Jake Elliott Nabs Third Special Teams Player of the Week
Eagles Kicker Jake Elliott has been honored as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season.
Elliott earned this honor after drilling a 59 yard field goal through the uprights in the pouring rain on Sunday afternoon to send the Eagles and Buffalo Bills into overtime. The Eagles went on to win 37-31 in a walk-off touchdown by Jalen Hurts.
Elliott’s field goal was the longest field goal made in Week 12. Elliott is tied for third most 50-plus yard field goals this season at 6.
Elliott’s career long is 61, which he’s nailed twice in his career, including during his rookie season against the Giants in Week 3 of the Super Bowl-winning 2017 season. It’s the longest field goal by a rookie to date.
Elliott becomes the first Eagles player since RB Darren Sproles to win a player of the week honor three times in one season. Elliott has won the honor three other times, once following his 61-yard field goal against the Giants, once in Week 11 of the 2021 season, and once in Week 18 of the 2022 season, bringing his total to 6 such honors in his career.
