COWBOYS QB DAK PRESCOTT, FALCONS LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN &
RAMS WR BRANDON POWELL NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 16
Quarterback DAK PRESCOTT of the Dallas Cowboys, linebacker FOYESADE OLUOKUN of the Atlanta Falcons and wide receiver BRANDON POWELL of the Los Angeles Rams are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 16 (December 23, 25-27).
OFFENSE: QB DAK PRESCOTT, DALLAS COWBOYS
- Prescott completed 28 of 39 pass attempts (71.8 percent) for 330 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions for a 131.4 rating in the Cowboys’ Week 16 Sunday Night Football win over Washington.
- In Week 16, Prescott had a touchdown pass to a running back, tight end, wide receiver and an offensive lineman. He is the first quarterback in NFL history to accomplish this feat in a regular-season game.
- This is the fifth Offensive Player of the Week award for Prescott and second this season:
- 2019: Weeks 1 and 11
- 2020: Week 2
- 2021: Weeks 6 and 16
- He is one of five quarterbacks to win Offensive Player of the Week multiple times this season, joining Joe Burrow (Weeks 4 and 16), Justin Herbert (Weeks 9, 13 and 14), Patrick Mahomes (Weeks 1 and 10) and Matthew Stafford (Weeks 1 and 3).
- Prescott ties Tony Romo for the second-most Offensive Player of the Week awards ever by a Cowboys quarterback. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman (six-time winner) has more.
DEFENSE: LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN, ATLANTA FALCONS
- Oluokun ranked second in the NFL with 14 tackles last week and recorded one tackle for loss and one interception in the Falcons’ 20-16 win over Detroit.
- He ranks second in NFL with a career-high 166 tackles and is one of four players with 10 games of at least 10 tackles in 2021.
- This is Oluokun’s second-career Defensive Player of the Week award (Week 9, 2020). He joins Deion Jones (Week 7) as Falcons to win the award this season.
- Oluokun becomes the first former Yale Bulldog to win any Player of the Week award multiple times.
SPECIAL TEAMS: WR BRANDON POWELL, LOS ANGELES RAMS
- In Week 16, Powell returned two punts for 75 yards, including a 61-yard punt return touchdown in the Rams’ 30-23 win over the Vikings.
- This is the first Special Teams Player of the Week award for Powell. He is the first player to earn the award for the Rams this season.
- Powell is the third former Florida Gator to win Special Teams Player of the Week this season, joining Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend (Weeks 9) and Bengals kicker Evan McPherson (Weeks 1 and 11).
| Offense | Defense | Special Teams | |
| Wk 1 | QB Matthew Stafford, L.A. Rams | LB Chandler Jones, Arizona | P Bradley Pinion, Tampa Bay |
| Wk 2 | QB Kyler Murray, Arizona | S Mike Edwards, Tampa Bay | P Mitch Wishnowsky, San Francisco |
| Wk 3 | QB Matthew Stafford, L.A. Rams | CB Byron Murphy, Arizona | K Mason Crosby, Green Bay |
| Wk 4 | QB Daniel Jones, N.Y. Giants | CB Trevon Diggs, Dallas | KR DeAndre Carter, Washington |
| Wk 5 | QB Tom Brady, Tampa Bay | CB Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans | LB T.J. Edwards, Philadelphia |
| Wk 6 | QB Dak Prescott, Dallas | S Taylor Rapp, L.A. Rams | K Matt Prater, Arizona |
| Wk 7 | RB Alvin Kamara, New Orleans | LB Deion Jones, Atlanta | K Graham Gano, N.Y. Giants |
| Wk 8 | WR Deebo Samuel, San Francisco | LB Micah Parsons, Dallas | K Zane Gonzalez, Carolina |
| Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16 | QB Matt Ryan, AtlantaWR Deebo Samuel, San FranciscoWR Justin Jefferson, MinnesotaRB Leonard Fournette, Tampa BayQB Jared Goff, DetroitTE George Kittle, San FranciscoQB Aaron Rodgers, Green BayQB Dak Prescott, Dallas | S Xavier McKinney, N.Y. GiantsCB Darius Slay, PhiladelphiaLB Chandler Jones, ArizonaCB Rasul Douglas, Green BayLB Jordan Hicks, ArizonaDL Aaron Donald, L.A. RamsDE Cameron Jordan, New OrleansLB Foyesade Oluokun, Atlanta | RB Kene Nwangwu, MinnesotaK Zane Gonzalez, CarolinaK Jake Elliott, PhiladelphiaP Thomas Morstead, AtlantaRB Travis Homer, SeattleWR Jakeem Grant, ChicagoK Riley Patterson, DetroitWR Brandon Powell, L.A. Rams |
