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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Matt Hill, NFL, 212-450-2080 Howard Clabo, FedEx, 901-434-7786 PACKERS QB BRETT FAVRE, COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING & Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com Quarterbacks BRETT FAVRE of the Green Bay Packers, PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts and DONOVAN MC NABB of the Philadelphia Eagles are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on November 14-15, while running backs DERRICK BLAYLOCK of the Kansas City Chiefs, DEUCE MC ALLISTER of the New Orleans Saints and FRED TAYLOR of the Jacksonville Jaguars 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. Fans will be voting for more than their favorite player. The weekly FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards are a win for the local community. Along with the award, FedEx will donate $5,000 every week to the local children’s hospital in each winning market. The children’s hospitals in the two season-long winner’s markets, announced at this year’s Super Bowl, will be awarded $25,000 each. That means that FedEx will deliver nearly $250,000 to local children’s hospitals around the country in recognition of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Award winners. A closer look at the FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week finalists: Green Bay’s Brett Favre completed 20 of 29 passes for 236 yards and four touchdowns, recording a passer rating of 133.0 in the Packers’ 34-31 win over the NFC North-rival Minnesota Vikings. Favre threw touchdown passes of two, six, 17 and 50 yards in the Packers’ victory, the second time this season he has thrown four touchdowns in a game. Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning threw for 320 yards and five touchdowns, completing 18 of 27 passes for a 115.7 passer rating in the Colts’ 49-14 victory over the AFC South-rival Houston Texans. Manning threw five touchdown passes for the third time this season and has thrown three or more touchdowns six times in nine games. Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb completed 17 of 25 passes for 345 yards and four touchdowns in the Eagles’ 49-21 victory over the NFC East-rival Dallas Cowboys. McNabb threw touchdown passes of 16, 27, 59 and 59 yards, and set up another touchdown with a spectacular play when he avoided the rush and threw a 60-yard pass. A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week finalists: Kansas City’s Derrick Blaylock carried 33 times for 186 yards and one touchdown in the Chiefs’ 27-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Blaylock scored on a three-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 20 in the fourth quarter. New Orleans’ Deuce McAllister ran for 127 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries in the Saints’ 27-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. McAllister scored on a 13-yard run and averaged nearly eight yards per carry. Jacksonville’s Fred Taylor carried 23 times for 144 yards in the Jaguars’ 23-17 overtime victory over the Detroit Lions. Taylor’s 42-yard first-quarter run helped set up Jacksonville’s first touchdown. 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. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: MATT HILL, NFL, 212-450-2080 Hillm@nfl.com DAVE DECECCO, PEPSI-COLA, 914-253-2655 BUCCANEERS WR MICHAEL CLAYTON, CARDINALS LB KARLOS DANSBY,
Fans To Vote For Winner On NFL.com Wide receiver MICHAEL CLAYTON of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, linebacker KARLOS DANSBY of the Arizona Cardinals, cornerback CHRIS GAMBLE of the Carolina Panthers, running back STEVEN JACKSON of the St. Louis Rams and safety BOB SANDERS of the Indianapolis Colts are the finalists for PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK honors for games played on November 14-15, the NFL announced today. Fans can vote for one of these five players on NFL.com beginning Tuesday morning and ending on Thursday afternoon to determine the PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK. The PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK will be announced Thursday afternoon on NFL.com. After the regular season, five players will be nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com throughout the month of January. The winner will be announced at a press conference at Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville. A closer look at the finalists: Tampa Bay’s Michael Clayton caught six passes for 90 yards and
one touchdown in the Buccaneers’ 24-14 loss to the NFC South-rival
Atlanta Falcons. Clayton leads the team with 48 receptions for 685 yards
and had his third touchdown reception of the season, a 25-yarder from
quarterback Brian Griese. Arizona’s Karlos Dansby recorded five tackles and two sacks in
the Cardinals’ 17-14 victory over the New York Giants. Both of Dansby’s
sacks were for five-yard losses. He is now tied for second on the team
with four sacks this season and has recorded 24 tackles. Carolina’s Chris Gamble recorded six tackles and one interception
in the Panthers’ 37-27 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Gamble’s
interception, the second of his NFL career, iced the game with just over
one minute left. He has recorded 39 tackles this season. St. Louis’ Steven Jackson carried 10 times for 47 yards and one touchdown in the Rams’ 23-12 victory over the NFC West-rival Seattle Seahawks. Jackson, who added one reception for nine yards, ranks second on the team with 59 carries for 308 yards and two touchdowns. Indianapolis’ Bob Sanders recorded nine tackles and returned a
fumble 37 yards for a touchdown in the Colts’ 49-14 victory over the AFC
South-rival Houston Texans. Sanders, whose return gave Indianapolis a
35-0 lead, started for the second time in his NFL career on Sunday and
has 27 tackles this season. This is Pepsi’s third year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL.
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Matt Hill WEEK TEN NOMINEES NAMED FOR Fan Voting Continues Through Noon ET Thursday at NFL.com NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 16, 2004 – Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb’s scrambling 60-yard pass to wide receiver Freddie Mitchell against the Dallas Cowboys is among the five Week 10 nominees for "LEVITRAâ (vardenafil HCI) PLAY OF THE WEEK." 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 "LEVITRAâ PLAY OF THE YEAR," to be awarded at Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida. Fans who vote at NFL.com each week can also enter for their chance to win a three-day/two-night trip for two to Jacksonville, Florida to attend Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6, 2005, including round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations. Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed’s NFL record-breaking 106-yard interception return for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns was voted last week’s winner of "LEVITRAâ PLAY OF THE WEEK" by the fans on NFL.com. For details and video of this week’s nominees, past winners and the results of fan voting, log onto NFL.com. In July 2003, Bayer Pharmaceutical Corporation (Bayer) & GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), co-marketers of LEVITRA (vardenafil HCI), a prescription medicine that is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), announced their groundbreaking sponsorship of the NFL. Week #10 Nominees Joe Horn, WR- New Orleans Saints, 42-yard touchdown reception Midway through the fourth quarter of a 20-20 tie between the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs, Saints wide receiver Joe Horn hauled in an Aaron Brooks pass for a 42-yard touchdown. The play would prove to be the winning score as the Saints went on the beat the Chiefs 27-20. Horn finished the day with 167 yards and a touchdown on five receptions. Defensive Line - Chicago Bears, Game-winning safety On the Tennessee Titans first possession of overtime, Chicago Bears defensive end Alex Brown sacked Titans quarterback Billy Volek in the end zone, forcing a fumble. The Titans recovered the ball but Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye recorded a tackle for a safety to give the Bears a 19-17 victory. Chicago's game-winning safety marks the second time in NFL history that a game has ended in overtime on a safety. Eddie Drummond, WR- Detroit Lions, 83-yard punt return for a touchdown With his team trailing the Jacksonville Jaguars by a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, Detroit Lions wide receiver Eddie Drummond fielded a punt at his own 17-yard line and raced 83 yards down the sideline to tie the score at 17-17. The touchdown was Drummond's second of the game. He returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown earlier in the fourth quarter. The Lions lost to the Jaguars 23-17 in overtime, however Drummond finished the day with six punt returns for 199 yards and two touchdowns. Jimmy Smith, WR- Jacksonville Jaguars, 36-yard touchdown reception In overtime of the Jacksonville Jaguars game against the Detroit Lions, Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith broke free from the Lions secondary and reeled in a 36-yard scoring strike from quarterback David Garrard. Smith finished with seven catches for 109 yards, including three catches for 69 yards in overtime as the Jaguars defeated the Lions 23-17. Donovan McNabb, QB- Philadelphia Eagles, 60-yard scrambling pass With just over two minutes to play in the first half of their NFC East Divisional match-up with the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb spun away from a Dallas defender and sprinted to his right, only to find another defender in the waiting. He switched direction back to his left, chased by two more defenders, before finally heaving the ball 60 yards down the field to wide receiver Freddie Mitchell. The play set up a one-yard Brian Westbrook touchdown run to give the Eagles a 35-14 lead. McNabb finished with 345 yards and four touchdown passes as the Eagles went on to defeat the Cowboys, 49-21. About LEVITRA LEVITRA is a prescription medicine that is used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). Men taking nitrate drugs, often used to control chest pain (also known as angina), should not take LEVITRA. Men who use alpha blockers, sometimes prescribed for high blood pressure or prostate problems, also should not take LEVITRA. Such combinations could cause blood pressure to drop to an unsafe level. You should not take LEVITRA if your doctor determines that sexual activity poses a health risk for you. Men who experience an erection for more than four hours should seek immediate medical attention. LEVITRA does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases .The starting dose of LEVITRA is 10 mg taken no more than once per day. Your doctor will decide the dose that is right for you. In patients taking certain medications such as ritonavir, indinavir, ketoconazole, itraconazole, and erythromycin, lower doses of LEVITRA are recommended, and time between doses of LEVITRA may need to be extended. In clinical trials, the most commonly reported side effects were headache, flushing, and stuffy or runny nose. LEVITRA is available in 2.5-mg, 5-mg, 10-mg, and 20-mg tablets. About Erectile Dysfunction The consistent or recurrent inability of a man to attain and/or maintain a penile erection sufficient for sexual performance1 – is a common health condition among men that is largely untreated. It is estimated that some degree of ED affects more than one half of all men over the age of 402– 152 million men worldwide3 and 30 million men in the United States alone.4 Despite the high prevalence of sexual problems, nine out of 10 men in the U.S. have not yet sought treatment from a physician.5 1. Jardin A, Wagner G, Khoury S, et al. Recommendations of the 1st International Consultation on Erectile Dysfunction. Co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), International Consultation on Urological Diseases (ICUD) and Societe Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) and held July 1-3, 1999, Paris. 2000, p. 713. 2. Feldman HA, Goldstein I, Hatzichristou DG, et al. Impotence and its medical and psychosocial correlates: results of the Massachusetts Male Aging Study. J Urol 1994;151:54-61. 3. Aytac IA, McKinlay JB, Krane RI. The likely worldwide increase of erectile dysfunction between 1995 and 2025 and some possible policy consequences. BJU Int 1999;84:50-56 4. National Institutes of Health, Consensus Development Conference Statement, December 7-9, 1992. Online data: http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/091/091_statement.htm. (accessed 8/26/02). 5. Laumann EO, Paik A, Rosen RC. Sexual dysfunction in the United States: prevalence and predictors. JAMA 1999;281:537-544. About Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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