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NEW YORK, NY. — Buffalo Bills running back James Cook, Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks and New York Jets wide receiver Isaiah Williams are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 8 (October 23, 26-27).
OFFENSE: RB JAMES COOK, BUFFALO BILLS
- Cook recorded a career-high 216 rushing yards on 19 carries and had two rushing touchdowns in Buffalo’s 40-9 win at Carolina. Cook became the fifth player since 1990 with at least 200 rushing yards and multiple rushing touchdowns on fewer than 20 rushing attempts, joining the De’Von Achane (Sept. 24, 2023, with Miami), Derrick Henry (Dec. 6, 2018 with Tennessee), Frank Gore (Sept. 20, 2009 with San Francisco) and Barry Word (Oct. 14, 1990 with Kansas City).
- This is the third-career Offensive Player of the Week award for Cook, the second-most by a Bills running back, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas (five-time winner).
- 2023: Week 15
- 2024: Week 2
- 2025: Week 8
- Cook ties Garrison Hearst (three-time winner) for the third-most Offensive Player of the Week awards by a former Georgia running back. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis (seven-time winner) and Todd Gurley (five) have more.
DEFENSE: LB JORDYN BROOKS, MIAMI DOLPHINS
- Brooks recorded 10 tackles, three tackles for loss and a sack in Miami’s 34-10 win at Atlanta. He was the only player with 10 tackles and a sack in Week 8. Through Week 8, Brooks leads the NFL with 85 tackles.
- This is Brooks’ first-career Defensive Player of the Week award and he becomes the fourth Dolphins linebacker to earn the honor in the past 20 seasons (2006-25), joining Kyle Van Noy (Week 13, 2020), Bradley Chubb (Week 15, 2023), and Tyrel Dodson (Week 17, 2024).
- Brooks becomes the fourth former Texas Tech player to win Defensive Player of the Week, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Zach Thomas (three-time winner), Marcus Coleman and Curtis Jordan.
SPECIAL TEAMS: WR ISAIAH WILLIAMS, NEW YORK JETS
- Williams returned five kickoffs for 132 yards and three punts for 38 yards – including a league-best 21-yard punt return – in the Jets 39-38 comeback victory over the Bengals. His 26.4-yard average on kickoff returns was the highest by an AFC player with at least four kickoff returns in Week 8.
- This is Williams’ first-career Special Teams Player of the Week award and he becomes the fourth Jets non-kicker/punter to earn the honor in the past 10 seasons (2016-25), joining Braxton Berrios (Week 16, 2021), Xavier Gipson (Week 1, 2023) and Kene Nwangwu (Week 13, 2024).
- Williams becomes the third former Illinois non-kicker/punter to win Special Teams Player of the Week, joining Pierre Thomas (Week 14, 2008) and Justin Hardee (Week 9, 2017).
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