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NEW YORK — Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and New York Jets punter Austin McNamara are the AFC Players of the Month for November (Weeks 9-13).
OFFENSE: RB DE’VON ACHANE, MIAMI DOLPHINS
- Achane led the NFL with 445 rushing yards and 157.5 scrimmage yards per game from Weeks 9-13. During that span, Achane was one of three players to have at least 100 scrimmage yards in four games.
- This is Achane’s first Player of the Month award and he becomes the first Dolphins running back to earn the honor. Achane is the fifth Dolphins player to win Offensive Player of the Month, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Maino (November, 1986 and October, 1988), Tyreek Hill (October, 2023), Scott Mitchell (October, 1993) and Tua Tagolvailoa (September, 2023).
- Achane is the second former Texas A&M player to win Offensive Player of the Month, joining Ryan Tannehill (December, 2019).
DEFENSE: DE MYLES GARRETT, CLEVELAND BROWNS
- In November, Garrett recorded 18 tackles (13 solo, 5 asst.), a league-high 13 tackles for loss, a league-high nine sacks and two forced fumbles. Garrett is the only player from Weeks 9-13 to record at least 10 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and five sacks.
- This is Garrett’s second Player of the Month award, tying Mike Johnson (September, 1989 and October, 1992) for second-most Player of the month awards by a Browns player, trailing only Josh Cribbs (three-time winner).
- October, 2020
- November, 2025
- Garrett joins Von Miller (four-time winner) as the only former Texas A&M players to earn Player of the Month multiple times.
SPECIAL TEAMS: P AUSTIN MCNAMARA, NEW YORK JETS
- McNamara had 20 punts, including 11 inside the 20-yard line, with four inside the 10-yard line and one inside the five yard-line in November. In that span, he totaled 924 punting yards, averaging 46.2 yards per punt. His 11 punts inside the 20 were the most in the AFC from Weeks 9-13 and he was the only AFC player with at least 20 punts, 900 yards and 40 net yards per punt.
- This is McNamara’s first Special Teams Player of the Month award and he becomes the second Jets punter to earn the honor, joining Tom Tupa (November, 1999).
- McNamara is the second former Texas Tech player to win Special Teams Player of the Month, joining Byron Hanspard (December, 1997).
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