Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes garners weekly NFL award that eluded him last season
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- Mahomes earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week after four-touchdown win.
- He threw his 250th career touchdown, becoming the NFL's youngest to reach it.
- The honor marked Mahomes' 11th weekly award and first since 2023.
For the first time since 2023, Patrick Mahomes is the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
Mahomes is coming off a four-touchdown passing game in the Chiefs’ 37-20 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. He competed 25 of 37 throws for 270 yards and no interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 124.8.
Mahomes also threw the 250th touchdown pass of his career on Sunday against the Ravens, becoming the youngest player to reach that mark.
“It’s phenomenal. That’s incredible,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said right after the game. “Whatever you write good about him he deserves, man, let me tell you. You can give him everything. We are lucky to have him.”
The award is the 11th such honor of Mahomes career. He won the league’s weekly award in the first two weeks of 2018, his first year as the Chiefs’ starting QB. Last season was the first time Mahomes wasn’t named player of the week.
The career leader in weekly awards is former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, with 40.
This story was originally published October 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM.