NEW YORK – Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still and New York Jets running back Kene Nwangwu are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 13 (November 28, December 1-2).
OFFENSE: QB JOSH ALLEN, BUFFALO BILLS
- Allen completed 13 of 17 attempts (76.5 percent) for 148 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 141.3 rating in Buffalo’s 35-10 win over San Francisco. Allen also recorded a rushing touchdown and a touchdown catch, becoming the third player ever with at least two touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and one touchdown reception in a game.
- This is the 14th-career Offensive Player of the Week award and second this season for Allen. Allen’s four seasons with multiple Offensive Player of the Week awards are tied for seventh-most by a quarterback in NFL history.
- 2018: Week 17
- 2019: Week 11
- 2020: Weeks 2, 9, 13, 15
- 2021: Week 3
- 2022: Weeks 5, 6, 15
- 2023: Weeks 2, 4
- 2024: Weeks 3, 13
- Allen becomes the ninth quarterback ever to win Offensive Player of the Week 14-or-more times. Allen’s 14 Player of the Week awards are the most among any player since entering the NFL in 2018.
DEFENSE: CB TARHEEB STILL, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
- Still recorded three tackles, three passes defensed and two interceptions, including a 61-yard interception-return for a touchdown, in the Chargers’ 17-13 victory at Atlanta. Still was the only player to record multiple interceptions in Week 13.
- This is Still’s first-career Defensive Player of the Week award. Still is the ninth Chargers rookie to earn Player of the Week honors and the third to win Defensive Player of the Week, joining Shawne Merriman (Week 15, 2005) and Jyles Tucker (Week 17, 2007).
- Still becomes the fourth former Maryland player to win Player of the Week as a rookie, joining Shawne Merriman (Defense – Week 15, 2005), Torrey Smith (Offense – Week 11, 2011) and Scott Zolak (Offense – Week 11, 1992).
SPECIAL TEAMS: RB KENE NWANGWU, NEW YORK JETS
- Nwangwu returned three kickoffs for 157 yards, including a 99-yard kickoff-return for a touchdown, and recorded a forced fumble as part of the Jets kickoff coverage unit in Week 13. Nwangwu is the third player ever to record a kickoff-return touchdown and a forced fumble in a game since 2000, joining Brandon Wilson (Week 6, 2019) and Joe McKnight (Week 4, 2011).
- This is the third-career Special Teams Player of the Week award for Nwangwu, joining Braxton Berrios (2021) and Xaiver Gipson (2023) as the only Jets non-kicker/punter to earn the honor in the past 10 seasons (2015-24).
- 2021: Week 9 (Vikings)
- 2022: Week 12 (Vikings)
- 2024: Week 13 (Jets)
- Nwangwu becomes the second former Iowa State player to win three Player of the Week awards, joining Marcus Robertson.
