{"id":557451,"date":"2025-11-27T03:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/557451\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T03:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:35:13","slug":"patriots-rookie-continues-teams-stunning-turnaround-with-huge-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/557451\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Rookie Continues Team&#8217;s Stunning Turnaround With Huge Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Injured running back Antonio Gibson became the first New England Patriot to win a player of the week honor since the 2022 season <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/09\/antonio-gibson-achieves-career-first-breaks-patriots-drought\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">when he captured<\/a> the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award in September.<\/p>\n<p>As the Patriots enter Week 13 with the best record in the NFL, it\u2019s no surprise that a few of Gibson\u2019s teammates have joined him as winners of the hardware.<\/p>\n<p>The latest is rookie kicker Andy Borregales, who was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c4-for-4,\u201d the Patriots official account posted on X. \u201cCongratulations, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Borregales_andy\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Borregales_andy<\/a>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Borregales is the fourth different New England player to win a player of the week award this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatriots Players of the Week\/Month honors: \ud83c\udfc8 KR Antonio Gibson: Special teams, Week 2 \ud83c\udfc8 PR Marcus Jones: Special teams, Week 4 \ud83c\udfc8 CB Marcus Jones: Defense, Month of October \ud83c\udfc8 DE\/OLB K\u2019Lavon Chaisson: Defense, Week 7 \ud83c\udfc8 K Andy Borregales, Special teams, Week 12,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss posted on Bluesky.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">Patriots Players of the Week\/Month honors:\ud83c\udfc8 KR Antonio Gibson: Special teams, Week 2\ud83c\udfc8 PR Marcus Jones: Special teams, Week 4\ud83c\udfc8 CB Marcus Jones: Defense, Month of October\ud83c\udfc8 DE\/OLB K&#8217;Lavon Chaisson: Defense, Week 7\ud83c\udfc8 K Andy Borregales, Special teams, Week 12<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:mjyr52xn3im6qldhgbbkorke?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Reiss (@mikereiss.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:mjyr52xn3im6qldhgbbkorke\/post\/3m6kgalkx6s2b?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2025-11-26T17:51:23.338Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sixth-round pick <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/11\/four-studs-four-duds-patriots-concerning-win-bengals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">carried the Patriots offense<\/a> in their Week 12 win against the Cincinnati  Bengals, drilling field goals from 41, 45, 19 and 52 yards away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"nesn-in-content-ad__copy\">Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Borregales is 19-for-21 on field goals this season and 33-for-35 on extra points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Injured running back Antonio Gibson became the first New England Patriot to win a player of the 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