On Sunday, Colts punter Pat McAfee took a bow after executing a perfect onside kick against the Titans. He can now take another bow.
McAfee has been named the AFC special-teams player of the month.
As a punter, the former West Virginia kicker-punter leads the league in net punt average at 45.6 yards, and he’s third in gross average, with 49.6. As Indy’s kickoff specialist, McAfee has a league-high 24 touchbacks and a pair of successful onside kicks, the only two successful onside kicks of the season.
McAfee also holds for the team’s field goals and extra points, where kicker Adam Vinatieri has converted all 24 of his attempts.
Speaking of field goals and extra points, McAfee has said he’d like to inherit that job after Vinatieri retires. If McAfee does -- and if he does it as well as he’s done the rest of his duties -- he could be the special-teams player of the month for every month of every season.
