FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week

The following is a list of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week award, sponsored by FedEx. Since 2024, following each week of the NFL regular season, six finalists are chosen, based on exemplary individual statistical performances. Three players are nominated for the "Air" award (quarterbacks) and three are nominated for the "Ground" award (running backs, wide receivers or tight ends), but only one player from each category will take the title. The weekly winners are voted on by fans via an online poll at NFL.com. The "Air" and "Ground" categories are duly named and inspired by FedEx's cargo airline and ground transportation services, FedEx Express and FedEx Ground, respectively. At the conclusion of the season, three overall finalists are selected for the "Air" and "Ground" players of the year.

FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week

Awarded for	Top performances for quarterbacks and either running backs, wide receivers or tight ends in the NFL
Presented by	FedEx
History
First award	2003
Website	Official website

FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Year winners

Year	Air Player/position	Team	Season Statistics and Notes	Ground Player/position	Team	Season Statistics and Notes	Ref
2003	Peyton Manning, QB	Indianapolis Colts	4,267 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 67% completion percentage -Named NFL co-Most Valuable Player with Steve McNair	Ahman Green, RB	Green Bay Packers	355 carries, 1,883 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns -Named to his third career Pro Bowl
2004	Peyton Manning, QB	Indianapolis Colts	4,557 passing yards, 49 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 67.6% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player for second straight year, named NFL OPOY	Curtis Martin, RB	New York Jets	371 carries, 1,697 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns -Named to his fifth career Pro Bowl
2005	Carson Palmer, QB	Cincinnati Bengals	3,836 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 67.8 completion percentage -Named to his first career Pro Bowl	Shaun Alexander, RB	Seattle Seahawks	370 carries, 1,880 rushing yards, 27 rushing touchdowns -Named NFL Most Valuable Player and NFL OPOY for the first time in his career
2006	Drew Brees, QB	New Orleans Saints	4,418 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 64.3% completion percentage -Named to his second career Pro Bowl	LaDainian Tomlinson, RB	San Diego Chargers	348 carries, 1,815 rushing yards, 28 rushing touchdowns -Named NFL Most Valuable Player and NFL OPOY for the first time in his career	[1]
2007	Brett Favre, QB	Green Bay Packers	4,155 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, 15 interceptions, 66.5% completion percentage -Named to his ninth career Pro Bowl in his final season in Green Bay	Fred Taylor, RB	Jacksonville Jaguars	223 carries, 1,202 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns -Named to his first career Pro Bowl
2008	Drew Brees, QB	New Orleans Saints	5,069 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, 65% completion percentage -Named NFL OPOY	Adrian Peterson, RB	Minnesota Vikings	363 carries, 1,760 rushing yards, 10 rushing touchdowns -Named to his second career Pro Bowl	[2]
2009	Drew Brees, QB	New Orleans Saints	4,388 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 70.6% completion percentage -Won Super Bowl XLIV	Chris Johnson, RB	Tennessee Titans	358 carries, 2,006 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns -Named NFL OPOY for the first time in his career	[3]
2010	Aaron Rodgers, QB	Green Bay Packers	3,922 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 65.7% completion percentage -Won Super Bowl XLV	Jamaal Charles, RB	Kansas City Chiefs	230 carries, 1,467 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns -Named to his first career Pro Bowl
2011	Drew Brees, QB	New Orleans Saints	5,476 passing yards, 46 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, 71.2% completion percentage -Named NFL OPOY	LeSean McCoy, RB	Philadelphia Eagles	273 carries, 1,309 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns -Named to his first career Pro Bowl	[4]
2012	Peyton Manning, QB	Denver Broncos	4,659 passing yards, 37 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 68.6% completion percentage -Named NFL Comeback Player of the Year in first full season since undergoing neck surgery	Adrian Peterson, RB	Minnesota Vikings	348 carries, 2,097 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns -Named NFL Most Valuable Player and NFL OPOY for the first time in his career; finished with the second-most rushing yards by a running back in a single season
2013	Peyton Manning, QB	Denver Broncos	5,477 passing yards, 55 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 68.3% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player for a record fifth time in his career, named NFL OPOY	LeSean McCoy, RB	Philadelphia Eagles	314 carries, 1,607 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns -Named to his second career Pro Bowl
2014	Aaron Rodgers, QB	Green Bay Packers	4,381 passing yards, 38 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 65.6% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player for the second time in his career	Le'Veon Bell, RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	290 carries, 1,361 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns -Named to his first career Pro Bowl
2015	Carson Palmer, QB	Arizona Cardinals	4,671 passing yards, 35 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 63.7% completion percentage -Named to his third career Pro Bowl, his first in nine seasons	Adrian Peterson, RB	Minnesota Vikings	327 carries, 1,485 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns -Named to his seventh career Pro Bowl; first player to win the rushing title three times since Barry Sanders
2016	Matt Ryan, QB	Atlanta Falcons	4,944 passing yards, 38 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, 69.9% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player and NFL OPOY for the first time in his career	Ezekiel Elliott, RB	Dallas Cowboys	322 carries, 1,631 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns -Named to his first career Pro Bowl
2017	Carson Wentz, QB	Philadelphia Eagles	3,296 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, 60.2% completion percentage -Named to first career Pro Bowl, won Super Bowl LII (but did not play due to injury)	Todd Gurley, RB	Los Angeles Rams	279 carries, 1,305 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns -Named NFL OPOY for the first time in his career
2018	Patrick Mahomes, QB	Kansas City Chiefs	5,097 passing yards, 50 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 66% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player and NFL OPOY for the first time in his career	Saquon Barkley, RB	New York Giants	261 carries, 1,307 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns -Named the 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
2019	Lamar Jackson, QB	Baltimore Ravens	3,127 passing yards, 36 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 66.1% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player; second player ever to be voted MVP unanimously	Derrick Henry, RB	Tennessee Titans	303 carries, 1,540 rushing yards, 16 rushing touchdowns -Named to his first career Pro Bowl	[5]
2020	Aaron Rodgers, QB	Green Bay Packers	4,299 passing yards, 48 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 70.7% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player for the third time in his career	Derrick Henry, RB	Tennessee Titans	378 carries, 2,027 rushing yards, 17 rushing touchdowns -Named NFL OPOY for the first time in his career
2021	Tom Brady, QB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5,316 passing yards, 43 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 67.5% completion percentage -Named to his 15th career Pro Bowl	Jonathan Taylor, RB	Indianapolis Colts	332 carries, 1,811 rushing yards, 18 rushing touchdowns -Named to his first career Pro Bowl
2022	Joe Burrow, QB	Cincinnati Bengals	4,475 passing yards, 35 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, 68.3% completion percentage -Named to his first career Pro Bowl	Josh Jacobs, RB	Las Vegas Raiders	340 carries, 1,653 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns -Named to his second career Pro Bowl; joined Marcus Allen as the only Raiders players to lead the league in rushing
2023	Brock Purdy, QB	San Francisco 49ers	3,864 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 69.4% completion percentage -Named to his first career Pro Bowl	Christian McCaffrey, RB	San Francisco 49ers	272 carries, 1,459 rushing yards, 21 rushing touchdowns -Named to his third career Pro Bowl
2024	Josh Allen, QB	Buffalo Bills	3,731 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 63.6% completion percentage -Named NFL Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career; named to his third career Pro Bowl	Ja'Marr Chase, WR	Cincinnati Bengals	127 catches, 1,708 passing yards, 17 passing touchdowns -Named to his fourth career Pro Bowl; first wide receiver to win the award

2003

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Joey Harrington	Detroit Lions	Arizona Cardinals	17/30, 195 yds, 4 TD
2	Drew Bledsoe	Buffalo Bills	Jacksonville Jaguars	19/25, 314 yds, 2 TD
3	Kerry Collins	New York Giants	Washington Redskins	24/39, 276 yds, 3 TD
4	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	New Orleans Saints	20/25, 314 yds, 6 TD ("perfect" 158.3 passer rating)
5	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	34/47, 386 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
6	Steve McNair	Tennessee Titans	Houston Texans	18/27, 421 yds, 3 TD
7	Aaron Brooks	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	23/30, 352 yds, 3 TD
8	Kerry Collins	New York Giants	Minnesota Vikings	23/39, 375 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
9	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Denver Broncos	20/35, 350 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
10	Doug Flutie	San Diego Chargers	Minnesota Vikings	21/29, 248 yds, 2 TD
11	Kelly Holcomb	Cleveland Browns	Arizona Cardinals	29/35, 392 yds, 3 TD
12	Matt Hasselbeck	Seattle Seahawks	Baltimore Ravens	23/41, 333 yds, 5 TD
13	Matt Hasselbeck	Seattle Seahawks	Cleveland Browns	26/35, 328 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
14	Jeff Garcia	San Francisco 49ers	Arizona Cardinals	19/28, 252 yds, 4 TD
15	Aaron Brooks	New Orleans Saints	New York Giants	26/35, 296 yds, 5 TD
16	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Oakland Raiders	22/30, 399 yds, 4 TD
17	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Buffalo Bills	21/32, 204 yds, 4 TD

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Clinton Portis	Denver Broncos	Cincinnati Bengals	24 carries for 120 yards, 2 touchdowns
2	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	Cleveland Browns	30 carries for 295 yards, 2 touchdowns
3	Ricky Williams	Miami Dolphins	Buffalo Bills	42 carries for 153 yards, 1 touchdown
4	Ahman Green	Green Bay Packers	Chicago Bears	19 carries for 176 yards, 2 touchdowns
5	Ahman Green	Green Bay Packers	Seattle Seahawks	27 carries for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns
6	William Green	Cleveland Browns	Oakland Raiders	26 carries for 145 yards, 1 touchdown
7	Travis Henry	Buffalo Bills	Washington Redskins	31 carries for 167 yards, 2 touchdowns
8	Stephen Davis	Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints	31 carries for 178 yards, 2 touchdowns
9	Ahman Green	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	21 carries for 137 yards
10	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Minnesota Vikings	16 carries for 162 yards, 2 touchdowns
11	Deuce McAllister	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	28 carries for 173 yards, 2 touchdowns
12	Deuce McAllister	New Orleans Saints	Philadelphia Eagles	19 carries for 184 yards, 2 touchdowns
13	Clinton Portis	Denver Broncos	Oakland Raiders	34 carries for 170 yards, 2 touchdowns
14	Clinton Portis	Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs	22 carries for 218 yards, 5 touchdowns
15	Rudi Johnson	Cincinnati Bengals	San Francisco 49ers	21 carries for 174 yards, 2 touchdowns
16	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	Cleveland Browns	22 carries for 205 yards, 2 touchdowns
17	Ahman Green	Green Bay Packers	Denver Broncos	20 carries for 218 yards, 2 touchdowns

2004

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	New York Giants	26/36, 330 yds, 4 TD
2	Aaron Brooks	New Orleans Saints	San Francisco 49ers	25/34, 279 yds, 3 TD
3	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Green Bay Packers	28/40, 393 yds, 5 TD
4	Byron Leftwich	Jacksonville Jaguars	Indianapolis Colts	29/41, 318 yds, 1 TD
5	Daunte Culpepper	Minnesota Vikings	Houston Texans	36/50, 396 yds, 5 TD
6	Daunte Culpepper	Minnesota Vikings	New Orleans Saints	26/37, 425 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT
7	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	Cleveland Browns	28/43, 376 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
8	Drew Brees	San Diego Chargers	Oakland Raiders	22/25, 281 yds, 5 TD
9	Drew Brees	San Diego Chargers	New Orleans Saints	22/36, 257 yds, 4 TD
10	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	20/29, 236 yds, 4 TD
11	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	Washington Redskins	18/26, 222 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
12	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Detroit Lions	23/28, 236 yds, 6 TD
13	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Baltimore Ravens	29/36, 382 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
14	Billy Volek	Tennessee Titans	Kansas City Chiefs	29/43, 426 yds, 4 TD
15	Kerry Collins	Oakland Raiders	Tennessee Titans	21/37, 371 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT First player to be named Air Player of Week for two teams
16	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	30/43, 365 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
17	Marc Bulger	St. Louis Rams	New York Jets	29/39, 450 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Curtis Martin	New York Jets	Cincinnati Bengals	29 carries, 196 yds, 1 TD
2	DeShaun Foster	Carolina Panthers	Kansas City Chiefs	32 carries, 174 yds, 1 TD
3	Jamal Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	Cincinnati Bengals	18 carries, 186 yds, 1 TD
4	Tiki Barber	New York Giants	Green Bay Packers	23 carries, 182 yds, 1 TD
5	Chris Brown	Tennessee Titans	Green Bay Packers	27 carries, 148 yds, 2 TD
6	Reuben Droughns	Denver Broncos	Oakland Raiders	38 carries, 176 yds, 1 TD
7	Rudi Johnson	Cincinnati Bengals	Denver Broncos	24 carries, 119 yds, 1 TD
8	Priest Holmes	Kansas City Chiefs	Indianapolis Colts	32 carries, 143 yds, 3 TD
9	Jerome Bettis	Pittsburgh Steelers	Philadelphia Eagles	33 carries, 149 yds
10	Derrick Blaylock	Kansas City Chiefs	New Orleans Saints	33 carries, 186 yds, 1 TD
11	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	Chicago Bears	23 carries, 204 yds, 1 TD
12	Rudi Johnson	Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns	26 carries, 202 yds, 2 TD
13	Julius Jones	Dallas Cowboys	Seattle Seahawks	30 carries, 198 yds, 3 TD First rookie named the Ground Player of the Week
14	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	25 carries, 131 yds, 1 TD
15	Fred Taylor	Jacksonville Jaguars	Green Bay Packers	22 carries, 165 yds, 1 TD
16	Shaun Alexander	Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals	30 carries, 154 yds, 3 TD
17	Deuce McCallister	New Orleans Saints	Carolina Panthers	28 carries, 140 yds, 1 TD

2005

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Drew Bledsoe	Dallas Cowboys	San Diego Chargers	18/24, 226 yds, 3 TD
2	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Minnesota Vikings	27/40, 337 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
3	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	Oakland Raiders	30/52, 365 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
4	Eli Manning	New York Giants	San Diego Chargers	24/41, 352 yds, 2 TD
5	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints	19/27, 215 yds, 3 TD
6	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Tennessee Titans	27/33, 272 yds, 2 TD
7	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	28/36, 315 yds, 2 TD
8	Jake Plummer	Denver Broncos	Philadelphia Eagles	22/35, 309 yds, 4 TD
9	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Baltimore Ravens	19/26, 248 yds, 2 TD
10	Chris Simms	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Washington Redskins	15/29, 279 yds, 3 TD
11	Drew Brees	San Diego Chargers	Buffalo Bills	28/33, 339 yds, 4 TD
12	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Baltimore Ravens	22/30, 302 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
13	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Pittsburgh Steelers	22/38, 227 yds, 3 TD First player to be named Air Player 5 times in a single season
14	Drew Bledsoe	Dallas Cowboys	Kansas City Chiefs	22/34, 332 yds, 3 TD
15	Matt Hasselbeck	Seattle Seahawks	Tennessee Titans	21/27, 285 yds, 3 TD
16	Kyle Boller	Baltimore Ravens	Minnesota Vikings	24/34, 289 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
17	Trent Green	Kansas City Chiefs	Cincinnati Bengals	23/29, 344 yds, 1 TD

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Willie Parker	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tennessee Titans	22 carries, 161 yds, 1 TD
2	Thomas Jones	Chicago Bears	Detroit Lions	20 carries, 139 yds, 2 TD
3	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	New York Giants	21 carries, 192 yds, 3 TD
4	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	New England Patriots	25 carries, 134 yds, 2 TD
5	Tatum Bell	Denver Broncos	Washington Redskins	12 carries, 127 yds, 2 TD
6	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Oakland Raiders	31 carries, 140 yds, 1 TD
7	LaMont Jordan	Oakland Raiders	Buffalo Bills	28 carries, 122 yds, 3 TD
8	Tiki Barber	New York Giants	Washington Redskins	24 carries, 206 yds, 1 TD
9	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	New York Jets	25 carries, 107 yds, 3 TD
10	Shaun Alexander	Seattle Seahawks	St. Louis Rams	33 carries, 165 yds, 3 TD
11	Reuben Droughns	Cleveland Browns	Miami Dolphins	30 carries, 166 yds, 1 TD First player to be Ground Player for two different teams
12	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Washington Redskins	25 carries, 184 yds, 3 TD First player to be named Ground Player 5 times in a single season
13	Larry Johnson	Kansas City Chiefs	Denver Broncos	30 carries, 140 yds, 2 TD
14	Jerome Bettis	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chicago Bears	17 carries, 101 yds, 2 TD
15	Tiki Barber	New York Giants	Kansas City Chiefs	29 carries, 220 yds, 2 TD
16	Julius Jones	Dallas Cowboys	Carolina Panthers	34 carries, 194 yds, 2 TD
17	Larry Johnson	Kansas City Chiefs	Cincinnati Bengals	26 carries, 201 yds, 3 TD

2006

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	Houston Texans	24/35, 314 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
2	Rex Grossman	Chicago Bears	Detroit Lions	20/27, 289 yds, 4 TD
3	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Detroit Lions	25/36, 340 yds, 3 TD
4	Rex Grossman	Chicago Bears	Seattle Seahawks	17/31, 232 yds, 2 TD
5	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	Dallas Cowboys	18/33, 354 yds, 2 TD
6	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	San Francisco 49ers	29/39, 334 yds, 2 TD
7	Michael Vick	Atlanta Falcons	Pittsburgh Steelers	18/30, 232 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
8	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Minnesota Vikings	29/43, 372 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
9	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24/32, 314 yds, 3 TD
10	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	24/42, 347 yds, 2 TD
11	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	New Orleans Saints	14/22, 275 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
12	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	21/30, 349 yds, 2 TD
13	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Baltimore Ravens	21/32, 234 yds, 1 TD
14	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Dallas Cowboys	26/38, 384 yds, 5 TD
15	Rex Grossman	Chicago Bears	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	29/44, 339 yds, 2 TD
16	Jeff Garcia	Philadelphia Eagles	Dallas Cowboys	15/23, 238 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
17	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Chicago Bears	21/42, 285 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Oakland Raiders	31 carries, 131 yds, 1 TD
2	Rudi Johnson	Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns	26 carries, 145 yds, 2 TD
3	Brian Westbrook	Philadelphia Eagles	San Francisco 49ers	8 carries, 117 yds, 2 TD
4	Laurence Maroney	New England Patriots	Cincinnati Bengals	15 carries, 125 yds, 2 TD
5	Deuce McAllister	New Orleans Saints	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15 carries, 123 yds, 1 TD
6	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	San Francisco 49ers	21 carries, 71 yds, 4 TD
7	Chester Taylor	Minnesota Vikings	Seattle Seahawks	26 carries, 169 yds, 1 TD
8	Ahman Green	Green Bay Packers	Arizona Cardinals	21 carries, 106 yds, 2 TD
9	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Cleveland Browns	18 carries, 172 yds, 3 TD
10	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Cincinnati Bengals	22 carries, 104 yds, 4 TD
11	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Denver Broncos	20 carries, 105 yds, 3 TD
12	Joseph Addai	Indianapolis Colts	Philadelphia Eagles	24 carries, 171 yds, 4 TD
13	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Buffalo Bills	28 carries, 178 yds, 2 TD
14	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Denver Broncos	28 carries, 103 yds, 3 TD -Tomlinson broke the single-season touchdown record in this game
15	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Kansas City Chiefs	25 carries, 199 yds, 2 TD -First player to be named FedEx Ground POTW 8 times in a single season
16	Ron Dayne	Houston Texans	Indianapolis Colts	32 carries, 153 yds, 2 TD
17	Tiki Barber	New York Giants	Washington Redskins	23 carries, 234 yds, 3 TD -This was the final regular season game of Barber's career.

2007

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys	New York Giants	15/24, 345 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
2	Derek Anderson	Cleveland Browns	Cincinnati Bengals	20/33, 328 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
3	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	San Diego Chargers	28/45, 369 yds, 3 TD
4	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	32/45, 344 yds, 2 TD
5	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	Denver Broncos	13/18, 270 yds, 2 TD
6	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Dallas Cowboys	31/46, 388 yds, 5 TD
7	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Miami Dolphins	21/25, 354 yds, 6 TD ("perfect" 158.3 Passer rating)
8	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Denver Broncos	21/27, 331 yds, 2 TD
9	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Baltimore Ravens	13/16, 209 yds, 5 TD ("perfect" 158.3 Passer rating)
10	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	33/46, 351 yds, 3 TD
11	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Buffalo Bills	31/39, 373 yds, 5 TD
12	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Detroit Lions	31/41, 381 yds, 3 TD
13	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys	Green Bay Packers	19/30, 309 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
14	Matt Hasselbeck	Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals	22/33, 272 yds, 4 TD
15	David Garrard	Jacksonville Jaguars	Pittsburgh Steelers	17/33, 197 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
16	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	St. Louis Rams	16/20, 261 yds, 3 TD ("perfect" 158.3 Passer rating)
17	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	New York Giants	32/42, 356 yds, 2 TD Brady set single-season touchdown record (50) Patriots finished 16–0 regular season

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Chris Brown	Tennessee Titans	Jacksonville Jaguars	19 carries, 175 yds
2	Jamal Lewis	Cleveland Browns	Cincinnati Bengals	27 carries, 216 yds, 1 TD
3	Brian Westbrook	Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions	14 carries, 110 yds, 2 TD
4	Justin Fargas	Oakland Raiders	Miami Dolphins	22 carries, 179 yds
5	Michael Turner	San Diego Chargers	Denver Broncos	10 carries, 147 yds, 1 TD
6	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars	Houston Texans	12 carries, 125 yds, 2 TD
7	Kenny Watson	Cincinnati Bengals	New York Jets	31 carries, 130 yds, 3 TD
8	Willie Parker	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cincinnati Bengals	22 carries, 126 yds, 1 TD
9	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	San Diego Chargers	30 carries, 296 yds, 3 TD
10	Ryan Grant	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	25 carries, 119 yds, 1 TD
11	Chester Taylor	Minnesota Vikings	Oakland Raiders	22 carries, 164 yds, 3 TD
12	Frank Gore	San Francisco 49ers	Arizona Cardinals	21 carries, 116 yds, 2 TD
13	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Kansas City Chiefs	23 carries, 177 yds, 2 TD
14	Ryan Grant	Green Bay Packers	Oakland Raiders	29 carries, 156 yds, 1 TD
15	Fred Taylor	Jacksonville Jaguars	Pittsburgh Steelers	25 carries, 147 yds, 1 TD
16	Brandon Jacobs	New York Giants	Buffalo Bills	25 carries, 143 yds, 2 TD
17	Clinton Portis	Washington Redskins	Dallas Cowboys	25 carries, 104 yds, 2 TD

2008

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles	St. Louis Rams	21/33, 361 yards, 3 touchdowns
2	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Detroit Lions	24/38, 328 yards, 3 touchdowns
3	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	New York Jets	19/25, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns
4	Brett Favre	New York Jets	Arizona Cardinals	24/34, 289 yards, 6 touchdowns
5	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jacksonville Jaguars	26/41, 309 yards, 3 touchdowns
6	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	New England Patriots	18/27, 306 yards, 3 touchdowns
7	Trent Edwards	Buffalo Bills	San Diego Chargers	25/30, 261 yards, 1 touchdown
8	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	San Diego Chargers	30/41, 339 yards, 3 touchdowns
9	Kurt Warner	Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams	23/34, 342 yards, 2 touchdowns
10	Jay Cutler	Denver Broncos	Cleveland Browns	24/42, 447 yards, 3 touchdowns
11	Kurt Warner	Arizona Cardinals	Seattle Seahawks	32/44, 395 yards, 1 touchdown
12	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Green Bay Packers	20/26, 323 yards, 4 touchdowns
13	Jay Cutler	Denver Broncos	New York Jets	27/43, 357 yards, 2 touchdowns
14	Jay Cutler	Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs	32/40, 286 yards, 2 touchdowns
15	Tarvaris Jackson	Minnesota Vikings	Arizona Cardinals	11/17, 163 yards, 4 touchdowns
16	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars	29/34, 364 yards, 3 touchdowns
17	Chad Pennington	Miami Dolphins	New York Jets	22/30, 200 yards, 2 touchdowns

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Michael Turner	Atlanta Falcons	Detroit Lions	220 yards on 22 carries, 2 touchdowns
2	Darren McFadden	Oakland Raiders	Kansas City Chiefs	164 yards on 21 carries, 1 touchdown
3	Ronnie Brown	Miami Dolphins	New England Patriots	113 yards on 17 carries, 5 touchdowns (including a 19-yard pass)
4	Larry Johnson	Kansas City Chiefs	Denver Broncos	198 yards on 28 carries, 2 touchdowns
5	Clinton Portis	Washington Redskins	Philadelphia Eagles	149 yards on 29 carries, 1 touchdown
6	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars	Denver Broncos	125 yards on 22 carries, 2 touchdowns
7	Clinton Portis	Washington Redskins	Cleveland Browns	175 yards on 27 carries, 1 touchdown
8	Clinton Portis	Washington Redskins	Detroit Lions	126 yards on 24 carries
9	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Houston Texans	139 yards on 25 carries, 1 touchdown
10	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	192 yards on 30 carries, 1 touchdown
11	Ryan Grant	Green Bay Packers	Chicago Bears	145 yards on 25 carries, 1 touchdown
12	Michael Turner	Atlanta Falcons	Carolina Panthers	117 yards on 24 carries, 4 touchdowns
13	Peyton Hillis	Denver Broncos	New York Jets	129 yards on 22 carries, 1 touchdown
14	DeAngelo Williams	Carolina Panthers	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	186 yards on 19 carries, 2 touchdowns
15	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Arizona Cardinals	165 yards on 28 carries
16	Derrick Ward	New York Giants	Carolina Panthers	215 yards on 15 carries
17	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	Denver Broncos	96 yards on 14 carries, 3 touchdowns

2009

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Completions	Attempts	Yards	TDs	INTs	Passer Rating	Notes
1	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Detroit Lions	26	34	358	6	1	137.0	Brees tied the Saints' franchise record for the most touchdowns in one game. The six touchdowns also set a new career high for Brees, eclipsing his five-touchdown game as a member of the San Diego Chargers in 2004.
2	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Philadelphia Eagles	25	34	311	3	1	118.6	This was Brees' 8th straight game with 2 or more touchdowns.
3	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Arizona Cardinals	24	35	379	4	1	130.5	This was Manning's first career game in Arizona. With his 18th career game with 4 touchdowns or more, he passed Johnny Unitas for 3rd in that category on the NFL's all-time list. This was also Manning's 50th career game with 300+ passing yards.
4	Brett Favre	Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	24	31	271	3	0	135.3	With the victory in his first game against his former team, Favre became the first quarterback ever to defeat all 32 NFL teams. Favre also became the first player to be named the FedEx Air POTW for three different teams.
5	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee Titans	36	44	309	3	1	109.2	Manning joined Kurt Warner and Steve Young as the only players to throw for 300 or more yards in their first five games of the season. He also passed Fran Tarkenton for 3rd on the NFL's career touchdown list.
6	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	New York Giants	23	30	369	4	0	156.8	Brees joined Archie Manning and Aaron Brooks as the only players to pass for 15,000+ yds and 100+ TDs as members of the Saints.
7	Carson Palmer	Cincinnati Bengals	Chicago Bears	20	24	233	5	0	146.7	Palmer finished one touchdown shy of matching his career high for a single game.
8	Brett Favre	Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	17	28	244	4	0	128.6	This was Favre's first game back in Green Bay since leaving the team after the 2007 season.
9	Kurt Warner	Arizona Cardinals	Chicago Bears	22	32	261	5	0	132.9	Warner matched his career high in touchdowns for a single game, having previously thrown for 5 TDs as a member of the St. Louis Rams in 1999.
10	Brett Favre	Minnesota Vikings	Detroit Lions	20	29	344	1	0	120.5	201 of Favre's 344 yards went to wide receiver Sidney Rice.
11	Brett Favre	Minnesota Vikings	Seattle Seahawks	22	25	213	4	0	141.7	Favre completed 88 percent of his passes in this game, setting a new career high. It was also his 22nd career game with four or more TD passes, passing Dan Marino for the top spot in that category on the NFL's all-time list.
12	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	New England Patriots	18	23	371	5	0	158.3	Brees' five touchdown passes went to five different players. This was the first game of his career with a perfect passer rating.
13	Kurt Warner	Arizona Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings	22	32	285	3	0	127.7	Warner passed Charley Johnson for fourth on the Cardinals' all-time list for passing yards.
14	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	31	40	296	3	0	122.5	Brees tied Aaron Brooks' franchise record for most passing touchdowns, as the Saints became the seventh NFL team to reach the 13–0 mark.
15	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Green Bay Packers	29	46	503	3	0	121.9	Roethlisberger became the first Steelers quarterback to throw for 500 yards in a game. He also joined Y. A. Tittle and Warren Moon as the only quarterbacks to throw for 500+ yards, 3+ TDs, and no interceptions.
16	Jay Cutler	Chicago Bears	Minnesota Vikings	20	35	273	4	1	108.4	This was the third game of Cutler's career in which he threw four touchdowns.
17	Brett Favre	Minnesota Vikings	New York Giants	25	31	316	4	0	148.7	Favre threw for 30 touchdowns for the ninth time in his career, 4,000 yards for the sixth time, and finished with seven interceptions: the fewest of his career. With Favre's victory, 2009 would be the first year without a first-time winner of the FedEx Air POTW award since its inception in 2003.

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Cleveland Browns	25 carries, 180 yds, 3 TD
2	Frank Gore	San Francisco 49ers	Seattle Seahawks	16 carries, 207 yds, 2 TD
3	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars	Houston Texans	23 carries, 119 yds, 3 TD
4	Rashard Mendenhall	Pittsburgh Steelers	San Diego Chargers	29 carries, 165 yds, 2 TD
5	Cedric Benson	Cincinnati Bengals	Baltimore Ravens	27 carries, 120 yds, 1 TD
6	Thomas Jones	New York Jets	Buffalo Bills	22 carries, 210 yds, 1 TD
7	Cedric Benson	Cincinnati Bengals	Chicago Bears	37 carries, 189 yds, 1 TD
8	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans	Jacksonville Jaguars	24 carries, 228 yds, 2 TD
9	Michael Turner	Atlanta Falcons	Washington Redskins	18 carries, 166 yds, 2 TD
10	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Detroit Lions	18 carries, 133 yds, 2 TD
11	Ricky Williams	Miami Dolphins	Carolina Panthers	22 carries, 119 yds, 2 TD
12	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans	Arizona Cardinals	18 carries, 154 yds, 1 TD
13	Correll Buckhalter	Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs	12 carries, 113 yds
14	Ray Rice	Baltimore Ravens	Detroit Lions	13 carries, 166 yds, 1 TD
15	Jerome Harrison	Cleveland Browns	Kansas City Chiefs	34 carries, 286 yds, 3 TD
16	Jonathan Stewart	Carolina Panthers	New York Giants	28 carries, 206 yds, 1 TD
17	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs	Denver Broncos	25 carries, 259 yds, 2 TD

2010

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Jay Cutler	Chicago Bears	Detroit Lions	Cutler went 23 of 35 for 372 yards and two touchdowns in the Bears' 19–14 win over the Detroit Lions.
2	Matt Schaub	Houston Texans	Washington Redskins	Schaub had a then franchise-record 497 passing yards and three touchdowns to rally the Texans from 17 points down in the second half in Houston's first-ever OT win, 30–27, over the Redskins.
3	Michael Vick	Philadelphia Eagles	Jacksonville Jaguars	Vick completed 17 of 31 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles' 28–3 win over the Jaguars.
4	Kyle Orton	Denver Broncos	Tennessee Titans	Orton passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, in the Broncos' 26–20 win over the Tennessee Titans.
5	Shaun Hill	Detroit Lions	St. Louis Rams	Hill had 21 completions out of 32 attempts for 227 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 44–6 win over the St. Louis Rams. Hill was the first Lions quarterback to be named FedEx Air POTW since Joey Harrington in 2003.
6	Kevin Kolb	Philadelphia Eagles	Atlanta Falcons	Kolb threw three touchdowns and one interception, completing 23 of 29 passes for 326 yards in the Eagles' 31–17 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
7	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Cincinnati Bengals	Ryan led the Falcons to a 39–32 win over the Cincinnati Bengals completing 24 of 33 passes for 299 yards, three touchdowns with one interception.
8	Jason Campbell	Oakland Raiders	Seattle Seahawks	Campbell completed 15 of 27 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns in the Raiders 33–3 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
9	Brett Favre	Minnesota Vikings	Arizona Cardinals	Favre completed 36 of 47 passes for a career-high 446 yards with two touchdowns, including one with less than two minutes to go to tie the game and send it into overtime, and two interceptions in the Vikings' 27–24 win over the Arizona Cardinals. This was Favre's 20th and final FedEx Air POTW award, which was the most among quarterbacks at the time of his retirement.
10	Michael Vick	Philadelphia Eagles	Washington Redskins	Vick passed for 333 yards and four touchdowns in a record-setting performance during the Eagles' 59–28 win over the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football.
11	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	Rodgers completed 22 of 31 passes for 301 yards and four touchdowns in the Packers’ 31 – 3 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
12	Matt Cassel	Kansas City Chiefs	Seattle Seahawks	Cassel completed 22 of 32 passes for 233 yards and four touchdowns in the Chiefs' 42–24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
13	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	San Francisco 49ers	Rodgers completed 21 of 30 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns in the Packers' 34–16 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
14	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Chicago Bears	Brady completed 27 of 40 passes for 369 yards and two touchdowns, as the Patriots defeated the Chicago Bears 36–7 to clinch a playoff spot.
15	Michael Vick	Philadelphia Eagles	New York Giants	Vick completed 21 of 35 passes for 242 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception in the Eagles' come-from-behind victory over the New York Giants, which was dubbed the Miracle at the New Meadowlands.
16	Josh Freeman	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks	Freeman completed 21 of 26 passes for 237 yards and five touchdowns (tying a team record) in the Buccaneers 38–15 victory.
17	Josh Freeman	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	New Orleans Saints	Freeman completed 21 of 26 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns in the Buccaneers 23–13 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Arian Foster	Houston Texans	Indianapolis Colts	Foster gained 231 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries in the Texans' 34–24 win over the Colts.
2	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions	McCoy had 120 yards on 16 carries and a career-high three touchdowns as the Eagles held off the Lions 35–32.
3	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Detroit Lions	Peterson had 23 carries for 160 yards and two touchdowns, including one that went 80 yards, in the Vikings' 24–10 win over the Lions.
4	LaDainian Tomlinson	New York Jets	Buffalo Bills	Tomlinson rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns in the Jets' 38–14 win over the Buffalo Bills. This was Tomlinson's 18th and final FedEx Ground POTW award, which was the most among running backs at the time of his retirement in 2012.
5	Matt Forte	Chicago Bears	Carolina Panthers	Forte rushed for 166 yards on 22 carries including two touchdowns in the Bears 23–6 win against the Panthers.
6	Chris Ivory	New Orleans Saints	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ivory rushed 15 times for 158 yards in the Saints' 31–6 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
7	Darren McFadden	Oakland Raiders	Denver Broncos	McFadden rushed 16 times for 165 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in Oakland's 59–14 victory over the Denver Broncos.
8	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs	Buffalo Bills	Charles rushed 22 times for 177 yards in the Chiefs' 13–10 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
9	Peyton Hillis	Cleveland Browns	New England Patriots	Hillis rushed the Browns to a win with 29 carries for 184 yards and two touchdowns in Cleveland's 34–14 win over the Patriots.
10	Fred Jackson	Buffalo Bills	Detroit Lions	Jackson rushed 25 times for 133 yards and a touchdown, as the Bills defeated the Detroit Lions 14–12.
11	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars	Cleveland Browns	Jones-Drew had 23 rushes for 133 yards plus a reception off a screen pass that he ran for 75 yards to set up his game-winning one-yard rushing touchdown in the Jaguars' 24–20 win over the Cleveland Browns.
12	Peyton Hillis	Cleveland Browns	Carolina Panthers	Hillis had 26 carries for 131 yards and three touchdowns in the Browns' 24–23 win over the Carolina Panthers.
13	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tennessee Titans	Jones-Drew had 31 carries for 186 yards in the Jaguars' 17–6 win over the Titans.
14	Darren McFadden	Oakland Raiders	Jacksonville Jaguars	McFadden had 16 carries for 123 yards, 3 receptions for 86 yards and 3 TDs (2 rushing, 1 receiving) in a loss to the Jaguars.
15	Ray Rice	Baltimore Ravens	New Orleans Saints	Rice had 31 carries for 153 yards, 5 receptions for 80 yards and 2 TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving) in the Ravens' win over the Saints.
16	LeGarrette Blount	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks	Blount had 18 carries for 164 yards in the Buccaneers' 38–15 win over the Seahawks.
17	Arian Foster	Houston Texans	Jacksonville Jaguars	Foster had 31 carries for 180 yards and 2 touchdowns in Texans' 34–17 win over the Jaguars.

2011

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Miami Dolphins	Brady completed 32 of 48 passes for a career-high and team-record 517 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in the Patriots' 38–24 win over the Dolphins.
2	Matthew Stafford	Detroit Lions	Kansas City Chiefs	Stafford completed 23 of 39 passes for 294 yards, four touchdowns and one interception in the Lions' 48–3 win over the Chiefs.
3	Joe Flacco	Baltimore Ravens	St. Louis Rams	Flacco completed 27 of 48 passes for 389 yards and three touchdowns in the Ravens' 37–7 victory over the Rams.
4	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Denver Broncos	Rodgers completed 29 of 38 passes for 408 yards, four touchdowns and an interception in a 49–23 win over the Broncos.
5	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons	Rodgers threw for 396 yards and two scores in the Packers' 25–14 victory over the Falcons.
6	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	St. Louis Rams	Rodgers threw for 310 yards, three touchdowns and an interception in the Packers' 24–3 win over the Rams.
7	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Minnesota Vikings	Rodgers completed 24 of 30 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns in the Packers' 33–27 win over the Vikings.
8	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	New England Patriots	Roethlisberger completed 36 of 50 passes for 365 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the Steelers' 25–17 win over the Patriots.
9	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	San Diego Chargers	Rodgers converted 80.8 percent of his pass attempts for 247 yards and four scores in the Packers' 45–38 win over the Chargers.
10	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	Romo completed 23 of 26 passes for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns in Cowboys' 44–7 win over the Bills.
11	Matthew Stafford	Detroit Lions	Carolina Panthers	Stafford completed 28 of 36 passes for 336 yards, 5 touchdowns and 2 interception in Lions' 49–35 win over the Panthers.
12	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	New York Giants	Brees completed 24 of 38 passes for 363 yards and four touchdowns in a 49–24 win over the Giants.
13	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	New York Giants	Rodgers completed 28 of 46 passes for 369 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception in a 38–35 win over the Giants.
14	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Carolina Panthers	Ryan completed 22 of 38 passes for 320 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 31–23 win over the Panthers.
15	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Minnesota Vikings	Brees completed 32 of 40 passes for 412 yards and five touchdowns in a 42–20 win over the Vikings.
16	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	Brees completed 23 of 39 passes for 307 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in a 45–16 win over the Falcons. During this game, Brees broke the all-time season yardage record by a quarterback, passing Dan Marino's previous mark.
17	Matt Flynn	Green Bay Packers	Detroit Lions	Backup quarterback Matt Flynn completed 31 of 44 passes for a franchise-record 480 yards and 6 touchdowns, as well as 1 interception in the Packers' 45–41 victory over the Detroit Lions.

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles	St. Louis Rams	McCoy had 15 carries for 122 yards and a touchdown and two catches for 15 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’ 31–13 win over the Rams.
2	Fred Jackson	Buffalo Bills	Oakland Raiders	Jackson had two touchdowns and 117 yards on just 15 carries to help the Bills overcome the Raiders, 38–35.
3	Darren McFadden	Oakland Raiders	New York Jets	McFadden ran 19 times for 171 yards and two scores in the Raiders' 34–24 victory over the Jets.
4	Matt Forte	Chicago Bears	Carolina Panthers	Forte carried 25 times for 205 yards and a touchdown in a 34–29 win over the Panthers.
5	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Arizona Cardinals	Peterson rushed for three scores and 122 yards in the Vikings' 34–10 victory over the Cardinals.
6	Frank Gore	San Francisco 49ers	Detroit Lions	Gore ran for 141 yards and a score on 15 carries in the 49ers' 25–19 win over the Lions.
7	DeMarco Murray	Dallas Cowboys	St. Louis Rams	Murray ran 25 times for 253 yards and one touchdown in the Cowboys' 34–7 win over the Rams. His total yardage broke the franchise single-game rushing record.
8	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles	Dallas Cowboys	McCoy rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries in the Eagles' 34–7 win over the Cowboys.
9	Willis McGahee	Denver Broncos	Oakland Raiders	McGahee ran 20 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns in the Broncos' 38–24 win over the Raiders.
10	Michael Bush	Oakland Raiders	San Diego Chargers	Bush ran for 157 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries in the win over the Chargers.
11	Kevin Smith	Detroit Lions	Carolina Panthers	Smith tallied 140 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries in the Lions' 49–35 win over the Panthers.
12	Beanie Wells	Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams	Wells carried 27 times for 228 yards and a score in the Cardinals' 23–20 win over the Rams.
13	Ray Rice	Baltimore Ravens	Cleveland Browns	Rice tallied 204 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries in the Ravens' 24–10 victory over the Browns.
14	Marshawn Lynch	Seattle Seahawks	St. Louis Rams	Lynch rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in a 30–13 win over the Rams.
15	Reggie Bush	Miami Dolphins	Buffalo Bills	Bush ran for 203 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries in the Dolphins' 30–23 win over the Bills.
16	C. J. Spiller	Buffalo Bills	Denver Broncos	Spiller tallied 111 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries in the Bills' in the 40–14 loss to the Broncos.
17	Ray Rice	Baltimore Ravens	Cincinnati Bengals	Rice carried 24 times for 191 yards and 2 touchdowns in the Ravens' 24–16 win over the Bengals.

2012

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Robert Griffin III	Washington Redskins	New Orleans Saints	In his NFL debut, the #2 overall pick completed 19 of 26 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns, as the Redskins defeated the Saints, 40–32. Griffin III was not only the first rookie to be named the FedEx Air POTW since the award's inception, but he became the first rookie to win it in his very first game.
2	Eli Manning	New York Giants	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Manning completed 31 of 51 passes for 510 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions in the Giants' 41–34 victory over the Buccaneers. This was the first 500+ yard game of Manning's career, which set a new career high for a single game.
3	Joe Flacco	Baltimore Ravens	New England Patriots	Flacco completed 28 of 39 passes for 382 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception, as the Ravens defeated the Patriots, 31–30.
4	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Buffalo Bills	Brady completed 22 of 36 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns, as the Patriots defeated the Bills, 52–28. With this victory, Brady improved to a career record of 19–2 against Buffalo.
5	Alex Smith	San Francisco 49ers	Buffalo Bills	Smith completed 18 of 24 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns, as the 49ers defeated the Bills, 45–3. This was the third time in his career that Smith threw for 300+ yards. Smith was also the first 49er to be named FedEx Air POTW since Jeff Garcia in 2003.
6	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Houston Texans	Rodgers completed 24 of 37 passes for 338 yards and six touchdowns in the Packers 42–24 victory over the Texans. This was the first six touchdown game of Rodgers' career, which matched the franchise record set by Matt Flynn in Week 17 of the previous season.
7	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brees completed 27 of 37 passes for 377 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception, as the Saints defeated the Buccaneers, 35–28. Brees extended his NFL record of most consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass to 49 games.
8	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	St. Louis Rams	Brady completed 23 of 35 passes for 304 yards and four touchdowns, as the Patriots defeated the Rams in London, 45–7. New England became the first team in NFL history to win two games in London.
9	Andrew Luck	Indianapolis Colts	Miami Dolphins	Luck completed 30 of 48 passes for 433 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts' 23–20 victory over the Dolphins. This was Luck's first career 400-yard game, which also broke the rookie record for passing yards in a single game set by Cam Newton the year prior.
10	Joe Flacco	Baltimore Ravens	Oakland Raiders	Flacco completed 21 of 33 passes for 341 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception, as the Ravens defeated the Raiders, 55–20.
11	Matt Schaub	Houston Texans	Jacksonville Jaguars	Schaub completed 43 of 55 passes for 527 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions, as the Texans defeated the Jaguars, 43–37. The passing yards and touchdowns were new career highs for Schaub.
12	Robert Griffin III	Washington Redskins	Dallas Cowboys	Griffin III completed 19 of 27 passes for 304 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception, as the Redskins defeated the Cowboys, 38–31, on Thanksgiving Day. This was Griffin III's second straight four touchdown game.
13	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks	Chicago Bears	Wilson completed 23 of 37 passes for 293 yards and two touchdowns, as the Seahawks defeated the Bears 23–17 in overtime. This was the third game-winning drive of Wilson's career.
14	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Houston Texans	Brady completed 21 of 35 passes for 296 yards and four touchdowns, as the Patriots defeated the Texans, 42–14. This was Brady's 18th career game with four or more touchdown passes, which passed Johnny Unitas for fourth on the NFL's all-time list in that category.
15	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	New York Giants	Ryan completed 23 of 28 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns in the Falcons' 34–0 shutout victory over the Giants.
16	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Tennessee Titans	Rodgers completed 27 of 38 passes for 342 yards and three touchdowns, as the Packers defeated the Titans, 55–7. The 342 yards matched his season high.
17	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs	Manning completed 23 of 29 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns, as the Broncos defeated the Chiefs, 38–3. The victory secured the number one seed for the Broncos throughout the playoffs, as Manning was named FedEx Air POTW for the first time since Week 5 of the 2009 season.

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	C.J. Spiller	Buffalo Bills	New York Jets	Spiller carried the ball 14 times for 169 yards and a touchdown in the Bills' 48–28 loss against the Jets.
2	Reggie Bush	Miami Dolphins	Oakland Raiders	Bush rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns on 26 attempts, as the Dolphins defeated the Raiders, 35–13.
3	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs	New Orleans Saints	Charles rushed the ball 33 times for 233 yards and one touchdown in the Chiefs' 27–24 victory over the Saints.
4	Brandon Bolden	New England Patriots	Buffalo Bills	Bolden had 16 carries for 137 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 52–28 victory over the Bills. Bolden became only the second Patriot to be named FedEx Ground POTW, joining Laurence Maroney in 2006.
5	Ahmad Bradshaw	New York Giants	Cleveland Browns	Bradshaw rushed for a career-high 200 yards on 30 attempts, scoring a touchdown in the Giants' 41–27 victory over the Browns.
6	Shonn Greene	New York Jets	Indianapolis Colts	Greene carried the ball 32 times for 161 yards and three touchdowns in the Jets' 35–9 victory over the Colts. The three rushing touchdowns matched his career high.
7	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans	Buffalo Bills	Johnson rushed for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 carries, as the Titans defeated the Bills, 35–34.
8	Doug Martin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Minnesota Vikings	Martin rushed the ball 29 times for 135 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 36–17 victory over the Vikings.
9	Doug Martin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Oakland Raiders	Martin set a new franchise record with 251 rushing yards in the Buccaneers' 42–32 victory over the Raiders. Martin also scored four touchdowns, joining Mike Anderson as the only running backs with 250+ rushing yards and 4 touchdowns in a single game.
10	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Detroit Lions	Peterson rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries, as the Vikings defeated the Lions, 34–24.
11	Doug Martin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Carolina Panthers	Martin carried the ball 24 times for 138 yards in the Buccaneers' 27–21 victory over the Panthers.
12	Arian Foster	Houston Texans	Detroit Lions	Foster had 102 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in the Texans' 34–31 victory over the Lions on Thanksgiving Day.
13	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	Peterson had 21 carries for 210 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings' 23–14 loss to the Packers.
14	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Chicago Bears	Peterson rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, as the Vikings defeated the Bears, 21–14.
15	Knowshon Moreno	Denver Broncos	Baltimore Ravens	Moreno rushed the ball 21 times for 115 yards and a touchdown in the Broncos' 34–17 victory over the Ravens.
16	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs	Indianapolis Colts	Charles carried the ball 22 times for 226 yards and one touchdown in the Chiefs' 20–13 loss to the Colts.
17	Alfred Morris	Washington Redskins	Dallas Cowboys	Morris had 33 carries for 200 yards and three touchdowns, as the Redskins defeated the Cowboys, 28–18, to win the NFC East for the first time since 1999. Morris broke the franchise single-season rushing record, as he and Robert Griffin III became the first pair of teammates to win the FedEx Air and Ground POTW awards in their rookie seasons.

2013

FedEx Air players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Baltimore Ravens	In the opening game of the 2013 NFL season, Manning became the sixth quarterback to throw for seven touchdowns in a single game, tying an NFL record, and becoming the first to do so since Joe Kapp in 1969. Manning also threw for 462 yards on 27 of 42 passes in the Broncos' 49–27 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Ravens.
2	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	Washington Redskins	Rodgers completed 34 of 42 passes for 480 yards, setting a new career high and tying the Packers' franchise record set by Matt Flynn in 2011. Rodgers also threw for four touchdowns in Green Bay's 38–20 victory over the Redskins.
3	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Oakland Raiders	Manning completed 32 of 37 passes for 374 yards and three touchdowns in the Broncos' 37–21 victory over the Raiders. Manning matched Michael Vick's record of 12 touchdowns without an interception to begin a season, as the Broncos tied a franchise record with their 14th straight regular season victory.
4	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Miami Dolphins	Brees completed 30 of 39 passes for 413 yards and four touchdowns in the Saints' 38–17 victory over the Miami Dolphins. It was Brees and the Saints' ninth straight victory on Monday Night Football.
5	Tony Romo	Dallas Cowboys	Denver Broncos	Romo completed 25 of 36 passes for 506 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception, in the Cowboys' 51–48 loss to the Broncos. It was the first time that Romo threw for 500+ yards, setting a new career high.
6	Nick Foles	Philadelphia Eagles	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	In his first start of the season, Foles completed 22 of 31 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles' 31–20 victory over the Buccaneers. It was the first career three touchdown game of Foles' career.
7	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ryan completed 20 of 26 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns in the Falcons' 31–23 victory over the Buccaneers.
8	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Buffalo Bills	Brees completed 26 of 34 passes for 332 yards and five touchdowns, as the Saints defeated the Bills, 35–17. It was Brees' eighth career game with five or more passing touchdowns, extending his own NFL record.
9	Nick Foles	Philadelphia Eagles	Oakland Raiders	8 weeks after Peyton Manning tied the NFL record, Foles had a seven touchdown game of his own in the Eagles' 49–20 victory over the Raiders. Foles became the second Eagle to throw for seven touchdowns, joining Adrian Burk, and also achieved a perfect passer rating.
10	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Dallas Cowboys	Brees completed 34 of 41 passes for 392 yards and four touchdowns in the Saints' 49–17 victory over the Cowboys.
11	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Detroit Lions	Roethlisberger completed 29 of 45 passes for 367 yards and four touchdowns in the Steelers' 37-27 comeback victory over the Lions. It was the 31st come-from-behind victory of Roethlisberger's career.
12	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers	Kansas City Chiefs	Rivers completed 27 of 39 passes for 392 yards and three touchdowns in the Chargers' 41-38 comeback victory over the Chiefs.
13	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs	Manning completed 22 of 35 passes for 403 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions in the Broncos' 35–28 victory over the Chiefs. Manning threw his 41st touchdown of the season in this game, setting a new Broncos franchise record.
14	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Carolina Panthers	Brees completed 30 of 42 passes for 313 yards and four touchdowns, as the Saints defeated the Panthers, 31–13. Brees became the fifth player to throw for 50,000 passing yards in his career. Brees was also named the FedEx Air POTW for the 21st time in his career, passing Brett Favre for the most FedEx Air POTW awards among quarterbacks.
15	Matt Cassel	Minnesota Vikings	Philadelphia Eagles	Cassel completed 26 of 35 passes for 382 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, in the Vikings' 48–30 victory over the Eagles. The 382 passing yards were the most for Cassel since 2010, and the most by a Vikings quarterback since Brett Favre in that same season.
16	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Houston Texans	Manning completed 32 of 51 passes for 400 yards and four touchdowns, as the Broncos defeated the Texans to clinch the AFC West, 37–13. Manning threw for his 51st touchdown of the season, breaking the single-season touchdown record set by Tom Brady in 2007.
17	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brees completed 24 of 31 passes for 381 yards and four touchdowns, as the Saints defeated the Buccaneers, 42–17, to clinch a playoff berth.

FedEx Ground players of the week

Week	Player	Team	Opponent	Key statistics and notes
1	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles	Washington Redskins	McCoy had 31 carries for 184 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles' 33–27 victory over the Redskins.
2	James Starks	Green Bay Packers	Washington Redskins	Starks carried the ball 20 times for 132 yards and a touchdown in the Packers' 38–20 victory over the Redskins.
3	DeMarco Murray	Dallas Cowboys	St. Louis Rams	Murray rushed for 175 yards and one touchdown on 26 carries in the Cowboys' 31–7 victory over the Rams.
4	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Pittsburgh Steelers	Peterson had 23 carries for 140 yards and two touchdowns, as the Vikings defeated the Steelers, 34–27.
5	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee Titans	Charles carried the ball 22 times for 108 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs' 26–17 victory over the Titans.
6	Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers	Baltimore Ravens	Lacy ran for 120 yards on 23 carries in the Packers' 19–17 victory over the Ravens.
7	Chris Ivory	New York Jets	New England Patriots	Ivory rushed the ball 34 times for 104 yards in the Jets' 30–27 overtime win over the Patriots.
8	Andre Ellington	Arizona Cardinals	Atlanta Falcons	In his first career NFL start, Ellington carried the ball 15 times for 154 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals' 27–13 victory over the Falcons.
9	Chris Johnson	Tennessee Titans	St. Louis Rams	Johnson rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, as the Titans defeated the Rams, 28–21.
10	Mark Ingram	New Orleans Saints	Dallas Cowboys	Ingram carried the ball 14 times for 145 yards and a touchdown in the Saints' 49–17 victory over the Cowboys.
11	Bobby Rainey	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Atlanta Falcons	Rainey ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries, as the Buccaneers defeated the Falcons, 41–28.
12	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	Peterson had 32 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown, as the Packers and Vikings played to a 26–26 tie. It was the first tie in the NFL since the Rams and 49ers did so the prior season.
13	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Chicago Bears	Peterson rushed 35 times for 211 yards, as the Vikings defeated the Bears, 23–20.
14	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions	McCoy carried the ball 29 times for 217 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles' 34–20 victory over the Lions.
15	Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers	Dallas Cowboys	Lacy ran for 141 yards and one touchdown on 21 carries, as the Packers defeated the Cowboys, 37–36.
16	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles	Chicago Bears	McCoy rushed the ball 18 times for 133 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles' victory over the Bears, 54–11.
17	LeGarrette Blount	New England Patriots	Buffalo Bills	Blount carried the ball 24 times for 189 yards and two touchdowns in the Patriots' 34–20 victory over the Bills.