Jake Elliott Named NFC Special Teams Player Of Week
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- This was a no-brainer.
22-year-old Eagles kicker Jake Elliott has been named NFC Special Teams player of the week, for Week 3.
Elliott drilled a 61-yard field goal -- the longest in Eagles history -- to beat the Giants with no time remaining and push the Birds to 2-1, and 2-0 against the NFC East.
It was Elliott's second game with the team, as he was acquired after Week 1 to replace the injured Caleb Sturgis.
Carson Wentz was mic'd up during the field goal and said he would give Elliott his game check, if the field goal was successful. A video of Elliott's mom and stepdad reacting the field goal went viral.
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"It's kind of all a blur to me," Elliott said after the game. "I don't really know. All I know is that the ball was in the air for a really long time and it was real close to that right upright."
