NEW YORK – Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, Detroit Lions EDGE Al-Quadin Muhammad and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Rashid Shaheed are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 14 (December 4, 7-8).
OFFENSE: WR PUKA NACUA, LOS ANGELES RAMS
- Nacua registered seven catches for 167 yards and two touchdowns in the Rams’ 45-17 win at Arizona. This marked his fifth-career game with at least 160 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown, joining Justin Jefferson (six games) as the only players with at least five such games through a player’s first three seasons in the Super Bowl era. He registered his 277th-career reception, surpassing Michael Thomas (274 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in his first 40 career games all-time. Nacua led the NFL in receiving yards and scrimmage yards in Week 14.
- This is the third-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Nacua and second this season (Week 4). He is the second Rams wide receiver to earn the honor three times, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Issac Bruce.
- 2023: Week 16
- 2025: Weeks 4, 14
- Nacua is the fourth former BYU player to win three Player of the Week awards, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young (12-time winner), Fred Warner (four) and Taysom Hill (three).
DEFENSE: EDGE AL-QUADIN MUHAMMAD, DETROIT LIONS
- Muhammad recorded three sacks in Detroit’s 44-30 win against Dallas on Thursday Night Football, the most in the NFL in Week 14. He is one of two NFC players this season (Micah Parson, Week 7) to record three sacks in a game.
- This is Muhammad’s first-career Defensive Player of the Week award and he becomes the third Lions player to earn Player of the Week honors this season, joining Jahmyr Gibbs (Weeks 10 and 12) and Jared Goff (Week 2). Muhammad is the first Lions defensive lineman to win Defensive Player of the Week since Aidan Hutchinson (Week 3, 2023).
- Muhammad is the first former University of Miami player to win Defensive Player of the Week honors since Kamren Kinchens (Week 11, 2024) and the first by a defensive lineman since Greg Rousseau (Week 1, 2024).
SPECIAL TEAMS: WR RASHID SHAHEED, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
- Shaheed returned three kicks for 148 yards, including a 100-yard return for a touchdown to open the second half, in Seattle’s 37-9 win at Atlanta. His 100-yard return for a touchdown was the longest in 2025 and the longest since Week 17 of the 2024 season (Ihmir Smith-Marsette).
- This is Shaheed’s first-career Player of the Week award. He is the sixth Seahawks wide receiver to win Special Teams Player of the Week honors and the first since Tyler Lockett (Week 11, 2017)..
- Shaheed is the second former Weber State player to win a Player of the Week award, joining Taron Johnson (Week 10, 2024).
