INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis Colts player is being recognized by the entire AFC division of the NFL after his performance against Sunday the Carolina Panthers.
Kenny Moore II was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 9 of the 2023-24 season.
Moore became the first Colts player in history with two pick-6s in a game and only the second NFL player to do it in the past 11 years. The other was Tampa Bay’s Mike Edwards, who did it against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 2 of the 2021 season.
“Just having that (winning) feeling again feels so good,” Moore said. “We’ve obviously been on a tough stretch with some losses that didn’t feel too good. We want to keep this feeling.”
Colts first-year head coach Shane Steichen called Moore's effort “phenomenal,” but quickly added that he wasn't at all surprised.
“The way he practices and the way he works by watching tape and doing it the right way,” Steichen said. “When you watch tape, you’re going to make plays. And that’s what he did for us. Fourteen points by him is phenomenal.”
His 66-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter was the longest pick-six by an Indianapolis player since Shaquille Leonard in Week 14 of the 2019 season (80 yards).
Moore is the second Colts player to win AFC Player of the Week honors this season, joining kicker Matt Gay (AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in Week 3).
This marks the second time in his career that Moore has earned Player of the Week honors (Week 14 of the 2020 season).
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