Cardinals K Chad Ryland wins NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

In the Arizona Cardinals' 18-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, their top performer was kicker Chad Ryland. In a completely unsurprising announcement, Ryland was named the Week 6 NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

All he did was make six field goals against the Rams, accounting for all the Cardinals' points, and he kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired.

He made kicks of 34, 30, 22, 38, 27 and 43 yards, the 43-yarder winning the game.

It was his fifth career game-winning field goal. He became the first kicker this season to make six field goals. Only one player in franchise history had more field goals in a game — Hall of Famer Jim Baaken, who made seven in a game in 1967.

It is Ryland's first player of the week honors, but he is the second Cardinals players to be special teams player of the week. Receiver Simi Fehoko received the honors after Week 1, when he blocked a punt in the Cardinals' win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Other Week 6 players of the week

The league announced five other players of the week:

• Bears QB Caleb Williams was NFC Offensive Player of the Week after he completed 30-of-36 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown in a 31-23 win over the Falcons.
• Saints cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. was NFC Defensive Player of the Week after he had seven tackles, four pass breakups, two interceptions and two tackles for loss in a 34-27 win over the Giants.
• Texans QB C.J. Stroud was AFC Offensive Player of the Week after he passed for 314 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-31 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
• Steelers CB Jalen Ramsey was AFC Defensive Player of the Week after he had 10 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks in a 26-19 overtime win over the Bucs.
• Titans running back Julius Chestnut was AFC Special Teams Player of the Week after he had two special teams tackles and blocked a punt in a 26-20 win over the Colts.