**KENNETH GAINWELL**
**Running Back**
Sometimes the raw numbers only tell part of the story.
In the Steelers 34-12 victory over the Bengals on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium, Kenneth Gainwell carried 9 times for 24 yards and he caught 7 passes for 81 yards for a modest total of 105 yards from scrimmage. But that modest total accounted for 2 touchdowns, and his 16 touches resulted in 6 first downs beyond his 2 touchdowns. Plus there was a tackle on special teams. And this in a game where starter Jaylen Warren was injured in the third quarter and did not return.
Kenneth Gainwell is the _Steelers Digest_ Player of the Week.
Also considered were James Pierre, who started at CB for the injured Darius Slay and finished with 6 tackles, 2 passes defensed, and a fumble recovery that he returned 34 yards for a touchdown; Kyle Dugger, who had 3 tackles, 2 passes defensed, and an interception that he returned 73 yards for a touchdown; Nick Herbig, who had 2 tackles, a sack, and made the final block on Dugger's interception to get him into the end zone; Mason Rudolph, who played the second half after Aaron Rodgers was injured and completed 12-of-16 (75 percent) for 127 yards, with 1 touchdown, 0 interceptions, and a rating of 118.5; and Darnell Washington, who had 4 catches for 67 yards (16.8 average) including a 31-yarder during which he left a number of defenders in his wake.