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Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor said this week that he hasn’t enjoyed taking a look at his film from earlier in the season because of the way he played while trying to battle through ankle, groin and hip injuries.

Chancellor missed a couple of games, but has been in the lineup for Seattle the last two weeks and he’s putting better work on film. His work last Sunday in Seattle’s 19-3 win over the Cardinals was good enough that the NFL named him the NFC defensive player of the week.

Chancellor didn’t put up any gaudy numbers in the game, but he had eight tackles while the Seahawks were holding the Cardinals to just 204 yards over the course of an afternoon that left the Seahawks feeling like they had their swagger back.

Whatever Chancellor’s issues are with his work earlier this season, it’s not like he’s always been off his game. He was also the NFC defensive player of the week for the third week of the season.