It should not have been a surprise, but Arizona Cardinals linebacker Haason Reddick has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week after his performance on Sunday in Week 14 against the New York Giants. His contributions and the franchise record he set were huge in the team’s 26-7 win.
It is the fifth time this season a Cardinals player has been named a player of the week.
Reddick set a franchise record with five sacks in the game against the Giants. He finished with five sacks, five tackles and three forced fumbles.
He and L.A. Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald are the only players this season to log at least four sacks in a game this season and it is the first time in the league a player has had five sacks since Adrian Clayborn had six in a game in 2017.
Through 13 games, Reddick has recorded 50 tackles, 10.0 sacks, 13 tackles for loss, 15 QB hits, four pass breakups and three forced fumbles. His sack, forced fumble, quarterback hit and tackle for loss totals are all team highs and also represent career highs for Reddick. After not recording more than 4.0 sacks in his first three NFL seasons, Reddick currently ranks No. 6 in the NFL with 10.0 sacks in 2020.
He revealed after the game on Sunday that he had never had more than two sacks in a game at any level previously.
Reddick is the second defensive player of the week for the Cardinals this year. Safety Budda Baker was the other after his play in Week 6. He was also named the player of the month. Quarterback Kyler Murray has been the offensive player of the week twice, after Week 5 and Week 7. Receiver DeAndre Hopkins won it for his performance in Week 10.
It is the most players of the week honors for the team since 2015, when there were six player of the week awards.
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