Players of the Week/Month
2021
Regular
Week 11
English
VIKINGS
WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON, CARDINALS LB CHANDLER JONES &
EAGLES
K JAKE ELLIOTT NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 11
Wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON of the Minnesota Vikings,
linebacker CHANDLER JONES of the Arizona Cardinals and kicker JAKE
ELLIOTT of the Philadelphia Eagles are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and
Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 11 (November 18, 21-22).
OFFENSE: WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON, MINNESOTA VIKINGS
- Jefferson had eight receptions
for a league-leading 169 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-31 win over Green
Bay. It marked his 11th career game with at least 100 receiving yards, tied
with Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (11 games) and Juju Smith-Schuster
(11) for the second-most such games by a player in his first two seasons in the
Super Bowl era.
- This is the first Offensive
Player of the Week award for Jefferson.
- He is the first Viking to earn
the award since quarterback Kirk Cousins (Week 17, 2020).
- Jefferson is the third former
LSU player to win Offensive Player of the Week this season, joining quarterback
Joe Burrow (Week 4) and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (Week 7).
DEFENSE: LB CHANDLER JONES, ARIZONA CARDINALS
- Jones recorded four tackles,
two sacks, two tackles for loss and one forced fumble in the Cardinals’ 23-13
win at Seattle.
- This is Jones’ sixth Defensive Player of the Week honor and his second
this season. His five Defensive Player of the Week awards with Arizona are the
most in franchise history:
- 2014 (with New England): Week
2
- 2018 (with Arizona): Week 5
- 2019 (with Arizona): Weeks 7,
16
- 2021 (with Arizona): Weeks 1,
11
- Jones is the second former
Syracuse player with six Defensive Player of the Week awards, joining Dwight
Freeney.
SPECIAL TEAMS: K JAKE ELLIOTT, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
- In Week 11, Elliot converted all four of his field goals – from 50,
37, 33 and 47 yards – and all four of his point after attempts for a total of 16
points in the Eagles’ 40-29 victory over the Saints. It marked the most kicking
points by any player in Week 11.
- This is the second Special
Teams Player of the Week award for Elliott (Week 3, 2017).
- He joins David Akers (seven)
as the only Eagles’ kickers to win the award multiple times.
- Elliot joins Stephen
Gostkowski (seven) as the only former Memphis players to win Special Teams
Player of the Week awards multiple times.
2021 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
| Offense | Defense | Special Teams |
Wk 1 | QB Matthew
Stafford, L.A. Rams | LB Chandler
Jones, Arizona | P Bradley
Pinion, Tampa Bay |
Wk 2 | QB Kyler
Murray, Arizona | S Mike
Edwards, Tampa Bay | P Mitch
Wishnowsky, San Francisco |
Wk 3 | QB Matthew
Stafford, L.A. Rams | CB Byron
Murphy, Arizona | K Mason
Crosby, Green Bay |
Wk 4 | QB Daniel
Jones, N.Y. Giants | CB Trevon
Diggs, Dallas | KR DeAndre
Carter, Washington |
Wk 5 | QB Tom Brady,
Tampa Bay | CB Marshon
Lattimore, New Orleans | LB T.J.
Edwards, Philadelphia |
Wk 6 | QB Dak
Prescott, Dallas | S Taylor
Rapp, L.A. Rams | K Matt
Prater, Arizona |
Wk 7 | RB Alvin
Kamara, New Orleans | LB Deion
Jones, Atlanta | K Graham
Gano, N.Y. Giants |
Wk 8 | WR Deebo
Samuel, San Francisco | LB Micah
Parsons, Dallas | K Zane
Gonzalez, Carolina |
Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 | QB Matt Ryan,
Atlanta WR Deebo
Samuel, San Francisco WR Justin
Jefferson, Minnesota | S Xavier McKinney,
N.Y. Giants CB Darius
Slay, Philadelphia LB Chandler
Jones, Arizona | RB Kene
Nwangwu, Minnesota K Zane
Gonzalez, Carolina K Jake
Elliott, Philadelphia |