The NFL unveiled its weekly conference honors of offensive, defensive, and special teams player of the week. To the surprise of many, neither T.J. Watt nor Chris Boswell picked up the awards at either spot. The NFL settled on Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen as the Defensive Player of the Week, and Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend as the special teams Player of the Week. To me, this was a time where the NFL voters just got too cute with handing out the awards.
First, if Josh Allen put up his 1 sack, 1 interception, and 1 fumble recovery game against any quarterback not also named Josh Allen, would we be talking of him as the Defensive Player of the Week?