After his surgical performance against the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II has been nominated for the NFL’s AFC Offensive Player of the Week Award.
QB @GardnerMinshew5 has been nominated for AFC Offensive POTW:
• Completed 19 of 20 passes (95%) for 173 yards, 3 TDs & 0 INTs — passer rating of 142.3
• 1st ever with 3+ TD passes & 95.0+ completion % on Kickoff Weekend.
• @Jaguars completion % record (min. 5 attempts) pic.twitter.com/PJd2og6BHN— Tad Dickman (@TDickman89) September 15, 2020
Minshew’s performance comes after the team went all in on him by trading veteran Nick Foles and electing to not spend an early draft selection at quarterback. With the Jags also parting ways with veterans Calais Campbell, A.J. Bouye, Marcell Dareus, and Leonard Fournette, many assumed the Jags were gearing up to enter the Trevor Lawrence sweepstakes, but Minshew silenced that with a historically accurate performance against Indy.
Highest Comp % in a Game – NFL History
(Min. 20 pass att)
Comp/Att
2019 Drew Brees 96.7 29/30
2018 Philip Rivers 96.6 28/29
2018 Marcus Mariota 95.7 22/23
2020 Gardner Minshew 95.0 19/20 pic.twitter.com/6uJmfUVp2m— CBS Sports HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) September 13, 2020
If Minshew can win the nomination it will be one of many pieces of hardware he’s collected since entering the league. As a rookie, he was able to win the Pepsi Rookie of the Week Award seven times. He was also named Snickers Hungriest Player of the Year, too.
Minshew not only put up the crazy aforementioned stats Sunday, he made history in the Jags’ record books, too. He joined former Jags Mark Brunell and David Garrard as the only players in franchise history to throw for at least three touchdowns on kickoff weekend.
QB Gardner Minshew II joins Mark Brunell (9/9/01) and David Garrard (9/12/10) as the only players in franchise history to throw for at least three TDs on Kickoff Weekend. #Jaguars
— 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 🎙 (@PhiltheFilipino) September 13, 2020
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