The Arizona Cardinals face the Seattle Seahawks at home in Week 14 this weekend. The Seahawks beat the Cardinals in Week 12 16-6 and cornerback Coby Bryant earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against them, intercepting Kyler Murray and returning it 69 yards for a touchdown.
For the second week in a row, a Seahawks player was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Defensive tackle Leonard Williams was named the conference’s top defensive player for his play in Week 12 after a huge game against the New York Jets. He had two sacks and an interception he returned 92 yards for a touchdown.
Williams played well against the Cardinals as well. In Week 12, he had six tackles, 2.5 sacks, three tackles for loss, four quarterback hits and a pass breakup.
As for the other NFC players of the week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving was Offensive Player of the Week and Philadelphia Eagles punter Braden Mann was Special Teams Player of the Week.
In the AFC, Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has offensive honors, L.A. Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still earned defensive honors and New York Jets Kene Nwangwu received special teams honors.
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