Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson was named FexEx Air & Ground Player of the Week for his standout performance in Sunday’s 44-38 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
It marks the eighth time in Wilson’s career that he’s won the award, and he is the first Steelers quarterback to win it since Ben Roethlisberger in Week 10 of the 2020 season. Wilson also became the oldest player at any position to win the award.
Russell Wilson lit it up against the Bengals on Sunday, completing 29 of 38 passes (76.3%) for 414 yards (10.9 average), three touchdowns, one interception, and a quarterback rating of 126.4.
Wilson’s 414 yards passing were the second-most in his 13-year career. He is also the first Steelers QB with 400+ pass yards in a game since Roethlisberger in 2018.
Russell Wilson completed 8 of 9 passes over 10 air yards for 205 yards and two touchdowns (+34.8% completion percentage over expected, his third-highest mark in a game over the last seven seasons), according to Next Gen Stats. Wilson currently leads all qualified QBs in CPOE on attempts over 10 air yards this season (+15.7%).
“I just turned 36 the other day. I feel like I’m 26. Maybe I’m 30,” Wilson said after the game.
Overall, the offense racked up 520 yards in the win over Cincinnati. It was the first time that the Steelers surpassed 500 yards of offense in the regular season since Nov. 25. 2018 at Denver. The Steelers also scored 40 or more points for the first time in a game since November 8, 2018, against the Carolina Panthers.
“I thought we had a tremendous day. It all starts with the offensive line,” Wilson said. “I thought they did a tremendous job. The multiple things they do up front and different looks they give, I thought the o-line handled it in a great way. I got to a lot of checks, a lot of audibles in the run game and the pass game, getting to stuff that was favorable for us. I just think guys did a great job making plays.”
Wilson is 5-1 as the Steelers’ starting quarterback. He has a 65.8% completion rate for 1,626 yards (8.7 YPA) 10 touchdowns, three interceptions, and a 104.3 passer rating.
In Sunday’s win over Cincinnati, Wilson completed passes to 10 different players.
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