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Browns Rookie Kicker Andre Szmyt Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week After 55-Yard Walk-Off

The Browns' decision to stick with the rookie after early miscues paid off.

Overview

  • The league honored Szmyt on Wednesday after he hit two field goals against the Packers, including a 55-yarder at the buzzer that set the Browns' walk-off record.
  • His availability for the game had been in doubt because of a calf injury suffered the previous Friday.
  • Cleveland lost by one in Week 1 at Cincinnati after Szmyt missed a field goal and an extra point, prompting public calls for a change that the team declined.
  • He answered in Week 2 by converting all of his kicks against the Ravens, including a 38-yard field goal.
  • Szmyt won the job over veteran Dustin Hopkins during camp less than two weeks after his mother's death, and his winner knocked previously unbeaten Green Bay from the ranks.