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Rivers, Briggs Win Week Five
Senior Bowl Alumni
Top Performer Honors
[Complete List of Senior Bowl
Top Performers]
MOBILE, Ala. (October 9, 2007) --
San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers led his club to a 41-3
thrashing of the Denver Broncos, completing 13 of 18 passes for 270
yards and two touchdowns, to earn the Senior Bowl NFL Alumni Top
Offensive Performer Award for Week Five.
San Diego Chargers quarterback
Philip Rivers
Defensively, linebacker Lance Briggs of
the Chicago Bears recorded an NFL individual season-high 16 tackles in a
27-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers to win the Senior Bowl NFL
Alumni Top Defensive Performer Award for the week.
Chicago Bears linebacker
Lance Briggs
Over 575 former Senior Bowl players are
currently active in the NFL.
The 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl is
scheduled for Saturday, January 26, with kickoff set for 3:00 p.m. For
more information, visit
www.seniorbowl.com.
Other top performances by former Senior
Bowl players in the NFL during Week Five included:
Passing:
- Brett Favre, Green Bay – was 29-40
for 322 yards and a touchdown.
- Matt Schaub, Houston – completed
20-34 passes for 294 yards in 22-19 win.
- Jason Campbell, Washington –
completed 23 of 29 passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns in 34-3
Redskins’ win.
Rushing:
- Michael Turner, San Diego – gained
147 yards on just ten carries and scored a touchdown in 41-3
Chargers’ route.
- Brian Leonard, St. Louis – rookie
gained 102 yards rushing on 18 carries and also added 33 more yards
receiving.
Receiving:
- Ben Watson, New England – Caught
six passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns in 34-17 Patriots’ win.
- Devery Henderson, New Orleans –
caught four passes for 101 yards.
- Antwaan Randle El, Washington –
2002 Senior Bowl MVP caught seven passes for 100 yards.
Defense:
- Patrick Willis, LB, San Francisco
– recorded 12 total tackles to continue stellar rookie campaign.
- Jarrett Johnson, DL, Baltimore –
had four tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in 9-7 Ravens’
victory.
- Derrick Brooks, LB, Tampa Bay –
Senior Bowl Hall of Famer had 12 total tackles, 11 unassisted.
- Barrett Ruud, LB, Tampa Bay – had
11 total tackles.
- Jason Taylor, DE/LB, Miami – 2006
NFL Defensive Player of the Year recorded six total tackles, two
sacks and one forced fumble.
- Will Witherspoon, LB, Arizona –
had 14 total tackles, 11 unassisted, and added a forced fumble in
34-31 victory.
- Ken Lucas, DB, Carolina – had nine
total tackles.
- Julian Peterson, LB, Seattle – had
ten total tackles and a sack.
- Michael Boley, LB, Atlanta –
recorded 14 total tackles and one interception.
- Aaron Ross, DB, New York Giants –
rookie made first two career interceptions, returning one for a
touchdown, in 35-24 Giants’ victory.
- D’Qwell Jackson, LB, Cleveland –
had 14 total tackles, nine unassisted.
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