There were plenty of amazing performances in Week 13, but in leading their teams to stunning victories, a 38-year-old journeyman quarterback and a 29-year-old escape artist were among those honored as Players of the Week, the NFL announced on Wednesday.
New York Jets quarterbackJosh McCown took homeAFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. The veteran quarterback out of Sam Houston State scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak with 2:15 left to lead theJets over the strugglingKansas City Chiefs in a wild 38-31 shootout. McCown finished with 331 yards passing and three total touchdowns to help keep theJets alive in thewild-card race.
TheAFC Defensive Player of the Week wasBaltimore Ravens safetyEric Weddle. Weddle terrorizedLions quarterbacks all day, with a strip sack ofMatthew Stafford that led to a touchdown in the second quarter and a 45-yard interception return against backupJake Rudock to seal the 44-20 victory.
For coming through in the clutch against theBengals,Pittsburgh Steelers kickerChris Boswell was named theAFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Boswell's 38-yard field goal as time expired decided the Monday night game between the AFC North rivals. Boswell made all three of his field-goal attempts and both of his extra points in theSteelers' 23-20 comeback win over Cincinnati.
Seattle Seahawks quarterbackRussell Wilson was theNFC Offensive Player of the Week. Wilson was 20 of 31 for 227 yards and threw three touchdowns to help Seattle snap Philadelphia's nine-game winning streak. "He was in the zone," teammateDoug Baldwin said after the game.
TheNFC Defensive Player of the Week wasGreen Bay Packers defensive linemanDean Lowry. Against Tampa Bay, Lowry grabbed a fumble from Bucs quarterbackJameis Winston and rumbled 62 yards for the score that put the Pack up 17-7 on their way to a 26-20 overtime win.
Perhaps revenge is a dish best served Gould. FormerBears kickerRobbie Gould booted five field goals -- including the game-winning 24-yarder -- against his former team to propel theSan Francisco 49ers to a 15-14 win at Soldier Field. For that, the veteran kicker was awarded theNFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
