CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase are nominated for national fan-vote awards after clinching the AFC North title in Week 17.
What You Need To Know
- Joe Burrow has been nominated for the FedEx Air Player of the Week award
- In Week 17, Burrow completed 30 of 39 passes for 446 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions
- Ja’Marr Chase is nominated for the Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week award
- Chase had 11 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns
The Bengals won their home finale Sunday versus the Kansas City Chiefs, 34-31 to clinch their first division title since 2015.
After his performance, Burrow has been nominated for the FedEx Air Player of the Week award. It is the fourth time Burrow has been nominated, having won the voting poll all of the previous three times nominated.
In Week 17, Burrow completed 30 of 39 passes for 446 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. In the win, Burrow broke the franchise records for most touchdowns in a season and most passing yards in a single season.
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He last won the award in Week 16.
Chase is nominated for the Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week award. Week 17 is his eighth nomination for the award, having won it four times.
Versus the Chiefs, Chase had 11 receptions for 266 yards and three touchdowns.
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Chase’s yardage broke the franchise record for receiving yards in a game, the NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in a game and gave him the most receiving yards in a season by a rookie in the Super Bowl era.
Chase last was nominated for the rookie award in Week 16 and last won in Week 7.
The Bengals finish the regular season at Cleveland on Jan. 9 before entering the playoffs.