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Favre, Willis Earn Top Senior
Bowl Alumni Performers
For Week Twelve
[Complete List of Senior Bowl
Top Performers]
MOBILE, Ala. (November 28, 2007) --
For the third time during his spectacular 2007 season, Green Bay Packers
quarterback Brett Favre has earned the Senior Bowl NFL Alumni Top
Offensive Performer of the Week Award.
Favre, a 1991 Senior Bowler and member of
the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame, completed 31-41 passes for 381 yards and
three scores to lead the Packers to a 37-26 victory over division-rival
Detroit on Thanksgiving Day and improve the Packers’ record to 10-1.
Green Bay Packers quarterback
Brett Favre
It was a week filled with top offensive
performances by Senior Bowl alumni. In the Oakland-Kansas City matchup,
rookie running back Kolby Smith rushed for 150 yards and scored two TD’s
in his first career start, while Justin Fargas of the Raiders countered
with a 139-yard, one-touchdown performance in his team’s 20-17 victory.
Cincinnati’s Chad Johnson caught 12 passes for 103 yards and three
scores in the Bengals’ 35-6 drubbing of the Titans.
Numerous outstanding defensive
performances were also turned in by Senior Bowl alums, most notably the
effort that was made by San Francisco 49ers rookie linebacker Patrick
Willis, which earned him the Senior Bowl NFL Alumni Top Defensive
Performance Award for the second time this season.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker
Patrick Willis
Willis, the first-round pick from Ole
Miss, recorded 18 total tackles, 17 of them unassisted, and added half a
sack in the 49ers’ 37-31 overtime win over Arizona. He also made one of
the game’s biggest plays in overtime, when Cardinals wide receiver Sean
Morey looked as though he had a clear path to the end zone for the
winning score until Willis caught him from behind and saved the
touchdown.
He edged out Minnesota Vikings safety
Dwight Smith, a 2001 Senior Bowler from Akron, who recorded four total
tackles, had three passes defended and two interceptions in the Vikings’
41-17 victory over the New York Giants. He returned one of his
interceptions 93 yards for a touchdown, the third-longest interception
return in team history.
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 Twelve included:
Passing:
- Philip Rivers, San Diego –
Completed 25-35 for 249 yards and three TD’s in 32-12 win.
- Jay Cutler, Denver – Was 17-31 for
302 yards and two TD’s.
- Jason Campbell, Washington –
Completed 30-49 for 301 yards and a touchdown.
- Matt Schaub, Houston – Was 22-36
for 256 yards and two TD’s.
- Carson Palmer, Cincinnati –
Completed 32-38 for 283 and three scores in 35-6 win.
- David Garrard, Jacksonville –
Threw for 296 yards and a touchdown in Jaguars’ 36-14 victory.
Rushing:
- Kolby Smith, Kansas City – Rookie
in first career start gained 150 yards on 31 carries and scored two
TD’s.
- Justin Fargas, Oakland – Gained
139 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in Raiders’ 20-17 win.
- LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego –
Gained 77 yards rushing and became the fourth-fastest NFL player to
rush for over 10,000 yards in his career.
- Fred Taylor, Jacksonville – Rushed
for 104 yards on 14 carries and scored a TD in Jaguars’ 36-14 win.
- Andre Hall, Denver – Gained 98
yards on 26 carries and added a touchdown.
Receiving:
- Chad Johnson, Cincinnati – Hauled
in 12 passes for 103 yards and three touchdowns in Bengals’ 35-6
thrashing of the Titans.
- Roddy White, Atlanta – Caught six
passes for 104 yards and a touchdown.
- Hines Ward, Pittsburgh – Caught
nine for 88 yards in rain soaked Monday night 3-0 victory.
- Derrick Mason, Baltimore – Had
seven receptions for 99 yards.
- Deion Branch, Seattle – Caught
five passes for 92 yards and touchdown.
Defense:
- Dwight Smith, DB, Minnesota – Had
four tackles, three passes defended and two interceptions, returning
one 93 yards for a touchdown in Vikings’ victory.
- Joey Porter, LB, Miami – Had eight
total tackles and one interception.
- James Farrior, LB, Pittsburgh –
Made 11 total tackles, seven unassisted, and forced a fumble in 3-0
Steelers’ win.
- Walt Harris, DB, San Francisco –
Had three total tackles and two interceptions.
- Gerald Hayes, LB, Arizona –
Recorded 12 total tackles, all unassisted, and also added a sack.
- Fred Robbins, DL, New York Giants
– Had 1.5 sacks along with eight unassisted tackles.
- Chad Greenway, LB, Minnesota – Had
three tackles and returned an interception 37 yards for a TD.
- Keith Bulluck, LB, Tennessee – Had
14 total tackles, 11 unassisted.
- Derrick Brooks, LB, Tampa Bay –
Recorded 12 total tackles, nine unassisted.
- Will Witherspoon, LB, St. Louis –
Made two sacks and added five total tackles.
- DeMeco Ryans, LB, Houston –
Recorded 11 total tackles, nine unassisted.
- D’Qwell Jackson, LB, Cleveland –
Led Browns with 12 total tackles, ten unassisted, and also added an
interception in 27-17 victory.
- Roman Harper, DB, New Orleans –
Recorded five total tackles, an interception and forced a fumble in
outstanding performance for Saints’ defense.
- Kirk Morrison, LB, Oakland – Had
11 tackles, ten unassisted.
- Derrick Burgess, DL, Oakland –
Recorded two sacks and five total tackles in 20-17 victory.
- Michael Boley, LB, Atlanta – Had
three quarterback sacks, one forced fumble and nine total tackles.
- Aaron Rouse, DB, Green Bay –
Rookie safety had six tackles and key interception in Packers’ 37-26
win.
Special Teams:
- Josh Wilson, DB/KR, Seattle –
Returned kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown to ignite Seahawks in
24-19 win over Rams.
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