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Fans' Choice: Pick a rookie performance to watch

Here is your chance to program NFL Network's Saturday night lineup.

On Saturday, April 20, NFL Network will celebrate the best rookie games, with five memorable clashes up for fan vote with the game that receives the most votes airing at 8 p.m. ET.

Get your votes in now for your favorite rookie performance from the list below. This is a limited-time offer. The polls close on Thursday, April 18, so check back the following day to see which episode was the winner, then tune into NFL Network to catch the winning game.

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2012 Week 5: Colts vs. Packers
Andrew Luck connects with Reggie Wayne on a 4-yard touchdown in the final minute of the game to cap an 18-point comeback in the second half as the Indianapolis Colts top the Green Bay Packers, 30-27. Packers kicker Mason Crosby missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired to seal the Colts' win.
» Game highlights | Colts' drive to victory

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2012 Week 17: Redskins vs. Cowboys
The Washington Redskins punch their ticket to the playoffs with a 28-18 win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys in Week 17. The rookie combination of Robert Griffin III and Alfred Morris rushed for a combined 200 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
» Game highlights | RG3 wired for sound

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2012 Week 13: Seahawks vs. Bears
Sidney Rice nabbed a 13-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson in overtime to grab a 23-17 win from the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The Seahawks took the lead with just over three minute in regulation, but Robbie Gould hit a 46-yard field goal as time expired to send the game to overtime.
» Game highlights | Best moments of Wilson's rookie season

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2011 Week 1: Panthers vs. Cardinals
Kevin Kolb carries his new team to victory as the Arizona Cardinals defeat the Carolina Panthers, 28-21. Kolb's 309 yards and two TDs are enough to edge out Cam Newtown in his NFL debut. Newton tosses two TDs on 422 yards passing, becoming the first rookie to pass for more than 400 yards in his first start.
» Game highlights | Best moments from Newton's debut

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2009 Week 11: Lions vs. Browns
After suffering a painful left shoulder injury in the Detroit Lions' final drive, Matthew Stafford manages to toss a game-winning TD in the final seconds against the visiting Cleveland Browns. Stafford lifts the Lions to victory with 422 yards and five touchdown passes, the most for a rookie QB since 1950.
» Game highlights | Stafford wired for sound

NFL Network's "Fans' Choice" schedule:
March 2: Super Bowl classics (Winner: Super Bowl XXXIV: Rams vs. Titans)
March 9: Baltimore Ravens night (Winner: 'NFL Replay': Super Bowl XLVII)
March 16: Brady vs. Manning games (Winner: 2003 AFC Championship Game)
March 23: America's Game: The 2000s (Winner: 2001 New England Patriots)
March 30: NFL classic games (Winner: 2007 Week 13: Patriots vs. Ravens)
April 6: Comeback games (Winner: 2007 Week 17: Patriots vs. Giants)
April 13: Rivalry games (Winner: 1994 Week 13: Dolphins vs. Jets)
April 20: Rookie games

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