AFC/NFC Players of the Week -Week 11

BRONCOS QB BROCK OSWEILER, TEXANS DE J.J. WATT &

CHIEFS P DUSTIN COLQUITT NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 11

Quarterback BROCK OSWEILER of the Denver Broncos, defensive end J.J. WATT of the Houston Texans and punter DUSTIN COLQUITT of the Kansas City Chiefs are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 11th week of the 2015 season (November 19, November 22-23), the NFL announced today.

OFFENSE: QB BROCK OSWEILER, DENVER BRONCOS

·         Osweiler completed 20 of 27 passes (74.1 percent) for 250 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 127.1 passer rating in the Broncos’ 17-15 win at Chicago.

·         He connected with wide receiver DEMARYIUS THOMAS on a career-long 48-yard touchdown pass on the Broncos’ first possession of the game.

·         Early in the fourth quarter, Osweiler threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to wide receiverCODY LATIMER to extend the Broncos’ lead to 17-9.

·         Osweiler, who turned 25 years old on Sunday, is the only quarterback in the Super Bowl era to make his first career start and win on his birthday.

·         His 127.1 passer rating led all AFC players in Week 11 and is the second-highest ever by a Broncos quarterback in his first start for the club (PEYTON MANNING, 129.2 on September 9, 2012 against Pittsburgh).

·         Osweiler, who was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft, is the first quarterback drafted by the Broncos to win his starting debut with the team since GARY KUBIAK in 1983.

• In his fourth season from Arizona State, this is Osweiler’s first career Player of the Week Award.
• He is the second player to win an AFC Offensive Player of the Week honor in his first career start this season, joining Tennessee rookie quarterback MARCUS MARIOTA (Kickoff Weekend).

DEFENSE: DE J.J. WATT, HOUSTON TEXANS

·         Watt had eight tackles, including five tackles for a loss, and two sacks in the Texans’ 24-17 win against the New York Jets.

·         Both of Watt’s sacks came on third down and led to punts by the Jets. His second sack, which came in the third quarter, helped the Texans regain possession and preceded a six-play, 63-yard drive that culminated in a touchdown that gave Houston a 24-10 lead.

·         He now has 19 career games with at least two sacks, tying Pro Football Hall of FamerRICHARD DENT for the second-most of any player in his first five NFL seasons. Only Hall of Famer REGGIE WHITE (24) had more multi-sack games in his first five seasons since the statistic became official in 1982.

·         Watt, who leads the league with 11.5 sacks, has registered at least 10 sacks in four consecutive seasons, the longest active streak in the NFL.

·         In his fifth season from Wisconsin, this is Watt’s fifth career Player of the Week Award and first since Week 11 of last season.

·         Watt’s five Player of the Week Awards are the most in franchise history.

SPECIAL TEAMS: P DUSTIN COLQUITT, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

• Colquitt punted five times for a net average of 40.6 yards, placing four inside his opponent’s 20-yard line in the Chiefs’ 33-3 win at San Diego.
• He placed punts at San Diego’s seven, six, 11 and one-yard lines during the contest.
• Colquitt and the Chiefs’ coverage unit did not allow any punt-return yardage by the Chargers and helped contribute to the Chargers’ average starting field position of their own 15.4-yard line during the contest.
• In his 11th season from Tennessee, this is Colquitt’s first career Player of the Week Award.
• Colquitt joins LOUIE AGUIAR (Week 5, 1995) as the only Chiefs punters to win a Special Teams Player of the Week Award.

 

2015 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

	Offense	Defense	Special Teams
Wk 1	QB Marcus Mariota, Tennessee	CB Aqib Talib, Denver	PR-WR Jarvis Landry, Miami
Wk 2	QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh	CB Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets	PR-WR Travis Benajamin, Cleveland
Wk 3	WR A.J. Green, Cincinnati	LB Preston Brown, Buffalo	P Pat McAfee, Indianapolis
Wk 4	QB Philip Rivers, San Diego	S T.J. Ward, Denver	K Justin Tucker, Baltimore
Wk 5	QB Josh McCown, Cleveland	S Mike Adams, Indianapolis	K Mike Nugent, Cincinnati
Wk 6	WR DeAndre Hopkins, Houston	DE Cameron Wake, Miami	K Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh
Wk 7	QB Ryan Tannehill, Miami	LB Telvin Smith, Jacksonville	K Stephen Gostkowski, New England
Wk 8	QB Tom Brady, New England	DE Derek Wolfe, Denver	K Justin Tucker, Baltimore
Wk 9	QB Marcus Mariota, Tennessee	CB Darius Butler, Indianapolis	P Ryan Quigley, N.Y. Jets
Wk 10	QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh	S Baccari Rambo, Buffalo	K Stephen Gostkowski, New England
Wk 11	QB Brock Osweiler, Denver	DE J.J. Watt, Houston	P Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City

 

Other nominees for AFC Offensive Player of Week 11 as submitted by AFC clubs:

·         Indianapolis quarterback MATT HASSELBECK, who completed 23 of 32 passes (71.9 percent) for 213 yards with two touchdowns in the Colts’ 24-21 win at Atlanta.

·         Houston wide receiver DE ANDRE HOPKINS, who had five catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns.

·         Kansas City quarterback ALEX SMITH, who completed 20 of 25 passes (80.0 percent) for 253 yards for a 108.8 passer rating.

Other nominees for AFC Defensive Player of Week 11 as submitted by AFC clubs:

• Kansas City linebacker JUSTIN HOUSTON, who had a 17-yard interception-return touchdown and one tackle.
• Indianapolis linebacker D’QWELL JACKSON, who had seven tackles, one sack, an interception and a fumble recovery.
• Denver safety T.J. WARD, who had five tackles and one pass defensed.

Other nominees for AFC Special Teams Player of Week 11 as submitted by AFC clubs:

·         Jacksonville kicker JASON MYERS, who converted all four field-goal attempts (31, 32, 20 and 36 yards) and one PAT in the Jaguars’ 19-13 win against Tennessee.

·         Indianapolis kicker ADAM VINATIERI, who kicked the game-winning 43-yard field goal with 52 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and added three PATs.

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PANTHERS QB CAM NEWTON, BUCCANEERS LB LAVONTE DAVID &

PACKERS K MASON CROSBY NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 11

Quarterback CAM NEWTON of the Carolina Panthers, linebacker LAVONTE DAVID of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and kicker MASON CROSBY of the Green Bay Packers are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 11th week of the 2015 season (November 19, 22-23), the NFL announced today.

OFFENSE: QB CAM NEWTON, CAROLINA PANTHERS

• Newton tied the franchise single-game record with five touchdown passes in the Panthers’ 44-16 win over Washington. With the victory, Carolina improved to 10-0 for the first time in club history.
• He became the first Panthers quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in a first half and the performance marked his first career game with at least four touchdown passes.
• Newton’s five touchdown passes went to five different players.
• In his career, he has 102 passing touchdowns and 39 rushing touchdowns and is the only player in NFL history with at least 100 passing touchdowns and 25 rushing touchdowns in a player’s first five seasons.
• Newton finished the game with a 123.3 passer rating, his third consecutive game with a 100+ rating.
• In his fifth season from Auburn, this is Newton’s fifth career Player of the Week Award and second this season (Week 9).
• Newton’s five Offensive Player of the Week Awards are the most in franchise history. He is the only Panthers player to win five Player of the Week Awards in his first five NFL seasons.
• He is the only Panthers quarterback to win the award multiple times.

DEFENSE: LB LAVONTE DAVID, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• David had two interceptions, including a 20-yard touchdown, and six tackles in the Buccaneers’ 45-17 win at Philadelphia.
• His two interceptions are tied for the most by a Buccaneers linebacker in a game and David is the only linebacker in franchise history to have two such games.
• Over the past 20 seasons, David and Pro Football Hall of Famer DERRICK BROOKS are the only linebackers in team history to have two interceptions in a game.
• This season, David is the only player with at least 80 tackles (87), two interceptions (two), two sacks (two) and a forced fumble (one).
• In his fourth year from Nebraska, this is David’s second career Player of the Week Award (Week 12, 2013).
• David joins Brooks (six) and HARDY NICKERSON (three) as the only linebackers in team history to win multiple Defensive Player of the Week Awards.

 

SPECIAL TEAMS: K MASON CROSBY, GREEN BAY PACKERS

·         Crosby converted all five field-goal attempts (42, 47, 40, 42 and 52 yards) and had a league-best 16 points in the Packers’ 30-13 win at Minnesota.

·         All five of Crosby’s field goals were from at least 40 yards. He is the first player in NFL history to make at least five field goals in a game without a miss, with each attempt coming from 40+ yards.

·         Crosby’s five field goals tied the franchise single-game record.

·         It marked the second career game in which Crosby converted all five field-goal attempts (October 6, 2013).

·         In his ninth season from Colorado, this is Crosby’s sixth career Player of the Week Award and first since 2013 (Week 5).

·         Crosby’s six Special Teams Player of the Week Awards are the most in franchise history.

2015 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

	Offense	Defense	Special Teams
Wk 1	WR Julio Jones, Atlanta	DT Aaron Donald, St. Louis	PR-WR Tavon Austin, St. Louis
Wk 2	WR Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona	LB Sean Lee, Dallas	KR-RB David Johnson, Arizona
Wk 3	QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay	S Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona	PR-RB Darren Sproles, Philadelphia
Wk 4	QB Drew Brees, New Orleans	CB Josh Norman, Carolina	K Robbie Gould, Chicago
Wk 5	QB Eli Manning, New York Giants	DE Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia	PR Bobby Rainey, Tampa Bay
Wk 6	WR Calvin Johnson, Detroit	DT Kawann Short, Carolina	LB Michael Mauti, New Orleans
Wk 7	QB Kirk Cousins, Washington	DE Michael Bennett, Seattle	KR Dwayne Harris, New York Giants
Wk 8	QB Drew Brees, New Orleans	LB Kwon Alexander, Tampa Bay	PR Marcus Sherels, Minnesota
Wk 9	QB Cam Newton, Carolina	DT Linval Joseph, Minnesota	K Josh Brown, New York Giants
Wk 10	QB Kirk Cousins, Washington	CB Terence Newman, Minnesota	KR Ameer Abdullah, Detroit
Wk 11	QB Cam Newton, Carolina	LB Lavonte David, Tampa Bay	K Mason Crosby, Green Bay

 

 

Other nominees for NFC Offensive Player of Week 11 as submitted by NFC clubs:

• Green Bay wide receiver JAMES JONES, who had six catches for 109 yards with a touchdown and also added a two-point conversion.
• Tampa Bay running back DOUG MARTIN, who rushed for 235 yards, his second career 200-yard rushing game.
• Arizona rookie wide receiver J.J. NELSON, who had four catches for 142 yards and a touchdown in the Cardinals’ 34-31 win over Cincinnati.
• Arizona quarterback CARSON PALMER, who passed for 317 yards, four touchdowns and a 111.2 passer rating.
• Seattle rookie running back THOMAS RAWLS, who had 255 scrimmage yards – including 209 rushing – and scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in the Seahawks’ 29-13 win over San Francisco.
• Dallas quarterback TONY ROMO, who passed for two touchdowns in the Cowboys’ 24-14 win at Miami.
• Detroit quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD, who passed for 282 yards and rushed for a touchdown in the Lions’ 18-13 win over Oakland.
• Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON, who completed 24 of 29 passes (82.8 percent) for 260 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 138.5 passer rating.
• Tampa Bay rookie quarterback JAMEIS WINSTON, who threw five touchdown passes and had a 131.6 passer rating.

Other nominees for NFC Defensive Player of Week 11 as submitted by NFC clubs:

• Detroit defensive end EZEKIEL ANSAH, who recorded his eighth sack of the season.
• Carolina cornerback BENE BENWIKERE, who had a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and five tackles.
• Arizona safety DEONE BUCANNON, who had eight tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.
• Green Bay defensive end DATONE JONES, who had two sacks and a pass defensed.
• Dallas linebacker ROLANDO MC CLAIN, who had an interception-return touchdown and three tackles.

Other nominees for NFC Special Teams Player of Week 11 as submitted by NFC clubs:

• Arizona kicker CHANDLER CATANZARO, who converted both field-goal attempts, including the game-winner with two seconds remaining, and all four PATs.

·         Detroit kicker MATT PRATER, who converted all three field-goal attempts and one PAT.