The case of Cordarrelle Patterson is a strange one. For most of his career, the All-Pro return man has been a special teams ace, consistently affecting games in the third phase of the game. Only recently did he assume an offensive role. With the Falcons, he’s become one of the league’s best running backs. And for the first time in his career, following a career-best performance against Seattle, Patterson was rewarded with Player of the Week honors.Â
The 31-year-old has received Player of the Week and Player of the Month honors before, but those came for his prowess on special teams. This is the first time he’s ever garnered an Offensive Player of the Week accolade. And it couldn’t have been for a more deserving performance. In the team’s first win of the season, Patterson ran for a career-high 141 yards on 17 carries, averaging an eye-popping 8.3 yards per carry and scoring a touchdown. A 6′2″, 225-pound runner on the wrong side of 30 making plays like this is jarring:
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It’s crazy that no other team has tried to use Cordarrelle Patterson like this.
His vision and breakaway speed make him so special out of the backfield. I wish other teams would’ve realized this sooner.
pic.twitter.com/c50S7bdo0f— Josh DeLuca (@JoshDeLuca4) September 25, 2022
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