EARTH CITY, Mo. -- As a rookie, St. Louis Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein made a habit of winning awards for his powerful right leg. He took home a pair of Special Teams Player of the Week honors in Week 4 and Week 13 of the 2012 season.

Zuerlein did it again Wednesday when he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his work in the Rams' 22-7 win against the Denver Broncos last week. Zuerlein connected on all five of his field goal tries, including makes from 55 and 53 yards to help ice the game in the fourth quarter. He also made his only extra point attempt to finish with 16 points on the day, a new career high.

A big day from Zuerlein was a good sign after he had a couple of hiccups against the Kansas City Chiefs a few weeks ago. In that game, Zuerlein mis-hit a kickoff that Knile Davis returned 99 yards for a touchdown and missed a 38-yard field goal attempt. At that point, Zuerlein had been making 77.2 percent of his field goals since a perfect 15-of-15 start in the first five weeks of 2012. He'd also made just five-of-14 tries from beyond 50 yards in that span.

But Zuerlein has been back on his game since that loss to the Chiefs. He's now converted seven field goals in a row, including a pair of key kicks that help beat San Francisco in Week 9.

For the season, Zuerlein is 15-of-18 on field goals and has made all 20 of his extra point attempts.