APThe best offensive player in the AFC is Matt Moore. At least for this week.
At the start of the season I would have thought Moore, the Dolphins’ backup quarterback, had about as good a chance of winning a Player of the Week award as I did. But Moore, who’s now the starter in Miami with Chad Henne injured, has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 9.
Moore had a sensational game in the Dolphins’ first victory of the season, throwing for 224 yards and three touchdowns against the Chiefs. His 147.5 passer rating was the third highest for a single game in team history.
Although Moore hasn’t exactly had the most stellar of careers, this is actually the second time that Moore has received an honor from the league office: He was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for December of 2007.
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Great. Matt Moore has one great Sunday, and we lose 10-15 Sundays of Andrew Luck. Thanks alot Matt.
Meant to say 10-15 YEARS of great Sundays. Sorry.
It was definitely a close call between him and McGahee, but Moore deserved it. Gotta give major props for the thrashing they gave the Chiefs AT Arrowhead no less.
Congrats. Im shocked miami has a better record than indy
Pay the man!!!
The Dolphins deserve some credit. They have lost a lot of close games; they aren’t losing like the Colts. Plus, for the most part, they are always competing and not giving up. That isn’t easy to do when your first win comes in November. Come them some credit…they are trying and that is much more than you an say for the lowly, dirty Colts.
We should forget about Andrew Luck, Matt Moore franchise QB!………RIIIIIIIIIIGGHT
Im glad for Moore. Solid backup and goes to work and never says a lick. Good job!
I love his movies.
Good for him. He showed a few flashes of being a good qb in Carolina. Glad to see him get another shot.
Stop knocking this guy, Jesus, he’s played on the 09′ ’10 Panthers under Fox and the ’11 Fins under Sparano…
We all must be living in the Twilight Zone.
Where’s al Michaels I need him to say do u believe in miracles
lol
Good for Matty. I’ve always liked the kid.
Next year is the 40 year anniversary of the perfect season. The year after is the 40 year anniversary of their last Super Bowl win. I think it’s time for a new fight song.
He’s no Matt Jones, that’s for sure.
Panther fan here…the guy is serviceable with pieces around him.
Dunno where all the Matt Moore hate is coming from. As an unbiased Ravens fan, I’ve watched several of his pro games and he is not a bad QB, and he’s even looked really good when he has had good talent around him to help him out (Steve Smith, Stewart and Williams, Kalil). Kudos to Matt for the big game and if he continues getting familiar with guys he’s not used to yet like Fasano and Marshall, he could lead Miami to a few more Ws. Even at this point, there are several starters out there that are inferior to Moore if you ask me (Tarvaris Jackson, Kevin Kolb, Mark Sanchez, come to mind).
Watch out AFC East! Here come the FISH!
matt moore may be the best backup qb in the league. i like the guy and hope he does well. he will have much more success as a backup than he will as being the guy. as a number one, he can’t hold up but he’s all-world when no one is counting on him
Congrats to Matt Moore and I mean that sincerely. He deserved it.
Heck with the way my skins have been playing he might win it next week.
Andrew luck who? 10 more years of mediocracy!!!! Please pull an Eli, Andrew
Andrew Luck who?
matt moore=good guy
If Marshall could hold onto a pass he might have won this award (and the Dolphins a few games) already.
Matt Moore > Mark Sanchez
Moore wins for the fish please!
The highlight of his career.
Having seen him play a few times already this season, I think he’s better than given credit for. There’s been so many times a perfectly thrown pass was dropped.
every game in Miami he has been showing poise, good decisions and throwing accurate lasers….. he’s got a very quick, franchise QB like release….
if Marshall and Bess weren’t dropping 50% of the balls that are hitting them in the facemask, and the pocket wasn’t caving in on him a third of the time…. they’d be winning….
Matt Moore kinda looks like Mark Sanchez….