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Bengals' Dalton is Week 9's Rookie of the Week

Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Andy Dalton of the Cincinnati Bengals is the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on Nov. 6-7, the NFL announced Friday.

After the regular season, five players will be nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com/rookies throughout the month of January. The winner will be announced at a press conference at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.

PEPSI ROOKIE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals

Dalton threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns in the Bengals' 24-17 win over the Tennessee Titans.

Roy Helu, Washington Redskins

Helu caught 14 passes for 105 yards and ran 10 times for 41 yards in the Redskins' 19-11 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. His 14 receptions are a franchise single-game record.

Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons

Jones had three catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns and two carries for 33 yards in the Falcons' 31-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys

Murray tallied 139 yards on 22 carries in the Cowboys' 23-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals

Peterson returned a punt 99 yards for the game-winning touchdown in overtime, as the Cardinals downed the St. Louis Rams 19-13 in the extra period. Peterson also recorded three tackles and an interception.