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Stafford named top NFC offensive player

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.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 11/25/2009

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