LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – It didn't take long for Danny Wimprine to make his presence felt in the AFL.

Wimprine

In his first start, he led the VooDoo to a 54-53 win against Southern Division rival Orlando, completing 27 of 37 passes for 311 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions. With the effort, he was named the Player of the Week by the Arena Football League Writers Association.

Trailing 47-41 with 12 minutes remaining, Wimprine led New Orleans on a five-play scoring drive, which was culminated on a 2-yard pass to James Jordan. Wimprine threw three of his touchdown passes in the second quarter to give the VooDoo a 34-27 lead at halftime.

The second-year player from Memphis was in the lineup because of an injury to regular starter Steve Bellisari. Wimprine, who is a native New Orleanian, now is third overall among AFL quarterbacks with a 126.5 passer rating.

It is uncertain whether Bellisari will get another opportunity to start this week when the VooDoo (1-1) takes another Southern Division foe, this time against undefeated Tampa Bay (2-0) on Sunday at the New Orleans Arena.

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.