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Bridgewater & McKinnon Nominated For Pepsi Rookie Of The Week For Week 4

By Adam Carlson

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You know the Minnesota Vikings had a good day when two players are nominated for NFL.Com’s Pepsi Rookie of the Week.  The team had Teddy Bridgewater and Jerick McKinnon in their first year have massive performances in Sunday’s contest against the Atlanta Falcons which makes them strong contenders to win the weekly award.

Here are the five contenders for NFL.Com’s Pepsi Rookie of the Week for week 4 of the season:

Sep 28, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) passes against the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 41-28. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

Teddy Bridgewater – Minnesota Vikings, Quarterback

  • 317 passing yards
  • 19/30 passing (63.3% accuracy)
  • 27 rushing yards
  • 1 rushing touchdown

Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaguars, Quarterback

  • 253 passing yards
  • 29/37 passing (78.4% accuracy)
  • 1 passing touchdown
  • 2 interceptions
  • 24 rushing yards

Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wide Receiver

  • 4 catches
  • 65 receiving yards
  • 1 touchdown

Aug 8, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Jerick McKinnon (31) against the Oakland Raiders at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings defeated the Raiders 10-6. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports

C.J. Mosley – Baltimore Ravens, Linebacker

  • 11 combined tackles
  • 2 passes defensed

Jerick McKinnon – Minnesota Vikings, Running Back

  • 18 carries for 135 yards
  • 1 catch for 17 yards

This is the first time that a Minnesota Vikings player was nominated for Pepsi Rookie of the Week in the 2014 season.  Considering that both McKinnon and Bridgewater are up for the award, they could split votes among Vikings fans and negate a lot of the popular vote, but either player is definitely worthy of the award.

Good luck to both Teddy Bridgewater and Jerick McKinnon on the voting for Rookie of the Week.

To vote for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week, go to http://www.nfl.com/voting/rookies/2014/REG/4.

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