Ravens David Reed Earns AFC Special Teams Player of Week 14

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 16, 2010 7:01 AM EST

COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING, STEELERS S TROY POLAMALU & RAVENS KR DAVID REED NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 14

Quarterback PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts, safety TROY POLAMALU of the Pittsburgh Steelers and rookie kick returner DAVID REED of the Baltimore Ravens are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 14th week of the 2010 season (December 9, 12-13), the NFL announced today.

SPECIAL TEAMS: KR DAVID REED, BALTIMORE RAVENS
On Monday Night Football, Reed totaled 233 kickoff return yards, including a franchise record 103-yard kickoff-return touchdown, in the Ravens’ 34-28 overtime win at Houston.
Reed’s kickoff return to start the second half surpassed PATRICK JOHNSON (97 yards in 1998) for the longest KR-TD in Ravens history.
His 233 kickoff return yards are the second most in a game in franchise history (COREY HARRIS, 243 on December 13, 1998).
Through Week 14, Reed leads the NFL with a 29.9 kickoff return average (20 returns, 598 yards).
In his rookie season from Utah, this is Reed’s first career Player of the Week Award. He is the first Ravens returner to win Special Teams Player of the Week since 2007 (YAMON FIGURS, Week 3).

(Click on the 'Jump' to see the other Ravens players nominated for the AFC Offensive & Defensive Player of the Week awards.)

Other nominees for AFC Offensive Player of Week 14:

Baltimore quarterback JOE FLACCO, who completed 22 of 33 passes (66.7 percent) for 235 yards with two touchdowns versus zero interceptions and a 107.5 passer rating.

Other nominees for AFC Defensive Player of Week 14:

Baltimore cornerback JOSH WILSON, who registered seven tackles and a game-winning interception-return touchdown in overtime

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Did a terrible-towel double-take

When the main page of Baltimore Beatdown loaded, it had an ad for Head & Shoulders with a photo of Troy Polamalu at the top and an ad under the first story with an offer for a free Steelers #7 jersey!

Almost yakked on my keyboard! (is “yakked” a word?)

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 16, 2010 9:21 AM EST reply actions

I'd love a free Steelers #7 jersey

Just in case I ever run out of toilet paper.

by StuckInUtah on Dec 16, 2010 9:51 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

by the way....

….who wears #7 for the Steelers? Name escapes me….

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 16, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions

If you’d ever been in a bathroom with him, it wouldn’t…

"Cam Cameron…even his parents where obvious and repetitive." - raven

by GrumpyOldBird on Dec 16, 2010 3:32 PM EST up reply actions

crazy how reed didn’t get full time reps until last week. what were they looking at the last 3 months. we played reecently injured ed and webb before reed cracked the lineup….only to get player of the wee. lol.

by raven on Dec 16, 2010 12:34 PM EST reply actions

think we abandon the 3 man rush this week? i have never in my life seen a NFL qb stand in the pocket as long as shaub did. it looked like a boardwalk shooting gallery.

by raven on Dec 16, 2010 12:39 PM EST reply actions

We will not see the 3 man rush

Unless we are winning in the 4th quarter. Just in time to give Brees and the Saints offense a chance to win the game.

They say the empty can rattles the most...

by Massacre on Dec 16, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions

Sad but true

by StuckInUtah on Dec 16, 2010 1:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Reed did an Outstanding

Job, and props to him as I do not want to take anything away from him. But when is Koch going to get the recognition he deserves? He did an almost picture-perfect job of pinning the Texans down and when we needed a boomer, he let it rip. Near as I can recall he basically flipped the field for us at least twice.

by vlad755 on Dec 16, 2010 2:24 PM EST reply actions

Ed Reed to be replaced by Shake Weight on Sunday

Koch is the best punter in the NFL. I think its because he doesn’t have to attend Cam-Zorn meetings.

by raven on Dec 16, 2010 3:04 PM EST reply actions

I find it weird that Joe is getting a player of the week nomination even though he practically only played one half?

Even if it was a dominating half against a crap defense.

by Roa on Dec 16, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions

its because he had to play that 1/2 under Cam.

by raven on Dec 16, 2010 7:34 PM EST reply actions

Only thing I hate about seeing Reed explode on special teams is that Cam won’t put him in on offense no time soon.

by Raven_all_day on Dec 16, 2010 9:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions

always thought we should use ed reed on o as well...even if just to gimmick. if he''s so fleet of foot wouldn't it make sense to work him in....years ago that is.

by raven on Dec 18, 2010 10:58 PM EST reply actions