"Philip Rivers is up for FedEx Air Player of the Week, along with Detroit's Drew Stanton and Philadelphia's Michael Vick.

Fans can vote at NFL.com/FedEx through 9 a.m. Friday.

Fans won't be voting next month for a bigger award for which Rivers and Vick should also be finalists - along with what probably will be two other top vote-getters, New England's Tom Brady and Atlanta's Matt Ryan.

A nationwide panel of 50 writers and broadcasters determine the NFL MVP, which is announced the first week of January.

While Rivers' numbers have dropped (he has not thrown for 300 yards since Oct. 31) his level of play has not. And his team winning six of its past seven games to improve to 8-6 has probably helped his candidacy. Still, the only way he has a realistic shot is if the Chargers win out and make the postseason."