Miami Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert Named PFN Offensive Participant of the Week

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins working again Raheem Mostert is on a tempo by no means earlier than seen in franchise historical past. And after yet one more multi-score sport, he’s Professional Soccer Community’s Offensive Participant of Week 6.

Within the Dolphins’ 42-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Mostert added three extra touchdowns (two speeding, one receiving) to his outstanding whole, giving him a career-high 11 with two-thirds of the season nonetheless to go.

Mostert, who’s simply seven touchdowns shy of the Dolphins’ file (18, Mark Clayton, 1984), has an out of doors probability of setting the NFL record for speeding and receiving TDs in a season (31, LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006).

#PFN365 Offensive Participant of the Week: #Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert 💨

➡️ 17 carries for 115 speeding yards
➡️ 3 receptions
➡️ 3 whole TDs

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Miami Dolphins’ Raheem Mostert Wins PFN Weekly Honor After 3 TD Recreation

Mostert additionally led his staff with 115 yards on 17 carries, giving the Dolphins their fourth-straight 100-yard rusher.

Mostert’s league-leading 9 speeding touchdowns (with 11 video games remaining) are simply seven off the franchise file set by Ricky Williams.

Mostert’s three touchdowns gave him the sting amongst PFN voters over his personal teammate Tyreek Hill (who went 6-163-1 within the Carolina sport), Detroit’s Jared Goff and New Orleans’ Derek Carr (who every threw for 323 yards in Week 6), and Los Angeles Rams working again Kyren Williams, who led all NFL gamers in Week 6 with 158 yards on 20 carries.

Williams and Mostert had been the one 100-yard rushers in Week 6.

Mostert, on the season, leads the NFL in touchdowns and ranks seventh league-wide in speeding yards (429).

“At the start, I obtained to contribute to the fellows up entrance,” Mostert said after the game. “They make it a bit of bit simpler and likewise receivers and just about everyone within the offense to assist out with that trigger. However I’m simply making an attempt to do one thing outstanding for myself, and I’m simply making an attempt to set the usual not just for myself however lots of people who are available as an undrafted man. 12 months 9 now, so it’s really a blessing and a dream.”

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Added Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel: “It’s actually cool to observe. The man is hungry for each alternative, and I feel you see his will in the way in which he runs the ball. Down across the aim line, numerous instances, the right play doesn’t exist, and it’s a battle of wills, and he’s not a man that lots of people wish to deal with. I’m completely satisfied for him, as all the time. He was a giant participant for us right this moment and can proceed to be such transferring ahead.”

Mostert is the primary two-time winner of PFN’s Offensive Participant of the Week award this 12 months, as he additionally took residence the dignity in Week 3. Dolphins gamers have now gained the award in three of the primary six weeks of the season — Tua Tagovailoa was the Week 1 winner.