Week 11 Top Performers
Posted: Monday November 16, 1998 11:55 PM
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Plummer passed for a career-high 456 yards and three touchdowns in a losing effort AP |
A lesson was learned in Week 11. Just like a book should never be judged by
its cover, the average NFL game shouldn't be judged by its statistics. This
week was big on numbers, but the numbers didn't always lead to a win. All
major category leaders were losers, but that will soon become obvious. Onto
to this week's honors...
Top Ground Gainer This guy's new to the scene, but he's hardly
playing like a newcomer. Jacksonville's Fred Taylor had scored TDs
in each of the last six games and led all rookies with 611 rushing yards.
In case he hadn't been noticed, Taylor made sure people paid attention
on Sunday. Against the Buccaneers Taylor was dominant, rushing for 128
yards on 20 carries. If his 6.4 yards per carry wasn't impressive enough,
his three touchdowns were. Perhaps more convincing then his stats was
when he amassed them. Taylor ran 70 yards for the winning touchdown with
2:40 remaining in the game to propel the Jaguars to a 29-24 victory.
Offensive Outburst Award In most sports it is debatable who
is the greatest at each position, but not in the NFL. And again on Sunday,
San Francisco's Jerry
Rice proved why he is the exception to the rule.
The NFL's greatest wide receiver of all-time had a huge game against the
Falcons. Despite the 49ers loss, Rice had 10 catches for 169 yards and a
touchdown. The 65-yard score came late in the fourth quarter, as the
49ers tried to come back. Rice could have had an even bigger day, as he
dropped a short touchdown pass from Steve Young just before
halftime.
Losing Effort Award Despite his team losing to Dallas for the
15th time in their last 16 meetings, Arizona's Jake Plummer had the
biggest day of any quarterback this season.
Plummer threw for a career-high 465 yards and three touchdowns. He was
trying to bring the Cardinals back from an early 28-0 deficit, but came up
short as the Cowboys won 35-28.
The second-year quarterback had a favorite target, as wide receiver Frank Sanders caught a
career-high 11 passes for 190 yards. Plummer found Rob Moore on a 57-yard pass
play that brought the ball down to the Cowboys 4 in the final seconds.
However, he couldn't finish off the brilliant performance, as he threw
three incompletions to end the game, including a fade pass that was knocked
out of Moore's hands to end the game. Plummer and the Cardinals
passionately argued for pass interference on the final play to no avail.
Plummer threw for more yards than any pro quarterback has at Sun Devil
Stadium. Top Rushing Performers
Curtis Martin, Jets, 28 carries, 134 yards
Fred Taylor, Jaguars, 20
carries, 128 yards
Karim Abdul-Jabbar,
Dolphins, 25 carries, 127 yards
Emmitt Smith, Cowboys, 26
carries 118 yards
Barry
Sanders, Lions, 24 carries, 114 yards
Darick Holmes, Packers, 27
carries, 111 yards
Terrell Davis, Broncos, 18
carries, 111 yards
Warrick Dunn, Buccaneers,
16 carries, 107 yards
Jamal Anderson, Falcons,
31 carries, 100 yards
Skip Hicks, Redskins, 26
carries, 94 yards
Top Passing Performers
Jake Plummer, Cardinals, 31-56, 1 INT, 3 TD, 465 yards
Steve Young,
49ers, 21-40, 1 INT, 2 TD, 342 yards
Peyton Manning, Colts,
26-44, 2 INT, 3 TD, 276 yards
Brett Favre, Packers,
21-33, 0 INT, 2 TD, 267 yards
Donald Hollas, 20-31, 2
INT, 0 TD, 266 yards
Charlie Batch, Lions,
16-21, 0 INT, 1 TD, 253 yards
Vinny Testaverde, Jets,
12-28, 1 INT, 1 TD, 249 yards
Mark Brunell, Jaguars,
22-37, 0 INT, 0 TD, 248 yards
Tony Banks, Rams, 24-37, 2
INT, 0 TD, 256 yards
Kordell Stewart, Steelers,
22-28, 0 INT, 2 TD, 239 yards
Top Receiving Performers
Frank Sanders, Cardinals, 11 receptions, 190 yards
Jerry Rice, 49ers,
10 receptions, 169 yards
Marvin Harrison, Colts, 9
receptions, 128 yards
Reidel Anthony,
Buccaneers, 2 receptions, 126 yards
Wayne Cherbet, Jets, 4 receptions,
112 yards
Johnnie
Morton, Lions, 5 receptions, 109 yards
Keyshawn Johnson, Jets, 5
receptions, 107 yards
Randy Moss, Vikings, 4
receptions, 99 yards
Amp Lee, Rams, 7
receptions, 99 yards
Ricky Dudley, Raiders, 5 receptions, 96 yards
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