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NEW YORK, NY. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, and a pair of Tampa Bay Buccaneers – linebacker Anthony Nelson and kicker Chase McLaughlin – are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 8.
OFFENSE: QB JORDAN LOVE, GREEN BAY PACKERS
- Love completed 29 of 37 passes (78.4 percent) for 360 yards and three touchdowns in Green Bay’s 35-25 win in Pittsburgh on Sunday Night Football. Love became the first quarterback in NFL history to record 20-consecutive completions, at least 350 yards, at least three touchdown passes and take zero sacks in a single game. Love’s 20-consecutive pass completions tied Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre (Week 12, 2007) for the most consecutive completions in Green Bay history. Love’s 134.2 passer rating was the highest of his career as a starter.
- This is the third-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Love, the third-most by a Packers quarterback, trailing only Aaron Rodgers (19-time winner) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre (12).
- 2023: Weeks 17, 18
- 2025: Week 8
- Love surpasses Greg Kragen (two-time winner) and Bobby Wagner (two) for the most Player of the Week awards by a former Utah State Aggie player.
DEFENSE: LB ANTHONY NELSON, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
- Nelson recorded a career-high two sacks, a forced fumble and returned an interception for a touchdown in Tampa Bay’s 23-3 win at New Orleans. Nelson is the third player since 2000 to record two sacks, a forced fumble and an interception return for a touchdown in a game and the first since Week 16, 2007 (Kawika Mitchell).
- This is Nelson’s first-career Defensive Player of the Week award. Nelson is the second Buccaneers player to earn the honor this season, joining Jamel Dean in Week 6. Nelson is the fourth Buccaneers linebacker to win the award in the past 10 seasons (2016-25), joining Devin White (three-time winner), Shaquil Barrett (two) and Yaya Diaby.
- Nelson becomes the eighth former Iowa player to win a Defensive Player of the Week award and the first since Desmond King (Week 9, 2018).
SPECIAL TEAMS: K CHASE MCLAUGHLIN, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
- McLaughlin converted three 50-yard field goals (52, 54, 55) and both of his point after attempts in the win at New Orleans. All three field goals occurred in the second half of the game, marking the first time an NFC kicker has recorded three 50-yard field goals in a half and the sixth time in NFL history.
- This is McLaughlin’s second-career Special Teams Player of the Week award and first as a Buccaneer. McLaughlin is the sixth Buccaneers kicker to earn the honor, joining Martin Gramatica (five-time winner), Matt Bryant (two), Ryan Succop (two), Roberto Aguayo and Michael Husted.
- 2022: Week 5 (Colts)
- 2025: Week 8 (Buccaneers)
- McLaughlin became the second former Illinois player with multiple Special Teams Player of the Week awards, joining Neil Rackers (three-time winner).
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