The first week of this brand new NFL season is officially in the books. While the Monday night games weren't very good, it was still generally a very exciting weekend for football games.

Many players stepped up in a big way to get their team a win. Today, the NFL announced those players who performed the best in their 1st game of the season. The Week 1 players of the week for offense, defense, and special teams in both the AFC and NFC are as follows:

DeAngelo Williams, Pittsburgh Steelers– AFC Offensive Player of the Week

Whitney Mercilus, Houston Texans– AFC Defensive Player of the Week

Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots– AFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers– NFC Offensive Player of the Week

Eric Kendricks, Minnesota Vikings– NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Sam Martin, Detroit Lions– NFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Each one of these players was able to get the win for their team and successfully started the season off right.