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DANTE HALL’S GAME-WINNING PUNT-RETURN TOUCHDOWN AWARDED NFL PLAY OF WEEK FIVE - PRESENTED BY LEVITRAâ
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NEW YORK—OCTOBER 9, 2003 – Kansas City Chiefs punt returner Dante Hall’s game-winning 93-yard punt-return touchdown against the Denver Broncos has been voted the NFL Play of the Week - Presented by LEVITRAâ - (vardenafil HCI) for games played on October 5-6. 

Hall also captured last week’s award for his game-winning 87-yard kickoff-return touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens.  With this week’s win Hall becomes the first player to capture the award twice in one season, doing it in back-to-back weeks. Both of Hall’s plays are now eligible to be selected as the NFL Play of the Year - Presented by LEVITRA - to be awarded this February at Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas.   

The NFL Play of the Week - Presented by LEVITRA - introduced this season by the NFL, is presented each Thursday and recognizes the single most exciting play that week. Fans who vote at NFL.com each week between Tuesday and Thursday can also be entered into a sweepstakes that will send one lucky winner and a guest to Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston, Texas.  Voting is open to fans each week from Tuesday at Noon ET to Thursday at Noon ET on NFL.com.

This week Hall fielded a Micah Knorr punt with his team trailing 23-17 and made some incredible moves en route to extending his NFL record to four consecutive games with a return touchdown. For the second week in a row, Hall's return touchdown proved to be the game-winning score as the Chiefs won the battle of 4-0 teams, 24-23. In addition to capturing the last two NFL Play of the Week Awards – Presented by LEVITRA - the Chiefs special teams standout was also a nominee in week two for his 100-yard kickoff return against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Hall’s return beat out Carolina Panthers kick returner Rod Smart’s 100-yard kickoff-return touchdown against the New Orleans Saints in fan voting on NFL.com.  For details and video of this week’s nominees and the results of fan voting, please visit NFL.com.

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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