Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow received an early Christmas gift Wednesday, when the NFL announced he had been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.In Week 16’s blowout win over the Miami Dolphins, Burrow completed 78% of his pass attempts (25 for 32) for 309 yards and four touchdowns, all while not turning the ball over.Cincinnati’s 45-point output was the highest of Burrow’s career, and the most points scored by the franchise since the 2013 campaign.He finished the game with a 146.5 passer rating, a season high and the second-highest in his career. His passer rating and four touchdowns were the most among all quarterbacks in the AFC this week.The LSU product was nearly perfect on third downs against the Dolphins defense, logging a perfect 158.3 passer rating on the down and going 7-for-8 for 120 yards and two touchdowns.This week’s honor is the eighth in Burrow’s career, which hit 75 regular season games this week. Over his first 75 career regular season games, Burrow ranks first in completions (1,868), third in touchdowns (152) and fifth in passing yards (20,269) in NFL history.Joining Burrow as players of the week for Week 16 are Houston’s Derek Stingley Jr. (defense) and Jacksonville’s Logan Cooke (special teams). Cincinnati closes their regular season with two games at home. The first of those comes on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow received an early Christmas gift Wednesday, when the NFL announced he had been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week.

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In Week 16’s blowout win over the Miami Dolphins, Burrow completed 78% of his pass attempts (25 for 32) for 309 yards and four touchdowns, all while not turning the ball over.

Cincinnati’s 45-point output was the highest of Burrow’s career, and the most points scored by the franchise since the 2013 campaign.

He finished the game with a 146.5 passer rating, a season high and the second-highest in his career. His passer rating and four touchdowns were the most among all quarterbacks in the AFC this week.

The LSU product was nearly perfect on third downs against the Dolphins defense, logging a perfect 158.3 passer rating on the down and going 7-for-8 for 120 yards and two touchdowns.

This week’s honor is the eighth in Burrow’s career, which hit 75 regular season games this week. Over his first 75 career regular season games, Burrow ranks first in completions (1,868), third in touchdowns (152) and fifth in passing yards (20,269) in NFL history.

Joining Burrow as players of the week for Week 16 are Houston’s Derek Stingley Jr. (defense) and Jacksonville’s Logan Cooke (special teams).

Cincinnati closes their regular season with two games at home. The first of those comes on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.