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DAUNTE CULPEPPER, BROWNS QB JEFF GARCIA Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com Quarterbacks DAUNTE CULPEPPER of the Minnesota Vikings, JEFF GARCIA of the Cleveland Browns and BYRON LEFTWICH of the Jacksonville Jaguars are the finalists for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on October 17-18, while running backs REUBEN DROUGHNS of the Denver Broncos, CURTIS MARTIN of the New York Jets and CLINTON PORTIS of the Washington Redskins 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: Minnesota’s Daunte Culpepper threw for 425 yards and five touchdowns, completing 26 of 37 pass attempts for a 125.6 passer rating in the Vikings’ 38-31 win over the New Orleans Saints. Culpepper’s 425 passing yards were a career high, and he set an NFL record by throwing five touchdown passes for the third time in one season. Cleveland’s Jeff Garcia completed 16 of 23 passes for 310 yards, four touchdowns and a passer rating of 115.5 in the Browns’ 34-17 victory over the AFC North-rival Cincinnati Bengals. Garcia threw touchdown passes of five, 10, 59 and 99 yards. His 99-yarder to wide receiver Andre' Davis tied an NFL record for longest touchdown pass.Jacksonville’s Byron Leftwich completed 24 of 36 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns for a 110.6 passer rating in the Jaguars’ 22-16 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Leftwich’s second touchdown pass was a 14-yard, game-winner to wide receiver Cortez Hankton with 0:45 remaining. He also had a seven-yard touchdown run. A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week finalists: Denver’s Reuben Droughns carried 38 times for 176 yards and one touchdown in the Broncos’ 31-3 victory over the AFC West-rival Oakland Raiders. This was the second game in a row Droughns ran for more than 175 yards. The New York Jets’ Curtis Martin ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the Jets’ 22-14 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Martin scored New York’s final two touchdowns on runs of one and nine yards. Washington’s Clinton Portis carried 36 times for 171 yards in the Redskins’ 13-10 victory over the Chicago Bears. This was Portis’ second 100-yard rushing game of the 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 BUCCANEERS WR MICHAEL CLAYTON,
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TAYLOR Fans To Vote For Winner On NFL.com Wide receiver MICHAEL CLAYTON of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, running back MEWELDE MOORE of the Minnesota Vikings, quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER of the Pittsburgh Steelers, safety SEAN TAYLOR of the Washington Redskins and linebacker JONATHAN VILMA of the New York Jets are the finalists for PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK honors for games played on October 17-18, 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 eight passes for 142 yards in the Buccaneers 28-21 loss to the St. Louis Rams. Clayton’s reception and yardage totals were both career highs, and he now leads the Buccaneers with 31 catches for 443 yards this season. His 44-yard catch in the second quarter set up a Tampa Bay touchdown. Minnesota’s Mewelde Moore carried 15 times for 109 yards and caught seven passes for 78 yards in the Vikings’ 38-31 win over the New Orleans Saints. In only his second NFL start, Moore recorded his first 100-yard rushing game and accounted for 238 total yards, including three kickoff returns for 51 yards. Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger completed 21 of 25 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns in the Steelers’ 24-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Roethlisberger improved to 4-0 as a starter, throwing touchdown passes of five and seven yards and finishing with a passer rating of 125.5 Washington’s Sean Taylor recorded four tackles, one sack and one interception in the Redskins 13-10 victory over the Chicago Bears. Taylor’s sack and interception were both the first of his NFL career, and his interception sealed the Redskins’ win with less than 30 second left in the game. The New York Jets’ Jonathan Vilma recorded three tackles and
one interception in the Jets 22-14 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
Vilma’s interception came late in the fourth quarter with the Jets
leading 15-14 and set up Curtis Martin’s second touchdown run of the
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Matt Hill WEEK SIX NOMINEES NAMED FOR THE Fan Voting Continues Through Noon ET Thursday at NFL.com NEW YORK, OCTOBER 19, 2004 – Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss’ 43-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Daunte Culpepper against the New Orleans Saints is among the five Week 6 nominees for the "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 the "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. San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Lloyd’s diving 23-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Tim Rattay against the Arizona Cardinals was voted last week’s winner of the "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 #6 Nominees
With the Philadelphia Eagles leading the Carolina Panthers 16-0 in the third quarter, cornerback Lito Sheppard intercepted a pass and raced down the left sideline, following a wall of blockers en-route to the end zone. Sheppard would later record his second interception of the game as the undefeated Eagles went on to beat the Panthers 30-8. Andre Davis, WR- Cleveland Browns- 99-yard pass reception for a touchdown With Cleveland backed up on its own one-yard line, Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia launched a pass from the back of his end zone that wide receiver Andre’ Davis caught in stride. Davis ran untouched into the end zone, scoring the first points of the game in the Browns’ 34-17 victory over the AFC North-rival Cincinnati Bengals. Davis’ 99-yard catch was the longest play in club history and tied the NFL record. Randy Moss, WR- Minnesota Vikings, 43-yard touchdown reception Early in the second quarter of the match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Daunte Culpepper. Moss was able to get both feet in bounds as he made the catch before falling out of the endzone. The Vikings went on to win 38-31. Byron Leftwich, QB- Jacksonville Jaguars- 14-yard touchdown pass With the Jacksonville Jaguars trailing the Kansas City Chiefs by two points, Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich completed seven of eight passes on the Jaguars final drive, including a 14-yard strike to wide receiver Cortez Hankton for the game-winning touchdown with 45 seconds to play. Jacksonville won the game 22-16. Kimo von Oelhoffen, DT- Pittsburgh Steelers, 21-yard fumble recovery With his team trailing by three late in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen scooped up a Dallas Cowboys’ fumble and rumbled 21 yards to set up the eventual game-winning touchdown. On the play Steelers linebacker James Farrior rushed through the offensive line and knocked the ball loose before von Oelhoffen recovered it. With the 24-20 victory, the Steelers improved to 4-1. 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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