Seahawks’ Russell Wilson named NFC’s offensive player of the week

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been named the NFC’s offensive player of the week, an easy choice after his performance in Seattle’s win over Pittsburgh.

That was Wilson’s most prolific game of the season and one of the best of his career, at least statistically. His five touchdown passes (with no interceptions) were a career high and his 345 yards were the most in any regular-season game. Wilson’s 147.9 passer rating was the second-best of his career. He also completed 70 percent of his passes, going 21 for 30.

That all added up to a monster performance that Seattle needed to win in a 39-30 shootout against Pittsburgh.

It’s the fifth career player of the week award for Wilson. According to the NFL, that’s the most by a Seahawks quarterback in franchise history. Wilson and Peyton Manning are the only quarterbacks in the last 25 years to win the award at least once in each of their first four seasons.

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