1997 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 | Solo | Sk | Int |
1 | QB | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | 18.0 | 37.5% | 16 | 16 | 304 | 513 | 3867 | 35 | 16 | 58 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2 | RB | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 18.0 | 37.5% | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 2053 | 11 | 33 | 305 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
3 | RB | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | 4.0 | 8.3% | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 1750 | 15 | 42 | 287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
4 | QB | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | 3.0 | 6.3% | 15 | 15 | 241 | 356 | 3029 | 19 | 6 | 50 | 199 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
5 | RB | Jerome Bettis | Pittsburgh Steelers | 2.0 | 4.2% | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 1665 | 7 | 15 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
6 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield | San Francisco 49ers | 2.0 | 4.2% | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15.0 | 0 |
7 | RCB | Carnell Lake | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1.0 | 2.1% | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6.0 | 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 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | 37.5 | 78.1% | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 2053 | 11 | 33 | 305 | 3 |
2 | RB | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | 7.5 | 15.6% | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 1750 | 15 | 42 | 287 | 0 |
3 | QB | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | 3.0 | 6.3% | 16 | 16 | 304 | 513 | 3867 | 35 | 16 | 58 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year Voting
Games | Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Solo | Ast | Sk | Int | Yds | TD |
1 | RDT | Dana Stubblefield | San Francisco 49ers | 28.0 | 58.3% | 16 | 16 | 48 | 13 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | RDE | Bruce Smith | Buffalo Bills | 6.0 | 12.5% | 16 | 16 | 49 | 16 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | LLB | Jessie Armstead | New York Giants | 5.0 | 10.4% | 16 | 16 | 101 | 31 | 3.5 | 2 | 57 | 1 |
4 | LILB | Levon Kirkland | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5.0 | 10.4% | 16 | 16 | 95 | 31 | 5.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
5 | RCB | Carnell Lake | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4.0 | 8.3% | 16 | 16 | 43 | 17 | 6.0 | 3 | 16 | 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 | Warrick Dunn | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28.0 | 59.6% | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 978 | 4 | 39 | 462 | 3 |
2 | RB | Corey Dillon | Cincinnati Bengals | 13.0 | 27.7% | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 1129 | 10 | 27 | 259 | 0 |
3 | QB | Jake Plummer | Arizona Cardinals | 4.0 | 8.5% | 10 | 9 | 157 | 296 | 2203 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 216 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
4 | rb | Tiki Barber | New York Giants | 1.0 | 2.1% | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 511 | 3 | 34 | 299 | 1 |
5 | rb | Antowain Smith | Buffalo Bills | 1.0 | 2.1% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 840 | 8 | 28 | 177 | 0 |
NFL AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Voting
Games | Tackles | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||
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Rk | Pos | Player | Tm | Votes | Share | G | GS | Solo | Ast | Sk | Int | Yds | TD |
1 | LLB | Peter Boulware | Baltimore Ravens | 36.0 | 76.6% | 16 | 16 | 43 | 15 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | FS | Sammy Knight | New Orleans Saints | 3.0 | 6.4% | 16 | 12 | 67 | 17 | 0.0 | 5 | 75 | 0 |
3 | RLB | Derrick Rodgers | Miami Dolphins | 3.0 | 6.4% | 15 | 14 | 56 | 24 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | RLB | Dexter Coakley | Dallas Cowboys | 2.0 | 4.3% | 16 | 16 | 69 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
5 | RDE | Jason Taylor | Miami Dolphins | 2.0 | 4.3% | 13 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook | Detroit Lions | 1.0 | 2.1% | 15 | 14 | 41 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 64 | 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 | Jim Fassel | New York Giants | 20.0 | 41.7% | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost WC |
2 | Marty Schottenheimer | Kansas City Chiefs | 10.0 | 20.8% | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost Div |
3 | Tony Dungy | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8.0 | 16.7% | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Div |
4 | Bill Cowher | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3.0 | 6.3% | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Conf |
5 | Steve Mariucci | San Francisco 49ers | 3.0 | 6.3% | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost Conf |
6 | Bill Parcells | New York Jets | 3.0 | 6.3% | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Jimmy Johnson | Miami Dolphins | 1.0 | 2.1% | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost WC |
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