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BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
for games of 10/26-27

OFFENSE 
STEVE McNAIR, 6-2, 235, QB, Tennessee (9th year, ALCORN STATE) - Completed 17 of 23 passes for 201 yards and two TDs in win over Miami. He threw a first quarter TD pass to Tyrone Callico and a 24-yarder scoring strike to Justin McCareins in the second quarter as the Titans improved to 7-2. It was the Titans' fouth straight win and sixth straight game in which they've scored 30 or more points. McNair lost his first three starts against Miami. This time, he came in as the NFL's top-rated passer, and his offensive line kept Miami from sacking him at all. The Dolphins had a chance at only one interception, but the ball bounced off safety Brock Marion 's hands in the first quarter. Instead, McNair picked apart a defense already missing Pro Bowl linebacker Zach Thomas (strained groin). Cornerback Patrick Surtain, who leads the AFC with six interceptions, stayed on the sideline with a sprained ankle. "I got that monkey off my back finally ...," McNair said. "Today, I just wanted to be patient, take what they gave me and not hurt the team in a way to stop any drives." Tennessee so controlled the game that McNair, who was 17 of 23, went to the bench early in the fourth quarter.

DEFENSE 
RASHEAN MATHIS, 6-2, 205, DB, Jacksonville (1st year, BETHUNE-COOKMAN) - Had nine tackles in upset win over Indianapolis.

Other top performances

    DEFENSE
  • GREG WESLEY, 6-2, 206, SS, Kansas City (4th year, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF) - Four tackles and an interception in win over Cleveland.
  • MICHAEL STRAHAN, 6-5, 275, DE, New York Giants (11th year, TEXAS SOUTHERN) - Three tackles, one a sack, and an assist in loss to Atlanta.
  • NICHOLAS HARPER, 5-10, 182, DB, Indianapolis (3rd year, FORT VALLEY STATE) - Six tackles and one assist in loss to Jacksonville.
  • ANTHONY MITCHELL, 6-2, 211, DB, Jacksonville (4th year, TUSKEGEE) - Five tackles in win over Indianapolis.
  • JERRY WILSON, 5-10, 190, S, San Diego (8th year, SOUTHERN) - Five tackles, one forced a fumble in win over Minnesota.
  • BRENT ALEXANDER, 5-11, 200, FS, Pittsburgh (10th year, TENNESSEE STATE) - Four tackles and four assists in win over Arizona
  • GRADY JACKSON, 6-2, 330, DT, Green Bay (7th year, KNOXVILLE) - Two tackles, two assists, and a half-sack in loss to Philadelphia Monday night.


    • OFFENSE
  • JIMMY SMITH, 6-1, 213, WR, Jacksonville (13th year, JACKSON STATE) - Led Jagaurs with four receptions for 87 yards including a 43-yard TD pass from Bryon Leftwich that put Jacksonville up 21-20 early in the fourth quarter in an upset win over Indianapolis.
  • COREY BRADFORD, 6-1, 197, WR, Houston (6th year, JACKSON STATE) - One reception for 73 yards, a TD pass from David Carr, in loss to Cincinnati.
  • JERRY RICE, 6-2, 200, WR, Oakland (19th year, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE) - Led the Raiders with four receptions for 41 yards in loss overtime loss to NY Jets.

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