MSN Slideshow NFL Week 12 Awards from Pro Football Network By Pro Football Network FacebookTwitterReddItFlipLinkedinEmail November 27, 2024 | 10:59 AM EST Share FacebookTwitterReddItFlipLinkedinEmail 1 of 6 The MVP race has a new candidate. Barkley is having the type of season that should make people reassess their priors about running backs. He's having a historic season in Philadelphia, and Week 12 was a historic game. Barkley, in the Eagles' win over the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, set the franchise's single-game record for rushing yards, going for 255 yards -- the ninth-most in league history -- on 26 carries. Barkley, the league's rushing leader entering Week 13 (1,392), had the second-most yards over expectation in NFL history (150), per NFL's Next Gen Stats. "He's the best in the league. He's the best at what he does," Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts said postgame. "He's a bad man." Honorable mentions: Tua Tagovailoa, Jordan Addison, Josh Jacobs The best defensive performance in Week 12 was the first defensive performance of Week 12. Don't let the passage of time erase what Myles Garrett did in the Browns' stunning upset of the Pittsburgh Steelers last Thursday. Garrett was ridiculous in the snow, finishing with three sacks and eight pressures on 30 pass-rush snaps -- an absurd 26.7% pressure rate. Garrett also posted three tackles for loss. It's the kind of performance that should get him renewed consideration for a second straight Defensive Player of the Year award. The Browns' record works against him, of course. But Garrett has had every bit the season that front-runner T.J. Watt has had. Honorable mentions: Danielle Hunter, Leonard Williams, Coby Bryant Want to see poetry in motion? Watch KaVontae Turpin's 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown late in the Dallas Cowboys' Week 12 34-26 upset of the Washington Commanders. The return almost ended in catastrophe before it even began. Turpin let the ball go through his legs and nearly into the end zone. The Commanders surely wished he simply fell on it. Instead, Turpin picked it up and started right before doing a 360-degree spin away from Washington's coverage team that slingshot him through an opening down the left sideline. Tuprin's speed did the rest. He reached a top speed of 21.35 mph on the return, per Next Gen Stats, giving him three of the 20 fastest plays for a ball carrier in the NFL this season. Turpin finished the day with 179 kickoff return yards. Honorable mentions: Will Lutz, Blake Gillikin, Nick Folk Drake Maye is the latest quarterback to, in the words of Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, get "Chopped Up!" After a quiet yet still solid start to his NFL career, Chop Robinson has taken his game to another level. Robinson had 25 pressures and 3.5 sacks in the month of November, including 10 (most in the league in Week 12) and 1.5 in the Dolphins' 34-15 beatdown of the Patriots. Robinson's 38.5% pressure rate in that game was the most in the league among defenders with 25 or more pass-rush snaps in Week 12. Honorable mentions: Bo Nix, Bucky Irving, Caleb Williams Most of the ink spilled about Kevin Stefanski in 2024 has been about his job security. And certainly, he and Andrew Berry will at some point have to answer for the Deshaun Watson debacle -- even if Sports Illustrated reports that both are likely to keep their jobs after this season. But what Stefanski did on national TV Thursday night deserves praise. No one gave the Browns a chance against the Steelers. But a reclamation project at quarterback (Jameis Winston) and a running back with a twice-reconstructed left knee (Nick Chubb) did enough to shock the world. Honorable mentions: Brian Callahan, Mike McCarthy, John Harbaugh Jason Kelce is still overshadowing the Eagles' offensive line in retirement. While Kelce has become officially overexposed, the guy who replaced him as Philadelphia's center -- Cam Jurgens -- is just quietly going about his business. Jurgens allowed zero sacks or pressures in 26 pass-blocking snaps and helped set the tone for a run game that churned out a ridiculous 314 yards on 45 carries (7.0 yards per). The Eagles collectively had the league's third-best OFF+ rating (81.1), and that wouldn't have been possible without Jurgens leading the way. Honorable mentions: Zach Sieler, Quay Walker, Ryan Stonehouse More Slideshows Ranking the Best NFL Cheerleader Christmas Looks Complete Projections, Picks For Every Week 17 Game Latest NFL Playoff Picture After Week 16 Top 10 Worst Free Agent Signings in NFL History Ranking the Top 12 Power Couples in the NFL Ranking the 10 Worst Head Coaching Hires in NFL History