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Sonny Styles wins first NFC defensive player of the week award

Washington linebacker Sonny Styles claimed the NFC defensive player of the week accolades following a strong defensive showing against Seattle. This marks the first occasion a team member from Washington secured the weekly defensive award in five years, as well as the initial instance for a franchise linebacker since Keenan Robinson received it over a decade ago.

Styles delivered a stat line featuring five tackles, one interception, a forced fumble, a quarterback hit, and a pair of defended passes during the triumph. Across the entire conference in the third week of action, he stood alone as the sole participant to tally an interception alongside a forced fumble and multiple breakups.

Additionally, he broke a two-year drought for rookies capturing the conference defensive honors.

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