GIANTS QB DANIEL JONES, CARDINALS CB MARCO WILSON & BEARS K CAIRO SANTOS NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 7
Quarterback DANIEL JONES of the New York Giants, cornerback MARCO WILSON of the Arizona Cardinals and kicker CAIRO SANTOS of the Chicago Bears are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 7 (October 20, 23-24).
OFFENSE: QB DANIEL JONES, NEW YORK GIANTS
- Jones totaled 309 yards (202 passing, career-high 107 rushing) and two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) in the Giants’ 23-17 victory in Jacksonville. He became the second player this season (Lamar Jackson) with 200 passing yards, 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in a single game.
- This is the third-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Jones and first this season:
- 2019: Week 3
- 2021: Week 4
- 2022: Week 7
- Jones joins Kerry Collins (four-time winner) and Eli Manning (four-time winner) as the only Giants quarterbacks to earn the honor at least three times.
DEFENSE: CB MARCO WILSON, ARIZONA CARDINALS
- Wilson recorded three tackles, two passes defensed and a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Cardinals’ 42-34 win over New Orleans. He was the only NFC defensive player to record a go-ahead defensive touchdown in Week 7.
- This is Wilson’s first-career Defensive Player of the Week award.
- He is the fourth defensive back from of the University of Florida to win the award since 2000, joining Joe Haden, Janoris Jenkins and Lito Sheppard (three times).
SPECIAL TEAMS: K CAIRO SANTOS, CHICAGO BEARS
- Santos converted all four of his field goal attempts – from 42, 23, 38 and 50 yards – and all three of his point after attempts for a total of 15 points in the Bears’ 33-14 win at New England. Santos led all kickers in points in Week 7.
- This is his second Special Teams Player of the Week Award, having previously won the award in Week 6 of the 2020 season.
- This marks the second consecutive week that a player from Tulane University was named Special Teams Player of the Week, after Vikings rookie punter Ryan Wright earned the honor in Week 6.
2022 NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
| Offense | Defense | Special Teams | |
| Wk 1 | RB Saquon Barkley, N.Y. Giants | LB Uchenna Nwosu, Seattle | CB Zech McPhearson, Philadelphia |
| Wk 2 | WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit | CB Darius Slay, Philadelphia | K Graham Gano, N.Y. Giants |
| Wk 3 | RB Cordarrelle Patterson, Atlanta | DE Brandon Graham, Philadelphia | P Pat O’Donnell, Green Bay |
| Wk 4 | QB Geno Smith, Seattle | LB Haason Reddick, Philadelphia | K Greg Joseph, Minnesota |
| Wk 5 | TE Taysom Hill, New Orleans | LB Micah Parsons, Dallas | K Cameron Dicker, Philadelphia |
| Wk 6 | QB Marcus Mariota, Atlanta | CB Tariq Woolen, Seattle | P Ryan Wright, Minnesota |
| Wk 7 | QB Daniel Jones, N.Y. Giants | CB Marco Wilson, Arizona | K Cairo Santos, Chicago |
