Getty ImagesLast week, Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall played so badly against Dallas that he said the Redskins should cut him. This week, Hall has been recognized as the best defensive player in the conference.
Hall is the NFC defensive player of the week for Week 12, the NFL announced today.
In the Redskins’ 23-17 win over the Seahawks on Sunday, Hall had an interception, six passes defensed and five tackles. The interception came in the game’s final minute, ending the Seahawks’ final attempt at a comeback. The Redskins’ secondary held the Seahawks to just 126 net passing yards and 3.9 yards per pass play.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees is the NFC offensive player of the week for his performance against the Giants on Monday night. Brees went 24-of-38 for 363 yards, with four touchdowns and no interceptions, and also ran for a touchdown. That made him the first player in NFL history to complete at least 60 percent of his passes, throw for 350 yards with four touchdowns with no interceptions and run for a touchdown, all in one game. With Brees leading the way, the Saints had an 88-yard touchdown drive and three 80-yard touchdown drives, making them the first team this season to have four touchdown drives of 80 yards or longer in a game.
Arizona’s Patrick Peterson is the NFC special teams player of the week, thanks to his 80-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Cardinals’ 23-20 win over the Rams. That score made Peterson the first player in NFL history with four punt-return touchdowns of 80 yards or more in a season. (Only six players in NFL history have four 80-yard punt-return touchdowns in their entire careers; Peterson has done it after just 31 returns in 11 games.) Peterson joins Jack Christiansen in 1951, Rick Upchurch in 1976 and Devin Hester in 2007 as the only players ever to have four punt-return touchdowns in a season.
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red bryant blocked a field goal and an extra point surprised he didnt win the special teams award
Yes I did
You sure you don’t want to add more qualifications for that Brees thing? Was he the first QB to throw 3.5 TDs with 1.7 pics in Spain, during a game in the month of Smarch (you know that lousy Smarch weather), with Spacemen on their helmets?
Hard to argue the Brees pick, but I think Beanie Wells deserved it more.
To be honest, I wouldn’t want any other quaterback in the league. Even Tim Teblow. Sorry I just had to keep that sarcasm going
Good MeAngelo,
Bad MeAngelo.
When did they start honoring mediocrity(DH)?
This is the same guy who was “hurt” for 1 minute during the game last week when the hawks were in a hury up offense.
Of course he made it back out on to the field before the next ball was even snapped.
What a d-bag.
congrats, I think Brees and Hall deserved it, did not see arizona game.
RomosRibs says:
Nov 30, 2011 4:32 PM
When did they start honoring mediocrity(DH)?
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That would be in 1961 when they granted a franchise to Manya$$holesus, MN
Gotta admit, Hall does show up one week out of the month.
Hall should win an award from Major League Soccer for that fake injury flop.
Nurnay, as a famous character once said, one does not applaud the tenor for clearing his throat. Beanie Wells racked up two hundred yards but it was against one of the worst run defenses in years.