Joe Burrow And Clyde Edwards-Helaire Named SEC Players Of The Week

by Staff Reporter

November 11, 20193 Comments

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire have been named SEC Offensive Players of the Week. Per SECSports.com:

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OFFENSE

Joe Burrow, QB, LSU

-Completed 31-of-39 passes for 393 yards and 3 TDs in leading LSU to a 46-41 win over No. 3 Alabama.

-Win was LSU's fourth over a Top 10 team in 2019 and eighth overall for Burrow as LSU's quarterback - the most for any QB in school history.

-Rushed for 64 yards to finish with 457 yards of total offense, the third-highest total in school history.

-The 31 completions tied a career-best and ranks No. 3 in school history ... Extended his school-record for passing TDs in a season to 33 and became the fourth player in LSU history to pass for 3,000 yards in a season.

-The 46 points were the most by an LSU team in the 84-game series with Alabama ... LSU finished with 559 yards of total offense ... Has completed 20 or more passes in 12 straight games - a school record ... Is now 19-3 as LSU's starting quarterback.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LSU

-Rushed for 103 yards and three TDs on 20 carries and caught nine passes for 77 yards and a score in helping LSU to a 46-41 win over Alabama ... Finished with 199 all-purpose yards.

-Has rushed for 100+ yards in four of LSU's five SEC games this year ... Caught a 13-yard TD pass from Joe Burrow with six seconds remaining in first half to extend LSU's lead to 33-13 at the halftime.

-Had fourth quarter TD runs of 1 and 5 yards, the second giving the Tigers a 46-34 advantage with 1:37 to go ... Averaged 5.2 yards per carry as he became the first player to score 4 TDs in a game against Alabama since 2007.

-Accounted for a combined 14 first downs/TDs in game ... Touched the ball nine times (out of 23 LSU offensive plays) in the fourth quarter when the game was still in the balance.