Romo, Tatupu and Allison earn NFC weekly honors

By Sports Network
The Sports Network
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Seattle linebacker Lofa Tatupu and Minnesota kick returner Aundrae Allison earned player of the week honors for Week 13.

Romo threw for 309 yards on 19-of-30 passing with four touchdowns in Dallas' big victory over the Green Bay Packers last Thursday. Romo's four-touchdown performance also set a single-season franchise record with 33 TDs on the year. This was Romo's fourth-career player of the week award and second this season.

Tatupu took home defensive honors after registering a career-high three interceptions and 11 tackles in Seattle's win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Two of his interceptions came in the first quarter while his other one sealed the victory for the Seahawks late in the fourth quarter. This marked Tatupu's first-career player of the week award.

Allison, a rookie that was selected in the fifth-round of the '07 draft, picked up the special teams award by racking up a 103-yard kickoff return for the longest play in franchise history. He ended with 143 yards on three returns in the Vikings' victory over Detroit.