Anderson, Lewis earn NFL honors

09.20.2007

Each week the NFL allows fans to vote at NFL.com for the FedEx Air Player of the Week as well as the FedEx Ground Player of the Week.

During Week Two of the NFL season, the Browns made a clean sweep.

Quarterback Derek Anderson was voted the Air Player of the Week, while running back Jamal Lewis garnered the Ground award.

Anderson passed for 328 yards on 20-for-33 passing during a 51-45 win over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday. He threw 1 interception and tied a franchise record with 5 touchdown passes for a 121.0 passer rating.

Anderson beat out the Packers' Brett Favre and the Bengals' Carson Palmer to win the award.

On Wednesday, Anderson was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week by the NFL.

Lewis, meanwhile, rushed for 216 yards on 28 carries including a 66-yard touchdown run during the victory.

It was Lewis' third career 200-yard performance and the most rushing yards in a game for a Brown since Jim Brown in 1963.

Lewis earned the vote of fans and beat out the Steelers' Willie Parker and the 49ers' Frank Gore for the award.