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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Matt Hill, NFL, 212-450-2080 Howard Clabo, FedEx, 901-434-7786 RAIDERS QB KERRY COLLINS, COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING & Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com Quarterbacks KERRY COLLINS of the Oakland Raiders, PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts and CARSON PALMER of the Cincinnati Bengals are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on November 25, 28-29, while running backs WILLIS MC GAHEE of the Buffalo Bills, RUDI JOHNSON of the Cincinnati Bengals and JULIUS JONES of the Dallas Cowboys 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: Oakland’s Kerry Collins completed 26 of 45 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns in the Raiders’ 25-24 victory over the AFC West-rival Denver Broncos. Collins threw touchdown passes of five, 14 and 42 yards to wide receiver Jerry Porter and threw a six-yarder to wide receiver Ronald Curry in a heavy snowfall in Denver. Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning threw for 236 yards and six touchdowns, completing 23 of 28 passes for a 141.4 passer rating in the Colts’ 41-9 victory over the Detroit Lions. Manning set an NFL record, throwing for at least four touchdowns in his fifth consecutive game. He has a league-high 41 touchdown passes this season. Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer completed 22 of 29 passes for 251 yards and four touchdowns for a 101.4 passer rating in the Bengals’ 58-48 victory over the AFC North-rival Cleveland Browns. Palmer threw touchdown passes of three, 18, 46 and 53 yards in the second-highest scoring game in NFL history. A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week finalists: Buffalo’s Willis McGahee carried 28 times for 116 yards and four touchdowns in the Bills’ 38-9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. McGahee scored on runs of one, two, two and 30 yards. Cincinnati’s Rudi Johnson ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns in the Bengals’ 58-48 victory over the AFC North-rival Cleveland Browns. Johnson scored on two seven-yard touchdown runs. Dallas’ Julius Jones carried 33 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys’ 21-7 victory over the Chicago Bears. Jones scored on a 33-yard run in the first quarter and a four-yard run in the fourth quarter. 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 PACKERS CB AHMAD CARROLL, PANTHERS WR KEARY COLBERT, Fans To Vote For Winner On NFL.com Cornerback AHMAD CARROLL of the Green Bay Packers, wide receiver KEARY COLBERT of the Carolina Panthers, wide receiver LEE EVANS of Buffalo Bills, running back JULIUS JONES of the Dallas Cowboys, defensive end KENECHI UDEZE of the Minnesota Vikings and linebacker JONATHAN VILMA of the New York Jets are the finalists for PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK honors for games played on November 25, 28-29, the NFL announced today. Fans can vote for one of these six 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: Green Bay’s Ahmad Carroll recorded two tackles, one interception and returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown in the Packers’ 45-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams. Carroll scored the first points of the game and the first touchdown of his career in the opening quarter. His interception, also his first, came in the third quarter. Carolina’s Keary Colbert caught three passes for 72 yards and two
touchdowns in the Panthers’ 21-14 victory over the NFC South-rival Tampa
Bay Buccaneers. Colbert opened the scoring with a 24-yard touchdown
catch in the first quarter and scored the game-winning points in the
fourth quarter with a 40-yard touchdown reception. Buffalo’s Lee Evans caught six passes for 70 yards and one
touchdown in the Bills’ 38-9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Evans
scored on a three-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter to give him
three touchdowns for the season. He ranks second on the team with 25
catches for 444 yards. Dallas’ Julius Jones carried 33 times for 150 yards and two
touchdowns in the Cowboys’ 21-7 victory over the Chicago Bears. Jones
set career highs in carries and yards, and scored his first two NFL
touchdowns on runs of 33 and four yards. Minnesota’s Kenechi Udeze recorded two tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in the Vikings’ 27-16 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Udeze’s sack of Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich late in the fourth quarter caused a fumble that was returned for a touchdown by Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams to seal Minnesota’s win. Miami’s Derrick Pope recorded eight tackles and one sack and
recovered a fumble that he returned one yard for a touchdown in the
Dolphins’ 24-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Pope’s touchdown
return after recovering the fumble was his first NFL touchdown and
provided the Dolphins with their margin of victory. This is Pepsi’s third year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL.
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Matt Hill WEEK TWELVE NOMINEES NAMED FOR Fan Voting Continues Through Noon ET Thursday on NFL.com NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 30, 2004 – Oakland Raiders wide receiver Ronald Curry’s one-handed touchdown reception from quarterback Kerry Collins against the Denver Broncos is among the five Week 12 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. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson’s leaping 36-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Carson Palmer against the Pittsburgh Steelers 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 #12 Nominees Ronald Curry, WR- Oakland Raiders, one-handed six-yard touchdown reception
Keary Colbert, WR- Carolina Panthers, 40-yard touchdown pass
Kevin Williams, DT- Minnesota Vikings, 77-yard fumble recovery for touchdown
Deltha O’Neal, CB- Cincinnati Bengals, 31-yard interception return With less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter of an AFC North matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, Bengals cornerback Deltha O’Neal intercepted a pass and dashed 31 yards for a touchdown. O’Neal’s interception secured the game for the Bengals, who outlasted the Browns in a wild 58-48 victory. Santana Moss, WR- New York Jets, 69-yard touchdown reception
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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