Chiefs' Bowe voted Week 3 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week
National Football League
Voters on NFL.com and via Sprint wireless service have made their choice. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe of the Kansas City Chiefs is the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played Sept. 23-24, the NFL announced Friday.
Bowe made five receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs' 13-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Kansas City took the lead in the fourth quarter on Bowe's 16-yard touchdown catch, capping a 10-point comeback.
Bowe was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com and via Sprint wireless service. The other finalists were cornerback Leon Hall of the Cincinnati Bengals, safety LaRon Landry of the Washington Redskins, running back Marshawn Lynch of the Buffalo Bills and running back Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings.
After the regular season, five players will be nominated for Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com and via Sprint wireless service throughout the month of January -- just text the word PEPSI to short code 7777. Data and text messaging rates may apply. The winner will be announced at a press conference at Super Bowl XLII in Arizona.
This is Pepsi's sixth year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL and the third year that Diet Pepsi will present the NFL Rookie of the Week and NFL Rookie of the Year awards.
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