LA Rams running back Todd Gurley earns National Team alumni honors for fourth time in 2017
Photo via Seattle Times
With another outstanding performance that helped propel the Los Angeles Rams to a 42-7 road rout of the Seattle Seahawks, running back Todd Gurley was named USA Football U.S. National Team Alumni NFL Player of the Week for the second week in a row and fourth time this season.
Gurley swung many fantasy football playoff matchups, with 21 carries for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and three catches for 28 yards and a score. This long TD drew plenty of reaction:
Inside the #LARams radio (and coaches' 😂) booth: @TG3II's 57-yard touchdown! pic.twitter.com/cCx9aB0g0C
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 19, 2017
The third-year back and 2012 U-19 U.S. National Team alum currently ranks third in the league with 1,187 rushing yards. He's part of a Rams turnaround that ESPN's Bill Barnwell says might be the most impressive in NFL history.
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Here's a look around the league at other National Team alums who stood out in Week 15, presented by Upper Deck:
The Buffalo Bills free safety totaled six tackles, two pass breakups and an interception in a 24-16 home victory over the Miami Dolphins. At 8-6, the Bills remain very much in the playoff hunt.
POYER! 🔒 pic.twitter.com/WvI2jN7gz9
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) December 17, 2017
It has been a breakthrough year for the sixth-year veteran out of Oregon State. He's the only player in the NFL this season with 85 or more tackles, three interceptions and two sacks. Poyer was a 2009 National Team alum.
While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropped a 24-21 decision to the Atlanta Falcons, Winston shined, with 299 yards and three TDs on 27-of-35 passing, without an interception.
Winston + Humphries = 6 Points pic.twitter.com/GxsV9sAEXk
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@TBBuccaneers) December 19, 2017
Winston's 77.1 completion percentage was his best of the season. In his three games since returning from injury in Week 12, the 2012 National Team alum has thrown for 854 yards and seven TDs with just two picks.
The rookie from Oklahoma toughed out 37 yards on 14 carries and hauled in two passes for 29 yards, as the Washington Redskins topped the Arizona Cardinals 20-15.
Since Week 11, Perine, a 2014 National Team alum, has 443 total yards, including two 100-yard rushing games.