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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby gets another FedEx delivery for 118-yard game
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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby is 2 for 2: Two 100-yard games, two nominations for the FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Week award.
Bigsby didn't win it the first time. And he's got tough competition this week against Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen , Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley and Detroit quarterback Jared Goff .
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But the second-year pro from Auburn is at least getting more and more national attention.
Bigsby had a career-high 118 yards on 26 carries (4.5 per carry) and scored two touchdowns in the Jaguars' 32-16 victory over New England , at London's Wembley Stadium.
Bigsby scored on runs of 1 and 4 yards and gained 53 yards on 11 carries during a second-half span in which the Jags ran the ball 17 plays in a row, an NFL high this season.
He leads the Jaguars and is 13th in the NFL with 415 yards but is first in the league with a 6.2 per-carry average.
Among the other nominees, Allen was 21 of 33 for 323 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-10 victory over Tennessee ; Barkley gained 176 yards in the Eagles' 28-3 victory over the New York Giants ; and Goff was 22 of 25 for 282 yards and two touchdowns in the Lions' 31-29 victory over Minnesota .
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Fans can vote at nfl.com/fedex . The two players of the week will be announced at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
Jaguars get promising injury news
After no players were listed as out for the Patriots game for the first time since the season opener, the Jaguars got more promising injury news on Monday.
Offensive tackle Cam Robinson (concussion) is the only player who was hurt during the game and will be evaluated daily. But coach Doug Pederson said that two key defensive players in the reserve/injured list, safety Andrew Wingard (knee) and linebacker Foye Oluokun (foot), are progressing well with their rehabilitation.
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Oluokun and Wingard made the two-week trip to London and did rehabilitation work there.
"We're optimistic and hopeful that maybe this is the week that we can open their [practice] window up and they can practice and get back with the team," he said on Monday during a Zoom call with the media. "Definitely something to look forward to. Both guys are in a good place."
Wingard injured his knee early in training camp and Olukun was injured during the Week Three loss to Buffalo.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars RB Tank Bigsby earns second player of week nomination
