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NEW YORK — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai are the FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week in a vote of fans, the NFL announced Thursday.
Brees was 21-of-30 for 349 yards with two touchdowns and a passer rating of 131.1 in a 31-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Addai, the former LSU standout, rushed for a career-high 171 yards and four TDs in a 45-21 blowout of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Brees threw a 76-yard TD to Devery Henderson in the first quarter and a 48-yard “Hail Mary” pass to Terrance Copper for his second score on the final play of the first half. It’s the second FedEx Air award of the year for Brees, who was also honored in Week 9.
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