Quarterback BRETT FAVRE of the Green Bay Packers and running back LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON of the San Diego Chargers are the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on November 12-13, the NFL announced Thursday.
Favre completed 24 of 42 passes for 347 yards, two touchdowns and a passer rating of 100.0 in the Packers' 23-17 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. He threw a five-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and followed that up with an 82-yard touchdown strike just before halftime.
Tomlinson carried 22 times for 104 yards and four touchdowns in the Chargers' 49-41 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. He scored on runs of two, four, nine and nine yards.
Favre and Tomlinson were selected from among finalists in air and ground categories through a record 199,995 fan votes on NFL.com and via Sprint wireless service. The other FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week finalists were quarterbacks PHILIP RIVERS of the San Diego Chargers and TONY ROMO of the Dallas Cowboys, while running backs FRANK GORE of the San Francisco 49ers and WILLIE PARKER of the Pittsburgh Steelers were the other finalists for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week.
Favre received 52 percent of the fan votes for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week, while Rivers received 29 percent and Romo received 19 percent. Tomlinson's 45 percent of the fan votes for FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week beat out Parker's 44 percent and Gore's 11 percent.
Fans voted for more than their favorite players. The weekly FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week Awards are also a win for the local community. Along with the player awards, FedEx is awarding Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Rady Children's Hospital, the children's hospitals in the winning players' markets, a check for $5,000.
The children's hospitals in the two season-long winner's markets, announced at Super Bowl XLI in South Florida, 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.
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.
2006 FEDEX AIR & GROUND NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Wk 1
Donovan McNabb, Phi. - Children's Crisis Treatment Center
LaDainian Tomlinson, SD. - Rady Children's Hospital
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Rex Grossman, Chi. - Shriners Hospital for Children
Rudi Johnson, Cin. - Cincinnati Children's Medical Hospital
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Brett Favre, GB - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Brian Westbrook, Phi. - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Rex Grossman, Chi. - Advocate Hope Children's Hospital
Laurence Maroney, NE - Boston Children's Hospital
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Donovan McNabb, Phi. - Children's Crisis Treatment Center
Deuce McAllister, NO - Children's Hospital of New Orleans
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Philip Rivers, SD - Rady Children's Hospital
LaDainian Tomlinson, SD. - Rady Children's Hospital
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Michael Vick, Atl. - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Chester Taylor, Min. - Fairview University Children's Hospital
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Tom Brady, NE - Boston Children's Hospital
Ahman Green, GB - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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Drew Brees, N.O. - Children's Hospital of New Orleans
LaDainian Tomlinson, SD. - Rady Children's Hospital
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Brett Favre, GB - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
LaDainian Tomlinson, SD. - Rady Children's Hospital
