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Jimmy Graham named NFC Offensive Player of the Week

Jimmy Graham scored two touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday

New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 3, the league announced on Wednesday.

Graham had nine receptions for 134 yards (14.9 avg.) and two touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.

Graham joins Shannon Sharpe and Alge Crumpler as the only NFL tight ends to win Player of Week multiple times.

Graham is in the top-5 of numerous receiving categories and tops most rankings among TEs:

CategoryNFL RankTE RankStat
Receptions4th-tied1st23
TDs2nd-tied1st-tied4
Receiving Yards3rd1st358
Yards Per Catch Avg.*8th1st15.6
Yards From Scrimmage3rd1st358
First Downs3rd-tied1st19

*Ranking only includes players with 15 or more receptions so far this season

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