Kicker Robbie Gould was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday morning after booting four field goals in the 49ers’ 26-23 overtime upset of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
Gould made kicks from 28, 33 and 45 yards in regulation. His 36-yard field goal with 3:06 remaining in overtime supplied the the winning points, as the 49ers snapped a 10-game head-to-head losing streak against Seattle.
Gould, 36, a 14-year pro, has now won the weekly honor six times in his career. He has also won the Special Teams Player of the Month three times in his career.
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SIGN UP HERE On the season, Gould has made 29 of 30 field-goal attempts. He was named as an alternate to the NFC Pro Bowl team. Since signing with the 49ers on the first day of free agency in 2017, Gould has made 68 of 71 field-goal attempts.
He ranks No. 2 all-time in field-goal accuracy at 87.62 percent. Baltimore’s Justin Tucker leads at 90.55 percent. Earlier this season, Gould set the 49ers’ record for most consecutive field goals with 33.
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Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, who was snubbed on the initial list of Pro Bowl selections, also was passed over for NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Buckner recorded 11 tackles, two sacks and four tackles for loss. But the weekly honor went to Atlanta defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, who had seven tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble against Arizona.
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Buckner is a first alternate for the Pro Bowl, a league source told NBC Sports Bay Area. If either Aaron Donald, Fletcher Cox or Akiem Hicks cannot play in the game, Buckner would get invited to his first Pro Bowl.
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