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Cutler, Trufant Earn Senior
Bowl Top Alumni Performer Awards For Week 14
[Complete List of Senior Bowl
Top Performers]
MOBILE, Ala. (December 12, 2007) --
Denver Broncos second-year quarterback Jay Cutler won his second Senior
Bowl NFL Alumni Top Offensive Performer of the Week Award for his
performance in Week 14 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Cutler, who represented Vanderbilt in the
2006 contest, completed 20-27 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns
to lead the Broncos to a 41-7 thrashing of the Chiefs.
Denver Broncos quarterback
Jay Cutler
Cutler edged out last weeks winner,
LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers, who had another big game with 146
rushing yards and two touchdowns in the Chargers come-from-behind
victory over the Titans.
Seattle Seahawks defensive back Marcus
Trufant turned in the weeks top defensive performance by a Senior Bowl
alum, as he intercepted three passes and recorded six tackles in his
teams 42-21 division-clinching victory over the Cardinals. The 2003
Senior Bowler from Washington State returned one of those interceptions
84 yards for a touchdown.
Seattle Seahawks defensive back
Marcus Trufant
Other top defensive performances by Senior
Bowl alums included three-sack performances by both Elvis Dumervil of
the Broncos and Kyle Vanden Bosch of the Titans, and a 13-tackle, 1-sack
effort by Morlon Greenwood of the Texans.
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scheduled for Saturday, January 26, with kickoff set for 3:00 p.m. For
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Other top performances by former Senior
Bowl players in the NFL during Week 14 included:
Passing:
- Chris Redman, Atlanta Passed for
298 yards and two touchdowns.
- Brett Favre, Green Bay Completed
15-23 for 266 yards and two TDs.
- Philip Rivers, San Diego Led
Chargers to comeback victory with two TD passes and 228 passing
yards.
- David Garrard, Jacksonville
Passed for 230 yards, completing 20 of 36, and two touchdowns.
Rushing:
- LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego
Rushed for 146 yards on 26 carries and scored two TDs one rushing
and one receiving.
- Fred Taylor, Jacksonville Had
another 100-yard rushing game, gaining 132 yards on 18 carries, good
for an impressive 7.3 per carry average, and scored a touchdown.
- Brian Westbook, Philadelphia
Continued outstanding 2007 season with 116 rushing yards on 20
carries.
Receiving:
- Jerricho Cotchery, New York Jets
Caught six passes for 119 yards.
- Derek Hagan, Miami Had eight
receptions for 93 yards.
- Bernard Berrian, Chicago Caught
seven for 91 yards and a touchdown.
- Mark Clayton, Baltimore Had
seven receptions for 90 yards.
- Michael Jenkins, Atlanta Caught
nine passes for 83 yards and a touchdown.
Defense:
- Elvis Dumervil, DL, Denver
Recorded five total tackles, one forced fumble and three quarterback
sacks in Broncos victory.
- Morlon Greenwood, LB, Houston
Had 13 total tackles and one sack.
- Bob Sanders, DB, Indianapolis
Pro Bowl safety had ten total tackles, nine unassisted.
- Chad Greenway, LB, Minnesota
Second-year pro had 11 total tackles, seven unassisted.
- Trent Cole, DL, Philadelphia Had
six total tackles and two quarterback sacks.
- Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tennessee
Recorded eight total tackles, seven unassisted, and three sacks.
- Ronald Bartell, DB, St. Louis
Turned in outstanding performance with eight total tackles, an
interception and one forced fumble.
- Greg Ellis, DL, Dallas Had three
tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.
- Alex Brown, DL, Chicago Recorded
seven tackles, a sack and also forced a fumble.
Special Teams:
- Will Blackmon, Green Bay Scored
two special teams touchdowns in Packers 38-7 victory. Returned a
punt 57 yards for his first career touchdown, and also recovered a
fumbled punt in the end zone for another touchdown to help seal
victory.
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