NEW YORK – Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, Atlanta Falcons linebacker Troy Andersen and Chicago Bears punter Tory Taylor are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 4 (September 26, 29-30).
OFFENSE: QB JARED GOFF, DETROIT LIONS
Goff completed all 18 of his pass attempts for 292 yards and three touchdowns (two passing, one receiving) for a 155.8 passer rating in Detroit’s Week 4 win. He became the first quarterback in NFL history with a perfect completion percentage (minimum 15 attempts) and his 292 passing yards are the most-ever by a quarterback with no incompletions in a game.
- This is the sixth-career Player of the Week Award for Goff and third with the Lions:
- 2017: Week 9 (Rams)
- 2018: Week 4 (Rams)
- 2019: Week 13 (Rams)
- 2021: Week 13 (Lions)
- 2023: Week 6 (Lions)
- 2024: Week 4 (Lions)
- Goff becomes the first Lions quarterback ever to earn the honor three times, surpassing Scott Mitchell (two-time winner) and Rodney Peete (two).
DEFENSE: LB TROY ANDERSEN, ATLANTA FALCONS
- Andersen led the NFL with a career-high 16 tackles and had a 47-yard interception-return for a touchdown in Atlanta’s 26-24 victory over New Orleans. He is one of six players since 2000 to record at least 15 tackles and an interception-return touchdown in a single game.
- This is Andersen’s first-career Player of the Week Award. He becomes the ninth Falcons linebacker to earn the honor and the first since Foyesade Oluokun in Week 16 of the 2021 season.
- With Andersen and safety Jessie Bates, who earned the honor in Week 2, the Falcons are the first team this season to have multiple players win Defensive Player of the Week.
SPECIAL TEAMS: P TORY TAYLOR, CHICAGO BEARS
- Taylor totaled five punts in Chicago’s victory over the Rams, with a 55.4 average (48.0 net) and three of the five punts landing inside the 10-yard line, the most of any punter in Week 4.
- This is the first-career Special Teams Player of the Week Award for Taylor, becoming the second Bears punter ever to earn the honor, joining Brad Maynard (Week 16, 2007).
- This marks the third-consecutive year in which a rookie punter has won a Special Teams Player of the Week award, as Taylor joins Ethan Evans (Week 11, 2023), Ryan Stonehouse (Week 10, 2022), Jake Camarda (Week 9, 2022) and Ryan Wright (Week 6, 2022).
