The National Football League informed the Chiefs on Wednesday that S Mike Brown has been named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in Week 10 of the 2009 NFL regular season. Brown becomes the first Chiefs safety to win this honor since S Jerome Woods took home AFC Defensive POW accolades in Week Five of ‘97. Brown previously was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week with Chicago in 2001.

Brown (5-10, 207) was a key contributor in the Chiefs 16-10 victory at Oakland (11/15), Kansas City’s seventh consecutive road win against the Raiders. He registered a career-high two interceptions off QB Bruce Gradkowski to go with a personal-best four passes defensed. Brown’s first interception came early in the fourth quarter when he picked off a pass at the 50-yard line. Kansas City turned that takeaway into a K Ryan Succop 31-yard field goal. Brown victimized Gradkowski for a second time at the Kansas City 10-yard line with 0:38 seconds remaining in the game to clinch the victory.

The University of Nebraska product has started all nine games for the Chiefs in 2009, recording 47 tackles (37 solo), a sack (-11.0 yards), two INTs, four passes defensed and one fumbe recovery.