Saquon Barkley, Cobie Durant & Jake Bates Named Week 7 NFC Players of the Week

OFFENSE: RB SAQUON BARKLEY, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

• Barkley recorded 187 scrimmage yards (176 rushing, 11 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in Philadelphia’s 28-3 Week 7 win at the New York Giants. He has 761 scrimmage yards this season, the most by a player in his first six games with a team since Barkley’s first six games with the Giants as a rookie in 2018 (811 scrimmage yards).

• This is the fifth-career Player of the Week award for Barkley and second with Philadelphia:
  • 2018: Week 11 (Giants)
  • 2019: Week 16 (Giants)
  • 2022: Week 1 (Giants)
  • 2024: Weeks 1, 7 (Eagles)

• Barkley’s five Offensive Player of the Week awards are tied with Kerry Collins for the most by a former Penn State player.

DEFENSE: CB COBIE DURANT, LOS ANGELES RAMS

• Durant recorded an interception, sack and forced fumble in the Rams’ 20-15 Week 7 win against the Raiders. Durant became the first defensive back to record an interception, sack and forced fumble in a game this season.

• This is Durant’s first-career Player of the Week award, becoming the third Rams defensive back to win Defensive Player of the Week in the past 10 seasons (2015-24), joining Trumaine Johnson (Week 1, 2017) and Taylor Rapp (Week 6, 2021).

• Durant becomes the second player from South Carolina State to win a Player of the Week award since 2000, joining Darius Leonard (four-time winner).

SPECIAL TEAMS: K JAKE BATES, DETROIT LIONS

• Bates converted on all four of his point after attempts and kicked the game-winning 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining to help Detroit overcome a 10-point deficit in its 31-29 Week 7 win at Minnesota.

• This is the first-career Special Teams Player of the Week Award for Bates, becoming the fifth Lions kicker ever to earn the honor, joining Jason Hanson (12-time winner), Matt Prater (seven), Riley Patterson and Michael Badgley.

• Bates becomes the first former Arkansas kicker to win a Special Teams Player of the Week award.