While picking an offensive player of the game was depressingly easy, the entire defense had a great game overall, leaving us with several strong candidates for our first award in the 2018 season. Here are my candidates for the Falcons game against the Eagles.
He finished the night with seven tackles and an INT and was a force in the middle yet again. His coverage was exceptional as evidenced by the complete disappearance of the tight ends for the Eagles. He’s a special player whose game is only getting better.
Though he should have come away with an INT, Alford had two pass breakups in the game including an incredibly impressive one downfield against Mike Wallace.