JETS QB RYAN FITZPATRICK, RAIDERS DE KHALIL MACK &JAGUARS PR-WR RASHAD GREENE NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 14Quarterback RYAN FITZPATRICK of the New York Jets, defensive end KHALIL MACK of the Oakland Raiders and rookie punt returner-wide receiver RASHAD GREENE of the Jacksonville Jaguars are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 14th week of the 2015 season (December 10, December 13-14), the NFL announced today.-OFFENSE: QB RYAN FITZPATRICK, NEW YORK JETS
- Fitzpatrick passed for 263 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 108.9 passer rating in the Jets’ 30-8 win against Tennessee.
- All three of Fitzpatrick’s touchdown passes came in the first half, including a 16-yard score to ERIC DECKER in the first quarter and touchdown throws to running back BILAL POWELL (16 yards) and wide receiver BRANDON MARSHALL (69 yards) in the second quarter en route to a 27-0 halftime lead.
- The performance marked the third game in a row in which Fitzpatrick passed for at least two touchdowns and no interceptions with a passer rating of 100 or better.
- In his 11th season from Harvard, this is Fitzpatrick’s third career Player of the Week Award and first since 2014 with Houston (Week 13).
- This week marks the second in a row in which a Jet has been recognized as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week (BRANDON MARSHALL, Week 13).
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DEFENSE: DE KHALIL MACK, OAKLAND RAIDERS-· Mack posted seven tackles and five sacks with one forced fumble in the Raiders’ 15-12 victory at Denver.· His five sacks, all of which came came in the second half, tied the single-game franchise record set by Pro Football Hall of Famer HOWIE LONG against Washington on October 2, 1983.· With Oakland trailing 12-7 with 1:58 remaining in the third quarter, Mack sacked BROCK OSWEILER in the end zone and forced a fumble that resulted in a safety, pulling the Raiders within three points entering the final quarter.· Mack, who leads the NFL with 14 sacks, is the third player to record at least five sacks in the second half of a game since sacks became an official statistic in 1982 and the first to do so since VONNIE HOLLIDAY on December 22, 2002 against Buffalo.· In his second season from Buffalo, this is Mack’s first career Player of the Week Award and first by a Raiders defensive lineman since LAMARR HOUSTON in 2012 (Week 7).· He is the first Raider to be named Defensive Player of the Week since safety CHARLES WOODSON in 2014 (Week 12).-SPECIAL TEAMS: PR-WR RASHAD GREENE, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-
- Greene had a 73-yard punt return-touchdown in the Jaguars’ 51-16 win against Indianapolis.
- Green’s 73-yard punt return, which gave with the Jaguars a 23-13 lead in the third quarter, was the fourth-longest in club history and marked the first-ever punt return-touchdown by a Jaguars rookie.
- Jacksonville, which scored 21 points in both the third and fourth quarter against the Colts, is the third team to score at least 21 points in both the third and fourth quarter of the same game since 1970 and the first to accomplish the feat since 2006 (San Diego on November 12, 2006 vs. Cincinnati).
- Green also added one reception for 18 yards as a wide receiver.
- In his first season from Florida State, this is Greene’s first career Special Teams Player of the Week Award and the first by a Jaguar since kicker JOSH SCOBEE in 2014 (Week 13).
- Greene is the first Jaguars rookie to win a Special Teams Player of the Week Award since MAURICE JONES-DREW in 2006 (Week 14).
2015 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK-
- Jacksonville quarterback BLAKE BORTLES, who passed for 250 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 114.6 passer rating.
- Cleveland running back ISAIAH CROWELL, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns in the Browns’ 24-10 win against San Francisco.
- New York Jets wide receiver BRANDON MARSHALL, who had six catches for 125 yards and one touchdown.
Other nominees for AFC Defensive Player of Week 14 as submitted by AFC clubs:
- Jacksonville defensive end ANDRE BRANCH, who had four tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, one pass defensed and a fumble-return touchdown.
- Cleveland linebacker ARMONTY BRYANT, who had seven tackles and two sacks.
- Kansas City linebacker DEE FORD, who had seven tackles and three sacks in the Chiefs’ 10-3 win against San Diego.
- Pittsburgh cornerback WILLIAM GAY, who had two tackles and an interception return-touchdown in the Steelers’ 33-20 win at Cincinnati.
- New England defensive end JABAAL SHEARD, who had four tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in the Patriots’ 27-6 win at Houston.
- New York Jets defensive end MUHAMMAD WILKERSON, who had five tackles, three sacks and one forced fumble.
Other nominees for AFC Special Teams Player of Week 14 as submitted by AFC clubs:
- Pittsburgh kicker CHRIS BOSWELL, who converted all four field-goal attempts and three PATs.
· Oakland punter MARQUETTE KING, who punted 10 times for 460 yards (46.0 average) and placed five inside his opponent’s 20-yard line.
-GIANTS QB ELI MANNING, RAMS DT AARON DONALD &CARDINALS K CHANDLER CATANZARO NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 14*Quarterback ELI MANNING of the New York Giants, defensive tackle AARON DONALD of the St. Louis Rams and kickerCHANDLER CATANZARO of the Arizona Cardinals are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 14th week of the 2015 season (December 10, 13-14), the NFL announced today.-OFFENSE: QB ELI MANNING, NEW YORK GIANTS*
- Manning completed 27 of 31 passes (career-high 87.1 percent) for 337 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a career-best 151.5 passer rating in the Giants’ 31-24 win at Miami.
- Manning’s 87.1 completion percentage is the highest by a Giants quarterback in a regular-season game (minimum 20 attempts) and the second-best mark in franchise history behind PHIL SIMMS’ 88.0 completion percentage (22 of 25) in Super Bowl XXI.
- He is the first Giants quarterback to have a passer rating of at least 150 in a game since 2002 (KERRY COLLINS, 158.3 on December 22).
- Manning threw touchdown passes to ODELL BECKHAM JR. (84 and six yards), RUEBEN RANDLE (six yards) and WILL TYE (five yards). Manning’s 84-yard touchdown pass to Beckham with 11:13 remaining in the fourth quarter broke a 24-24 tie and proved to be the game-winning score.
- He has six touchdown passes of at least 50 yards this season, the most in the NFL.
- In his 12th season from Mississippi, this is Manning’s fourth career Player of the Week Award and second this season (Week 5).
- Manning’s four Player of the Week Awards are tied for the most by a quarterback in team history (Collins).
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-DEFENSE: DT AARON DONALD, ST. LOUIS RAMS*
- Donald had a career-high three sacks and five tackles in the Rams’ 21-14 win over Detroit. He was also credited with a career-best six quarterback hits.
- He leads NFL defensive tackles with a career-high 11 sacks this season and ranks fifth in the league – second in the NFC – among all players.
- This marked the second time in his career in which Donald recorded at least two sacks in a game. He had two sacks in the Rams’ Week 1 victory over Seattle and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
- Donald’s three sacks resulted in a loss of 17 yards. He had four tackles either at or behind the line of scrimmage.
- In his second year from Pittsburgh, this is Donald’s second career Player of the Week Award (Week 1).
- Donald is the only defensive tackle in franchise history to win the award multiple times.
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-SPECIAL TEAMS: K CHANDLER CATANZARO, ARIZONA CARDINALS-· Catanzaro converted all three field-goal attempts – including the game-winning 47-yarder with 1:23 remaining – and both PATs in the Cardinals’ 23-20 win over Minnesota.· It marked the second time in his career in which Catanzaro kicked the game-winning field goal in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. He kicked the game-winning 32-yard field goal with 0:02 remaining in the Cardinals’ Week 11 win over Cincinnati (34-31).· Catanzaro has made 16 consecutive field-goal attempts.· He tied for the conference lead in Week 14 with 11 kicking points. Catanzaro ranks third in the NFL – second in the NFC – with 119 points this season.· In his second season from Clemson, this is Catanzaro’s third career Player of the Week Award. He won the award twice as a rookie last season (Weeks 6 and 15).
- In the past 10 seasons, Catanzaro and PATRICK PETERSON (Weeks 9 and 12, 2011) are the only Cardinals to be named Player of the Week multiple times in their first two seasons.
2015 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
- Seattle wide receiver DOUG BALDWIN, who had six catches for 82 yards and three touchdowns in the Seahawks’ 35-6 win at Baltimore.
- New York Giants wide receiver ODELL BECKHAM JR., who had seven catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
- New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES, who completed 31 of 41 passes (75.6 percent) for 312 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 113.1 passer rating in the Saints’ 24-17 win at Tampa Bay.
- Washington quarterback KIRK COUSINS, who completed 24 of 31 passes (77.4 percent) for 300 yards and one touchdown for a 104.2 passer rating in the Redskins’ 24-21 win at Chicago.
- Carolina wide receiver TED GINN JR., who had two catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 38-0 win over Atlanta.
- St. Louis rookie running back TODD GURLEY, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns.
- Green Bay running back EDDIE LACY, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown in the Packers’ 28-7 win over Dallas.
- Carolina quarterback CAM NEWTON, who completed 15 of 21 passes (71.4 percent) for 265 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 153.3 passer rating.
- Arizona quarterback CARSON PALMER, who completed 25 of 35 passes (71.4 percent) for 310 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 117.6 passer rating.
- Washington tight end JORDAN REED, who had nine catches for 120 yards and a touchdown.
- Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON, who completed 23 of 32 passes (71.9 percent) for 292 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions for a 139.6 passer rating.
Other nominees for NFC Defensive Player of Week 14 as submitted by NFC clubs:
- Arizona defensive end CALAIS CAMPBELL, who had a sack, a fumble recovery and four tackles.
- Philadelphia defensive end FLETCHER COX, who had a sack and eight tackles in the Eagles’ 23-20 win over Buffalo.
- Green Bay linebacker CLAY MATTHEWS, who had a sack and six tackles.
- Carolina defensive tackle KAWANN SHORT, who had two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Other nominees for NFC Special Teams Player of Week 14 as submitted by NFC clubs:
- St. Louis punter JOHNNY HEKKER, who placed four of his six punts inside the 20-yard line and averaged 47.3 yards per punt with a net average of 45.5 yards.
- Green Bay special teamer JEFF JANIS, who had three special teams tackles and returned two kickoffs for 40 yards.
- Philadelphia punter DONNIE JONES, who averaged 50.4 yards per punt with a net average of 43.3 yards.
- Carolina punter BRAD NORTMAN, who averaged 49.0 yards per punt with a net average of 46.5 yards.
- Philadelphia kicker CALEB STURGIS, who converted all three field-goal attempts and both PATs.
