CHARGERS RB AUSTIN EKELER, PATRIOTS DB KYLE DUGGER &
BROWNS P COREY BOJORQUEZ NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 17
Running back AUSTIN EKELER of the Los Angeles Chargers, defensive back KYLE DUGGER of the New England Patriots and punter COREY BOJORQUEZ of the Cleveland Browns are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 17.
OFFENSE: RB AUSTIN EKELER, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
- Ekeler recorded 161 scrimmage yards (122 rushing, 39 receiving), the most in the AFC in Week 17, and two rushing touchdowns in the Chargers 31-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Ekeler leads the NFL with 18 touchdowns (13 rushing, five receiving) this season.
- This is the first Offensive Player of the Week award for Ekeler and he becomes the first Chargers running back to earn the honor since Melvin Gordon (Week 5, 2017).
- He is the first player from Western Colorado University to ever win a Player of the Week award.
DEFENSE: DB KYLE DUGGER, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
- Dugger recorded five tackles, two passes defensed and a 39-yard interception-return touchdown in New England’s 23-21 victory over Miami. He leads the league with three defensive touchdowns this season.
- This is the first-career Defensive Player of the Week award for Dugger. He is the third Patriot to earn Defensive Player of the Week this season, joining linebacker Matthew Judon (Week 5) and Josh Uche (Week 14).
- Dugger is the first player from Lenoir-Rhyne University to earn a Player of the Week award.
SPECIAL TEAMS: P COREY BOJORQUEZ, CLEVELAND BROWNS
- Bojorquez recorded four punts in the Browns’ 24-10 win over Washington, with an average of 46.8 yards (43.0 net). He pinned two inside the 20-yard line and had a 64-yard punt, the longest in the league in Week 17.
- This is Bojorquez’s first-career Special Teams Player of the Week award and he becomes the first Browns punter to earn the honor since Jamie Gillan (Week 2, 2019).
- Bojorquez becomes the third former New Mexico player to ever win a Special Teams Player of the Week award, joining Brian Urlacher (Week 15, 2001) and Jason Sanders (four-time winner).
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 |
