Pro Football Talk

Panthers running back D'Onta Foreman was handed a big opportunity when the team traded Christian McCaffrey to the 49ers and he’s made the most of it. Foreman has run for at least 113 yards in five of the team’s last eight games and he set a season-high in last Saturday’s win over the Lions. Foreman [more] … [Read more...] about D’Onta Foreman named NFC offensive player of the week

49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is the leading candidate for the NFL’s defensive player of the year award. This week, he’s the NFC’s defensive player of the week. Bosa received that honor after getting two sacks and a forced fumble in the 49ers’ 37-20 win over the Commanders on Sunday. (Bosa had an additional sack [more] … [Read more...] about Nick Bosa named NFC defensive player of the week

Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward is getting recognition for his big game against the Raiders on Christmas Eve. Heyward was named AFC defensive player of the week after he had three tackles for loss, two sacks and one pass defensed in Pittsburgh’s 13-10 win over Las Vegas. This is the third time Heyward has been [more] … [Read more...] about Steelers’ Cameron Heyward named AFC defensive player of the week

The Bengals are riding a seven-game winning streak into Week 17 and quarterback Joe Burrow has been a major reason for their recent success. That continued to be the case against the Patriots last Saturday. Burrow completed 28 passes and threw three touchdowns in the first half to stake the Bengals to a 22-0 halftime [more] … [Read more...] about Joe Burrow is the AFC offensive player of the week

Jaguars kicker Riley Patterson had the first four-field-goal game of his career on Thursday night, and he’s been honored for it. Patterson went 4-for-5 on field goals against the Jets and was named AFC special teams player of the week as a result. The biggest reason for the Jaguars’ improvement this season has been the [more] … [Read more...] about Jaguars kicker Riley Patterson named special teams player of the week