Palmer is FedEx player of week

This just in from FedEx and the NFL:

BENGALS QB CARSON PALMER & CHARGERS RB LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON
NAMED WEEK 11 FEDEX AIR & GROUND® NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Winner Selected Through Fan Votes on NFL.com and Via Sprint Wireless

Quarterback PALMER of the Cincinnati Bengals and running back LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON of the San Diego Chargers are the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week for games played on November 19-20, the NFL announced today.

Palmer threw for 275 yards, completing 14 of 22 attempts with three touchdown passes and a passer rating of 127.8 in the Bengals’ 31-16 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Palmer’s touchdown strikes went for four, 41 and 60 yards, all to wide receiver Chad Johnson.

Tomlinson carried 20 times for 105 yards and three touchdowns in the Chargers’ 35-27 victory over the Denver Broncos. He scored on runs of one, three and three yards and added a 51-yard touchdown reception.

Palmer and Tomlinson were selected from among finalists in air and ground categories through 68,336 fan votes on NFL.com and via Sprint wireless service. The other FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week finalists were quarterbacks TOM BRADY of the New England Patriots and J.P. LOSMAN of the Buffalo Bills, while running backs FRANK GORE of the San Francisco 49ers and LARRY JOHNSON of the Kansas City Chiefs were the other finalists for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week.

Palmer received 61 percent of the fan votes for FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week, while Losman received 22 percent and Brady received 17 percent. Tomlinson’s 48 percent of the fan votes for FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week beat out Gore’s 41 percent and Johnson’s 11 percent.