Brad Benson Won NFC Offensive Player of the Week During the Giants' 1986 Super Bowl Run — as a Lineman

Nobody could figure out what had just happened. NFL teams were in the middle of the 1986 stretch run, fighting to get into the playoffs, when an unexpected headline emerged: New York Giants left tackle Brad Benson was named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week.

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