Goff, Warner, Aubrey named NFC Players of the Week

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner and Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 2, the league announced on Wednesday.

OFFENSE:

• Goff completed 23 of 28 passes (82.1 percent) for 334 yards and tied a career-high with five touchdown passes for a 156.0 passer rating, leading the Lions to an NFL-high 52 points in their Week 2 victory over Chicago. His five touchdown passes and 156.0 passer rating led the league in Week 2. Goff has five career starts in which his team scored at least 50 points, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (five) for the fourth-most such starts by a quarterback since 1950, trailing only Tom Brady (eight starts), Drew Brees (six) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Len Dawson (six).

• Goff becomes the third former University of California player to win seven-or-more Player of the Week awards, joining Aaron Rodgers (19-time winner) and Ryan Longwell (seven).

DEFENSE: LB FRED WARNER, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

• Warner recorded 11 tackles – tied-second most in the NFC – a pass defense, forced fumble and fumble recovery in San Francisco’s 26-21 win at New Orleans in Week 2. He is the first player since himself in Week 16, 2020 to record at least 10 tackles, a pass defense, forced fumble and fumble recovery in a single game.

• This is the fourth-career Player of the Week Award for Warner. Warner becomes the third 49er player to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors four-or-more times, joining Nick Bosa (five-time winner) and Merton Hanks (five).

  • 2019: Week 12

  • 2020: Week 16

  • 2023: Week 5

  • 2025: Week 2

• Warner becomes the second former BYU player to earn Player of the Week honors four-or-more times, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young (12-time winner).

SPECIAL TEAMS: K BRANDON AUBREY, DALLAS COWBOYS

• Aubrey converted all four of his field goals – including 51-yard and 64-yard field goals – and all four of his point after attempts in the Cowboys’ 40-37 overtime win over the Giants in Week 2. His 64-yard field goal to tie the game with no time remaining in the fourth quarter – the third-longest field goal in NFL history – and a 46-yard field goal to win with no time remaining in overtime helped him become the first player ever to convert a game-tying field goal with no time remaining in the fourth quarter and a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in overtime in the same game.

• This is the fourth-career Player of the Week Award for Aubrey. He is the first Cowboys kicker to win Special Teams Player of the Week honors four-or-more times.

  • 2023: Week 8

  • 2023: Week 14

  • 2024: Week 16

  • 2025: Week 2

• Aubrey becomes the seventh Cowboy ever to win four-or-more Player of the Week awards, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Troy Aikman (six-time winner), Michael Irvin (four), Emmitt Smith (10) and DeMarcus Ware (four) as well as Dak Prescott (six) and Tony Romo (five).