Thursday, December 1, 2016

Titans QB Marcus Mariota, Raiders DE Khalil Mack and Chiefs K Cairo Santos named AFC Players of Month for November​

Quarterback Marcus Mariota of the Tennessee Titans, defensive end Khalil Mack of the Oakland Raiders and kicker Cairo Santos of the Kansas City Chiefs are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Month for November.

Mariota completed 86-of-130 passes for 1,124 yards with 11 touchdowns, two interceptions and a 115.0 passer rating in four games — against the Chargers, Packers, Colts and Bears. He also rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown. His completed 86-of-130 passes for 1,124 yards with 11 touchdowns, two interceptions and a 115.0 passer rating in four games — against the Chargers, Packers, Colts and Bears. He also rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown.

Mack recorded 12 tackles (11 solo), 4 sacks, 6 quarterback hits, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 2 passes defensed, 1 interception and one touchdown, helping the Raiders go 3-0 in November. He earned Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 9 performance in the Raiders’ win over the Denver Broncos, as well as Week 12 for his performance against the Carolina Panthers.

This is the first award for Santos in his career, and the second for a Chiefs kicker. The last Chiefs kicker to win Player of the Month was Pete Stoyanovich in December of 1997. This is the first award for Santos in his career, and the second for a Chiefs kicker. The last Chiefs kicker to win Player of the Month was Pete Stoyanovich in December of 1997.

OFFENSE: QB MARCUS MARIOTA, TENNESSEE TITANS
DEFENSE: DE KHALIL MACK, OAKLAND RAIDERS
SPECIAL TEAMS: K CAIRO SANTOS, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

2016 AFC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH


Offense
Defense
Special Teams
September
RB LeGarrette Blount, New England
LB Von Miller, Denver
K Justin Tucker, Baltimore
October
QB Tom Brady, New England
LB Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo
K Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
November
QB Marcus Mariota, Tennessee
DE Khalil Mack, Oakland
K Cairo Santos, Kansas City​

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