Stud No. 1 – Von Miller
We’ve heard from him several times throughout this week’s edition of “Studs and Duds,” offering high praise for his teammates, but Von Miller was simply sensational in his own right against the Chargers.
Miller finished the day with two sacks, four quarterback hits, four tackles (two for a loss), one pass defended and one forced fumble and recovery. Even better, he and the rest of the defense clearly got into Philip Rivers’ head as the game wore on.
Miller spoke about his teammates postgame, but his coach came out with high praise for him, not just in the game but for his performance all week:
“I thought he was exceptional. He practiced really good this week and I told him the other day. I said, ‘Von, in my opinion when your practice is hot it tends to come over to Sunday.’ It’s hard as a player 16 weeks in a row to be perfect at practice but I think he amped it up a little bit, was really good at practice this week and took it to the field.”
Miller has yet to secure an AFC Defensive Player of the Week or Player of the Month award this season. Sunday’s performance could very well deliver the former and put him in the early running for the latter.
