ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos punter, Corliss Waitman, has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week following a strong performance in week 3 against the San Francisco 49ers.
Waitman had 10 punts in last week's game, averaging 47.6 yards per punt and six of them downed within the 20-yard line, a franchise single-game record.
Waitman was the first punter in more than three years to have at least six punts downed inside the 20-yard line without a touchback.
Two punts pinned San Francisco inside the 5-yard line, including one in the 3rd quarter that lead to a safety for the Broncos.
"[The safety] really started watching Corliss," Head Coach Nathaniel Hackett said after the game. "Corliss punting that ball back there, pinning them back continually throughout the game, giving them such a long field."
The last Broncos player to earn the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week was Brandon McManus in week 14 of last season.
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