This one was never in doubt.
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week following his record-setting performance against the New York Jets in Week 8.
Mahomes passed completed 73.8% of his passes for 416 yards and five touchdown pass to no interceptions. According to NFL Research, Mahomes became just the eighth player since at least 1948 with at least 400 passing yards, at least five passing touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 70-plus completion percentage in a single game.
This is Mahomes’ fifth career AFC Offensive Player of the Week award and his second award of the 2020 NFL season. He earned his first award of the season following the Week 3 win against the Baltimore Ravens on “Monday Night Football.”
This marks the second time in Mahomes’ career that he’s earned two weekly awards in a single season. The last time he earned two weekly awards was his 2018 MVP-winning season, which was also his debut season as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback. He earned back-to-back recognition in the first two weeks of the season.
If Mahomes continues at his current pace for the 2020 season, he could be looking to earn more weekly honors as the Chiefs pursue another Super Bowl title.
In Week 7, Byron Pringle earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his 102-yard kick return touchdown. This is the first time this season where the Chiefs have seen two players earn weekly honors in back-to-back weeks.
