For the first time this season, a member of the Houston Texans is being recognized for their performance on Sunday.

Quarterback C.J. Stroud was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his impressive performance against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium, the league announced Wednesday. Stroud and the Texans are on a bye week, but he’ll receive the honor when he comes back on Monday to begin prep for the Monday Night Football battle against the Seattle Seahawks.

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The third-year Pro Bowl passer completed 23-of-27 passes (85.2 percent) for 244 yards and four touchdowns, earning a 143.9 passer rating. His four passing touchdowns tied for the most in the NFL in Week 5, while his passer rating ranked second across the league.

Sunday marked a career-high in completion percentage, which also stood as the second-highest metric in the NFL for Week 5. Additionally, He also showed off the speed with a career-long 30-yard run during the second quarter to set up a 10-yard touchdown pass to Pro Bowl wideout Nico Collins.

“What I saw from C.J. today was his demeanor. He was very calm. He was very under control the entire game. He didn’t get flustered,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said after the game. “They got back there on a couple of plays. He didn’t allow that to fluster him. He continued to press forward, continued to make plays, made great decisions with the football. So, I’m just proud of him having the resolve to just continue to push through. He had a nice rush there to get us in the red zone. He just made smart plays with the football all day.”

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The Texans offense scored 44 points – tied for the third-most of any team in the NFL this season and the most points by any team in Week 5. It also marked the first time Houston defeated the Ravens in Baltimore and marked the highest total allowed against a Ravens’ defense since 2020.

Through five games, Stroud has completed 70.8 percent of pass attempts for 1,076 yards and eight touchdowns against three interceptions. Over the past two games, he has completed 45 of 55 passes (81.8 percent) for 477 yards, six touchdowns and a 139.2 passer rating — with both his completion percentage and passer rating leading the NFL.

The Texans returnt to face off against the Seahawks next Monday at 9:30 p.m. local time as part of a Monday Night Football doubleheader on ABC.

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This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Texans: C.J. Stroud named AFC Player of the Week after Ravens’ win