{"id":7037,"date":"2012-10-03T01:11:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T05:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2012-10-03T01:11:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T05:11:53","slug":"rgiii-for-rotw-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2012\/10\/03\/rgiii-for-rotw-again\/","title":{"rendered":"RGIII For ROTW&#8230; Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twice in four weeks? Why not? How could he not be? Robert Griffin III is again up for Pepsi Rookie of the Week, so head on over to NFL.com and <a title=\"RGIII for Rookie of the Week\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/voting\/rookies\/2012\/REG\/4?module=HP11_content_stream_voting_pepsi\" target=\"_blank\">vote for him<\/a>!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The competition this week via (NFL.com):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Vontaze Burfict, Cincinnati Bengals<\/strong><br \/>\nBurfict led the team with eight tackles, two tackles for a loss, one sack, and one pass break up in the Bengals&#8217; 27-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins<\/strong><br \/>\nRG3 was 26 for 35 throwing 323 yards as well as gaining 43 yards on the ground and a touchdown. He helped engineer a drive in the final minute to set the Redskins up for the game winning field goal, beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-22.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins<\/strong><br \/>\nTannehill broke the franchise single-game passing record for a rookie throwing for 431 yards which also ranked second in NFL history for single game passing yardage by a rookie. He threw one touchdown in the Dolphins&#8217; overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals 24-21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Zuerlein, St. Louis Rams<\/strong><br \/>\nZuerlein was four for four on field goals including a 58-yarder and a franchise long 60-yarder in the Rams win over the Seattle Seahawks 19-13. He became the first kicker in NFL history to make a 60-yard and 50-plus yard field goal in the same game.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some impressive performances in there. Make sure you vote in our quarterback!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twice in four weeks? Why not? How could he not be? 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