>The Associated Press will hand out its individual NFL awards on the night before the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Until then
Authentic Nick Chubb Jersey , here are some off-the-beaten track honors to consider.BEST GAME: Patriots 27, Steelers 24. It was ballyhooed for weeks, and
in most ways it lived up to the billing. Seesaw contest matching the AFC’s best
teams (by far), filled with big plays and controversy ??don’t ask Steelers fans
about the “catch rule.”That Pittsburgh nearly won without Antonio Brown,
probably the NFL’s best player, was a testament to the Steelers’ grit. But Ben
Roethlisberger throwing an interception in the end zone at the end could be the
most damaging play for one team.Runners-up: Seahawks 41, Texans 38; Raiders 31,
Chiefs 30.WORST GAME: Lots of candidates here. You would think the Browns, at
0-15, would have a lock, but their main stinker is a runner-up to Buffalo’s 9-3
loss to Carolina in Week 2. Even the game’s broadcasters seemed to be yawning
their way through the “action.”Runners-up: Titans 12, Browns 9, which at least
had some cachet because it went to overtime; Bears 33, Bengals 27, when
Cincinnati didn’t show up; Broncos 23, Jets 0, when New York didn’t show up.BEST
GAME SCENE (special award): Buffalo’s home win in the snow vs. Indianapolis .
Punts landing and sticking in the snow. The inability to see across the field
because the snow fell so hard. Little semblance of a passing game. More than 2
inches of snow crusting the field. And a fan base that celebrated by making
snowmen in the stands.Give us more of that!BEST PLAY OF THE YEAR: Tyreek Hill
vs. Cowboys. The Kansas City receiver
Vikings Elite Jerseys , as dangerous as anyone in the league when he has the ball, took a short pass from Alex Smith at the end of the first half and weaved
through pretty much the entire Dallas defense to somehow beat the prevent D for
a touchdown.Runners-up: Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore’s interception vs.
the Falcons in Week 16. If you recall Julian Edelman’s sensational grab in the
Super Bowl in February, also victimizing Atlanta, this one was similarly
magical.And don’t forget ??how could you if you saw it? ??DeAndre Hopkins
tapping the ball with his right hand to himself over a Pittsburgh defender in
the end zone, then grabbing the ball with the left hand as he barely came down
inbounds.WORST PLAY OF THE YEAR: Seattle opted against a 35-yard field goal
attempt by Blair Walsh at the end of the first half against Atlanta, even though
the kick would have pulled the Seahawks within 24-20. Instead, holder Jon Ryan
completed a shovel pass to tight end Luke Willson, but Grady Jarrett read the
play and tackled Willson for a 4-yard loss.The Seahawks lost the game, giving
the Falcons a key tiebreaker edge for a playoff berth.Runners-up: Marcus
Cooper’s showboating at the end of a blocked kick that should have been a
touchdown, turned into a touchback. Leon Lett II.BEST COACHING MOVE: In a
victory that set them up for a superb season, the Eagles positioned unheralded
kicker Jake Elliott, new to the team, for a potential winning field goal. Doug
Pederson showed faith in the rookie, who nailed a 61-yarder for the first of
nine consecutive wins.Runners-up: Mike Zimmer sticking with Case Keenum as his
quarterback; coaches who entrusted their running game to rookies.WORST COACHING
MOVE: Has to be a tie here, though one move cost a coach his job.Ben McAdoo
benched Giants icon Eli Manning and somehow management was on board. The
backlash was loud and nasty, and a week later, it was McAdoo who was out as
coach. Manning was back behind center
Authentic Chukwuma Okorafor Jersey , too.At the Chargers in November, Bills coach Sean McDermott benched starting QB Tyrod Taylor in favor of rookie Nate
Peterman. The kid was in way too deep: Peterman threw five interceptions in the
first half. IN THE FIRST HALF!Runner-up: Denver’s Vance Joseph insisting on
sticking with Isaiah McKenzie as his punt returner. Results included fumbling
six times, including a punt for a safety against Miami.MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
(OFFENSE): Adam Thielen, Vikings. The Minnesota State product began his breakout
last season. This year, he’s moved into the elite level peopled by the likes of
Antonio Brown and Julio Jones.Runners-up: QBs Carson Wentz, Eagles, Case Keenum,
Vikings, and Jared Goff, Rams; RB Alex Collins, Ravens; WRs Nelson Agholor,
Eagles, and Robby Anderson, Jets.MOST IMPROVED PLAYER (DEFENSE): DeMarcus
Lawrence, Cowboys. Dallas has pegged him as its next great pass rusher, and he
came through in style this season with 14? sac
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build a defensive line around.Runners-up: Jaguars DE Yannick Ngakoue, who
somehow didn’t get voted to the Pro Bowl; teammate CB Jalen Ramsey; Titans
safety Kevin Byard
Cheap Terrelle Pryor Sr. Jersey , also a non-Pro Bowler.BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT (PLAYER): Amari Cooper topped 1,000 yards receiving in his first
two seasons with the Raiders and appeared poised for a breakout season. But the
drops that plagued Cooper early in his career returned, and outside of a
210-yard game against Kansas City in October, Cooper provided little.Runner-up:
Texans linebacker Brian Cushing for yet another suspension (10 games) for
violating the NFL’s performance-enhancers policy.BIGGEST SURPRISE (TEAM): Take
your choice among these 2016 tailenders that soared: Eagles, Rams, Jaguars,
Saints. We’ll go with Jacksonville, where a culture change was needed as well as
an improved roster and better performances. The Jags got all of that .BIGGEST
DISAPPOINTMENT (TEAM): So many, but the Giants, uh, top this list. After making
the playoffs under first-year coach Ben McAdoo, led by a staunch defense, they
turned into a sieve. Too much tumult, and soon they were contending for a
super-high draft choice, McAdoo and GM Jerry Reese were canned.Runners-up:
Raiders, Buccaneers, Packers
Hayden Hurst Ravens Jersey , Cowboys, Broncos.BEST PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER: Splitting this into two sections, TV a Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow Jr.
has been arrested on charges of rape and other sex crimes on the day he was to
appear in court on an unrelated burglary charge.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports sheriff's deputies arrested Winslow on Thursday at his home in the San Diego suburb of Encinitas.
The 34-year-old Winslow was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping with intent to commit rape and single counts of forcible sodomy, oral
copulation and indecent exposure. He's free after posting $50,000 bail.
Defense attorney Brian Watkins declined to comment to the Union-Tribune.
Winslow was due to appear in court Thursday after being charged with burglary following an incident last month at a mobile home park. He now faces arraignment
Friday.
The son of Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow, the younger Winslow spent 10 seasons in the NFL from 2004-13 with Cleveland, Tampa Bay, New England and
the New York Jets. The former University of Miami star had 469 catches for 5,236
yards and 25 touchdowns in 105 games.
Once NFL's highest-paid tight end, he was suspended in 2013 with the Jets for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. In November 2013, he
was arrested after a woman told police she saw him masturbating in a parked car
outside of a New Jersey department store. Winslow was arrested for possession of
synthetic marijuana, and the charge was dropped after he completed court-ordered
terms.
Drafted No. 6 overall by Cleveland, he broke his right leg in his rookie season, then sustained a serious right knee injury in a motorcycle accident that
offseason.
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