On Wednesday, Gunner Olszewski was named the AFC's Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in the 45-0 win over the Chargers.
The second-year player scored his first NFL touchdown on a 70-yard punt return and added a 61-yard punt return in the fourth quarter. He became the first player in Patriots history with two punt returns of at least 60 yards in a single game and his 145 punt return yards were the second-most by a Patriots player in a single game, behind the 156 punt return yards totaled by Mike Haynes vs. Buffalo on Nov. 7, 1976.
Olszewski added a receiving touchdown in the fourth quarter.
It is the first Player of the Week Award for Olszewski and the third Special Teams Player of the Week Award for New England this season.
He reacted to the news via Twitter thanking his teammates.
