HOUSTON (KTRK) --
The NFL named Houston Texans OLB Whitney Mercilus the AFC Defensive Player of the Week.Congrats to @Merci380 for being named #afc defensive player of the week. Continue that sack streak. pic.twitter.com/PdjxCGP3N6
— David Nuño (@DavidNunoABC13) September 14, 2016
This is following his performance against the Chicago Bears on Sunday where he recorded four tackles, a team-leading 2.0 sacks, two quarterback hits, one tackle for loss and one forced fumble in Houston's 23-14 season-opening victory.
He was a part of a defense that limited the Bears to just 258 net yards of offense, the second-lowest total allowed by an AFC team in Week 1.
