Players of the Week: Wentz bolsters MVP front-runner status

AFC

Amari Cooper's best game of the season came at the right time, helping the Oakland Raiders upset the AFC West-leading Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night. Cooper, who entered the game with totals of 146 yards and one touchdown, went off for 210 yards and two scores. The Raiders will accept his continued drops if they're accompanied by more games like this.

Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard recorded all three of his team's interceptions against Cleveland Browns quarterbacks DeShone Kizer and Cody Kessler to take home the Defensive Player of the Week award.

Travis Benjamin's fourth AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award marks the most by a return specialist since he entered the league in 2012. Not only did he score his first punt-return touchdown of the season, but he added a 42-yard receiving touchdown for his second offensive score.

NFC

Carson Wentz, the second overall pick of the 2016 draft, joined Cam Newton and Russell Wilson as the only quarterbacks to win Offensive Player of the Week awards in each of their first two seasons over the past 25 years. His second four-touchdown game of the past three weeks brings his total to 17 on the year.

Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson became the first defensive player ever to score two touchdowns of at least 75 yards in the same game, as he took both an interception and a fumble off Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton to the end zone.

Minnesota Vikings kicker Kai Forbath made all six of his field-goal attempts but missed his lone point-after try while putting up 18 of his team's 24 points in a 24-16 win over the Baltimore Ravens.