KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance as the Kansas City Chiefs took home a 41-31 victory against the Tampa Bay Raiders on Sunday.
Mahomes completed 23 of 37 passes for 249 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. He also rushed for 34 yards.
In the second quarter, Mahomes made national highlight reels, bobbing and weaving through Tampa Bay's defense before tossing a touchdown pass to running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
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Edwards-Helaire described the play as Mahomes' top greatest hit.
Coach Andy Reid described Mahomes as special, and advised fans that no matter how many amazing plays he pulls off, not to take the Mahomes magic for granted.
Mahomes was the only AFC player to throw three touchdown passes in Week 4.
This is the ninth AFC Offensive Player of the Week award for Mahomes, who previously won the honor in:
- Weeks 1-2 of 2018
- Week 2 of 2019
- Weeks 3 and 8 of 2020
- Weeks 1 and 10 of 2021
- Week 1 of 2022
He ranks fifth among active quarterbacks with those nine AFC Player of the Week honors.
