{"id":14186,"date":"2024-12-25T03:29:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14186"},"modified":"2024-12-25T03:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T03:29:04","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-jason-sanders-has-been-named-the-afc-special-teams-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=14186","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Jason Sanders has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week  ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">Miami Dolphins kicker Jason Sanders has been nothing but money this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"sM7Gf4\">Miami Dolphins\u00a0kicker Jason Sanders is reintroducing himself as one of the NFL\u2019s top kickers. The 2020 first-team All-Pro followed up his\u00a0AFC Special Teams Player of the Month award\u00a0for November with\u00a0AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors\u00a0for Week 16 with a perfect performance against the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3fyMr5\">Sanders\u00a0scored 17 points in Miami\u2019s 29-17 win\u00a0\u2014 five field goals and two extra points. He improved to 11-of-13 on field goals longer than 50 yards after hitting a game-long 54-yarder late in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"JJ946W\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"RFxzx0\">Sanders earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for going a perfect 10-of-10 in November, which included three from over 50 yards. He\u2019s continued that momentum through December \u2014 converting all 11 field goal attempts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"n5HEIV\">This marked Sanders\u2019 sixth Player of the Week honor and the first since a\u00a05-of-5 performance in Week 16 last season\u00a0against the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys. 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