New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and kicker Matt Bryant have been named NFC Players of the Week for their Week 1 efforts.<\/p>\n
Ryan completed 31-of-43 passes for a franchise-record 448 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions in Atlanta’s 37-34 overtime win against New Orleans. He posted a 128.8 passer rating in the game that saw him convert his 24th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime, the most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2008.<\/p>\n
Additionally, his three touchdown passes give him 156 in his career, passing Steve Bartkowski (154) for the most in franchise history.<\/p>\n
This is his fifth offensive player of the week award.<\/p>\n
Bryant also had a big game against the Saints to take home special teams honors, scoring an NFC-best 13 points. He converted all three field-goal attempts and four PATs. He is only the second player in NFL history to force overtime as time expired with a 50+ yard (51 yards) field goal and win the game with a 50+ yard (52 yards) field goal (Greg Zuerlein, Dec. 2, 2012 vs. San Francisco).<\/p>\n
In his 13th season, this is Bryant’s seventh career player of the week award.<\/p>\n
Levy had 10 tackles, including two for a loss, and an interception in the Lions’ 35-14 win over the New York Giants to take home defensive player of the week honors.<\/p>\n
Four of Levy’s tackles were at or behind the line of scrimmage. In the third quarter, with the Lions leading 14-7, Levy intercepted a pass and returned it 13 yards to the New York 18-yard line. That interception set up a field goal which put Detroit up by 10.<\/p>\n
In his sixth year from Wisconsin, this is Levy’s first career player of the week award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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