Winners of the Week 2018, Week 1 Edition

Hi, I'm not sure if you guys remember me doing these last year, but after every week last season, I made a post every week about the player and team of the week. This player and team are the performances I thought were the best of the week. Here it is:

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kareem Hunt, RB, Chiefs:
To kickoff winners of the week, our first player of the week is a rookie! Kareem Hunt had arguably the best debut for a rookie RB ever! Things weren't looking good for the rookie RB as he fumbled on his first ever carry but he went OFF after that. He ran for 148 yards, and a rushing TD but also caught 98 yards through the air. He also caught 2 TDs. In the end, he totaled 3 TDs and 246 all purpose yards. His 246 all purpose yards was the most all purpose yards by a rookie RB in their debut EVER! Kareem Hunt got his well deserved PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD! I almost forgot to mention that Kareem Hunt had 40 fantasy points, only 2 players had 40 fantasy points or more last season! Who? Ezekiel Elliott and Le'Veon Bell, 2 star elite NFL RBs. Does that mean Kareem Hunt is the next great NFL back?

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Kansas City Chiefs (1-0):
This isn't ALWAYS the case, but this week, the player of the week is on the same team as the team of the week. The Chiefs had a great week 1 that convinces me that they could be a contender this season. The whole Chiefs team played well. We know Kareem Hunt went off but he isn't the only player who contributed to the Chiefs. QB Alex Smith played so well and kept his job with rookie Patrick Mahomes behind his shoulder. The defense was playing so well and easily fended off a surging Patriots offense. Chiefs WR1 Tyreek Hill even had a huge touchdown catch. Everyone contributed in a huge blowout win against the reigning champs the Patriots.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK Honorable Mentions:
Alex Smith, QB, Chiefs
Calais Campbell, DE, Jaguars
T.J. Watt, LB, Steelers
Tarik Cohen, RB, Bears
Brooks Reed, DE, Falcons

TEAM OF THE WEEK Honorable Mentions:
Green Bay Packers (1-0)
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0)
Los Angeles Rams (1-0)
Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0)

Thanks for reading!

Photo Cred: NY Daily News