LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – On the strength of scoring five touchdowns and a franchise-record 14 receptions for 224 yards, Chicago Rush wide receiver Bobby Sippio is the Arena Football League Writers Association's Player of the Week for Week 5.

Sippio

In the Rush's 66-31 victory over the Los Angeles Avengers, Sippio scored Chicago's first three touchdowns and four of its first six. He saved his best for the end of the first half. As time expired, he caught a short pass from quarterback Matt D'Orazio, cut across the field and scored from 40 yards out to give the Rush a 42-10 lead.

His final score came with 15 seconds remaining in the third quarter that gave Chicago a 56-17 advantage.

With the performance, Sippio now is second in the AFL in receptions (45) and receiving yardage (638). He leads the league with 21 receiving touchdowns, five scores ahead of Dallas' Will Pettis.

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.