LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – Carolina Cobras quarterback Matt Nagy was selected as the Arena Football League Player of the Week for Week 1 by the board members of the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA).

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Nagy completed 28-of-39 passes for 282 yards with six touchdowns in Carolina's 67-41 victory over the Dallas Desperados. He also rushed for a touchdown as the Cobras snapped a league-record 17-game losing streak in the season opener.

Nagy, who completed 15-of-21 passes in the first half for 160 yards and three touchdowns, said, "We've put last year behind us. We just wanted to come out here and get a win. The coaches worked hard getting guys in here in the offseason and we knew we had the talent. It was just a matter of catching some breaks and going out and doing our thing."

This is the first of the AFL player of the week awards that will be given out by the AFLWA board each Monday this season.

The AFLWA, founded at the start of the 2004 season, is a national organization made up of media members who cover the Arena Football League. Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director.