You knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Philadelphia Eagles rookie kicker Jake Elliott has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 3 of the 2017 NFL season. Elliott is the first Eagles kicker to win a Player of the Week award since David Akers in 2005 (Week 12).
Elliott was the only acceptable choice for this weekly award. His 61-yard game-winning field goal against the New York Giants was clutch as it gets. Elliott’s kick was the longest ever by a rookie.