NFL Names November Players of the Month, With Rams’ Matthew Stafford Headlining
The first monthly honor of his career caps a 15-touchdown surge that has kept his MVP case prominent entering December.
Overview
- Matthew Stafford earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month after a 4-1 November with 1,207 yards, 15 touchdown passes, two interceptions and a 115.5 passer rating.
- This is Stafford’s first Player of the Month award, and he became just the ninth NFC quarterback to throw at least 15 touchdown passes in a single month.
- Stafford’s month included a reported streak of 28 consecutive touchdown passes without an interception that ended with two picks in Week 13.
- Chicago’s Nahshon Wright won NFC Defensive Player of the Month with 19 tackles, six passes defensed, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble, while Seattle’s Jason Myers took NFC Special Teams after going 15-for-16 on field goals and perfect on 16 extra points for an NFL-best 61 points.
- In the AFC, Miami’s De’Von Achane was Offensive Player of the Month with 630 scrimmage yards, Cleveland’s Myles Garrett took Defensive with nine sacks, and the league recognized New England RB Henderson and Cleveland DB Schwesinger as the offensive and defensive rookies.