NFL 2024: Week 13 AFC & NFC Players of the Week

NEW YORK — Dec. 4, 2024 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Leonard Wiliams and Philadelphia Eagles punter Braden Mann are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 13 (November 28-29, December 1-2).

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still and New York Jets running back Kene Nwangwu are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for Week 13 (November 28, December 1-2).

OFFENSE: RB BUCKY IRVING, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• Irving registered a career-high 185 scrimmage yards (152 rushing, 33 receiving) – the most in a game by a rookie this season – and a rushing touchdown in Tampa Bay’s 26-23 overtime win at Carolina. His 152 rushing yards were the most in the NFL in Week 13 and he became the first Buccaneers rookie to record 180-or-more scrimmage yards in a game since Mike Evans (Week 11 of the 2014 season).
• This is the first-career Offensive Player of the Week Award for Irving, becoming the third Buccaneers running back ever to earn the honor as a rookie, joining Warrick Dunn (Week 2, 1997) and Doug Martin (Week 9, 2012).
• Irving becomes the first former Oregon rookie running back and third former Oregon running back all-time to win Offensive Player of the Week, joining Jonathan Stewart (twice) and LeGarrette Blount.

DEFENSE: DE LEONARD WILLIAMS, SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

• Williams recorded two sacks, a 92-yard interception-return for a touchdown and blocked an extra point attempt in the Seahawks’ 26-21 win at the New York Jets. He became the first player with multiple sacks, an interception-return touchdown and a blocked kick in the same game since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic.
  
• This is the third-career Defensive Player of the Week award for Williams and first with Seattle, becoming the first Seahawks defensive lineman in the past five seasons (2020-24) to win Defensive Player of the Week.
  • 2020: Weeks 13, 17 (Giants)
  • 2024: Week 13 (Seahawks)
• Williams joins Mark Carrier (Bears & Lions), Ronnie Lott (Raiders & 49ers), Clay Matthews (Browns & Packers) and Tim McDonald (Cardinals & 49ers) as the only former University of Southern California players to earn Defensive Player of the Week with multiple franchises.

SPECIAL TEAMS: P BRADEN MANN, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

• Mann punted six times in Philadelphia’s 24-19 victory at Baltimore, five of which landed inside the 20-yard line, two inside the 10-yard line and one inside the five. Mann was the only punter in the NFL with five punts inside of the 20-yard line in Week 13.
• This is the second-career Special Teams Player of the Week award for Mann and first with Philadelphia, becoming the third Eagles punter to win Special Teams Player of the Week and first since Donnie Jones (2013).
  • 2022: Week 2 (Jets)
  • 2024: Week 13 (Eagles)
• Mann joins Shane Lechler (four-time winner) as the only former Texas A&M punters to win Special Teams Player of the Week multiple times. 

OFFENSE: QB JOSH ALLEN, BUFFALO BILLS

• Allen completed 13 of 17 attempts (76.5 percent) for 148 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions for a 141.3 rating in Buffalo’s 35-10 win over San Francisco. Allen also recorded a rushing touchdown and a touchdown catch, becoming the third player ever with at least two touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and one touchdown reception in a game.
• This is the 14th-career Offensive Player of the Week award and second this season for Allen. Allen’s four seasons with multiple Offensive Player of the Week awards are tied for seventh-most by a quarterback in NFL history.
  • 2018: Week 17
  • 2019: Week 11
  • 2020: Weeks 2, 9, 13, 15
  • 2021: Week 3
  • 2022: Weeks 5, 6, 15
  • 2023: Weeks 2, 4
  • 2024: Weeks 3, 13
• Allen becomes the ninth quarterback ever to win Offensive Player of the Week 14-or-more times. Allen’s 14 Player of the Week awards are the most among any player since entering the NFL in 2018.

DEFENSE: CB TARHEEB STILL, LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

• Still recorded three tackles, three passes defensed and two interceptions, including a 61-yard interception-return for a touchdown, in the Chargers’ 17-13 victory at Atlanta. Still was the only player to record multiple interceptions in Week 13.
• This is Still’s first-career Defensive Player of the Week award. Still is the ninth Chargers rookie to earn Player of the Week honors and the third to win Defensive Player of the Week, joining Shawne Merriman (Week 15, 2005) and Jyles Tucker (Week 17, 2007).
• Still becomes the fourth former Maryland player to win Player of the Week as a rookie, joining Shawne Merriman (Defense – Week 15, 2005), Torrey Smith (Offense – Week 11, 2011) and Scott Zolak (Offense – Week 11, 1992).

SPECIAL TEAMS: RB KENE NWANGWU, NEW YORK JETS

• Nwangwu returned three kickoffs for 157 yards, including a 99-yard kickoff-return for a touchdown, and recorded a forced fumble as part of the Jets kickoff coverage unit in Week 13. Nwangwu is the third player ever to record a kickoff-return touchdown and a forced fumble in a game since 2000, joining Brandon Wilson (Week 6, 2019) and Joe McKnight (Week 4, 2011).
• This is the third-career Special Teams Player of the Week award for Nwangwu, joining Braxton Berrios (2021) and Xaiver Gipson (2023) as the only Jets non-kicker/punter to earn the honor in the past 10 seasons (2015-24).
  • 2021: Week 9 (Vikings)
  • 2022: Week 12 (Vikings)
  • 2024: Week 13 (Jets)
• Nwangwu becomes the second former Iowa State player to win three Player of the Week awards, joining Marcus Robertson.

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