A pair of takeaways powered an award-winning performance for Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney in Week 5.
After recovering a fumble, intercepting a pass and disrupting two other passes against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, McKinney was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 5 of the 2024 season.
Both of McKinney’s takeaways led to touchdowns, helping the Packers erase a 13-10 halftime deficit and take a commanding 24-13 lead in the second half of Sunday’s win over the Rams.
McKinney has become a football magnet. He was in the right place at the right time to recover a fumble forced by Kingsley Enagbare, halting the Rams’ first drive of the third quarter.