FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/24/18 http://twitter.com/nfl345 BRONCOS WR EMMANUEL SANDERS, COLTS S MIKE MITCHELL & PATRIOTS LB DONT’A HIGHTOWER NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 7 Wide receiver EMMANUEL SANDERS of the Denver Broncos, safety MIKE MITCHELL of the Indianapolis Colts and linebacker DONT’A HIGHTOWER of the New England Patriots are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 7 (October 18, 21-22). OFFENSE: WR EMMANUEL SANDERS, DENVER BRONCOS DEFENSE: S MIKE MITCHELL, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SPECIAL TEAMS: LB DONT’A HIGHTOWER, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 2018 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offense Defense Special Teams Wk 1 QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City LB T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh WR-KR Jakeem Grant, Miami Wk 2 QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City LB Darius Leonard, Indianapolis DB Dane Cruikshank, Tennessee Wk 3 QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh LB Matt Milano, Buffalo K Justin Tucker, Baltimore Wk 4 QB Marcus Mariota, Tennessee DE Jadeveon Clowney, Houston WR-PR Dwayne Harris, Oakland Wk 5 RB Isaiah Crowell, NY Jets LB T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh DB Denzel Ward, Cleveland Wk 6 WR Albert Wilson, Miami LB Za’Darius Smith, Baltimore K Jason Myers, NY Jets Wk 7 WR Emmanuel Sanders, Denver S Mike Mitchell, Indianapolis LB Dont’a Hightower, New England FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/24/18 http://twitter.com/nfl345 PANTHERS QB CAM NEWTON, RAMS DT AARON DONALD & FALCONS K GIORGIO TAVECCHIO NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 7 Quarterback CAM NEWTON of the Carolina Panthers, defensive tackle AARON DONALD of the Los Angeles Rams and kicker GIORGIO TAVECCHIO of the Atlanta Falcons are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 7 (October 18, 21-22). OFFENSE: QB CAM NEWTON, CAROLINA PANTHERS DEFENSE: DT AARON DONALD, LOS ANGELES RAMS SPECIAL TEAMS: K GIORGIO TAVECCHIO, ATLANTA FALCONS 2018 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Offense Defense Special Teams Wk 1 QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tampa Bay S Harrison Smith, Minnesota K Greg Zuerlein, LA Rams Wk 2 QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tampa Bay LB Danny Trevathan, Chicago K Robbie Gould, San Francisco Wk 3 QB Drew Brees, New Orleans DE Efe Obada, Carolina DB Blake Countess, LA Rams Wk 4 QB Jared Goff, LA Rams LB Demario Davis, New Orleans K Brett Maher, Dallas Wk 5 QB Drew Brees, New Orleans DE Chandler Jones, Arizona K Graham Gano, Carolina Wk 6 RB Todd Gurley, LA Rams DE Frank Clark, Seattle K Mason Crosby, Green Bay Wk 7 QB Cam Newton, Carolina DT Aaron Donald, LA Rams K Giorgio Tavecchio, Atlanta .