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Falcons’ Barner named Special Teams Player of the Week

Kenjon Barner of the Atlanta Falcons returns a punt for a touchdown during the first quarter during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

Credit: Jacob Kupferman

Credit: Jacob Kupferman

Kenjon Barner of the Atlanta Falcons returns a punt for a touchdown during the first quarter during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on November 17, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
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Nov 20, 2019

The Falcons’ Kenjon Barner has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week, the NFL announced Wednesday.

The running back was honored for his performance in the Falcons’ 29-3 victory at the Panthers on Sunday. Barner had a 78-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter of the victory. The return was one yard shy of the franchise record for a punt return for a touchdown, 79 yards by Deion Sanders in 1990.

Barner is the second Falcon to win an NFC player of the week award this season. Place-kicker Younghoe Koo won the special-teams award last week.

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