CHIEFS QB PATRICK MAHOMES, CHARGERS S DERWIN JAMES &
BILLS K TYLER BASS NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER
Quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES of the Kansas City Chiefs, safety DERWIN JAMES of the Los Angeles Chargers and kicker TYLER BASS of the Buffalo Bills are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Month for the month of November.
OFFENSE: QB PATRICK MAHOMES, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
- Mahomes led the NFL in completions (116), passing yards (1,426) and touchdown passes (nine) from Weeks 9-12, helping the Chiefs go 4-0. He also added 161 rushing yards and a touchdown.
- Mahomes, who passed for over 300 yards in each game this month, has 38 games with at least 300 passing yards in his first six seasons and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (37 games) for the most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history.
- This is the fifth Offensive Player of the Month award for Mahomes, tied with Drew Brees (five) for the fourth-most by a quarterback since 2000. Only Tom Brady (11), Aaron Rodgers (10) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (eight) have more in that timeframe.
- 2018: September
- 2019: September
- 2020: November
- 2021: December
- 2022: November
- Mahomes is the only player to earn a Player of the Month award in each of the past five seasons and his five Player of the Month awards are the most in franchise history.
DEFENSE: S DERWIN JAMES, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
- James led all defensive backs with 37 tackles and added two sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception during November. He was the only player to record at least 30 tackles, two forced fumbles and one interception during the month.
- This is the first Defensive Player of the Month award for James and he is the first Chargers player to win the award since cornerback Casey Heyward (December, 2009).
- James is the third former Florida State defensive back to earn the award, joining Antonio Cromartie (December, 2007) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders (November, 1993).
SPECIAL TEAMS: K TYLER BASS, BUFFALO BILLS
- Bass totaled a league-best 44 points, including a league-high 12 made field goals, over the last month. He was the only kicker to connect on six fields of at least 40 yards, including going five for five on 40-yard attempts.
- This is the second Special Teams Player of the Month award for Bass (October, 2021) and joins Brian Moorman (three-time winner) and Steve Christie (two-time) as the only Bills players to win the award multiple times.
- He is the third player to earn the honor from Georgia Southern (Rob Bironas and Younghoe Koo) and the only two-time winner.
2022 AFC PLAYERS OF THE MONTH
| Offense | Defense | Special Teams | |
| September October November | QB Lamar Jackson, Baltimore RB Derrick Henry, Tennessee QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City | LB Melvin Ingram, Miami DL Quinnen Williams, N.Y. Jets S Derwin James, L.A. Chargers | P Tommy Townsend, Kansas City P Ryan Stonehouse, Tennessee K Tyler Bass, Buffalo |
