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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Matt Hill, NFL, 212-450-2080 Howard Clabo, FedEx, 901-434-7786 RAVENS QB KYLE BOLLER, COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING & Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com Quarterbacks KYLE BOLLER of the Baltimore Ravens, 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 21-22, while running backs REUBEN DROUGHNS of the Denver Broncos, NICK GOINGS of the Carolina Panthers and EDGERRIN JAMES of the Indianapolis Colts 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: Baltimore’s Kyle Boller completed 23 of 34 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns in the Ravens’ 30-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Boller recorded a passer rating of 106.5 and threw touchdown passes of 17 yards to tight end Darnell Dinkins and 31 yards to wide receiver Kevin Johnson. Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning threw for 211 yards and four touchdowns, completing 17 of 28 passes for a 108.8 passer rating in the Colts’ 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears. Manning has thrown four or more touchdown passes in each of his last four games and has done it five times this season. Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb completed 18 of 26 passes for 222 yards and four touchdowns for a 118.1 passer rating in the Eagles’ 28-6 victory over the NFC East-rival Washington Redskins. McNabb has thrown four touchdown passes four times this season after connecting on scoring strikes of one, two, 10 and 14 yards on Sunday. A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week finalists: Denver’s Reuben Droughns carried 28 times for 166 yards and one touchdown in the Broncos’ 34-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Droughns ran 51 yards for a touchdown on his first carry of the game. Carolina’s Nick Goings ran for 121 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in the Panthers’ 35-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Goings scored on touchdown runs of one, two and 57 yards. Indianapolis’ Edgerrin James carried 23 times for 204 yards and one touchdown in the Colts’ 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears. James, who averaged nearly nine yards per carry, scored on an 11-yard touchdown run. 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 DAVE DECECCO, PEPSI-COLA, 914-253-2655 SEAHAWKS S
MICHAEL BOULWARE, JETS S ERIK COLEMAN, Fans To Vote For Winner On NFL.com Safety MICHAEL BOULWARE of the Seattle Seahawks, safety ERIK COLEMAN of the New York Jets, cornerback CHRIS GAMBLE of the Carolina Panthers, running back KEVIN JONES of the Detroit Lions and quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER of the Pittsburgh Steelers are the finalists for PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK honors for games played on November 21-22, 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: Seattle’s Michael Boulware recorded three tackles and returned an
interception 63 yards for the game-winning touchdown in the Seahawks’
24-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. With Miami driving for a
potential game-winning score late in the game, Boulware intercepted a
pass and raced 63 yards for a touchdown with 0:56 left. New York’s Erik Coleman recorded four tackles and one sack in the
Jets’ 10-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Coleman, who recorded the
first sack of his career midway through the fourth quarter to force a
Cleveland punt, ranks third on the team with 61 tackles this season. Carolina’s Chris Gamble recorded six tackles and one interception
in the Panthers’ 35-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Gamble’s
interception, his second in as many games, came in the fourth quarter on
third and one from the Carolina one yard-line. Detroit’s Kevin Jones carried 19 times for 100 yards in the Lions’ 22-19 loss to the NFC North-rival Minnesota Vikings. Jones’ performance was the first 100-yard rushing game of his NFL career. He has 408 yards and one touchdown on 117 carries this season. Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger completed 15 of 21 passes for 138
yards and one touchdown for a 104.9 passer rating in the Steelers’ 19-14
victory over the AFC North-rival Cincinnati Bengals. Roethlisberger
connected with fullback Dan Kreider on an eight-yard touchdown pass in
the third quarter which proved to be the winning score. This is Pepsi’s third year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL.
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Matt Hill WEEK ELEVEN NOMINEES NAMED FOR Fan Voting Continues Through Noon ET Wednesday at NFL.com NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 23, 2004 – Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey’s acrobatic interception against the New Orleans Saints is among the five Week 11 nominees for "LEVITRAâ (vardenafil HCI) PLAY OF THE WEEK." The award is presented each week 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 this week from Tuesday at Noon ET until Wednesday 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. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb’s scrambling 60-yard pass to wide receiver Freddie Mitchell against the Dallas Cowboys 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 #11 Nominees Chad Johnson, WR- Cincinnati Bengals, 36-yard touchdown reception Late in the first quarter of the AFC North battle between the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers, Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson made a leaping catch on a pass from quarterback Carson Palmer for a 36-yard touchdown, giving the Bengals a 7-3 lead. Cincinnati would eventually lose to Pittsburgh 19-14, but Johnson finished with 80 yards on five catches in defeat. Michael Boulware, S- Seattle Seahawks, 63-yard interception return With the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks deadlocked at 17-17 late in the fourth quarter, Seattle's rookie safety Michael Boulware intercepted a pass and ran it back 63 yards for a touchdown. Boulware's score came with 56 seconds left on the clock and gave the Seahawks a 24-17 victory. Champ Bailey, CB- Denver Broncos, Interception With the Denver Broncos leading the New Orleans Saints 34-13 early in the fourth quarter, Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey made an acrobatic interception in his own endzone to help seal the Broncos' victory. As Bailey leaped and grabbed the ball out the air in the corner of the endzone, he managed to drag both feet inbounds while securing the ball. Denver won the game 34-13. Erron Kinney, TE- Tennessee Titans, 21-yard reception With the Tennessee Titans trailing the Jacksonville Jaguars by five late in the fourth quarter and facing a fourth and one, Titans tight end Erron Kinney hauled in a pass from quarterback Steve McNair and raced 21 yards up the left sideline to the Jacksonville 4. The reception set up an Antowain Smith game-winning touchdown run on the next play. The Titans went on to defeat their AFC South divisional rival 18-15. Reggie Wayne, WR- Indianapolis Colts, 27-yard touchdown reception With 8:47 remaining in the third quarter of the Indianapolis Colts' match-up with the Chicago Bears, Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne hauled in a 27-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning in the back of the end zone to give his team a 34-3 lead. Wayne finished with six catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns as the Colts defeated the Bears 41-10. 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
Our aim is to discover and manufacture innovative products that will improve human and animal health worldwide. Our products enhance well-being and quality of life by diagnosing, preventing and treating disease. Forward Looking Statement This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current
assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group management. Various known and
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These factors include those discussed in Bayer’s public reports filed with
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