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Matt Prater named Special Teams Player of the Month for September

Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater will be named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September, the National Football League informed the Broncos on Wednesday.

Prater's selection as AFC Special Teams Player of the Month is the first such award of his three-year NFL career. It marks the first time in four seasons that a Bronco has won the award (P Todd Sauerbrun, October 2005) and only the fourth time a Denver player has received the nomination since it was initiated by the NFL in 1993.

Prater helped the Broncos to a 3-0 record and a first-place standing in the AFC West in September by converting 7-of-9 field-goal attempts, including all three tries from beyond 40 yards. He posted AFC bests in touchbacks (7), touchback percentage (46.7) and kickoffs reaching the end zone (13) to help Denver lead the conference in lowest opponent average starting position after kickoffs (20.6-yd. line) for the month.

A former standout at the University of Central Florida, Prater finished the month with the third-most points (26) in the AFC among kickers (4th most among all players). He improved to 6-of-7 for his career on 50-yard field-goal attempts with a 50-yarder in the season opener at Cincinnati (9/13) and made all three field-goal attempts, including a 48-yarder, last week at Oakland (9/27).

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great job Matt

totally agree with this…field position for our opponents has been terrible, and cooler heads have prevailed when judging the two FG misses.

by poorboywilly on Sep 30, 2009 7:41 PM MDT reply actions  

great KOS

wind really hurt him…has a boot though…good job Matt

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by BDAWKisaBRONC on Sep 30, 2009 7:44 PM MDT reply actions  

he still scares me.

Love his distance of course! Don’t want to trust him with the game on the line. Didn’t he lose us one or two last year?

Crazy-Hard position though. Here in the northwest O mare is suddenly a bum after proving himself over and over…

by Whidbey Bronco on Sep 30, 2009 7:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Didn't see it coming

but I’m thrilled he got recognized for quietly excelling! Let’s hope this feeds success for the rest of the season…

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by broncosmontana on Sep 30, 2009 8:02 PM MDT reply actions  

Remember when I told you all he'd be solid this year?

I’m not saying anything, but I’m just sayin….

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by Joe Medina on Sep 30, 2009 8:19 PM MDT reply actions   1 recs

Just sayin'

+3. And I was confident enough to wait until the late rounds and draft him in both of my FFL leagues.

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by Trogdoor on Oct 1, 2009 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions  

lol

me too. The “experts” still don’t give him anything, but he’s the fifth highest scoring kicker in my league

by poorboywilly on Oct 1, 2009 10:07 AM MDT up reply actions  

In My League He is a FA

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by Kfustud on Oct 1, 2009 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions  

When are all 3 levels of our game going to come together?

RIGHT NOW! Think about all of the changes from one season ago, and you just HAVE to say …WOW!

I love where this team is headed!

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by metalman5050 on Sep 30, 2009 8:24 PM MDT reply actions  

Congrats Matt.

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by KaptainKirk on Sep 30, 2009 8:32 PM MDT reply actions  

LOL!!! is my first reaction

….this would be the last thing i saw coming….pretty random

by Calibroncoboy on Sep 30, 2009 8:49 PM MDT reply actions  

its like a LOL right in the face of the pundits

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by RiG on Sep 30, 2009 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions  

Advanced NFL Stats

has an article evaluating the Value of a Touchback.

Makes me wonder if this isn’t why McD had so much faith in Prater this off-season.

by SlowWhiteGuy on Sep 30, 2009 9:52 PM MDT reply actions  

Its got to be

I think Prater’s touchback ability is the main reason McD didnt bring in any competition in the offseason. A touchback is very valuable, and very few kickers in this league can kick it as far as Prater, and replacing him would have been a downgrade in that area. Think of all the other teams that carry an extra kicker just for kickoffs, this gives Denver the luxury of an extra roster spot.

On To Victory!!!

by alacumba!! on Sep 30, 2009 10:16 PM MDT up reply actions  

The two he missed...

Were relatively short kicks but were in crazy crosswinds during the same game. A lot of great kickers might have missed those. I say Prater has worked out his issues and is pretty money right now. Congrats to him.

by TheMastermind on Sep 30, 2009 10:27 PM MDT reply actions  

Yep

The sideways carry on one of those kicks was insane. You can wonder about whether he should have allowed for it but how do you know how much it was gusting?
I’m glad Prater got this. His ability to hit the end zone on a consistent basis has been insane.

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by orange&blue_aussie on Sep 30, 2009 10:48 PM MDT up reply actions  

Watch the flags on the goal posts.

They hang straight down, and then whip out to 90 degrees. There’s no way to compensate for 5 gusting to 40.

by Velveeta on Oct 1, 2009 5:25 AM MDT up reply actions  

true that

I was there…the wind was insane and very gusty! At least half the kickers in the league don’t make those kicks.

"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"

by Colorado_Kitten on Oct 1, 2009 10:37 AM MDT up reply actions  

i have always supported prater

remember like elway, elam was a legend for so many seasons. i think prater has done an exceptional job in following him. i love his leg strength, wouldn’t be surprised if at some point he kicks the longest fg in nfl history.

by golfdoc on Oct 1, 2009 1:04 AM MDT reply actions  

This is great!

Especially after getting booed in the Cleveland game. Hope it helps people to wake up.

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by pubkeeper on Oct 1, 2009 9:05 AM MDT reply actions  

Yay!

Go Prater and well earned!

"Take what you can. Give nothing back!"

by Colorado_Kitten on Oct 1, 2009 10:37 AM MDT reply actions  

Kind of suprised me

After missing 2 field goals in the blustering winds against Cleveland but Prater has been awesome on his kickoffs and 2 of his 3 games were away from the friendly mile high air of Denver

by OrangeCrush4082 on Oct 1, 2009 10:47 AM MDT reply actions  

Bad Angles

Maybe someone can help me with this, but it appeared to me that Prater nailed “field goals” on kick-offs in each of the past two weeks. Did any here have better angles or commentary that would confirm or deny this?

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by Disco_Stu on Oct 1, 2009 12:18 PM MDT reply actions  

he did

and one went into the stands. That was insane. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before

by milehighnation on Oct 1, 2009 3:55 PM MDT up reply actions  

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