Chiefs Safety Mike Brown Wins AFC Defensive Player of the Week

by Joel Thorman on Nov 18, 2009 8:07 AM CST in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

And the kudos continue for Kansas City Chiefs safety Mike Brown who helped secure on Sunday a 16-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

Per Josh Looney, the NFL named Brown the AFC Defensive Player of the Week this morning.

Brown's two fourth quarter interceptions played key roles including the final one, which ended the Raiders final drive and any chance of winning.

Brown's first interception turned into three points for the Chiefs offense.

Mike Brown has faced plenty of scrutiny over the past few weeks. Folks have said his skill set is declining and his speed isn't enough to make up for poor angles he's taken, including a touchdown that he admitted himself lost his team the game against the Jaguars 10 days ago.

Despite that scrutiny, I think it's important to note when someone who has been under duress like him has a couple of game changing plays, even if he was in the right place at the right time.

The two interceptions were the first of the season for Brown. He also has one sack.

Brown won this award while with the Chicago Bears in 2001. The last Chiefs safety to win was Jerome Woods in 1997.

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Congrats to Mike

nice to see a Chief getting some credit. Im not saying that hes all of a sudden a different player but if he keeps making some plays like that it wont be to bad :)

by tomahawk44 on Nov 18, 2009 8:12 AM CST reply actions

meh, whoever votes on this clearly only watched the highlight reel

I give him credit for at least catching the INTs that fell in his lap (I’m looking at you Flowers!). However, his tackling seems to be getting worse as the season goes on. He only had one tackle against the Raiders and I can think of two times where he just slid right off the RB. One of which was the long run by Bush. I think you can make a strong case that of our 4 starting players in the secondary (Flowers, Carr, McGraw, and Brown), our SS is the worst tackler of the group. That’s just absurd. Really, think about that.

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by KCporkchop on Nov 18, 2009 8:33 AM CST reply actions

The Raiders had an awful game

The only great run they had, Brown made the tackle on. If Russell’s receivers could catch a pass, Brown would’ve accrued more tackles. It’s not a good thing when your safety is your main tackler… It means the rest of the defense has been beaten. Give props where they should be given.

Congrats Mike Brown!

by Chief-Eli on Nov 18, 2009 10:01 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

You must have missed Brown on the ground on all fours in the hole on the long run.

Brown over ran the play in the hle at the line of scrimmage and ended up on the ground.

by saskwatch on Nov 18, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions

agreed

have to have him step up with page out

by kcstevesportsfan on Nov 18, 2009 12:02 PM CST up reply actions

yup

he didn’t make a great play on those INT’s, just in the right place at the right time

by xchiefsx on Nov 18, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions

I don't mind the recognition...

and I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but even Mike Brown agreed that he was just lucky.

by EyePod on Nov 18, 2009 8:34 AM CST reply actions

Good for him

I’m glad he had a good game. We needed it. Congrats to Mike.

Still doesn’t change the fact that he’s been getting smoked on a regular basis, and can’t seem to make the tackle…if he’s even able to get to the ball carrier.

by Scott B. on Nov 18, 2009 8:40 AM CST reply actions

no joke

but yeah… congrats Mike

by AtTheWall on Nov 18, 2009 9:48 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah I don't think he could be the PoW

He wasn’t that good.

by Ren on Nov 18, 2009 8:41 AM CST reply actions

Good for him.......

But he still can’t tackle, and he’s still always getting burned……….I hope he gets this lucky again next week.

by Hail2DaChiefs on Nov 18, 2009 9:03 AM CST reply actions

2 INTs in a game is not a statistic to be trifled with

so I can see how he got the award. Give credit where credit is due.

And it’s nice to see someone that’s been under scrutiny have a moment in the sun. Still, nobody is pretending he’s a changed player now.

by bwelch37 on Nov 18, 2009 10:52 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

Congrats to Mike!

Hopefully this will inspire him and the others to pick it up. I was about how horrific our interception ratio is this year while watching the game. These turnovers were game changers and this was exactly what we needed to help inspire the whole team. Any opportunity for the offense to score, is an opportunity to win.

I know Mike B isn’t our best player, but last Sunday for two plays, he was our most valuable.

by TXChiefan on Nov 18, 2009 11:03 AM CST reply actions

So he made up for the 2 TD's he gave up against the Jags

IMO he needs to keep making up for it…

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by DaChefs on Nov 18, 2009 11:16 AM CST reply actions

Don't forget the 2 vs. Dallas

While he wasn’t the primary defender on the play he managed to whiff on Austin while he was more or less being held stationary by Leggett (I think, maybe Washington was in there too). How do you take a bad angle on a guy that is barely moving??

In any case, I like Mike B. – I wish we could roll back the odometer on him a bit. But if he’s not there yet, it won’t be long before his physical skills cannot match his mental skills.

by Ochophosphate on Nov 18, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions

Must have been a slow week for AFC defenders.

It's years like this that I wish I was a bear. Hibernation would make it so much easier.

by Red N Gold Beast on Nov 18, 2009 11:33 AM CST reply actions

Mike Browns plays helped us win the game

Man some of you people will butch about just about anything. He deserves just as much credit for his successes as he does for his failure.

I have seen so much moaning and complaining this week you;d have thought we lost again. No, everything at Arrowhead isn’t roses but for God’s sake, we’re Chiefs fans.

We won and one of our players was a big reason for our win and got a conference wide accolade.

Be happy for god’s sake. Enjoy any Chief related happiness while you can.

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by Patrick Allen on Nov 18, 2009 12:03 PM CST reply actions

bitch* not butch =)

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by Patrick Allen on Nov 18, 2009 12:04 PM CST up reply actions

Don't get me wrong PA.

You know how I am. Chiefs fan through and through…. and I’m generally pretty optimistic. All I was saying is that 1 tackle and 2 ints generally is kind of slow for a defensive player of the week award. I’m enjoying this win completely. Any time we stick it to the Raiduhs, I’m a happy guy.

It's years like this that I wish I was a bear. Hibernation would make it so much easier.

by Red N Gold Beast on Nov 18, 2009 12:13 PM CST up reply actions

Wow. Mike makes 2 needed plays and everyone bitches about his tackling.....

….Give it a rest already, he is the best player we have at the position. And for all those people who love Pollard so much I would bet 100 bucks he would NEVER have made that last interception because he would be trying to put a licking on Heyward-Bay. Give Mike some credit for the plays he did make instead of pointing out the ones he didn’t.

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by BigRedChief on Nov 18, 2009 12:08 PM CST reply actions 1 recs