Danielle Hunter becomes 14th Texans defender to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors

In fairness, the announcement of Houston Texans edge rusher Danielle Hunter being named AFC Defensive Player of the Week is more of a formality than it is a reveal. Anyone who saw Hunter's performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars could've guessed that the 31-year-old veteran would earn this distinction, even without knowing what any other defensive player in the AFC put forth. But even still, it's only appropriate that Hunter, who twice won Defensive Player of the Week as a member of the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 and 2019, got the official announcement for his first time winning the award in the AFC. In a 36-29 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Hunter was an absolute menace all afternoon, notching 3.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 7 total tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 8 pressures and 4 QB hits in a game that the Texans absolutely had to win in order to keep their postseason hopes alive. It was such a dominant performance, it prompted Texans center Jake Andrews to make an extra-terrestrial comparison when talki