匹兹堡钢人四分卫本·罗斯里斯博格(BEN ROETHLISBERGER)、田纳西泰坦防守端锋凯尔·范登·博施(KYLE VANDEN BOSCH)和印第安纳波利斯小马防守截锋达雷尔·瑞德(DARRELL REID )分别当选为2007赛季第16周美联最佳进攻、防守和特勤组球员。

　　最佳进攻球员：钢人四分卫本·罗斯里斯博格

　　在上周四进行的一场比赛中，罗斯里斯博格帮助已提前获得国联北区冠军的钢人41-24战胜圣路易斯公羊。这位全明星四分卫20次传球成功16词(传球成功率80.0%)，总传球261码，有3次传球达阵，传球评分158.3.这是他职业生涯第3次拿到传球评分满分，追平了佩顿·曼宁(PEYTON MANNING)创造的联盟纪录。这场比赛也是他本赛季第5次单场传球达阵至少3次。本场比赛之后，他赛季总传球3154码，连续第2个赛季超过3000码，追平了特里·布拉德肖(TERRY BRADSHAW)在1979-1980两个赛季间创下的连续2年传球超过3000码的俱乐部纪录。罗斯里斯博格目前以职业生涯最高的单赛季32次传球达阵排名美联第3。

　　四年级生罗斯里斯博格来自迈阿密大学俄亥俄校区，这是他职业生涯第3次当选周最佳，也是本赛季的第2次。他成为了球队历史上第一位单赛季两次当选周最佳的四分卫。

　　最佳防守球员：泰坦防守端锋凯尔·范登·博施

　　上周泰坦战胜纽约喷气机，保留了进军美联季后赛的希望，范登·博施为球队的获胜立下大功。这位全明星防守端锋拿下全队最高的12次拦截(其中包括3.0次擒杀)和1次迫使丢球，帮助球队以10-6胜出。他在第一节、第三节和第四节各擒杀喷气机四分卫查德·佩灵顿(CHAD PENNINGTON )1次，完成了本赛季第2场同时也是职业生涯第3场单场3次擒杀的比赛。本赛季他共完成12.0次擒杀，在美联排名第3，再完成1.5次就可以追平他2005创下的12.5次的职业生涯纪录。

　　范登·博施来自内布拉斯加大学，今年是他的第7个职业赛季，这是他首次当选周最佳。他也成为了继2003赛季的杰文·基斯(JEVON KEARSE)之后第一位获得周最佳的泰坦防守端锋。

　　最佳特勤组球员：小马防守截锋达雷尔·瑞德

　　上周日的比赛中，小马38-15战胜休斯敦德州人，与美联南区对手的战绩为5胜0负，瑞德在比赛中起到了关键作用。这位三年级防守截锋完成了4次特勤组拦截，开球防守中3次，弃踢防守中1次。本赛季他以19次特勤组擒杀在球队中领跑。

　　瑞德来自明尼苏达大学，这是他首次当选周最佳。这也是自上周T.J.拉辛(T.J. RUSHING)之后，连续第二周由小马队员当选周最佳特勤组球员。

原文 

　　Quarterback BEN ROETHLISBERGER of the Pittsburgh Steelers， defensive end KYLE VANDEN BOSCH of the Tennessee Titans and defensive tackle DARRELL REID of the Indianapolis Colts are the AFC Offensive， Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the 16th week of the 2007 season (December 20， December 22-24) the NFL announced today.

　　OFFENSE： QB BEN ROETHLISBERGER， PITTSBURGH STEELERS

　　In a Thursday night primetime game， Roethlisberger helped the AFC North champion Steelers improve to 10-5 in a 41-24 win over the Rams.The Pro Bowl quarterback completed 16 of 20 passes (80.0 percent) for 261 yards with three touchdowns and a 158.3 passer rating.Roethlisberger‘s perfect passer rating was the third of his career， tying him with PEYTON MANNING for the most in NFL history (minimum 10 attempts).It marked the fifth time this year he has thrown at least three touchdown passes.Roethlisberger (3，154) crossed the 3，000-yard passing mark for the second straight season， which ties the team record for consecutive 3，000-yard seasons set by TERRY BRADSHAW (1979-80).Roethlisberger ranks third in the AFC with a career-high 32 touchdown passes.

　　In his fourth year from Miami ( Ohio )， this is Roethlisberger‘s third career Player of the Week honor and his second of the season.Roethlisberger is the first Steelers’ quarterback to win the award twice in a season.

　　DEFENSE： DE KYLE VANDEN BOSCH ， TENNESSEE TITANS

　　As Tennessee remained in the hunt for the AFC‘s final playoff spot， Vanden Bosch was a key contributor as the Titans defense held the Jets to six points.The All-Star defensive end recorded a team-high 12 tackles， including 3.0 sacks and one forced fumble in a 10-6 win over the Jets.The seven-year veteran posted his second three-sack game of the season and the third of his career.Vanden Bosch sacked Jets quarterback CHAD PENNINGTON once in the first quarter， once in the third quarter and once in the fourth quarter.He now has 12.0 sacks on the season， which ranks third in the AFC， and he needs one-half sack to equal career-high of 12.5 in 2005.

　　In his seventh season from Nebraska ， this is Vanden Bosch‘s first career Player of the Week Award.Vanden Bosch is the first Titan defensive end to win the award since JEVON KEARSE in 2003.

　　SPECIAL TEAMS： DARRELL REID， INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

　　A mainstay on the Colts special teams unit， Reid was a disruptive force on Sunday as the Colts improved to 5-0 in the AFC South with a 38-15 win over Houston .The third-year defensive tackle led the team with four special teams tackles.Reid registered three tackles on kickoff coverage and posted one tackle on punt coverage.Reid leads the team with 19 special teams tackles.

　　In his third season from Minnesota ， this is Reid‘s first career Player of the Week Award.He is the second Colt to win Special Teams Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks (T.J. RUSHING).