Tag: Offensive Player of Week

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson earns NFC Offensive Player of the Month

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been named NFC’s Offensive Player of the Month for his impressive stats in September.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was just named the NFC’s Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season and now, for his efforts throughout September, has earned the honor of the NFC Player of the Month. This marks the first time in his career Wilson has been awarded the title.

Throughout three games played, Wilson has completed 79 of 103 passes attempted for 925 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has a 76.7 completion percentage and a passer rating of 139 after just one interception on the year. Wilson has also managed 14 carries for 90 yards on the ground to average 6.4 yards per carry.

With his 14 passing touchdowns, Wilson has set a new NFL record for the most thrown through the first three games of the season. He now also holds the record for passing for four or more touchdowns in each of his first three games this year.

Wilson looks to continue his record-setting ways in Miami this Sunday and hopefully finally earn himself the Most Valuable Player votes he deserves.

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Russell Wilson earns NFC Offensive Player of Week for 2nd time this year

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has earned the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award for the second time this season.

For the second time this season, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been named the NFC’s Offensive Player of the Week. Wilson threw for five touchdowns Week 3 against the Cowboys, leading the team to a 38-31 victory at CenturyLink Field.

On the day, Wilson completed 27 of 40 passes attempted for 315 yards. He also set a number of records in the process, becoming the first player to log at least four pass touchdowns in all three of his first games of the season. Wilson also topped Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes old record of 13 when he managed his 14th passing TD of the year over his first three games.

Wilson has earned the NFC’s Offensive Player of the Week award 11 times over his career.

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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson named NFC’s Offensive Player of Week 1

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is off to a red-hot start in 2020.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is off to a red-hot start in 2020. For his performance in the team’s victory over the Atlanta Falcons Week 1, Wilson has been named the NFC’s Offensive Player of Week.

Against the Falcons, Wilson completed 31 of 35 passes attempted for 332 yards and four touchdowns. He finished with a completion percentage of 88.6  and a passer rating of 143.1.

“Russ has been extraordinary all camp,” coach Pete Carroll said after the win. “He had a great summer throwing the ball to everybody and he had perhaps his best throwing day, numbers-wise, just about as you could have. He was in great command of the game.”

This marks the 10th time in his career Wilson has earned the NFC Player of the Week nomination. He was named twice last season, in Week 2 and Week 9.

On Sunday, Wilson became one of only two quarterbacks in league history to pass for more than 30,000 yards and rush for more than 4,000 . . . Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young is the other.

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