Packers LB Edgerrin Cooper was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 15

Green Bay Packers rookie linebacker Edgerrin Cooper was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 15 of the 2024 season after producing a sack and an interception in Green Bay’s victory over the Seattle Seahawks on “Sunday Night Football.” had.

Cooper, who previously won the award in Week 8, is the first Packers rookie to win the NFC Defensive Player of the Week – a weekly award established in 1984 – twice in a season, according to the Packers. He is also the first Packers player since Clay Matthews in 2010 to win the award twice in a season.

Only five rookies have ever won the award multiple times in a season: Nick Bosa (2019), Brian Cushing (2009), Kamren Kitchens (2024), Shaquille Leonard (2018) and now Cooper. He is also the first rookie since Nick Kwiatkoski in 2016 to record multiple tackles for loss and passes defended in a single game.

Cooper dominated over 34 snaps in Seattle, posting seven tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack on third down, a near interception and a game-winning interception. He was the NFL’s highest-rated player in Week 15, according to Pro Football Focus.

The Packers have won the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award three times this season – Cooper in Week 15, Cooper in Week 8 and Xavier McKinney in Week 5. McKinney was also named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for October. Karl Brooks was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking a field goal in Week 11 at Chicago.