BRONCOS WR JERRY JEUDY, JAGUARS LB JOSH ALLEN & BILLS RB NYHEIM HINES NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 18
Wide receiver JERRY JEUDY of the Denver Broncos, linebacker JOSH ALLEN of the Jacksonville Jaguars and running back NYHEIM HINES of the Buffalo Bills are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 18.
OFFENSE: WR JERRY JEUDY, DENVER BRONCOS
- Jeudy led all players and set career highs in receiving yards (154) and scrimmage yards (193) during Week 18 as the Broncos defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 31-28.
- This is the first Offensive Player of the Week award for Jeudy and he becomes the first Broncos wide receiver to earn the honor since EMMANUEL SANDERS (Week 7, 2018).
- He is the third former Crimson Tide wide receiver to ever win Offensive Player of the Week, joining JULIO JONES (four-time winner) and AMARI COOPER (three-time winner).
DEFENSE: LB JOSH ALLEN, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
- Allen recorded six tackles, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and recorded the game-winning 37-yard fumble-return for a touchdown with 2:51 remaining in the Jaguars’ 20-16 win over Tennessee. Jacksonville completed the “worst-to-first” turnaround and clinched the AFC South division title for the first time since 2017.
- This is the second-career Defensive Player of the Week award for Allen, having previously won the award in Week 9 of the 2021 season. He is the second Jaguar to earn Defensive Player of the Week this season, joining safety RAYSHAWN JENKINS (Week 15).
- Allen is the sixth former Kentucky Wildcat to earn multiple Defensive Player of the Week awards, joining JEFF BRADY, DEWAYNE ROBERTSON, ZA’DARIUS SMITH (three), ART STILL and WESLEY WOODYARD.
SPECIAL TEAMS: RB NYHEIM HINES, BUFFALO BILLS
- Hines recorded two kickoff-return touchdowns (96- and 101-yards) in the Bills’ 35-23 win over the Patriots in Week 18 as he became the first player since LEON WASHINGTON (Week 3, 2010) with two kickoff-return touchdowns in the same game.
- This is Hines’ second-career Special Teams Player of the Week award, having previously won the award with Indianapolis when he had two punt-return touchdowns in Week 16 of the 2019 season.
- He is the first player in NFL history to have a game with two kickoff-return touchdowns and a game with two punt-return touchdowns in his career.
2022 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
| Offense | Defense | Special Teams | |
| Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6 | QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas CityQB Tua Tagovailoa, MiamiQB Trevor Lawrence, JacksonvilleQB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas CityQB Josh Allen, BuffaloQB Josh Allen, Buffalo | S Minkah Fitzpatrick, PittsburghCB Jaylen Watson, Kansas CityDE Trey Hendrickson, CincinnatiS Jordan Poyer, BuffaloLB Matthew Judon, New EnglandDL Quinnen Williams, N.Y. Jets | K Cade York, ClevelandP Braden Mann, N.Y. JetsP Corliss Waitman, DenverK Evan McPherson, CincinnatiK Chase McLaughlin, IndianapolisK Dustin Hopkins, L.A. Chargers |
| Wk 7 | QB Joe Burrow, Cincinnati | CB Sauce Gardner, N.Y. Jets | K Randy Bullock, Tennessee |
| Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10 | RB Derrick Henry, TennesseeRB Joe Mixon, CincinnatiRB Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis | DE Dre’Mont Jones, DenverLB Justin Houston, BaltimoreLB Alex Highsmith, Pittsburgh | K Nick Folk, New EnglandK Cameron Dicker, L.A. ChargersP Ryan Stonehouse, Tennessee |
| Wk 11Wk 12 | TE Travis Kelce, Kansas CityRB Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas | LB Matt Milano, BuffaloDT Ed Oliver, Buffalo | DB Marcus Jones, New EnglandP JK Scott, L.A. Chargers |
| Wk 13 | QB Joe Burrow, Cincinnati | DE Chandler Jones, Las Vegas | WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cleveland |
| Wk 14 | QB Trevor Lawrence | LB Josh Uche, New England | DE Calais Campbell, Baltimore |
| Wk 15 | QB Josh Allen, Buffalo | S Rayshawn Jenkins, Jacksonville | P Tommy Townsend, Kansas City |
| Wk 16 | QB Joe Burrow, Cincinnati | DT Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh | K Riley Patterson, Jacksonville |
| Wk 17 | RB Austin Ekeler, L.A. Chargers | DB Kyle Dugger, New England | P Corey Bojorquez, Cleveland |
| Wk 18 | WR Jerry Jeudy, Denver | LB Josh Allen, Jacksonville | RB Nyheim Hines, Buffalo |
