Packers QB Brett Favre is a finalist for FedEx Air Player of the Week honors, the NFL announced Tuesday.
Favre completed 21 of 27 for 331 yards and two touchdowns in the Packers' 19 - 13 win over the Denver Broncos. Favre threw a 79-yard touchdown pass in the first-quarter to put the Packers on the board and won the game in the first 16 seconds of overtime with an 82-yard touchdown pass.
**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 finalists:
Green Bay Packers QB BRETT FAVRE went 21 of 27 for 331 yards and two touchdowns in the Packers' 19 - 13 win over the Denver Broncos. Favre threw a 79-yard touchdown pass in the first-quarter to put the Packers on the board and won the game in the first 16 seconds of overtime with an 82-yard touchdown pass.
New England Patriots QB TOM BRADY completed 29 of his 38 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots' 52 - 7 win over the Washington Redskins. Brady led an offense that controlled the ball for 37:49 and gained 486 yards.
New Orleans Saints QB DREW BREES completed 31 of 39 passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns in the Saints' 31 - 10 win over the San Francisco 49ers.
