迈阿密海豚四分卫克利奥·莱蒙(CLEO LEMON)、休斯敦德州人防守端锋马里奥·威廉姆斯(MARIO WILLIAMS)和印第安纳波利斯小马开球回攻手/后卫T.J.拉辛(T.J. RUSHING)分别当选为2007赛季第15周美联最佳进攻、防守和特勤组球员。

　　最佳进攻球员：海豚四分卫克利奥·莱蒙

　　上周海豚22-16加时战胜巴尔的摩乌鸦，取得了本赛季的首场胜利。比赛中，莱蒙39次传球成功23次(传球成功率59.0%)，总传球距离315码，有1次传球达阵，传球评分为93.4。在加时赛中，莱蒙率领进攻组在决定性的进攻轮次中用3档进攻推进了66码。当莱蒙给外接手格雷格·卡马里诺(GREG CAMARILLO)送出职业生涯最远的64码传球达阵之后，海豚锁定了胜局，这也是莱蒙职业生涯第一次作为首发球员获得胜利。他还在比赛中3次冲球共计12次码，平均每次4.0码。

　　四年级生莱蒙来自阿肯色州立大学，今年是他职业生涯首次当选周最佳。这也是本赛季海豚队员第一次当选周最佳，莱蒙成为了继2003赛季的杰伊·费德勒(JAY FIEDLER)之后第二位当选的海豚四分卫。

　　最佳防守球员：德州人防守端锋马里奥·威廉姆斯

　　在上周四提前进行的一场比赛中，德州人以31-13战胜丹佛野马。这位二年级防守端锋在比赛中完成了7次拦截，还完成了职业生涯最高同时也是俱乐部历史上最高的单场3.5次擒杀。第二节，他擒杀野马四分卫，让对付损失3码，这样他就创下了连续5场至少擒杀1次的俱乐部纪录。他的后2.5次擒杀都是在面对野马关键的第三档进攻时完成的。作为2006年的状元秀，威廉姆斯本赛季以13.0次擒杀排名美联第一，全联盟第二，同时他还完成了53次拦截、1次传球防守、2次迫使对方丢球和1次抢夺丢球。

　　二年级生威廉姆斯来自北卡罗来纳大学，这是他第2次当选周最佳。他也成为了球队历史上首位在同一赛季两次当选的球员。

　　最佳特勤组球员：小马开球回攻手/后卫T.J.拉辛

　　在小马21-14战胜奥克兰突袭者的比赛中，拉辛完成了职业生涯首次弃踢回攻达阵。第一节，这位善于回攻的球员以90码弃踢回攻达阵追平了俱乐部纪录，帮助球队以10-0领先。全场比赛中，拉辛2次弃踢回攻共94码(平均每次47.0码)，3次开球回攻共73码(平均每次24.3码)，总计167码。

　　二年级生拉辛来自斯坦福大学，这是他首次当选周最佳。他也是自弃踢回攻手/外接手特伦斯·威尔金斯(TERRENCE WILKINS )在2006赛季第3周当选之后，又一位当选周最佳特勤组球员的小马队员。

原文 

　　Quarterback CLEO LEMON of the Miami Dolphins， defensive end MARIO WILLIAMS of the Houston Texans and kick returner-defensive back T.J. RUSHING of the Indianapolis Colts are the AFC Offensive， Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 15th week of the 2007 season (December 13， December 15-17) the NFL announced today.

　　OFFENSE： QB CLEO LEMON， MIAMI DOLPHINS  

　　In Miami's 22-16 overtime win over the Ravens， Lemon completed 23 of 39 passes (59.0 percent) for 315 yards with one touchdown and a 93.4 passer rating in the Dolphins' first win of the season.  In overtime， Lemon led an offense that struck quickly on a three-play， 66-yard game-winning drive.  Miami sealed the victory when Lemon connected with wide receiver GREG CAMARILLO for a career-long 64-yard touchdown pass and he registered his first career victory as a starter.  Lemon also contributed 12 rushing yards (4.0 average) on three carries.

　　In his fourth year from Arkansas State， this is Lemon's first career Player of the Week Award.  Lemon is the first Dolphin to win Player of the Week honors this season and the first Miami quarterback to earn the honor since JAY FIEDLER in 2003.

　　DEFENSE： DE MARIO WILLIAMS， HOUSTON TEXANS 

　　In a Thursday night primetime game， Williams shined brightly as Houston defeated the Broncos 31-13.  The second-year defensive end recorded seven tackles and set a career and franchise-high with 3.5 sacks.  Williams also set a club record with a sack in five consecutive games when he brought down Denver's quarterback for a three-yard loss in the second quarter.  Williams posted 2.5 of his 3.5 sacks on pivotal third-down passing situations thwarting the Broncos offense.  The 2006 NFL Draft first-pick overall， leads the AFC and ranks second in the NFL with 13.0 sacks and has totaled 53 tackles， one pass defensed， two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery this season.

　　In his second season from North Carolina State， this is Williams' second Player of the Week Award this season.  Williams is the first player in franchise history to win the award twice in a season.

　　SPECIAL TEAMS： KR-DB T.J. RUSHING， INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 

　　Rushing posted his first career punt return-touchdown in a 21-14 road victory against the Raiders.  The return specialist tied a franchise record with a 90-yard PR-TD in the first quarter giving the Colts a 10-0 lead.  For the game， Rushing returned two punts for 94 yards (47.0 average) and three kickoffs for 73 yards (24.3 average)， totaling 167 return yards.

　　In his second season from Stanford， this is Rushing's first career Player of the Week Award.  He is the first Colt to win Special Teams Player of the Week honors since punt returner-wide receiver TERRENCE WILKINS in 2006 (Week 3).