From the ArcaMax Publishing, Sports Update Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/sports/s-654343-329089
NEW YORK (UPI) -- Detroit rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford is the
NFC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing five touchdown passes
against Cleveland.
The top overall pick in this year's NFL draft completed 26-of-43
passes for 422 yards, making him the youngest player in league history
to pass for 400 yards in one game.
His fifth touchdown went to tight end and fellow rookie Brandon
Pettigrew on the game's final play to give the Lions a 38-37 victory.
Stafford becomes the Lions' first offensive player of the week since
former quarterback Joey Harrington in 2003.
He was joined in the NFC by New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley
(defense) and New Orleans punter Thomas Morstead (special teams).
Boley made a team-high 13 tackles (11 solo) and one sack in the
Giants' 34-31 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Morstead had a 46-yard net average on four punts in the Saints' 38-7
win at Tampa Bay.
All three players are first-time weekly honorees.