CINCINNATI — Two Cincinnati Bengals received Week 11 honors for their performances in the team’s sixth win of the season.
What You Need To Know
- Bengals kicker Evan McPherson was named the Week 11 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
- McPherson scored 14 points against Las Vegas
- It was his second time winning the award in 2021
- It’s the fourth time a Bengals player has received the player of the week honors in 2021
Cincinnati Bengals rookie kicker Evan McPherson received conference-wide honors being named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
McPherson was near perfect, scoring 14 points, as the Bengals won at Las Vegas, 32-13.
He made all four field goal attempts and went 2 of 3 on extra point attempts. His field goals were good from 54, 53, 51 and 47 yards.
Money Mac hit the jackpot in Vegas.💰@McPherson_Evan has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season. pic.twitter.com/9lDUoXFW4k
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) November 24, 2021
With his performance, McPherson became the first kicker of the 2021 season to make three field goals of at least 50 yards in one game.
It is the second time McPherson was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, having claimed the title with his professional debut in Week 1 when he kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Minnesota Vikings.
He is the second Bengals kicker to earn the honor twice in the same season, joining Doug Pelfrey who did so in 1994. He also is the ninth rookie kicker to win the award multiple times and the first since Harrison Butker in 2017.
It is the fourth time a Bengals player has been awarded player of the week honors. Along with McPherson’s two times, quarterback Joe Burrow won the offensive honor in Week 4 and wide receiver Ja’marr Chase won it in Week 7.
Joe Mixon also received weekly honors being voted the FedEx Ground Player of the Week.
Say it ain’t so, Joe?!@Joe_MainMixon has been voted the Week 11 @FedEx Ground Player of the Week! pic.twitter.com/n8IG6xokHb
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) November 24, 2021
Mixon scored two touchdowns while finishing with 123 rushing yards on 30 carries in the Bengals win versus the Raiders.
He beat out Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift.
It’s the second time Mixon has won the award, having won the vote in Week 1.
