Nfl.Com Voters Select Tennessee Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher As Week 13 Motorola Nfl Coach of the Week
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 12/7/06 Matt Hill, NFL, 212-450-2080 [email protected] Molly Sheehan, Motorola, 312-953-6006 [email protected] NFL.COM VOTERS SELECT TENNESSEE TITANS HEAD COACH JEFF FISHER AS WEEK 13 MOTOROLA NFL COACH OF THE WEEK Head coach JEFF FISHER of the Tennessee Titans is the Motorola NFL Coach of the Week for games played on November 30 and December 3-4, the NFL announced today. Fisher led the Titans to their third consecutive win as Rob Bironas’ 60-yard, last-minute field goal gave Tennessee a 20-17 victory over the AFC South-rival Indianapolis Colts. Down 14-0 in the second quarter, Fisher’s team rallied with rookie quarterback Vince Young once again leading the way. Young threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 78 yards in the win. The Titans defense intercepted Colts quarterback Peyton Manning twice to help Tennessee avenge a 14-13 loss to Indianapolis earlier in the season. Fisher was selected as Motorola NFL Coach of the Week from among three finalists by voters on NFL.com. The other finalists were head coaches ROMEO CRENNEL of the Cleveland Browns and BILL PARCELLS of the Dallas Cowboys. In January, voting will be held on NFL.com to determine the Motorola NFL Coach of the Year. Motorola’s brand has become synonymous with NFL coaches through the coaches’ headsets worn during every NFL game. Motorola believes NFL coaches are game-changing innovators whose creativity and expertise fuels the exciting brand of football enjoyed by millions of fans around the world. 2006 Motorola NFL Coach of the Week Wk 4 Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears Wk 5 Andy Reid, Philadelphia Eagles Wk 6 Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints Wk 7 Art Shell, Oakland Raiders Wk 8 Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars Wk 9 Nick Saban, Miami Dolphins Wk 10 Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears Wk 11 Mike Nolan, San Francisco 49ers Wk 12 Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans Wk 13 Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans # # # .