GIANTS RB SAQUON BARKLEY, SEAHAWKS LB UCHENNA NWOSU &
EAGLES CB ZECH MCPHEARSON NAMED NFC PLAYERS OF WEEK 1
Running back SAQUON BARKLEY of the New York Giants, linebacker UCHENNA NWOSU of the Seattle Seahawks and cornerback ZECH MCPHEARSON of the Philadelphia Eagles are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played on Kickoff Weekend 2022 (September 8, 11-12).
OFFENSE: RB SAQUON BARKLEY, NEW YORK GIANTS
- Barkley rushed for 164 yards with one touchdown and added six receptions for 30 yards and converted the go-ahead two-point conversion with 1:09 remaining in the Giants’ 21-20 comebackvictory over the Titans. His 164 rushing yards and 194 scrimmage yards both led the league for Week 1.
- This is the third-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Barkley, second-most by a Giants running back (Tiki Barber, seven):
- 2018: Week 11
- 2019: Week 16
- 2022: Week 1
- He joins quarterback Kerry Collins (five) and running backs Larry Johnson (four) and Gary Brown (three) as offensive players from Penn State to win the award at least three times.
DEFENSE: LB UCHENNA NWOSU, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
- Nwosu, making his Seahawks debut, registered seven tackles, one sack, one pass defensed and one forced fumble in Seattle’s Monday Night Football win over Denver.
- This is Nwosu’s first-career Defensive Player of the Week award.
- He is the first linebacker from USC to be named Defensive Player of the Week since Clay Matthews (Week 9, 2010).
SPECIAL TEAMS: CB ZECH MCPHEARSON, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
- McPhearson recorded two special teams tackles and an onside kick recovery in the third quarter in Philadelphia’s Week 1 win in Detroit.
- This is the first Special Teams Player of the Week Award for McPhearson and he is the first Eagles player since DeSean Jackson (Week 1, 2009) to win the award in a Kickoff Weekend game.
- He joins Jakeem Grant (three times), Byron Hanspard and Wes Welker as former Texas Tech players to earn Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
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 |
