ENGLEWOOD – After piling up 19 tackles in last Sunday’s 30-16 win at Arizona, Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton was named Wednesday the AFC defensive player of the week.

It was the third-highest total of Singleton’s eight-year career. He leads the NFL with 87 tackles.

“Just doing what I can to get us off the field,” Singleton told The Denver Gazette after the win over the Cardinals.

Singleton becomes the second Denver player to be named AFC defensive player of the week this season. He joins safety Talanoa Hufanga, who was honored after Denver’s 30-26 win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3.