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We called it immediately. Green Bay Packers cornerback Will Blackmon has been named NFC special teams player of the week.
Blackmon became the fourth player in NFL history with a punt-return touchdown and a fumble-return touchdown in the same game as the Packers clinched the NFC North with a 38-7 win over Oakland. The last player to accomplish the feat was Lemar Parrash in 1974. Blackmon had a 57-yard punt-return touchdown in the second quarter to increase Green Bay's lead to 14-0 and he recovered a fumble off a muffed punt in the end zone during the third quarter. Blackmon is the first Packer to score two special teams touchdowns in a game since Travis Williams in 1969.
In his second season from Boston College, this is Blackmon's first career Player of the Week Award. He is the third Packer to be honored on special teams this year, joining kicker Mason Crosby (Week 1) and punt returner Tramon Williams (Week 11).
Blackmon became the fourth player in NFL history with a punt-return touchdown and a fumble-return touchdown in the same game as the Packers clinched the NFC North with a 38-7 win over Oakland. The last player to accomplish the feat was Lemar Parrash in 1974. Blackmon had a 57-yard punt-return touchdown in the second quarter to increase Green Bay's lead to 14-0 and he recovered a fumble off a muffed punt in the end zone during the third quarter. Blackmon is the first Packer to score two special teams touchdowns in a game since Travis Williams in 1969.
In his second season from Boston College, this is Blackmon's first career Player of the Week Award. He is the third Packer to be honored on special teams this year, joining kicker Mason Crosby (Week 1) and punt returner Tramon Williams (Week 11).
Photo Credit: Jeffrey Phelps for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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