Kamren Kinchens' great rookie season continued with another outstanding performance against the New England Patriots on Sunday. And for the second time in three weeks, he was named the NFC's best defender.
The league announced Wednesday that Kinchens was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Los Angeles Rams' win over the Patriots. Kinchens helped seal the win with his third interception of the season, picking off Drake Maye on the Patriots' final drive of the afternoon as the Rams led 28-22.
Additionally, Kinchens had a total of eight tackles, a forced fumble and a tackle for a loss.
Kinchens is the first rookie in the NFL since 2019 to win Defensive Player of the Week twice in the same season, all within three weeks of each other. The last rookie to do that was Nick Bosa five years ago.
If you can't stand the heat, leave the Kinchens. is the first defensive rookie since 2019 to win Player of the Week twice in a season. 😮💨
– Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL)
Kinchens is also the first rookie since Brian Cushing to win the award twice in three games with the Texans in 2009.
The rookie safety was a standout for the Rams this season and made an immediate impact as a third-rounder out of Miami.
