
On Sunday, Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson returned his NFL-record ninth career kickoff for a touchdown, and on Wednesday, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Patterson finished with 10 carries for 52 yards against the Bears in Week 11. After losing a fumble in the third quarter, he bounced back with a 103-yard kickoff return to narrow Chicago’s lead to three in the second quarter.