Four starts into his NFL career, Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard has captured the attention of the league. On Wednesday, Bernard was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week following a commanding performance against the Washington Commanders. All told, Bernard again led the team in tackles with seven (5 solo), two tackles for loss, claimed two sacks, one incredibly athletic interception, and a fumble recovery.
If you haven’t to this point, let those numbers sink in a minute. There are plenty of talented NFL defenders who struggle to accomplish that much in a career. Yet Bernard did so in three hours’ work — and now resides with some pretty lofty company having become “(j)ust the seventh player in league history to record those stats in a regular season game.”
If you haven’t to this point, let those numbers sink in a minute. There are plenty of talented NFL defenders who struggle to accomplish that much in a career. Yet Bernard did so in three hours’ work — and now resides with some pretty lofty company having become “(j)ust the seventh player in league history to record those stats in a regular season game.”
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