LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – After completing 25 of 30 passes for 337 yards and nine touchdowns in his debut for the Georgia Force, quarterback Chris Greisen was named the Arena Football League Writers Association's Player of the Week for Week 1.

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Greisen spent his first two seasons as a backup to Clint Dolezel in Dallas, where he attempted just 16 passes. He threw three times as many scoring passes in the Force's 69-65 road win over the Arizona Rattlers last Saturday night than he previously had in his entire two-year career.

Five of Greisen's touchdown passes came in the first half, as the Force built a 41-24 lead. Arizona cut the lead to 55-45 in the fourth quarter, before Greisen, who outdueled 14-year veteran Sherdrick Bonner, threw 33 yards to Troy Bergeron to up the advantage to 17 points. Bergeron, the 2005 Rookie of the Year, was Greisen's primary target, catching nine passes for 138 yards and six touchdowns.

Chris Jackson and Derek Lee combined for 15 receptions for 192 yards and three touchdowns.

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. The association will name an AFL Player of the Week each week throughout the 2007 season. The AFLWA has presented this weekly award since its inception during the 2004 season. Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director.