Lions punter Jack Fox wins NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
The gist
Detroit Lions punter Jack Fox was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 8.
It is his second career weekly award and Detroit's second in a row.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2026Detroit beat Minnesota 19-15, handing the Vikings their first loss of the season. Punter Jack Fox averaged 46.5 yards on four punts, three downed inside the 20.
- Nov 4, 2026Jack Fox named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 8, his second career weekly award; the Lions went back-to-back after D.J. Wonnum won the previous week.
- Nov 5, 2026Reports cite Fox's Week 8 honor as a key contributor to Detroit's 19-15 win over Minnesota.
Key terms
- punter
- A special teams player in gridiron football who kicks the ball to the opposing team, usually on fourth down.
- NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
- One of the two conferences of the National Football League, with 16 teams split into four divisions.
- downed inside the 20
- The final of four attempts a football offense has to advance the ball before it must give up possession.
Source: Wikipedia