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Joe Mixon nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week

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Joe Mixon is up for another weekly NFL award after his Week 12 performance in the Cincinnati Bengals’ win over Cleveland.

On Thursday, the league announced that Mixon was nominated for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award, along with Cooper Kupp, Myles Garrett, Samaje Perine and Alvin Kamara.

Mixon was the star of Cincinnati’s 30-16 win over the Browns, a game which wasn’t decided until the final minutes. The rookie running back finished with 165 total yards and a touchdown, the latter of which coming in the final minutes to put this game on ice.