Week 7: Darnell Savage Jr., Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers free safety Darnell Savage Jr., who played at the University of Maryland, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Pro Football Player of the Week.

Savage made five tackles and broke up one pass Sunday as Green Bay limited the Washington Football Team to a season-low 10 points in the Packers’ 24-10 victory.

It was another strong performance for the 2019 first-round draft pick, who already has distinguished himself. Savage led the Packers with four interceptions last season, all in the final six games.

Savage was uncertain to play Sunday after sustaining a concussion the previous week, but his role against Washington was especially important given that the Packers had other injuries in their secondary and started two rookie cornerbacks. But there were few issues on the defensive side of the ball for the Packers, who held Washington without a touchdown on five trips inside the Green Bay 35-yard line in the second half.