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WEEK ONE NOMINEES NAMED FOR
“NFL PLAY OF THE WEEK” -
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Fan Voting
Continues Through Noon ET Thursday at NFL.com
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER
9, 2003 – Miami Dolphins
wide receiver Chris Chambers’ dazzling one-handed 21-yard touchdown
reception against the Houston Texans is among the five Week One nominees for
the NFL PLAY OF THE WEEK - PRESENTED BY LEVITRAâ
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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 are automatically entered into a sweepstakes that will
send one lucky winner and a guest to Super Bowl XXXVIII in February.
For details and video
of this week’s nominees and the results of fan voting, log onto NFL.com.
Week #1 Nominees
Joe Jurevicius,
WR – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Tipped 7-yard diving touchdown reception from
Brad Johnson
The Buccaneers big
wide receiver tips a Brad Johnson pass in the air at the two yard-line,
slips around a defender and makes a lunging reception in the end zone for
his second touchdown in Tampa Bay’s
17-0 win over Philadelphia in a rematch of the 2002 NFC Championship Game. Jurevicius
finished the night with four catches for 39 yards and two scores.
Sam Adams, DT -
Buffalo Bills - 37-yard interception return for a touchdown in his Bills
debut
The newly acquired
335-pound defensive tackle catches a tipped ball and rumbles 37-yards for a
second quarter touchdown. Adams second career touchdown paced the Bills to a
31-0 shutout of division rival New England. In a division that had one game
separating the first place Jets and the fourth place Bills a year ago, this
was a very big win for the Bills.
Marcus Coleman,
CB - Houston Texans - Late interception sets up the game-winning field goal
The Texans cornerback
steps in front of a Jay Fielder pass and tip toes the sideline late in the
fourth quarter to set up an eventual 35-yard Kris Brown game-winning field
goal. The interception, one of the Texans’ two on the day, helped the Texans
to a 21-20 upset road win over the Dolphins. The interception helped the
Texans snap the Dolphins 11-game opening-day win streak and marked the
Dolphins first home loss in August or September since 1994.
Chris Chambers,
WR - Miami Dolphins -
One Handed 21-yard touchdown reception from Jay Fiedler
The Dolphins wide
receiver makes an acrobatic one-handed touchdown reception versus the Texans
just before halftime. The touchdown was the third-year wide receiver's
second score of the day in the Dolphins 21-20 loss to the Texans. Despite
the loss Chambers caught 7 passes for 118 yards.
Jake Delhomme,
QB - Carolina Panthers - 12-yard game winning TD pass to Ricky Proehl in his
Panthers debut
Playing in relief of
the injured Rodney Peete, the Panthers backup quarterback hits Ricky Proehl
on a fade route on fourth down for his third touchdown of the day. The
touchdown completed the Panthers dramatic 24-23, 17-point come-from-behind,
win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. In just over a half of work Delhomme was
able to jumpstart the Panthers offense leading them to all 22 of the
Panthers offensive points in his Carolina debut.
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