KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season on Wednesday.
This is Mahomes’ eighth career AFC Offensive Player of the Week Award and his third to come following Week 1 of the NFL season.
Mahomes was 30-of-39 passing for 360 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions for a 144.2 passer rating against the Cardinals.
That is the most passing yards, touchdown passes and best passer rating of any NFL player in Week 1. For Mahomes, it was his sixth career game with at least five touchdown passes.
The Chiefs play host to San Diego Thursday.