The Kansas City Chiefs ended the season on a high note beating the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon and Justin Houston finished strong as well. He was in on two sacks of Tim Tebow on Sunday ending the day with 1.5 sacks and 5.5 on the season.
For that, Houston is up for NFL rookie of the week. Click here to vote. Let's all vote so we can get one last award on the season.
His competition for rookie of the week is posted after the jump.
Via NFL.com:
- Jurrell Casey, Tennessee Titans: Casey had six tackles, including two for a loss, along with two quarterback hits and one and a half sacks in the Titans' 23-22 victory over the Houston Texans.
- Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons: Jones caught four passes for 76 yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons' 45-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Sterling Moore, New England Patriots: Moore had two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, in the Patriots' 49-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills. He also added two passes defensed and a tackle.
- Evan Royster, Washington Redskins: Royster carried 20 times for 113 yards and caught five passes for 52 yards in the Redskins' 34-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.