For the second time in three weeks, Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs is the NFC Offensive Player of the Week.
When the former Alabama ball-carrier won the award for Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season, he ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and caught three passes for 30 yards and one touchdown in a 44-22 victory over the Washington Commanders on Nov. 9.
Gibbs received the award for Week 12 after running for 219 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and catching 11 passes for 45 yards and one touchdown in a 34-27 overtime victory against the New York Giants on Sunday.
While reaching career highs for single-game receptions, rushing yards and yards from scrimmage, Gibbs ripped off a 69-yard touchdown run on the first snap of the overtime period.
Gibbs joined Pro Football Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson as the only players in NFL history to have 200 rushing yards and 10 receptions in the same game.
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Gibbs also won the NFC Offensive Player of the Week Award for Week 18 of the 2024 season. He became the third former Alabama running back with at least three Player of the Week awards, joining Derrick Henry, who has nine, and Shaun Alexander, who had seven.
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The other Player of the Week Award winners for Week 12 were Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, AFC Offensive; San Francisco 49ers safety Ji’Ayir Brown, NFC Defensive; Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, AFC Defensive; Atlanta Falcons kicker Zane Gonzalez, NFC Special Teams; and New England Patriots kicker Andy Borregales, AFC Special Teams.
Gibbs is among the five alumni of Alabama high schools and colleges to win a Player of the Week Award during the NFL’s 2025 season. New England Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones (Enterprise, Troy) was the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 4, New Orleans Saints cornerback GaQuincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry (Pinson Valley, Alabama) was the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean (Auburn) was the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 6 and Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young (Alabama) was the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 11.
