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Brett Favre Named NFC Offensive Player Of The Week
posted 10/03/2007
Quarterback BRETT FAVRE of the Green Bay Packers, defensive end OSI UMENYIORA of the New York Giants and rookie punt returner-kick returner STEVE BREASTON of the Arizona Cardinals are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the fourth week of the 2007 season (September 30-October 1), the NFL announced Wednesday.
OFFENSE: QB BRETT FAVRE, GREEN BAY PACKERS
-In Green Bay's 23-16 win at Minnesota, Favre threw two touchdowns and passed Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (420) for the most touchdown passes in NFL history. The 17-year veteran completed 32 of 45 passes (71.1 percent) for 344 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 108.0 passer rating as the Packers improved to 4-0. Favre threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver GREG JENNINGS in the first quarter to set the record with his 421st career TD. In the fourth quarter, with Green Bay leading 16-9, Favre tossed a 33-yard touchdown to rookie wide receiver JAMES JONES for the winning points.
In his 17th season from Southern Mississippi, this is Favre's 12th career Offensive Player of the Week Award and second this season (Week 2).
DEFENSE: DE OSI UMENYIORA, NEW YORK GIANTS
-Umenyiora had a career-high and franchise-record 6.0 sacks and forced two fumbles in the Giants' 16-3 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night. Umenyiora's 6.0 sacks tied for the second-most in a game in NFL history (7.0, DERRICK THOMAS, 11/11/90) and the Giants tied the NFL single-game record with 12. New York held the Eagles to 190 total yards of offense, including 76 net passing yards.
In his fifth year from Troy State, this is Umenyiora's first career Defensive Player of the Week Award. He was named the NFC Special Teams Player of Week 17 in 2003.
SPECIAL TEAMS: PR-KR STEVE BREASTON, ARIZONA CARDINALS
-Arizona's fifth-round pick (No. 142) in the 2007 NFL Draft had a 73-yard punt-return touchdown in the fourth quarter to put the Cardinals ahead for good in the team's 21-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Breaston finished the day with 101 punt-return yards (25.3-yard average) and 55 kickoff-return yards (27.5). The punt-return touchdown was the first by a Cardinal since 1993 (JOHNNY BAILEY) and Breaston became the first Cardinal rookie since 1986 (VAI SIKAHEMA) to return a punt for a score.
In his rookie season from Michigan, this is Breaston's first career Player of the Week Award.
2007 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Wk 1
QB Tony Romo, Dallas
DE Dewayne White, Detroit
K Mason Crosby, Green Bay
Wk 2
QB Brett Favre, Green Bay
LB Barrett Ruud, Tampa Bay
PR-KR Devin Hester, Chicago
Wk 3
RB Brian Westbrook, Philadelphia
CB Anthony Henry, Dallas
LB Lance Laury, Seattle
Wk 4
QB Brett Favre, Green Bay
DE Osi Umenyiora, NY Giants
PR-KR Steve Breaston, Arizona
Other nominees for NFC Offensive Player of Week 4 were:
-Seattle wide receiver DEION BRANCH, who had seven catches for 130 yards (18.6 average) in the Seahawks' 23-3 win at San Francisco.
-Arizona wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD, who had 11 catches for 123 yards.
-Seattle quarterback MATT HASSELBECK, who completed 23 of 31 passes (74.2 percent) for 281 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a 109.7 passer rating.
-Tampa Bay wide receiver IKE HILLIARD, who had seven receptions for 114 yards (16.3 average) in the Buccaneers' 20-7 win at Carolina.
-Atlanta wide receiver MICHAEL JENKINS, who had a team-high six catches for 64 yards and a career-high two touchdowns in Atlanta's 26-16 victory over Houston.
-Detroit quarterback JON KITNA, who completed 20 of 24 passes (83.3 percent) for 247 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 137.3 passer rating in the Lions' 37-27 win over Chicago.
-Dallas quarterback TONY ROMO, who completed 21 of 33 passes (63.6 percent) for 339 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 115.6 passer rating in the Cowboys' 35-7 victory over St. Louis. Romo added three carries for 24 yards and one touchdown.
Other nominees for NFC Defensive Player of Week 4 were:
-Green Bay safety ATARI BIGBY, who had four tackles, an interception and forced a fumble.
-Atlanta linebacker MICHAEL BOLEY, who led the team with nine tackles and forced a fumble.
* Detroit defensive end JARED DE VRIES, who had five tackles, 3.0 sacks and two forced fumbles.
-Arizona defensive tackle DARNELL DOCKETT, who had a career-high 3.0 sacks and forced a fumble.
-Tampa Bay rookie defensive tackle GREG PETERSON, who posted three tackles, 1.0 sack, a fumble recovery and one pass defensed.
-Seattle linebacker JULIAN PETERSON, who had four tackles, a career-high 3.0 sacks and two forced fumbles.
-Tampa Bay linebacker BARRETT RUUD, who had eight tackles, forced a fumble and had one pass defensed.
-Seattle cornerback MARCUS TRUFANT, who had a career-high two interceptions and added four passes defensed and three tackles.
-Arizona safety ADRIAN WILSON, who intercepted a pass in the end zone to keep the score tied 7-7 in the Cardinals' victory.
Other nominees for NFC Special Teams Player of Week 4 were:
-Chicago punt returner-kick returner DEVIN HESTER, who returned seven kickoffs for 219 yards, including a 97-yard touchdown, and five punts for 95 yards. Hester's 314 combined kick-return yards were the second-most in NFL history (347, TYRONE HUGHES, 1994).
-Green Bay punter JON RYAN, who averaged 49.0 yards per punt with a 44.3-yard net average and ran for a first-down on a fake punt. |
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