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FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week/Year
Awarded for	Top performances for quarterbacks and running backs in the NFL
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History
First award	2003
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FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week

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The following is a list of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week award, sponsored by transportation and delivery company FedEx. Since 2003, 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), 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.

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At the conclusion of the season, three overall finalists are selected for the "Air" and "Ground" players of the year. Once again, fans vote online for the winners of each category.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

FedEx Air players of the week

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2007

FedEx Air players of the week

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2008

FedEx Air players of the week

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2009

FedEx Air players of the week

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2010

FedEx Air players of the week

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2011

FedEx Air players of the week

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2012

FedEx Air players of the week

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2013

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2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

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2019

2020

2021

2022

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FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Year winners

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