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Packers QB Brett Favre is a finalist for FedEx Air Player of the Week honors, the NFL announced Tuesday.
Favre became the winningest quarterback in NFL history with his 149th victory in the Packers' 35-13 win over the New York Giants. He threw for 286 yards with three touchdowns and completed 29 of 38 passes.
Fans can vote for one player in each category on NFL.com from 9am EST on Tuesday through 5pm EST on Thursday to determine the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week. The winners will be announced Thursday evening on NFL.com.
Fans will be voting for more than their favorite player. For the fourth season in a row, 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:
-Green Bay's BRETT FAVRE became the winningest quarterback in NFL history with his 149th victory in the Packers' 35-13 win over the New York Giants. Favre threw for 286 yards with three touchdowns and completed 29 of 38 passes.
-Cleveland's DEREK ANDERSON completed 20 of 30 passes for 328 yards and five touchdowns (averaging 9.9 yards/pass) in the Browns' 51-45 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
-Cincinnati's CARSON PALMER completed 30 of 50 passes for 401 yards and six touchdowns in the Bengals' 45-51 loss to the Cleveland Browns.