San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week following an impressive performance on Saturday against the Washington Commanders.
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Bosa registered seven tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble in the 49ers' 37-20 win over Washington in Week 16. He also recorded a sack on a two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter.
Bosa leads the NFL with a career-high 17.5 sacks and has 12 games with at least one sack this season, tied for the fourth-most such games in a season since 1982 when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only DeMarcus Ware (14 games in 2008), Justin Houston (13 in 2014), and Chandler Jones (13 in 2017) have more.
This is Bosa's fourth-career Defensive Player of the Week award, the most ever by a 49ers defensive lineman, and second this season. His previous honors came in Week 13 of 2022, and Weeks 5 and 8 of 2019.
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