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NFC Players of the Week – Week 18

January 12, 2023
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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

OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
Wk 1RB Saquon Barkley, N.Y. GiantsLB Uchenna Nwosu, SeattleCB Zech McPhearson, Philadelphia
Wk 2WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, DetroitCB Darius Slay, PhiladelphiaK Graham Gano, N.Y. Giants
Wk 3RB Cordarrelle Patterson, AtlantaDE Brandon Graham, PhiladelphiaP Pat O’Donnell, Green Bay
Wk 4QB Geno Smith, SeattleLB Haason Reddick, PhiladelphiaK Greg Joseph, Minnesota
Wk 5TE Taysom Hill, New OrleansLB Micah Parsons, DallasK Cameron Dicker, Philadelphia
Wk 6QB Marcus Mariota, AtlantaCB Tariq Woolen, SeattleP Ryan Wright, Minnesota
Wk 7QB Daniel Jones, N.Y. GiantsCB Marco Wilson, ArizonaK Cairo Santos, Chicago
Wk 8RB Christian McCaffrey, San FranciscoLB Za’Darius Smith, MinnesotaTE Will Dissly, Seattle
Wk 9QB Justin Fields, ChicagoS Kerby Joseph, DetroitP Jake Camarda, Tampa Bay
Wk 10WR Justin Jefferson, MinnesotaLB Devin White, Tampa BayK Joey Slye, Washington
Wk 11RB Tony Pollard, DallasDL Aidan Hutchinson, DetroitRB Cordarrelle Patterson, Atlanta
Wk 12QB Jalen Hurts, PhiladelphiaDE Brian Burns, CarolinaRB Kene Nwangwu, Minnesota
Wk 13QB Jalen Hurts, PhiladelphiaDL Nick Bosa, San FranciscoK Michael Badgley, Detroit
Wk 14QB Baker Mayfield, L.A. RamsDE Brandon Graham, PhiladelphiaK Eddy Pineiro, Carolina
Wk 15QB Kirk Cousins, MinnesotaLB Kayvon Thibodeaux, N.Y. GiantsWR Kalif Raymond, Detroit
Wk 16RB D’Onta Foreman, CarolinaDL Nick Bosa, San FranciscoK Greg Joseph, Minnesota
Wk 17WR Mike Evans, Tampa BayDE Cameron Jordan, New OrleansCB Keisean Nixon, Green Bay
Wk 18RB Jamaal Williams, DetroitS Quandre Diggs, SeattleK Jake Elliott, Philadelphia
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