Schaub joins Slaton as Texans' back-to-back AFC POW; FedEx AIR Nominee too

[edo783]

Originally Posted by EndZoneSeats

And it looks like, with Andre, we may win the award three weeks in a row.

Unless some guy like Moss or TO puts up 120 yards and the big following teams stack the results. Cutler winning over Schaub was a travesty.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by edo783

Cutler winning over Schaub was a travesty.

Cutler won the FedEx fan-voted award. Schaub won the more important one, and I agree with EZS, Andre is certainly a worthy candidate to win it this week.

[Keith]

Another email to my inbox about FedEx...

Keith,

Matt Schaub was nominated today for the Week 15 FedEx Air Award. This is Schaub’s fourth nomination this season and has yet to win, so there’s definitely incentive to vote! If he wins, $1,000 will go to the Houston Safe Kids Coalition.

Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks!
Dan


PATRIOTS QB MATT CASSEL, VIKINGS QB TARVARIS JACKSON & TEXANS QB MATT SCHAUB; PATRIOTS RB SAMMY MORRIS, VIKINGS RB ADRIAN PETERSON & FALCONS RB MICHAEL TURNER CANDIDATES FOR
FEDEX AIR & GROUND® NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK HONORS
Fans To Vote For Winners On NFL.com

FedEx To Deliver Funding For Safe Kids Organizations On Behalf of Winning Players In Their Teams’ Markets

Quarterbacks MATT CASSEL of the New England Patriots, TARVARIS JACKSON of the Minnesota Vikings and MATT SCHAUB of the Houston Texans are the finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on December 11 – 15, while running backs SAMMY MORRIS of the New England Patriots, ADRIAN PETERSON of the Minnesota Vikings and MICHAEL TURNER of the Atlanta Falcons are the finalists for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week honors, the NFL announced today.

Fans can vote for one player in each category on NFL.com/FedEx from 9 a.m. EST on Tuesday through 11 a.m. EST on Friday to determine the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week. The winners will be announced Friday evening on NFL.com.

Fans will be voting for more than their favorite player. As part of the Air & Ground program for the first time, FedEx is teaming up with Safe Kids USA – a national non-profit organization that works to prevent accidental injury among children – to deliver safer kids by making weekly $1,000 donations in the winning players’ names. The funding directly benefits local Safe Kids coalitions in that team’s city, to fund pedestrian safety improvements throughout the year. This year, FedEx celebrates its fifth year of the program and will surpass the $1 million mark in funding to create safer communities for children.

New this season, fans can tune into the “FedEx Air & Ground Lowdown” posted only on NFL.com/FedEx starting Wednesday mornings. The show examines the nominees in the Air & Ground categories through exclusive video highlights and expert analysis. NFL Network’s MARSHALL FAULK and TERRELL DAVIS host the weekly five-minute show.

A closer look at the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week finalists:
• New England’s MATT CASSEL led the Patriots to a 49-26 victory over the Oakland Raiders, completing 18 of 30 attempts for 218 yards and four touchdowns.
• Minnesota’s TARVARIS JACKSON posted a 135.5 quarterback rating, completing 11 of 17 attempts for 163 yards and four touchdowns as the Vikings defeated the Arizona Cardinals 35-14.
• Houston’s MATT SCHAUB completed 23 of 39 attempts for 284 yards and a touchdown as the Texans defeated the Tennessee Titans 13-12.

A closer look at the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week finalists:
• New England’s SAMMY MORRIS posted 117 rushing yards and a touchdown on 14 attempts in the Patriots’ 49-26 victory over the Oakland Raiders.
• Minnesota’s ADRIAN PETERSON tallied 165 rushing yards on 28 attempts in the Vikings’ 35-14 victory against the Arizona Cardinals.
• Atlanta’s MICHAEL TURNER rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on 32 attempts as the Falcons defeated NFC South rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-10 in overtime.