VIKINGS WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON, 49ERS DL NICK BOSA & COMMANDERS
K JOEY SLYE NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER
Wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON of the Minnesota Vikings, defensive lineman NICK BOSA of the San Francisco 49ers and kicker JOEY SLYE of the Washington Commanders are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Month for the month of November.
OFFENSE: WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON, MINNESOTA VIKINGS
- Jefferson recorded 29 catches, 480 receiving yards and three touchdown receptions in four games during the month of November, averaging 120 receiving yards per game from Weeks 9-12, the highest mark in the NFC. He was also the only NFC player to record at least 100 receiving yards in three games during the month
- This is the second Offensive Player of the Month award for Jefferson, also winning in November, 2021. He joins quarterback Daunte Culpepper and running back Adrian Peterson as the only Vikings to ever earn the honor twice.
- He remains the only player ever from LSU to win an Offensive Player of the Month award. With Tampa Bay linebacker Devin White earning NFC Defensive Player of the Month honors in September, this is the first season in which two former LSU players are named a Player of the Month in the same season.
DEFENSE: DL NICK BOSA, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
- Bosa totaled 10 tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks in November and was part of a 49ers defense that held their opponent to 16 or fewer points in each of their three games during the month. He is one of two NFC players to record a sack in each game from Weeks 10-12.
- This is the second Defensive Player of the Month award for Bosa, also winning as a rookie in October, 2019. He becomes the second 49er ever to earn multiple Defensive Player of the Month honors, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Haley.
- Bosa becomes the first-ever player from Ohio State to win two Player of the Month awards. At least one former Buckeye has been named Player of the Month in each of the past four seasons.
SPECIAL TEAMS: P JOEY SLYE, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
- Slye converted all 10 of his field goal attempts from Weeks 9-12, including six from at least 40 yards and two from at least 50. He also connected on seven of eight point after attempts and totaled 37 points during the month, the most among all NFC kickers.
- This is the first-career Special Teams Player of the Month award for Slye and he becomes the second-ever Washington kicker to earn the honor, joining Dustin Hopkins (September, 2016).
- He is the second former Virginia Tech kicker to be named Special Teams Player of the Month, joining Shayne Graham (October, 2014).
2022 NFC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
| Offense | Defense | Special Teams | |
| September | QB Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia | LB Devin White, Tampa Bay | P Mitch Wishnowsky, San Francisco |
| October | QB Geno Smith, Seattle | LB Za’Darius Smith, Minnesota | P Tress Way, Washington |
| November | WR Justin Jefferson, Minnesota | DL Nick Bosa, San Francisco | K Joey Slye, Washington |
