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Titans Rookie Chimere Dike Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week After 65-Yard Return Fueled Comeback

The fourth-round pick leads the NFL in all-purpose yards, with the most kickoff return yardage through five games.

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Overview

  • Dike earned the AFC Special Teams honor for Week 5 after totaling four kickoff returns for 136 yards (34.0 average) with a 65-yard long, plus three punt returns for 33 yards and two receptions for 17 yards in a 22-21 win over Arizona.
  • Through five games he leads the league with 783 all-purpose yards, including an NFL-best 666 kickoff return yards on 25 attempts.
  • His 65-yard kickoff return against the Cardinals set up a field goal that helped Tennessee complete its one-point comeback victory.
  • According to CBS Sports Research, his kickoff and all-purpose yardage through five career games are the most since Danny Amendola’s 2009 start.
  • Special teams coordinator John Fassel highlighted Dike’s decision-making and ball skills after the rookie won the return job post–roster cuts, and he will face the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 6.