12/03/2008 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, Minnesota Vikings defense end Jared Allen and Carolina Panthers return specialist Mark Jones have been selected as the NFC's top players for Week 13 of the 2008 NFL season.
Westbrook rushed for 110 yards and had three receptions for 20 yards, tallying four total touchdowns in the Eagles' 48-20 Thanksgiving night win over the Arizona Cardinals. The Pro Bowl running back became only the fourth player in NFL history and the first since Lydell Mitchell of the Baltimore Colts in 1975 to record at least 100 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns in a game. It marks the third weekly award of his career, including one other time on offense in 2007 and one time on special teams in 2003.
Allen recorded eight tackles and three sacks in the Vikings' 34-14 win over Chicago on Sunday night, helping Minnesota improve to 7-5 on the season. Allen also contributed by stopping Chicago on a key fourth-down play at the Vikings goal line, stopping the Bears' running back and keeping Chicago out of the end zone. This is Allen's second career Player of the Week Award, with the other coming in Week 6 in 2005 when he was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jones had a combined 201 kick-return yards in the Panthers' 35-31 comeback win at Green Bay. The 201 yards mark the third-most in team history. Jones returned four kicks for 155 yards (38.8 average) and four punts for 46 yards (11.5 average).
Other players considered for the offensive award included Minnesota wide receiver Bernard Berrian, who hauled in a 99-yard touchdown pass in the win over Chicago; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who threw for 305 yards with a touchdown in a 23-7 win at Washington; and Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, who threw four touchdown passes against Arizona only a few days after being benched.
Defensive nominees included Tampa Bay safety Jermaine Phillips, who had 10 tackles and an interception in a 23-20 win over New Orleans; and San Francisco linebacker Patrick Willis, who notched 14 tackles with a forced fumble in a 10-3 victory over Buffalo.
Giants kicker John Carney was considered for the special teams award after connecting on each of his three field goal tries against the Redskins.
<< Slaton, Mathis, Leggett earn AFC weekly honors
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Houston Texans running back Steve Slaton,
Indianapolis Colts defensive end Robert Mathis and Kansas City special teamer
Maurice Leggett have been selected as the AFC's top players for Week 13 of the
NFL sea
<< Bayern keen on Hoffenheim's Ibisevic
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich president Frank Beckenbauer
has admitted that his club may try and purchase Hoffenheim's star striker
Vedad Ibisevic in the near future.
Ahead of the meeting of the two title rivals
<< Menez discusses Roma exit
Rome, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Roma's French midfielder Jeremy Menez has
dropped a major hint that he will seek a move away from the Italian capital in
a bid to secure regular first-team football.
The 21-year-old has struggled to mak
<< Nashville assigns Ortmeyer to Milwaukee
Nashville, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Nashville Predators assigned Jed Ortmeyer
to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, it was
announced on Wednesday.
Ortmeyer, who had to clear waivers to go down, has not play
Mariners come to terms with Branyan >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners have signed infielder
Russell Branyan to a one-year deal. Per club policy, financial terms of the
deal were not released.
"Russell gives us a veteran left-handed bat with power a
Coughlin addresses Burress situation >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin
addressed the situation with suspended wide receiver Plaxico Burress on
Wednesday, but would not divulge the reasons behind the club's decision to
place t
Sakic out at least six weeks >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic will miss at
least the next six weeks while receiving treatment for a herniated disc in his
back.
Sakic sustained the injury on his first shift of the November 28 game a
Coyotes acquire Lindstrom from Anaheim >>
Glendale, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Phoenix Coyotes have acquired forward
Joakim Lindstrom from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Logan
Stephenson.
Lindstrom, a second-round pick by the Columbus Blue Jackets, has fou
Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.
A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.
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