Colts satefty Bob Sanders compiled 11 tackles (7 solo) and 2.5 sacks in last weeks game vs. the Titans. These stats earned him AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
These 2.5 sacks against Titans second year quarterback Vince Young were the first of Sanders career.
This is the 29th time including the playoffs that the Colts have had one player named AFC Player of the Week (Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams). Sanders becomes the fourth defensive player since Tony Dungy's arrival in Indianapolis. DE Dwighty Freeney, has been named three times, Robert Mathis and Gary Brackett have been named once each.
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Bob Sanders is a baller!
I am a big Colts fan and I am so glad that Bob Sanders is playing again. our defense was hurting without him out there tearing up our opponents offense. Keep it up Colts(4-0)!!!
Bob is by far one of the best uprising strong safeties in the NFL. Behind Troy Polamalu & Roy Williams, Sanders is right up there with the elite. One flaw, I happen to see living in Naptown and watching Colts game every Sunday, is that Bob tends to overpursue & arm tackle from time to time causing backs to break big plays seeing that he is the last line of defense (technically, depending on the coverage). Althgouh I will say this, he does run the "alley" (lane or path to the quarterback) affectively well, but must get those hips down so that he can rap up those backs for negative gains. I mean, he did add a lot of muscle in the off season, so I hope to see that put to work with tackles stopping running backs dead in their tracks. Good topic. Go Colts
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