Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots (Michigan) - Threw for 223 yards and one touchdown, on 23 of 31 passing, in New England's 31-21 win over Denver.

Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints (Purdue) - Broke Johnny Unitas' record of 47 games with at least one touchdown pass, throwing for 370 yards and four touchdowns on 29 of 45 passing, in the Saints' 31-24 defeat of the Chargers.

Nate Clements, CB, Cincinnati Bengals (Ohio State) - Recorded nine tackles, one forced fumble and a pass deflection in the Bengals' 17-13 loss to the Dolphins.

Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans (Wisconsin) - Caught four passes for 79 yards and a touchdown in the Texans' 23-17 win over the Jets.

Eric Decker, WR, Denver Broncos (Minnesota) - Had four catches, including a touchdown, in the Broncos' 31-21 loss to the Patriots.

Brandon Fields, P, Miami Dolphins (Michigan State) - Averaged 49.6 yards on five punts, pinning two inside the 20-yard line, and a long of 59 yards in the Dolphins' 17-13 defeat of the Bengals.

Larry Foote, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers (Michigan) - Recorded eight tackles and two fumble recoveries in the Steelers' 16-14 win over the Eagles.

Robbie Gould, K, Chicago Bears (Penn State) - Nailed both field goal attempts and all five extra points in Chicago's 41-3 win over Jacksonville.

Chad Greenway, LB, Minnesota Vikings (Iowa) - Led Minnesota with nine tackles, including one for loss, and a pass deflection in the Vikings' 30-7 victory over the Titans.

A.J. Hawk, LB, Green Bay Packers (Ohio State) - Totaled eight tackles, including one for loss, in the Packers' 30-27 loss to the Colts.

Ryan Kerrigan, DE, Washington Redskins (Purdue) - Returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown and added five tackles and a pass deflection in the Redskins' 24-17 loss to the Falcons.

Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers (Illinois) - Rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries and caught two passes for 20 yards in the Steelers' 16-14 win over the Eagles.

Jordan Norwood, WR, Cleveland Browns (Penn State) - Led the Browns with a career-high nine receptions for 81 yards in Cleveland's 41-27 loss to the New York Giants.

Bernard Pollard, S, Baltimore Ravens (Purdue) - Notched 10 tackles in the Ravens' 9-6 victory over the Chiefs.

Paul Posluszny, LB, Jacksonville Jaguars (Penn State) - Recorded a team-high nine tackles, including eight solo, in Jacksonville's 41-3 loss to Chicago.

J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans (Wisconsin) - Recorded six tackles, one sack and three pass deflections in the Texans' 23-17 wins over the Jets.

Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks (Wisconsin) - Threw for 221 yards and a touchdown on 19 of 25 passing in the Seahawks' 16-12 defeat of the Panthers.

Tavon Wilson, FS, New England Patriots (Illinois) - Tallied 10 tackles in the Patriots' 31-21 victory over the Broncos.

Ohio State defensive end John Simon was named the Chuck Bednarik Award national player of the week. The senior and two-time captain was also named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week on Monday. He was dominant in No. 8 Ohio State's 63-38 win over No. 21 Nebraska Saturday with seven tackles, including a school record-tying five tackles for loss, totaling 24 yards. He recorded two quarterback sacks and forced a fumble. Simon ranks second in the Big Ten with 7.5 tackles for loss (totaling 33 yards) and sixth in sacks with 3.0.

Nebraska's Ameer Abdullah and Northwestern's Venric Mark were two of four student-athletes named to the Paul Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll, which honors versatile, single-game performances throughout the season by players nationwide. Mark earned his third honor this season (also after the first and second weeks), while Abdullah was honored for the second time this year (also after the fifth week). The Paul Hornung Award is earned annually by the most versatile player in major college football.

Nebraska's Abdullah posted seven carries for 28 yards and two touchdowns, one catch for eight yards, two punt returns for 49 yards and eight kickoff returns for 128 yards in a loss at Ohio State. Northwestern's Mark registered 13 carries for 72 yards and one touchdown, two catches for six yards, two kickoff returns for 36 yards and a 75-yard punt return for a touchdown as the Wildcats lost at Penn State.

After a sensational performance that included 186 rushing yards and 127 passing yards, Ohio State's Braxton Miller has been named the Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week. Miller played an integral role in the Buckeyes' 63-38 win over Nebraska. While leading his team to their most points scored in a conference game since 1983, the Ohio native was outstanding, rushing for 15 or more yards five times, including big gains of 31 and 72 yards. Miller is now second in the Big Ten with 763 rushing yards and has rushed for over 100 yards in four of his first six games.

Ohio State's John Simon has been named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week. The senior defensive lineman from Youngstown, Ohio, had five tackles for loss, including two sacks, and forced a fumble as Ohio State improved to 6-0 with a win over Nebraska Saturday. Only the seventh two-time captain in Ohio State history, Simon is acknowledged as a fierce competitor and natural leader both on and off the field. No one is a bigger fan than his head coach, Urban Meyer.  "If we have another child I want to name him Urban John Simon Meyer," said Meyer.  "I'm not ashamed to say I love him.  Love that guy, man." In recognition of Simon's  performance, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, sponsors of the Lott IMPACT Trophy, will make a $1,000 donation to the general scholarship fund at Ohio State.

Michigan's Denard Robinson was named a Manning Award "Star of the Week" for his performance at Purdue on Saturday. The senior quarterback completed eight-of-16 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown and racked up 235 rushing yards, the second-best single-game performance by a Big Ten signal caller, to become the conference's all-time leader in career rushing yards by a quarterback.

College football fans can now go to the Allstate Sugar Bowl Facebook page by clicking on this link to vote for what they think was the best performance from this past weekend. When voting closes on Thursday at 11 a.m. CT, the top vote-getter will be announced as the Manning Award Player of the Week.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 and is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' bowl performances in its balloting.

The times and television for Big Ten games on Oct. 20 have been partially finalized, but ABC/ESPN has exercised an allowable six-day selection to determine which game among the Purdue-Ohio State, Nebraska-Northwestern and Michigan State-Michigan contests to televise at Noon or 3:30 p.m. ET. Of the two remaining games, one will be televised by ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 and the other will be televised by BTN at Noon or 3:30 p.m. ET. Selections will be made following results of this Saturday's games,

Noon ET
Minnesota at Wisconsin, ESPNU

3:30 p.m. ET
Indiana at Navy, CBS Sports Network

TBD - Noon or 3:30 p.m. ET
Michigan State at Michigan, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 or BTN
Nebraska at Northwestern, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 or BTN
Purdue at Ohio State, ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 or BTN

8 p.m. ET
Penn State at Iowa, BTN

Michigan State's William Gholston, Ohio State's Johnathan Hankins, Purdue's Kawann Short and Wisconsin's Chris Borland were named quarterfinalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award, given annually to the nation's top college lineman or linebacker. Finalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award will be named Nov. 17, while the winner will be announced on Dec. 5. Two Big Ten players were named semifinalists for the award last season - Illinois' Whitney Mercilus and Michigan State's Jerel Worthy. Big Ten schools have claimed 14 Rotary Lombardi Awards, including two-time winner Orlando Pace of Ohio State (1995 and 1996). The most recent winner from a current conference program was Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh in 2009.

Seven Big Ten teams received at least one vote in the latest Associated Press (AP) or USA Today Coaches and the first Harris Interactive polls. Ohio State leads the way and cracked the top 10 for the first time this season, rising four spots to No. 8 in the AP poll. Michigan returned to the top 25 of the media vote at No. 25 overall, while also receiving votes in the coaches and Harris polls. Other Big Ten teams to receive at least one vote from the media, coaches or Harris voters are Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State and Wisconsin.

Receivers: Five conference standouts recorded nine or more catches or 100 or more receiving yards on Saturday. Indiana's Shane Wynn led all wideouts with 12 catches (70 yards, one touchdown), while Penn State's Allen Robinson hauled in nine passes (85 yards, two touchdowns). Michigan State's Aaron Burbridge led all receivers with 134 yards (eight catches), followed by Nebraska's Kenny Bell (133 yards on five catches) and Wisconsin's Jared Abbrederis (117 yards on seven catches, one touchdown).

Tackles: Nine defenders registered 10 or more tackles last weekend, highlighted by the Northwestern quartet of Damien Proby (16 tackles), David Nwabuisi (15 tackles), Ibraheim Campbell (14 tackles) and Chi Chi Ariguzo (12 tackles). Other Big Ten defenders with 10 or more tackles were Wisconsin's Mike Taylor (12 tackles), Chris Borland (10 tackles) and Ethan Armstrong (10 tackles), Ohio State's Ryan Shazier (11 tackles) and Penn State's Gerald Hodges (11 tackles).

Tackles for Loss: Seven conference players notched two or more tackles for loss on Saturday, with Ohio State's John Simon leading the way with five stops behind the line of scrimmage, including two sacks, against Nebraska. The Cornhuskers' Eric Martin also had two sacks, while Wisconsin's Pat Muldoon collected 2.5 tackles for loss. Other Big Ten defenders with two TFLs were the Michigan duo of Desmond Morgan and Jake Ryan, Ohio State's Ryan Shazier and Purdue's Robert Maci.