1991 Awards Voting
NFL AP MVP Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Sk | Int |
1 | RB | Thurman Thomas | Buffalo Bills | 39.0 | 47.6% | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 1407 | 7 | 62 | 631 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | QB | Jim Kelly | Buffalo Bills | 18.0 | 22% | 15 | 15 | 304 | 474 | 3844 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | RB | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 16.0 | 19.5% | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 1548 | 16 | 41 | 307 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | QB | Mark Rypien | Washington Redskins | 8.0 | 9.8% | 16 | 16 | 249 | 421 | 3564 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | LLB | Seth Joyner | Philadelphia Eagles | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 3 |
NFL AP Offensive Player of the Year Voting
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD |
1 | RB | Thurman Thomas | Buffalo Bills | 47.0 | 57.3% | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 1407 | 7 | 62 | 631 | 5 |
2 | QB | Jim Kelly | Buffalo Bills | 15.0 | 18.3% | 15 | 15 | 304 | 474 | 3844 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | RB | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 12.0 | 14.6% | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 1548 | 16 | 41 | 307 | 1 |
4 | QB | Mark Rypien | Washington Redskins | 7.0 | 8.5% | 16 | 16 | 249 | 421 | 3564 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | WR | Michael Irvin | Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1523 | 8 |
NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year Voting
Games | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD |
1 | ROLB | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints | 27.0 | 32.9% | 16 | 16 | 17.0 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
2 | LLB | Seth Joyner | Philadelphia Eagles | 18.0 | 22% | 16 | 16 | 6.5 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
3 | LDE | Reggie White | Philadelphia Eagles | 16.0 | 19.5% | 16 | 16 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | SS | Ronnie Lott | Los Angeles Raiders | 7.0 | 8.5% | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
5 | ROLB | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs | 7.0 | 8.5% | 16 | 15 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills | 2.0 | 2.4% | 16 | 16 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | LLB | Wilber Marshall | Washington Redskins | 2.0 | 2.4% | 16 | 16 | 5.5 | 5 | 75 | 1 |
8 | RDT | Jerome Brown | Philadelphia Eagles | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 11 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | LILB | Sam Mills | New Orleans Saints | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
10 | RDE | Clyde Simmons | Philadelphia Eagles | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 16 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Voting
Games | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD |
1 | RB | Leonard Russell | New England Patriots | 34.0 | 41.5% | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 959 | 4 | 18 | 81 | 0 |
2 | RB | Ricky Ervins | Washington Redskins | 14.0 | 17.1% | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 680 | 3 | 16 | 181 | 1 |
3 | WR | Mike Pritchard | Atlanta Falcons | 12.0 | 14.6% | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 624 | 2 |
4 | WR | Lawrence Dawsey | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11.0 | 13.4% | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 818 | 3 |
5 | RT | Pat Harlow | New England Patriots | 4.0 | 4.9% | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | RG | Ed King | Cleveland Browns | 3.0 | 3.7% | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | RB | Harvey Williams | Kansas City Chiefs | 3.0 | 3.7% | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 447 | 1 | 16 | 147 | 2 |
8 | K | John Kasay | Seattle Seahawks | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Voting
Games | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD |
1 | ROLB | Mike Croel | Denver Broncos | 68.0 | 82.9% | 13 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | NT | Moe Gardner | Atlanta Falcons | 7.0 | 8.5% | 16 | 13 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | RCB | Aeneas Williams | Phoenix Cardinals | 2.0 | 2.4% | 16 | 15 | 0.0 | 6 | 60 | 0 |
4 | RCB | Larry Brown | Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
5 | LLB | Mo Lewis | New York Jets | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | RDT | Russell Maryland | Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 1.2% | 16 | 7 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FS | Stanley Richard | San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 1.2% | 15 | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
8 | ss | Eric Turner | Cleveland Browns | 1.0 | 1.2% | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 42 | 1 |
NFL AP Coach of the Year Voting
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Rk | Coach | Tm | Votes | Share | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Playoff Result |
1 | Wayne Fontes | Detroit Lions | 26.0 | 31.7% | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Conf |
2 | Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins | 24.5 | 29.9% | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Won SB |
3 | Jimmy Johnson | Dallas Cowboys | 8.0 | 9.8% | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Div |
4 | Rich Kotite | Philadelphia Eagles | 5.0 | 6.1% | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Dick MacPherson | New England Patriots | 5.0 | 6.1% | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Jerry Glanville | Atlanta Falcons | 4.0 | 4.9% | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Div |
7 | Marv Levy | Buffalo Bills | 3.0 | 3.7% | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost SB |
8 | Dan Reeves | Denver Broncos | 3.0 | 3.7% | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Conf |
9 | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears | 2.0 | 2.4% | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost WC |
10 | Bill Belichick | Cleveland Browns | 1.5 | 1.8% | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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