Steelers star Antonio Brown wins monthly AFC award
By Tim Weaver
Pittsburgh Steelers star wideout Antonio Brown has been named the AFC’s offensive player of the month for November.
Brown struggled last week with Richard Sherman covering him, catching only six of the 12 passes thrown his way for 51 yards. Still, his play was so excellent the rest of the month that the NFL honored him with his second career player of the month award.
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The news was announced on Twitter a short time ago by Jon Zimmer of the league’s Communications department.
Here is a brief recap of what Brown has done to Pittsburgh’s opponents over the last several games:
November 1st vs. Cincinnati Bengals: This was an off-game by Brown’s lofty standards. He caught six of his 11 targets and turned those opportunities into 47 yards and one touchdown. It’s hard to blame Brown for the lack of production, though as this was an uncharacteristic off game for Ben Roethlisberger.
November 8th vs. Oakland Raiders: Brown absolutely demolished Oakland’s secondary in a record-breaking performance here. Brown caught an all-time franchise high 17 passes for 284 receiving yards. He also set the Steelers up for the game-winning field goal with a clutch catch-and-run late in the fourth quarter.
November 15th vs. Cleveland Browns: What can Brown do for you? How about another 139 yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches in another crucial division contest? He even added some extra mustard at the end of one of his scores:
As I mentioned earlier, Brown had a tough time getting going against Sherman and the Seahawks, but to be fair Sherman has shut down every marquee receiver he’s covered one on one this year, including Dez Bryant and A.J. Green. That he even got 51 yards was impressive.
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For the season Antonio Brown now has 1,192 receiving yards (only Julio Jones has more) and five touchdowns. He is the most logical candidate to be named first-team All-Pro at the end of the year.