LIONS RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS, SEAHAWKS S QUANDRE DIGGS & EAGLES K JAKE ELLIOTT NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 18
Running back JAMAAL WILLIAMS of the Detroit Lions, safety QUANDRE DIGGS of the Seattle Seahawks and kicker JAKE ELLIOTT of the Philadelphia Eagles are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 18.
OFFENSE: RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS, DETROIT LIONS
- Williams rushed for 72 yards and two second-half touchdowns, including the go-ahead touchdown with under six minutes remaining in the Lions’ 20-16 win at Green Bay on Sunday Night Football. He led the NFL with 17 rushing touchdowns this season and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer BARRY SANDERS (16 rushing touchdowns in 1991) for the most in a season in franchise history.
- This is the first-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Williams and he is the first Lions running back to earn the honor since KEVIN SMITH in Week 11 of the 2011 season.
- He is the first former BYU running back to win the award and joins TAYSOM HILL (Week 5, 2022) as the only former BYU players to win Offensive Player of the Week since 2000.
DEFENSE: S QUANDRE DIGGS, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
- Diggs recorded an interception in overtime and added four tackles in the Seahawks’ 19-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams. It marked the fifth overtime interception in the NFL this season.
- This is Diggs’ first-career Defensive Player of the Week award and he is the third Seattle player to earn the award this season, joining UCHENNA NWOSU (Week 1) and TARIQ WOOLEN (Week 6).
- Diggs is the fourth former Texas safety to win Defensive Player of the Week since 2000, joining MICHAEL HUFF (Week 5, 2010), ADRIAN PHILLIPS (Week 8, 2021) and EARL THOMAS (Week 5, 2017).
SPECIAL TEAMS: K JAKE ELLIOTT, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
- Elliott converted all five of his field goal attempts – from 32, 52, 39, 54 and 22 yards – and led all kickers in scoring (16 points) in Week 18 as the Eagles defeated the New York Giants, 22-16.
- This is Elliott’s third-career Special Teams Player of the Week award, having previously won the award in Week 11 of the 2021 season and as a rookie in Week 3 of the 2017 season.
- Elliott joins STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI (seven-time winner) as the only former Memphis kickers to win the award at least three times.
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 |
| Wk 8 | RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco | LB Za’Darius Smith, Minnesota | TE Will Dissly, Seattle |
| Wk 9 | QB Justin Fields, Chicago | S Kerby Joseph, Detroit | P Jake Camarda, Tampa Bay |
| Wk 10 | WR Justin Jefferson, Minnesota | LB Devin White, Tampa Bay | K Joey Slye, Washington |
| Wk 11 | RB Tony Pollard, Dallas | DL Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit | RB Cordarrelle Patterson, Atlanta |
| Wk 12 | QB Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia | DE Brian Burns, Carolina | RB Kene Nwangwu, Minnesota |
| Wk 13 | QB Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia | DL Nick Bosa, San Francisco | K Michael Badgley, Detroit |
| Wk 14 | QB Baker Mayfield, L.A. Rams | DE Brandon Graham, Philadelphia | K Eddy Pineiro, Carolina |
| Wk 15 | QB Kirk Cousins, Minnesota | LB Kayvon Thibodeaux, N.Y. Giants | WR Kalif Raymond, Detroit |
| Wk 16 | RB D’Onta Foreman, Carolina | DL Nick Bosa, San Francisco | K Greg Joseph, Minnesota |
| Wk 17 | WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay | DE Cameron Jordan, New Orleans | CB Keisean Nixon, Green Bay |
| Wk 18 | RB Jamaal Williams, Detroit | S Quandre Diggs, Seattle | K Jake Elliott, Philadelphia |
