.
Each weekly winner will be a finalist for the “NFL PLAY OF THE YEAR -
PRESENTED BY LEVITRA” - to
be awarded at Super Bowl
XXXVIII in
Houston, Texas. Fans who vote at NFL.com each week can also be entered into
a sweepstakes that will send one lucky winner and a guest to Super Bowl
XXXVIII in February.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Mike McKenzie’s 90-yard interception-return
touchdown against the Chicago Bears was last week’s winner as voted by the
fans at NFL.com.
For
details and video of this week’s nominees, past winners and the results of
fan voting, log onto NFL.com.
Week #15 Nominees
Charles Tillman, CB -
Chicago Bears - Game-saving interception
With 1:02
remaining in the game and Chicago clinging to a 13-10 lead, the Bears
six-foot two-inch rookie cornerback goes airborne and uses one hand to grab
a touchdown pass away from Pro Bowl receiver Randy Moss for a game-saving
interception in the end zone. Tillman’s fourth career interception ensured
fellow rookie Rex Grossman of his first career win as Bears quarterback.
Rudi Johnson, RB -
Cincinnati Bengals - 49-yard touchdown run
On fourth
and one in the snow, the Bengals running back runs 49-yards down the right
sideline for the first of his two touchdowns on the day. Johnson carried the
ball 21 times for 174 yards as the Bengals won a 41-38 thriller over the
49ers. With the win, the Bengals moved back into the AFC North division
lead with an 8-6 record.
Robert Ferguson, WR -
Green Bay Packers - 40-yard touchdown reception form Brett Favre
With
11:31 remaining in the fourth quarter and his team trailing by four, the
Packers veteran wide receiver catches a 40-yard touchdown pass from Brett
Favre to give his team a 24-21 lead. Both of Ferguson’s catches on the day
went for touchdowns as the Packers moved into an 8-6 tie with the Vikings
atop the NFC North.
Torry Holt, WR - St.
Louis Rams - 40-yard touchdown reception from Marc Bulger
In the
second quarter of the Rams NFC West clinching win over the Seahawks, Holt
makes a shoe-string 40-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Marc Bulger.
Holt’s six catches added up to his team record
ninth 100-yard receiving games of the season. Holt also became the
first Ram to be nominated for the – “NFL Play of the Week - Presented by
LEVITRA”.
Mark Campbell, TE - Buffalo Bills - 6-yard
touchdown reception from Drew Bledsoe
With the Bills trailing
by eight points late in the fourth quarter, the Buffalo tight end caps an
eight-play 81-yard drive by making a diving 6-yard touchdown reception of a
Drew Bledsoe pass. Campbell’s fourth catch of the day brought the Bills to
within two points and set Buffalo up for a game-tying, two-point conversion
attempt.
LEVITRA, a new
prescription medication recently approved by the
FDA, is a Proud Sponsor
of the NFL. LEVITRA is co-marketed by Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation
(Bayer) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Earlier this year, Bayer and GSK entered
into a multi-year partnership with the NFL.
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