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Jameis Winston named AFC Offensive Player of the Week

Jameis Winston named AFC Offensive Player of the Week


Cleveland Browns QB Jameis Winston has earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for games played Oct. 24-28 (Week 8), the National Football League announced Wednesday.

Making his first start since Sept. 25, 2022, Winston led the team to a 29-24 victory over the Ravens. He completed 27 of 41 passes for 334 yards with three touchdowns, zero interceptions and a 115.3 rating. His yardage total led all NFL players in Week 8. Trailing 24-23 with 2:36 remaining, Winston engineered a 9-play, 69-yard drive that culminated with a 38-yard touchdown pass to WR Cedric Tillman with 1:04 remaining. On the game-winning drive, Winston completed 6 of 9 passes for 74 yards with one touchdown.

Winston has won three career weekly league awards as he was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 1 in 2016 and Week 4 in 2019. He is the first Browns QB to win AFC Offensive Player of the Week since Baker Mayfield in Week 7 in 2020 and the first Browns player to win the award since WR Amari Cooper in Week 16 in 2023.

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