Another Sunday, another 55-plus yard field goal from Ka’imi Fairbairn to help bail the Houston Texans out of trouble.
Another Wednesday, another accolade from the NFL’s front office.
For the second time this season, Fairbairn was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week following yet another record-setting performance that helped lead the team to a 23-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
The Texans have now moved the team to 4-1 on the season and are looking for their best start since 2012.
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“We got a lot more work to do,” Fairbairn said Wednesday. “I think guys know that. We’re trying to get better every day. That’s the main goal.”
Fairbairn connected on all three field goal attempts and totaled 11 points, surpassing Kris Brown to become the Texans’ all-time leading scorer with 773 points tallied over his career.
“A stat like that, becoming the all-time leader, is not something you can do alone, so you need everybody to get those points,” Fairbairn said. “I plan on scoring a lot more. I’m very grateful.”
Two of his three field goals were once again from beyond 50 yards, marking his seventh and eighth such field goals made this season. His eight field goals made from at least 50 yards are the most in a single season in franchise history, currently lead the NFL, and are the most in NFL history through the first five games of a season.
With two seconds remaining, Fairbairn booted a 59-yard kick through the uprights as time expired, becoming the 12th kicker in NFL history to connect on a game-winning field goal from at least 59 yards.
“It’s comforting to know you have a guy who can hit it at that critical moment,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Sunday.
This marks Fairbairn’s fourth time winning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. It also marks the second time this season after picking up the title in Week 2’s 19-13 win over the Chicago Bears.
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“Experience always helps,” Fairbairn said. “This one was no different.”
The Texans travel to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots on Sunday at noon CT.