Ravens RB Derrick Henry, Falcons RB Bijan Robinson highlight Players of the Week

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Who were the NFL’s top stars in Week 17? Each Wednesday, the league unveils its weekly honor roll. See who the Players of the Week are below.

AFC Offensive Player of the Week

With   Lamar Jackson   out due to a back injury, the responsibility of keeping the Ravens’ playoff hopes alive fell to   Derrick Henry   in Week 17. He responded with a signature King Henry cold-weather performance, running through Green Bay’s Swiss cheese defense for 216 yards and four touchdowns on a career-high 36 carries in Baltimore’s 41-24 win. He now has the most games in NFL history with 200-plus rushing yards (seven) and four more games with 200-plus rushing yards and two-plus rushing TDs than any other player (again with seven). The AFC Offensive Player of the Week very well might have given the performance of the year, considering the stakes.

NFC Offensive Player of the Week

Robinson keyed the Falcons’ 27-24 prime-time upset over the Rams, torching Los Angeles’ defense for 229 scrimmage yards. His greatest highlight came on a 93-yard run during which he found his way through traffic before blazing past a host of hopeless defenders and outlasting them to the end zone to open up a 21-point lead. It marked the longest touchdown run in franchise history, and his 195 rushing yards by game’s end were the most by a Falcons ball-carrier since 2008. Far from just a threat on the ground, Robinson also passed Christian McCaffrey” data-link=”https://www.nfl.com/players/christian-mccaffrey/” data-slug=”https://www.nfl.com/news/christian-mccaffrey”>  Christian McCaffrey   for most scrimmage yards by a player before turning 24 years old (5,605).

AFC Defensive Player of the Week

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