Williams nominated for two awards

Williams, on the heels of his first NFL 100-yard rushing performance, has been nominated for both the FedEx ground player of the week and Pepsi rookie of the week awards.

Jones previously won both NFL ground and rookie of the week honors after rushing for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown against New Orleans in Week 7.

The other nominees are the Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith, New York Jets quarterback Josh McCown, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, Dallas running back Alfred Morris and Miami running back Kenyan Drake.

The other nominees are New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara, Chicago running back Tarik Cohen, New York Giants tight end Evan Engram and Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Desmond King.