Chase Blackburn Named NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week
posted by Kevin on November 12th, 2008
Chase Blackburn may have made his biggest play of the game on defense Sunday night, stopping Brian Westbrook on 4th and 1 to essentially seal the game. But he got some other accolades when he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Blackburn made three solo special teams tackles on kickoffs, two in the fourth quarter, and recovered a fumble in the first quarter, setting up a field goal for a 10-7 lead. Blackburn is the second Giants player to win the award this year; John Carney won it in Week 3 with 4 field goals against Cincinnati. He’s the first non-kicker or punter to win it for the Giants since the immortal David Tyree in Week 11 of the ‘05 season.
Another cool special teams note: Sunday will pit Matt Stover (447 career field goals) against John Carney (446 career field goals), who rank 3rd and 4th in NFL history in field goals.





