• P.J. Walker‘s big day: The Panthers QB uncorked six big-time throws in the contest — tying Josh Allen for the best single-game mark of the year — and he went 3-of-4 for 69 yards and two scores on passes of 20-plus yards.
• Sauce Gardner‘s dominance continues: Gardner was targeted 10 times in coverage and allowed less than 20 yards from four receptions.
• De'Vondre Campell stands out: The Packers linebacker recorded eight solo tackles and five defensive stops against the Commanders in Week 7, and he added a 63-yard pick-six to cap off a productive day.
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PFF TEAM OF THE WEEK
Offense
QB: P.J. Walker, Carolina Panthers
RB: Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders
WR: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kansas City Chiefs
WR: Tyler Boyd, Cincinnati Bengals
TE: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
FLEX: Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals
LT: Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers
LG: Aaron Banks, San Francisco 49ers
C: Connor Williams, Miami Dolphins
RG: Phil Haynes, Seattle Seahawks
RT: Jack Conklin, Cleveland Browns
Defense
DI: Quinnen Williams, New York Jets
DI: Dean Lowry, Green Bay Packers
Edge: Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys
Edge: Jaelan Phillips, Miami Dolphins
LB: De'Vondre Campbell, Green Bay Packers
LB: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Cleveland Browns
CB: Ahmad Gardner, New York Jets
CB: Rasul Douglas, Green Bay Packers
S: Ryan Neal, Seattle Seahawks
S: Duron Harmon, Las Vegas Raiders
Flex: Jevon Holland, Miami Dolphins
Offensive Player of the Week: P.J. Walker, Carolina Panthers
A week after recording a 45.5 passing grade, Panthers quarterback P.J. Walker earned an elite 94.0 passing grade against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, going 16-for-22 with 177 passing yards and two touchdowns. He uncorked six big-time throws in the contest — tying Josh Allen for the best single-game mark of the year — and he went 3-of-4 for 69 yards and two scores on passes of 20-plus yards.
Defensive Player of the Week: De'Vondre Campbell, Green Bay Packers
The Packers linebacker recorded eight solo tackles and five defensive stops against the Commanders in Week 7, and he added a 63-yard pick-six to cap off a productive day. Targeted five times, he allowed four catches for 46 yards in coverage, but only two of those receptions moved the chains.
De'Vondre Campbell takes it ALL THE WAY for the Pick-6!
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Rookie of the Week: Ahmad Gardner, New York Jets
Sauce Gardner was targeted 10 times in coverage and allowed less than 20 yards from four receptions. The Jets' CB1 finished with more pass breakups (3) than touchdowns or first downs allowed (0).
Offensive Line of the Week: San Francisco 49ers
The Niners offensive line allowed only nine pressures from 55 pass-blocking snaps and earned the third-best team run-blocking grade of the week. Aaron Banks (91.5), Trent Williams (82.8) and Jake Brendel (77.4) all graded over 75.0 and combined for just two pressures allowed.