NFL.COM VOTERS SELECT

STEELERS QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER WEEK 16 FEDEX AIR NFL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

 

Quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER of the Pittsburgh Steelers and running back BRANDON JACOBS of the New York Giants are the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on December 20 - 24, the NFL announced today. 

 

Ben Roethlisberger completed 16 of 20 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns earning a 158.3 passer rating in the Steelers’ 41 – 24 win over the St. Louis Rams.

 

Brandon Jacobs carried the ball 24 times for 145 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Giants’ 38 – 21 win over the Buffalo Bills.

 

Roethlisberger and Jacobs were selected from among finalists in air and ground categories.  The other FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week finalists were quarterbacks PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts and KURT WARNER of the Arizona Cardinals, while running backs LAURENCE MARONEY of the New England Patriots and KENNY WATSON of the Cincinnati Bengals were the other finalists for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week.

 

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 Pittsburgh and Weill Cornell College of Cornell, Komansky Center for Children's Health, the children’s hospitals in the winning markets, two checks for $5,000.

 

The children’s hospitals in the two season-long winner’s markets, announced at Super Bowl XLII in Arizona, 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.