Safety KAM CHANCELLOR of the Seattle Seahawks was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for games played the 12th week of the 2014 season (November 20, 23-24), the NFL announced today.
- Chancellor tied for the club lead with eight tackles, including a team-best seven solo tackles, in the Seahawks’ 19-3 win over Arizona.
- He led a defensive unit that limited the Cardinals to 204 total net yards of offense (64 rushing, 140 passing), the fewest Seattle has allowed this season.
- Five of Chancellor’s eight tackles came within three yards or behind the line of scrimmage, including two tackles for no gain.
- The Seahawks’ 204 net yards allowed are the fewest by a team against an opponent that entered the game with a 9-1 or better record this late in the season since 2011 (Baltimore, 170 yards, November 24 vs. San Francisco).
- In his fifth year from Virginia Tech, this is Chancellor’s second career Player of the Week Award and second this season (Week 3).
- Chancellor is the first Seahawks safety to be named Defensive Player of the Week twice in the same season.
- He joins cornerbacks RICHARD SHERMAN (2013) and ROBERT BLACKMON (1995) as the only Seahawks to be named Defensive Player of the Week multiple times in a single season.
