Xavier Rhodes Named AFC Defensive Player Of The Week

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Rhodes, in all, had one tackle, two interceptions and two passes defensed on the day, earning an elite pass defense grade of 94.0 from Pro Football Focus. Rhodes' pick-six of Darnold early in the first quarter, the second of Rhodes' career, represented his 75th career pass defensed.


Signed to a one-year free agent deal earlier this offseason after spending the first seven seasons of his career with the Vikings, where he was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and a First-Team All-Pro honoree in 2017, Rhodes this season has three total tackles, two interceptions and three passes defensed. In all, Rhodes has 375 career tackles (15 for a loss) with 12 interceptions (two returned for touchdowns), 76 passes defensed and three forced fumbles.


He's the first Colts player to earn Player of the Week honors since running back/returner Nyheim Hines was named the AFC's Special Teams Player of the Week last season in Week 16, and he's Indy's first AFC Defensive Player of the Week honoree since defensive end Justin Houston in Week 5 last year.


The last time a Colts cornerback earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors was in Week 9 of the 2015 season, when Darius Butler had the game-clinching interception in Indy's 27-24 victory over Peyton Manning and the previously-undefeated Denver Broncos at Lucas Oil Stadium.