The NFL announced Tuesday its three nominees weekly air and ground awards.
The Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott, the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts, and the Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa are nominees for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week.
Prescott went 25-of-31 for 304 yards, four touchdowns, and a 133.7 passer rating. The Dallas quarterback also had an 80.6 completion percentage in the 43-20 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Hurts completed 29 of 38 attempts for 319 yards and four touchdowns with a 135.7 rating as the Eagles outlasted Washington 38-31.
Tagovailoa went 30-of-45 for 324 yards, three touchdowns, and a 100.6 rating as Miami beat New England 31-17.
The FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week nominees are the New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley, the Tennessee Titans’ Derrick Henry, and the Baltimore Ravens’ Gus Bradley.
Barkley rushed 36 times for 128 yards in the Giants’ 13-10 loss to the Jets.
Henry produced 22 carries for 101 yards in the Titans’ 28-23 win over the Falcons.
Edwards had 19 carries for 80 yards and three touchdowns as Baltimore beat the Arizona Cardinals 31-24.
FedEx Air & Ground NFL Player of the Week award winners will have a $2,000 donation in their name made to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), which will go towards needs-based scholarships to deserving HBCU students.
Voting is open until Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time at NFL.com/FedEx each week of the season. Fans can also vote on the NFL Mobile App and on Twitter via the @NFL published polls.
