Around the NFC West: Racking up awards
November, 1, 2012
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Mike Sando | ESPN.com
Alex Smith was named the NFC's offensive player of the week Wednesday.
The award was a career first for Smith.
Somehow, that one slipped past me.
This is the sixth time in eight weeks the NFL has named an NFC West player as an offensive, defensive or special-teams player of the week.
NFC West players have won eight of the 24 awards.
The breakdown:
NFC West teams produced 12 winners last season. Arizona's Patrick Peterson and 49ers kicker David Akers each won twice. Eight others won one apiece: Ted Ginn Jr. (49ers), Willis (49ers), Lee (49ers), Robert Quinn (Rams), Fitzgerald (Cardinals), Clemons (Seahawks), David Hawthorne (Seahawks) and Doug Baldwin (Seahawks).
The award was a career first for Smith.
Around the NFC West: Nov. 1, 2012
 Arizona Cardinals |
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| Somers: Peterson, Whiz, trades |
| Urban: Cy Young, 300+, pass D |
| Weinfuss: Lambeau bound |
| PFF: 49ers-Cardinals refocused |
 St. Louis Rams |
| Thomas: Getting healthy, midpoint |
| Miklasz: Bradford must finish, mad? |
| Wagoner: Bye notes, WR Quick |
| PFF: Patriots-Rams refocused |
 San Francisco 49ers |
| Maiocco: Smith-Crabtree connection |
| Barrows: Crabtree's YAC |
| Inman: Smith NFC's best, no record |
| Espinoza: TE Davis' attitude |
 Seattle Seahawks |
| Farnsworth: Kearse up, RB matchup |
| O'Neil: Costume, margin for error, WRs |
| PFF: Seahawks-Lions refocused |
Somehow, that one slipped past me.
This is the sixth time in eight weeks the NFL has named an NFC West player as an offensive, defensive or special-teams player of the week.
NFC West players have won eight of the 24 awards.
The breakdown:
- Week 2: Arizona's Calais Campbell wins defensive honors.
- Week 3: Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald wins offensive honors while Seattle's Chris Clemons wins defensive honors.
- Week 4: San Francisco's Patrick Willis (defense) and St. Louis' Greg Zuerlein (special teams) win honors.
- Week 5: St. Louis punter Johnny Hekker wins special-teams honors.
- Week 7: San Francisco's Andy Lee wins special-teams honors.
- Week 8: Smith wins offensive honors.
NFC West teams produced 12 winners last season. Arizona's Patrick Peterson and 49ers kicker David Akers each won twice. Eight others won one apiece: Ted Ginn Jr. (49ers), Willis (49ers), Lee (49ers), Robert Quinn (Rams), Fitzgerald (Cardinals), Clemons (Seahawks), David Hawthorne (Seahawks) and Doug Baldwin (Seahawks).
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Mike Sando
Sando joined ESPN.com in 2007 after nine seasons covering the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune. He lives in the Seattle-Tacoma area with his wife and two sons.
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