Huskers in the NFL: Week 6

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

In Foxboro, Mass., the battle between two of the best teams in the NFL was won by New England, as the Patriots scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to hold off the Seattle Seahawks, 30-20. In a reserve role, offensive lineman Russ Hochstein helped the Patriots win their NFL-record 20th consecutive game.  For the Seahawks, the loss came with a heavy price. Defensive end Grant Wistrom recorded six tackles, but will be sidelined for 4 to 6 weeks with a fractured knee. Josh Brown was a perfect 4-of-4 on field goals with a long of 50 yards. With the loss the Seahawks fell to 3-2 on the season.

At Ford Field in Detroit, Ahman Green helped get the Packers back on track as Green Bay blew out the Lions 38-10. For the game Green rushed for 81 yards on 21 attempts, while recording the first touchdown pass of his career, hitting Donald Driver in the fourth quarter for a 20-yard strike. For Detroit, Dominic Raiola helped limit the Packers defense to just one sack on the day, while Cory Schlesinger remained inactive. With the win, the Packers improved to 2-4, while the Lions fell to 3-2 and second place in NFC North.

Three former Huskers were featured as the San Diego Chargers battled the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome. For the game, offensive guard Toniu Fonoti helped the Chargers pass for 227 yards, but it was not enough as the Falcons exploded to put up 14 points late in the fourth quarter edging the San Diego Chargers 21-20. Defensively, rookie linebacker Demorrio Williams continues to shine recording four tackles and an additional tackle on special teams.  Veteran Eric Johnson played, but did not record a tackle. With the win, the Falcons improved to 5-1, and took control of first place in the NFC South Division.

Currently, Nebraska leads all Big 12 schools with 38 former players on NFL rosters - a total that ranks among the leaders for all schools.

The week's NFL action concluded with a Monday night showdown at the Edward Jones Dome between the St. Louis Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rams cornerback/punt returner Dejuan Groce made his second NFL start against the Buccaneers.

 

Offense

  Rushing ReceivingPlayer, Team Opp. ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Rec Yards AVG LNG TDSchlesinger, Cory, Detroit Green Bay- Not Active 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Green, Ahman, Green Bay Detroit 21 81 3.9 10 0 3 3 1  4 0Buckhalter,Correll, Philidelphia Injured Reserve

Davis,Josh New York Jets  Injured Reserve

Linemen                      Dishman, Chris, St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay (Monday NIght)Raiola, Dominic, Detroit Green Bay-StartWiegert, Zach, Houston Tennesse-StartShields, Will, Kansas City Jacksonville-StartTreu, Adam, Oakland Denver- StartHochstein, Russ, New England SeattleSewell,Josh, Denver Practice Squad-InactiveFonoti, Toniu, San Diego Atlanta-Start

Defense

  Defensive Stats Special TeamsPlayer, Team Opp. TKL AST CMB SK YDS IN YDS PD FF FR TKL AST CMB FF Bl FRKelsay, Chris, Buffalo Miami 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Minter, Mike, Carolina Philidelphia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Rucker, Mike, Carolina Philidelphia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brown, Mike  Chicago Injured Reserve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Swiney, Erwin,
Green Bay

Injured Reserve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Foreman, Jay, Houston Tennesse 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Warfield, Eric,
Kansas City Jacksoville 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brown, Ralph, Minnesota New Orleans (Sn. NIght) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Craver, Keyuo, New Orleans Reserve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Johnson, Eric, Atlanta San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Johnson, Trevor, NY Jets San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Parrella, John, Oakland Denver 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Polk, Carlos, San Diego Injured Reserve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Groce, DeJuan,
St. Louis Tampa Bay ( Monday Night) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, Tyrone- Dallas Pittsburgh 4 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hollowell,T.J. NY Giants Practice Squad-Inactive 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lord,Jammal, Houston Practice Squad-Inactive 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pippens, Jerrell, San Diego

PracticeSquad-Inactive

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shanle, Scott , Dallas Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Grant Wistrom, Seattle New England 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Vanden Bosch, Kyle, Arizona Bye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams,Demorrio, Atlanta San Diego 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Bingham, Ryon San Diego Injured Reserve  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0

Kick Returns

. Punt ReturnsPlayer, Team Opp. ATT YDS TD LGGroce, DeJuan, St. Louis Tampa Bay (Monday Night) 0 0 0 0

Special Teams

. Field Goals Ex. Pts PuntsPlayer, Team Opp. ATT Made Long ATT Made No. YDS AVG TB i20 LNGBrown, Kris, Houston Tennesse 2 2 50 2 2 - - - - - -Larson, Kyle, Cincinnatti Cleveland

 

 8  335  41.9  1    50Brown, Josh, Seattle New England 4 4 48 0 0 - - - - - -

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