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WEEK TWO NOMINEES NAMED FOR
“NFL PLAY OF THE WEEK” -
PRESENTED BY LEVITRAâ
(vardenafil HCI)
Fan Voting
Continues Through Noon ET Thursday at NFL.com
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER
16, 2003 – Carolina
Panthers defensive tackle Kris Jenkins’ second blocked kick of the day to
force overtime against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is among the five Week Two
nominees for the NFL PLAY OF THE WEEK - PRESENTED BY LEVITRAâ
(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.
Sam Adams’ 37-yard
interception return for a touchdown against the New England Patriots 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 #2 Nominees
Jamal Lewis, RB
- Baltimore Ravens - 82-yard touchdown run en route to the NFL single-game
rushing record
Lewis runs for 82 of his NFL
single-game rushing record 295-yards on the second play from scrimmage. The
run was the longest in Baltimore Ravens team history and was the first of
two touchdowns on Lewis' record-breaking day. Lewis later added a 63-yard
touchdown and finished the afternoon with a 9.8-yard average per carry in
the Ravens’ 33-13 win over Cleveland.
Dante Hall, KR - Kansas City Chiefs - 100-yard kickoff return for a
touchdown
The Chiefs all-purpose star
starts the Chiefs scoring with a first-quarter 100-yard kickoff return for a
touchdown. After falling behind 10-0, Hall's kickoff return ignited Kansas
City's high-octane offense in a 41-20 victory in their home opener. The
kickoff return was the Chiefs’ longest in 36 years.
Kris Jenkins, DT - Carolina Panthers - Second blocked kick of the day to
force overtime
Kris Jenkins posts his
second blocked kick of the game with no time remaining on the clock to force
overtime. The blocked point after touchdown was amazingly the Panthers
third blocked kick on the afternoon and their fifth blocked kick in two
games. The clutch block spurred the Panthers to a huge upset divisional
road win over the defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers, 12-9.
Phillip Buchanon,
CB - Oakland Raiders - 83-yard interception return for a touchdown
Late in the fourth quarter
with the Bengals driving in a 13-13 game, Phillip Buchanon steps in front of
a Jon Kitna pass and returns it 83-yards to give the Raiders a 20-13 lead.
Buchanon's first interception of the season helped the Raiders pick up their
first win of the season, 23-20.
Marvin Harrison,
WR - Indianapolis Colts - Diving 35-yard touchdown reception from Peyton
Manning
In a match-up of the AFC
South's elite, Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison connect for a dazzling
second quarter touchdown. Harrison's diving reception along the right
sideline paced the Colts to 33-7 win over division rival Tennessee.
Harrison and Manning connected three times on the afternoon for 59-yards to
give the Colts a 2-0 start to the season.
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