Sanders (No Duh!) Wins AFC Award

Here we go again — in a good way.

It's another week, another AFC honor for the Miami Dolphins, with kicker Jason Sanders the one recognized this week for his brilliant performance in the 22-20 playoff-clinching victory against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

What we all should have known was coming became official Wednesday when Sanders was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

With the award, Sanders helped the Dolphins make franchise history, with this being the first time they've had six different players win an AFC weekly award in one regular season.

Sanders followed QB Tua Tagovailoa (Week 1), RB De'Von Achane (Week 3) RB Raheem Mostert (Week 6) and CB Jalen Ramsey (Week 11) and OLB Bradley Chubb (Week 15).

Almost amazingly, Tyreek Hill hasn't yet won the award this season despite having two games with at least 200 receiving yards and two touchdowns and two more with at least 150 yards and one score. In fairness, Hill was beaten out in Week 1 by his teammate Tua and Hill did earn AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors for October.

The six AFC weekly awards for the Dolphins represent the second-highest total since they first began in 1984, behind only the nine the team won in 1999 when CB Sam Madison was recognized three times, QB Dan Marino and K Olindo Mare twice each, and DE Trace Armstrong and punt returner Nate Jacquet once apiece.