PATRIOTS QB TOM BRADY, RAVENS LB TERRELL SUGGS & RAIDERS K SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 1 - Ingles

Quarterback TOM BRADY of the New England Patriots, linebacker TERRELL SUGGS of the Baltimore Ravens and kicker SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI of the Oakland Raiders are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played on NFL Kickoff 2011 Weekend (September 8, 11-12), the NFL announced today.

OFFENSE: QB TOM BRADY, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Brady completed 32 of 48 passes (66.7 percent) for a franchise-record 517 passing yards with four touchdowns and a 121.6 passer rating in a 38-24 win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football.
· Brady became the 11th quarterback in NFL history to pass for 500 yards. His 517 passing yards are the fifth-highest in league history.
Registered his 35th game with at least 300 passing yards, which ranks third among active NFL quarterbacks (PEYTON MANNING, 63; DREW BREES, 45).
In the fourth quarter, Brady connected with wide receiver WES WELKER for the 12th 99-yard touchdown pass in NFL history.
Brady (35,261) became the 18th quarterback ever to reach 35,000 career passing yards.
In his 12th season from Michigan, Brady earned Player of the Week honors for the 18th time, tying Pro Football Hall of Famer DAN MARINO (18) for the second-most Player of the Week awards of any player since the accolade was instituted in 1984 (PEYTON MANNING, 21).

DEFENSE: LB TERRELL SUGGS, BALTIMORE RAVENS
· Suggs tied career-highs with three sacks and two forced fumbles in the Ravens’ 35-7 win against the Steelers on Kickoff Weekend.
· Suggs, who now has 71.5 career sacks, surpassed PETER BOULWARE (70.0) for the most sacks in franchise history.
· Helped Ravens register a franchise-record seven takeaways (four fumble recoveries, three interceptions).
· In the first quarter, Suggs sacked Steelers quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Baltimore defensive tackle HALOTI NGATA on Pittsburgh’s 37-yard line.
· In the fourth quarter, Suggs stripped Roethlisberger at the Steelers’ nine-yard line, leading to a recovery by Ravens defensive end CORY REDDING.
· Suggs’ three sacks were an NFL-best in Week 1.
· In his ninth year from Arizona State, this is Suggs’ third career Defensive Player of the Week Award. He most recently won the award in 2008 (Week 7).

SPECIAL TEAMS: K SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI, OAKLAND RAIDERS
· Center stage on Monday Night Football, Janikowski connected on a 63-yard field goal, tying the record for the longest field goal in NFL history, in a 23-20 win at Denver.
· He joined kickers TOM DEMPSEY and JASON ELAM in accomplishing the feat.
· Became the first player in NFL history with two 60-yard field goals (61-yard field goal on December 27, 2009).
· Janikowski’s three field goals (37, 21, 63) tied for an AFC-best in Week 1.
· In his 12th season from Florida State, this is Janikowski’s fourth career Special Teams Player of the Week Award. He most recently won the award in 2008 (Week 7).

2011 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 1

Offense
QB Tom Brady, New England

Defense
LB Terrell Suggs, Baltimore

Special Teams
K Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland

Other nominees for AFC Offensive Player of Week 1:
· Cincinnati running back CEDRIC BENSON, who gained 121 yards on 25 attempts (4.8 average) with one touchdown in a 27-17 win over Cleveland.
· Tennessee wide receiver KENNY BRITT, who had five receptions for 136 receiving yards (27.2 average) with two touchdowns in a 16-14 loss to Jacksonville.
· Buffalo quarterback RYAN FITZPATRICK, who completed 17 of 25 passes (68.0 percentage) for 208 yards with four touchdowns versus zero interceptions and a 133.0 passer rating in a 41-7 win at Kansas City.
· Baltimore quarterback JOE FLACCO, who completed 17 of 29 passes (58.6 percent) for 224 yards with three touchdowns versus zero interceptions and a 117.6 passer rating.
· Oakland running back DARREN MC FADDEN, who gained 150 rushing yards on 22 attempts (6.8 average).
· New York Jets quarterback MARK SANCHEZ, who completed 26 of 44 passes (59.1 percent) for 335 yards with two touchdowns versus one interception and 88.7 passer rating in a 27-24 win over Dallas.
· San Diego running back MIKE TOLBERT, who had three touchdowns (two receiving, one rushing) in a 24-17 win against Minnesota.
· Indianapolis wide receiver REGGIE WAYNE, who had seven receptions for 106 yards (15.1 average) with one touchdown.
· New England wide receiver WES WELKER, who totaled eight receptions for 160 receiving yards (20.0 average), including a record-tying 99-yard touchdown catch. Welker also tied a career-high with two touchdown receptions.

Other nominees for AFC Defensive Player of Week 1:
· New England safety PATRICK CHUNG, who had nine tackles and one sack.
· Cleveland cornerback JOE HADEN, who had three tackles and a career-high five passes defensed in a 27-17 loss to Cincinnati.
· Baltimore safety ED REED, who registered six tackles and two interceptions.
· New York Jets cornerback DARRELLE REVIS, who recorded six tackles and an interception.

Other nominees for AFC Special Teams Player of Week 1:
Denver punt returner-wide receiver ERIC DECKER, who registered a 90-yard punt return-touchdown in a 23-20 loss to Oakland.
· Houston punt returner-wide receiver JACOBY JONES, who had a 79-yard punt return-touchdown in a 34-7 win against Indianapolis.
· Baltimore punter SAM KOCH, who punted five times for 236 yards (47.2 average). Koch also rushed for a successful two-point conversion attempt.
· New York Jets running back JOE MC KNIGHT, who blocked a punt, that was recovered by Jets cornerback ISAIAH TRUFANT for an 18-yard touchdown return.
· San Diego punter MIKE SCIFRES, who was successful on a 40-yard field goal after replacing injured kicker NATE KAEDING.
· Jacksonville kicker JOSH SCOBEE, who connected on all three field goals (48, 21, 45) in a 16-14 win over Tennessee.

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