Houston Texans DE Will Anderson Named AFC Defensive Player of the Week

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In the Texans' 41-21 win over the Patriots, Anderson put together a performance and stat line reminiscent of the legendary J.J. Watt — eight tackles, including four tackles for loss, a career-high three sacks and added one pass defensed (which turned into an Eric Murray interception). Anderson's sack and tackles for loss totals both ranked first across the NFL last week. Anderson became just the 12th player in NFL history to record at least five tackles, four tackles for loss, three sacks and one pass defensed in a game. Through six games, no player in the league has more tackles for loss than Anderson's nine, and his 5.5 sacks rank tied for fifth. This is now the second time this season that the Texans have gone back to back weeks with a player winning Player of the Week honors, with Ka'imi Fairbairn having taken home Week 5 special teams honors. Joe Mixon and Fairbairn won the weekly awards on offense and special teams in Weeks 1 and 2, respectively.