Dan Carpenter was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Cincinnati.
From BuffaloBills.com
The National Football League announced today that Bills K Dan Carpenter was named AFC special teams player of the week for his Week 11 performance against the Cincinnati Bengals. Carpenter’s award-winning day helped lead the Bills to a 16-12 win.
Carpenter is the third Bill this season to win player of the week honors (Zach Brown-DPOW, Week 4; Nickell Robey-Coleman, DPOW, Week 5) and the first Bill to earn special teams player of the week honors since Boobie Dixon in Week 12 of 2014.
This is marks the sixth time Carpenter has earned the honor in his career and second time since joining the Bills. Carpenter’s other special teams player of the week honors with the Bills came in Week 1 of the 2014 season.
Below is a summary of Carpenter’s performance Sunday versus the Bengals in Cincinnati:
– Accounted for 10 points in Buffalo’s 16-12 win in Cincinnati
-10 points tied for the highest total among AFC kickers in Week 11 (Chris Boswell – Pittsburgh)
-Connected on 3-of-3 field goal attempts including a 54-yard field goal to give Buffalo a 13-12 lead in the third quarter
– Became Buffalo’s all-time leader in 50-yard field goals with 14