CHARLOTTE — As the Panthers continue to stack wins, the awards continue to roll in. The latest honors punter Sam Martin , who was named the NFC special teams player of the week for Week 7, the leagued announced on Wednesday.
Martin punted six times for 276 yards in the Panthers' 13-6 win over the Jets on Sunday, with a long of 68-yards. He landed four of those punts inside the 20-yard line.
The two punts that weren't inside the 20 still landed at the 21-yard line and 28-yard line. One punt was downed, one went out of bounds, two were fair-caught, and two returned, for a total of 14 yards (average 7 yards per return).
Overall this season, Martin has 23 punts, averaging 47 yards per punt, and tied for fifth in the NFC with 10 landing inside the 20.
Martin joined the Panthers this offse