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Kenny Britt caught four passes for a game-high 85 yards, including a 57-yard catch, in Tennessee's season opener at Pittsburgh. |
• Click HERE to vote for Kenny Britt!
Fans can vote for one of these five players on NFL.com/rookies until Friday at noon ET to determine the PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK. The PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEKwill be announced Friday evening on NFL.com/rookies.
After the regular season, five players will be nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com/rookies throughout the month of January. The winner will be announced at a press conference at Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida.
A closer look at the finalists:
· Tennessee's KENNY BRITTled the Titans with four receptions for 85 yards including a 57-yard reception which led to a touchdown in the Titans' 13 - 10 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Click HERE to vote for Britt!
· Minnesota's PERCY HARVIN led the Vikings with three receptions for 36 yards and one touchdown in the Vikings' 34 - 20 win over the Cleveland Browns. Harvin also rushed for 22 yards on two carries and returned three kickoffs for 99 yards.
· Oakland's LOUIS MURPHY caught four passes for 87 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown that gave the Raiders a momentary lead over the San Diego Chargers late in the fourth quarter. The Chargers rallied to a 24 – 20 win over the Raiders.
· Baltimore's MICHAEL OHERled a offensive line that helped the Ravens set a franchise record with 501 yards on offense in Baltimore's 38 – 24 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Oher's blocking allowed the Ravens to rush for 198 yards and two touchdowns and he successfully protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete 61% of his passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns.
· New York Jets' MARK SANCHEZ recorded the third most passing yards in NFL history for a rookie in Week One with 272 yards completing 18 of 31 passes with one touchdown and one interception for a passer rating of 84.3 in the Jets' 24 - 7 win over the Houston Texans. Sanchez led a Jets offense that gained a total 462 yards and controlled the ball for nearly 39 minutes.
This is Pepsi's eighth year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL and the fifth year that Pepsi will present the NFL Rookie of the Week and NFL Rookie of the Year awards.