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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Matt Hill, NFL, 212-450-2080 Howard Clabo, FedEx, 901-434-7786 RAVENS QB KYLE BOLLER, SEAHAWKS QB MATT HASSELBECK & Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com Quarterbacks KYLE BOLLER of the Baltimore Ravens, MATT
HASSELBACK of the Seattle Seahawks and BILLY VOLEK of the
Tennessee Titans are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week
honors for games played on December 12-13, while running backs TATUM BELL
of the Denver Broncos, WILLIS MC GAHEE of the Buffalo Bills and 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 threw for 219 yards and a career-high four touchdowns, completing 18 of 34 passes for a passer rating of 112.3 in the Ravens’ 37-14 victory over the New York Giants. Boller threw touchdown passes of one, six, eight and 12 yards, connecting twice with wide receiver Clarence Moore and twice with tight end Todd Heap. Seattle’s Matt Hasselbeck completed 23 of 34 passes for 334 yards and three touchdowns in the Seahawks’ 27-23 over the Minnesota Vikings. Hasselbeck recorded a passer rating of 104.3, throwing touchdown passes of 12, 19 and 35 yards, all in the first half. Tennessee’s Billy Volek threw for a career-high 426 yards with four touchdowns, completing 29 of 43 passes for a passer rating of 130.6 in the Titans’ 49-38 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Volek connected with wide receiver Drew Bennett on touchdown passes of seven, 22 and 42 yards and hit wide receiver Derrick Mason for a four-yard score. A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week finalists: Denver’s Tatum Bell ran for a career-high 126 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries in the Broncos’ 20-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Bell scored on touchdown runs of seven and 11 yards. Buffalo’s Willis McGahee carried 27 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills’ 37-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns. McGahee scored on runs of six and 13 yards, his third multiple touchdown game of the season. San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson ran for 131 yards and one
touchdown on 25 carries in the Chargers’ 31-24 victory over the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers. Tomlinson scored on a seven yard run, his 14th touchdown
this season. 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 BRONCOS RB TATUM BELL, SEAHAWKS S MICHAEL BOULWARE, Fans To Vote For Winner On NFL.com Running back TATUM BELL of the Denver Broncos, safety MICHAEL BOULWARE of the Seattle Seahawks, wide receiver MICHAEL CLAYTON of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, running back KEVIN JONES of the Detroit Lions and cornerback DUNTA ROBINSON of the Houston Texans are the finalists for PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK honors for games played on December 12-13, 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, 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: Denver’s Tatum Bell carried 17 times for a career-high 123 yards and two touchdowns in the Broncos’ 20-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Bell scored on runs of seven and 11 yards and now has three touchdowns in his career to go along with 211 rushing yards. Seattle’s Michael Boulware recorded a team-leading eight tackles, one sack and one interception in the Seahawks’ 27-23 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Boulware’s sack was the first of his NFL career, and his interception was an acrobatic effort in the corner of his end zone to preserve Seattle’s lead late in the game. Tampa Bay’s Michael Clayton caught nine passes for 145 yards and one touchdown in the Buccaneers’ 31-24 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Clayton scored on a 20-yard reception, giving him four touchdowns this season. He now holds the Buccaneers’ rookie record for receptions (70) and receiving yards (988) in a season. Detroit’s Kevin Jones ran for 156 yards on 33 carries with one
touchdown in the Lions’ 16-13 loss to the NFC North-rival Green Bay
Packers. Jones scored on a 24-yard touchdown run to give the Lions a
10-0 lead in the second quarter. He has now run for 100 yards or more in
three of his past four games. Houston’s Dunta Robinson recorded four tackles, two sacks and one
forced fumble in the Texans’ 23-14 loss to the AFC South-rival
Indianapolis Colts. Robinson’s two sacks, the first two of his NFL
career, went for six and 11-yard losses. The second sack caused Colts
quarterback Peyton Manning to fumble. This is Pepsi’s third year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL.
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Matt Hill WEEK FOURTEEN NOMINEES NAMED FOR Fan Voting Continues Through Noon ET Thursday on NFL.com NEW YORK, DECEMBER 14, 2004 – Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis’ 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jerame Tuman against the New York Jets is among the five Week 14 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 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. Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Julius Jones’ game-winning, 17-yard touchdown run against the Seattle Seahawks 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 #14 Nominees
Joe Horn- WR- New Orleans Saints, 31-yard touchdown reception With less than three minutes to play in the New Orleans Saints' match-up with the Dallas Cowboys, Saints wide receiver Joe Horn made a leaping catch and tight-roped the right sideline into the endzone for a 31-yard touchdown. Horn's touchdown reception helped the Saints to a 27-13 victory over the Cowboys. He finished with five receptions for 84 yards. Jimmy Smith- WR- Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-yard touchdown reception With the Jacksonville Jaguars leading the Chicago Bears 15-3 early in the fourth quarter, Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith made a diving catch in the endzone for a 31-yard touchdown. Smith managed to fight off a Chicago Bears defender before making the diving grab. He finished with six catches for 85 yards as the Jaguars defeated the Bears 22-3. Jerome Bettis- RB- Pittsburgh Steelers, 10-yard touchdown pass With the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets deadlocked at 3-3 early in the fourth quarter, Steelers running back Jerome Bettis took a handoff and ran right before slowing down and lofting a pass to tight end Jerame Tuman in the endzone. Bettis, who has three career touchdown passes, also ran for a touchdown on the next drive as the Steelers locked up the AFC North title with their 17-6 victory over the Jets. Bettis, who ran for 57 yards on the day, surpassed the 13,000-yard mark for his career. Donnie Edwards, San Diego Chargers, WR- 30-yard interception return San Diego Chargers linebacker Donnie Edwards stepped in front of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass with 4:09 left in the game and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown to break a 21-21 tie. The go-ahead score proved to be the key play in the Chargers' 31-24 victory over the Buccaneers, their seventh straight win. Michael Boulware- S- Seattle Seahawks, Interception in the end zone With the Seattle Seahawks clinging to a four-point lead and the Minnesota Vikings threatening to score, Seahawks rookie safety Michael Boulware made a diving interception in the corner of the end zone on a pass from Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss just before the 2-minute warning. Boulware's interception preserved the Seahawks 27-23 victory. 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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