Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Wide receiver Denarius Moore of the Oakland Raiders is the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on November 10-14, the NFL announced today.
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Wide receiver Denarius Moore of the Oakland Raiders is the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on November 10-14, the NFL announced today.
Moore caught five passes for 123 yards and two scores in the Raiders’ 24-17 win over the San Diego Chargers. This is the second Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week nod for Moore, as he also brought home the honor in Week 2. Moore and linebacker Aldon Smith of the San Francisco 49ers are the only players to win the award multiple times this season.
Moore was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com/rookies. The other finalists were wide receiver Vincent Brown of the San Diego Chargers, linebacker Von Miller of the Denver Broncos, linebacker Ryan Kerrigan of the Washington Redskins and running back DeMarco Murray of the Dallas Cowboys.
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 XLVI in Indianapolis.
In conjunction with the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week promotion, Panini America produces virtual trading cards of each week’s five nominees and a virtual card for each week’s winner.
2011 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week Winners
Week 1: Randall Cobb, Green Bay Packers
Week 2: Denarius Moore, Oakland Raiders
Week 3: Stefen Wisniewski, Oakland Raiders
Week 4: Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
Week 5: Aldon Smith, San Francisco 49ers
Week 6: Aldon Smith, San Francisco 49ers
Week 7: DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys
Week 8: Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills
Week 9: Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals
Week 10: Denarius Moore, Oakland Raiders
I put my votes into Von Miller. But he could pull it off this week after Thurs performance. Denarius Moore is having to me a very surprise season at how well he has played. Usually WR’s that go to Oakland (ex. Randy Moss, Heyward-bey) drop off the map but he has stuck out. Congrats to him!
My week 11 predictions for nominees:
Von Miller (obvious now)
Demarco Murray
Stevan Ridley
Cam Newton
Aldon Smith
Looks like the Vikings defense knew who Moore was. Only 14 yards. Impressive performance by Andy Dalton yesterday going into Baltimore against that D and almost getting a win.