JAGUARS QB TREVOR LAWRENCE, BENGALS DE TREY HENDRICKSON &
BRONCOS P CORLISS WAITMAN NAMED AFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 3
Quarterback TREVOR LAWRENCE of the Jacksonville Jaguars, defensive end TREY HENDRICKSON of the Cincinnati Bengals and punter CORLISS WAITMAN of the Denver Broncos are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 3 of the 2022 season (September 22, 25-26).
OFFENSE: QB TREVOR LAWRENCE, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
- Lawrence completed 28 of 39 attempts (71.8 percent) for 262 yards and three touchdown passes with no interceptions for a 115.5 rating in the Jaguars’ 38-10 victory at the Los Angeles Chargers. Jacksonville led all teams with 38 points in Week 3.
- Lawrence had the second-highest passer rating in the AFC and was one of three players with three touchdown passes and no interceptions in Week 3.
- This is the first-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Lawrence, and he is the first Jaguars quarterback to earn the honor since Week 8 of the 2010 season (David Garrard).
DEFENSE: DE TREY HENDRICKSON, CINCINNATI BENGALS
- Hendrickson recorded four tackles, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in Cincinnati’s 27-12 win over the New York Jets. He was the only player to record two-or-more sacks and two forced fumbles in Week 3.
- This is Hendrickson’s first career Defensive Player of the Week award, and he is the first Cincinnati defensive end to win the award since Carlos Dunlap in 2019 (Week 17).
- He is the first player from Florida Atlantic to win the award.
SPECIAL TEAMS: P CORLISS WAITMAN, DENVER BRONCOS
- Waitman recorded 10 punts with an average of 47.6 yards (43.6 net) and pinned six inside the 20-yard line in the Broncos’ 11-10 win over San Francisco. His six punts inside the 20 were the most by any player in a single game this season.
- This is Waitman’s first career Special Teams Player of the Week award, and he becomes the first Broncos punter to earn the honor since Week 6 of the 2005 season (Todd Sauerbrun).
- Waitman is the first player from South Alabama to win the award.
2022 AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
| Offense | Defense | Special Teams | |
| Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3 | QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas CityQB Tua Tagovailoa, MiamiQB Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville | S Minkah Fitzpatrick, PittsburghCB Jaylen Watson, Kansas CityDE Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati | K Cade York, ClevelandP Braden Mann, N.Y. JetsP Corliss Waitman, Denver |
