ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — After a career-best performance, wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. has earned a conference honor.

Mims was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week following Denver's Week 15 win over the Colts, the NFL announced Wednesday.

Mims returned three punts for 97 yards, the second-highest total by an NFL player in a game this season. The 97 yards are also the most by a Bronco in a single game since Trindon Holliday, who posted 121 punt return yards in 2013.

"[Mim's] day was fantastic," Head Coach Sean Payton said Tuesday. "One of the keys to victory [was that] they were pretty good with their net punt. I think they were [ranked] sixth, and we were eighth. One of the keys in the kicking game was win the net punt battle, and we were able to do that. Those were game-changing plays."

Mims' longest return of the day came at a critical moment in the fourth quarter. With the Broncos trailing by three, Mims returned a punt 61 yards to set up Denver's offense at the Colts' 15-yard line. The return — which was the longest by a Bronco since Diontae Spencer's 83-yard return in 2020 — ultimately led to a Denver touchdown and a lead the team would never relinquish.

The Oklahoma product's other two returns also set up a pair of Broncos drives at the Indianapolis 39-yard line and Denver 48-yard line, respectively.

This marks the second AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honor of Mims' career, as he earned the award for Week 10 as a rookie last season.

Through 15 weeks in 2024, five Broncos players have combined to earn six AFC Player of the Week nods. Mims joins Wil Lutz (Week 3 and Week 12), Pat Surtain II (Week 5), Cody Barton (Week 7) and Bo Nix (Week 11). The Broncos' six Player of the Week accolades are the team's most in a single season since 2015.