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          Joe Flacco named AFC Offensive Player of the Week

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 15, 2014, 10:45 AM ET
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after becoming the fastest player since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to throw five touchdowns in a game.

          In what was a nearly flawless performance, Flacco connected with four receivers for five touchdowns in a matter of 16 minutes, 3 seconds. He finished 21 of 29 for 306 yards in a 48-17 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

          His five touchdowns were the most in the NFL in Week 6 and his passer rating of 146 was also the best.

          This is the second time in Flacco's seven-year career he has won this award. The previous time was the 2012 season opener when he passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns in a 44-13 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

          The last Ravens player to win AFC Offensive Player of the Week was running back Ray Rice in Week 16 of the 2012 season. That's when Rice totaled 158 yards of total offense against the New York Giants.

          Since that time, the only Ravens player to win an AFC player of the week award has been kicker Justin Tucker, who has been named Special Teams Player of the Week three times in 2013 and once in 2014.