Huskers in the NFL: Week Six

Lincoln -- Several former Huskers made their impacts on Sunday during week six of the National Football League over the weekend.

In Seattle, Josh Brown connected on two field goals, including a 37-yard game winner with 3:04 remaining to lift the Seahawks to a 20-19 win over San Francisco. Brown, who has hit 8-of-9 on field goals, has helped the Seahawks improve to 4-1 for only the second time in franchise history.

Another team enjoying its best start in franchise history is Kansas City, who overcame a 17-point second-half deficit in a 40-34 win over Green Bay. Eric Warfield made nine tackles and broke up a pass, while All-Pro guard Will Shields, who made his 165th consecutive start, helped Kansas City to 482 yards of total offense and 20 fourth-quarter points. Lost in the Chiefs' comeback was the performance of Green Bay running back Ahman Green, who accounted for nearly 200 yards of total offense. He rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown while catching seven passes for 51 yards. Green, who ranks second in the NFL with 699 rushing yards, also became the first Packer to rush for 100 yards in three consecutive games since the 1997 season.

Another team off to a perfect start is the Carolina Panthers, who ended the weekend as one of the NFL's three remaining undefeated teams after knocking off previously undefeated Indianapolis, 23-20 on the road. A pair of Huskers spearhead one of the NFL's stingiest defenses, as Mike Minter had four tackles, while Rucker added three more to help the Panthers overcome a 10-point deficit and hold the NFL's highest-scoring offense to 20 points. Carolina has won seven straight games dating back to last season and is 5-0 on the year. Earlier last week, Rucker was selected as the NFL's Defensive Player of the Month for September, as he ranks fifth in the NFL with five sacks.

Three former Huskers will be featured on tonight's Monday Night Football showdown between the St. Louis Rams and Atlanta Falcons. Defensive end Grant Wistrom and cornerback/punt returner DeJuan Groce play for the Rams, while Tyrone Willams anchors the Falcons defensive backfield for the Falcons. Currently, Nebraska leads all Big 12 schools with 32 former players on NFL rosters - a total that ranks among the leaders for all schools.

Offense

  Rushing ReceivingPlayer, Team Opp. ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Rec Yards AVG LNG TDBuckhalter, Correll Philadelphia Dal. 11 52 4.7 20 1 1 2.0 2.0 2 0Schlesinger, Cory, Detroit Bye Week - - - - - - - - - -Green, Ahman, Green Bay K.C. 26 139 5.3 26 1 6 51 8.5 21 1Dahrran Diedrick, Green Bay Practice Squad - - - - - - - - - -Linemen                      Dishman, Chris, Arizona BaltimoreRaiola, Dominic, Detroit Bye WeekWiegert, Zach, Houston Tenn. - StartShields, Will, Kansas City Green Bay - StartTreu, Adam, Oakland

Cleveland

Hochstein, Russ, New England N.Y. Giants

Volk, Dave, Dallas

Practice Squad -Did not playFonoti, Toniu, San Diego Injured Reserve - Did not play                       

Defense

  Defensive Stats Special TeamsPlayer, Team Opp. TKL AST CMB SK YDS IN YDS PD FF FR TKL AST CMB FF Bl FRWilliams, Tyrone, Atlanta Stl. (Mon.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Kelsay, Chris, Buffalo N.Y. Jets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Minter, Mike, Carolina Ind. 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - -Rucker, Mike, Carolina Ind. 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Brown, Mike  Chicago N.O. 7 0 7 - - - - 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -Foreman, Jay, Houston Tenn. 4 1 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Warfield, Eric, Kansas City G.B. 7 2 9 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -Finley, Clint, Kansas City Practice Squad - Did not playBrown, Ralph, NY Giants N.E 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Craver, Keyuo, New Orleans DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Johnson, Eric, Oakland Cle. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Parrella, John, Oakland DNP-INJ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Polk, Carlos, San Diego Bye Week - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Groce, DeJuan, St. Louis Atl (Mon.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Shanle, Scott , St. Louis DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Grant Wistrom, St. Louis Atl (Mon.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Vanden Bosch, Kyle, Ariz. Injured Reserve - Did not play

Special Teams

. Returns Field Goals Ex. Pts PuntsPlayer, Team Opp. KR YDS PR YDS TD ATT Made YDS ATT Made No. YDS AVG TB i20 LNGBrown, Kris, Houston Tenn.. - - - - - 1 1 29 2 2 - - - - - -LaFleur, Bill, San Francisco Sea. - - - - - - - - - - 5 189 37.8 0 0 41Brown, Josh, Seattle S.F. - - - - - 2 2 27, 37 2 2 - - - - - -Groce, DeJuan, St. Louis Atl (Mon.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

() missed field goal DNP - Did Not Play; INJ - Injured, did not play; IR - Injured Reserve