Football

Huskers in the NFL Week 10

  • Demorrio Williams (Atlanta)?Williams led the team in total tackles with seven, including five solo, while also adding a forced fumble in Atlanta’s 17-13 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
  • Sam Koch (Baltimore)?Sam Koch averaged 38.8 yards on five punts and pinned two inside the 20-yard line to help engineer the Raven’s 27-26 comeback win over the Titans. The Seward, Neb., native has averaged 43.5 yards on 52 punts this season, including pinning 17 inside the 20-yard line, as Baltimore stands at 7-2 to lead the AFC North.
  • Cory Ross (Baltimore)?Ross was not active for the Raven’s game against the Titans, but continues to practice with Baltimore.
  • Chris Kelsay (Buffalo)?Kelsay made three tackles, including two solo, as the Bills dropped a 17-16 one-point decision against the Indianapolis Colts.
  • Mike Minter (Carolina)?Minter totaled six tackles, including five solo, as the Panthers rolled over the Buccaneers 24-10. Minter has totaled 57 tackles, including 40 solo, so far this season, while adding one interception and three pass breakups.
  • Mike Rucker (Carolina)?Rucker totaled four tackles, including three solo, to hold the Buccaneers to just one touchdown and allow Carolina to improve to 5-4 with a 24-10 win over TampaBay. Rucker has totaled 27 tackles so far this season, including 16 solo, while adding 1.5 sacks and 2 pass breakups.
  • Mike Brown (Chicago)?Brown was sidelined with a season-ending injury in Week 8.
  • Kyle Larson (Cincinnati)?Larson averaged 35.7 yards on four punts in the Bengal’s 49-41 loss to the San Diego Chargers. The former Husker specialist also had a long of 41 yards and pinned one inside the 20-yard line.
  • Ralph Brown (Cleveland)?Brown had three tackles, all solo, in the Brown’s 17-13 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
  • Daniel Bullocks (Detroit)?Bullocks was active but did not record a tackle in the Lion’s 19-13 loss to San Francisco. Bullocks has totaled 49 tackles this season, including 33 solo, as well as one sack and three pass breakups.
  • Dominic Raiola (Detroit)?Raiola made his 72nd consecutive start at center for the Lions, blocking for a 19-30, 202-yard performance from quarterback Jon Kitna in Detroit’s 19-13 loss to the 49ers. Railoa, a Rimington Award Winner in 2000, anchored a Detroit offensive line that allowed running back Kevin Jones to rack up 44 yards on 13 carries.
  • Cory Schlesinger (Detroit)?Schlesinger played in his 176th career game at fullback but did not catch a pass.
  • Ahman Green (Green Bay)?Green racked up 55 yards on 22 carries in Green Bay’s 23-17 divisional win against Minnesota.
  • Kris Brown (Houston)?Brown snagged two field goals and added one extra point in Houston’s 13-10 road win over Jacksonville. Brown’s third-quarter 28-yard field goal was enough to clinch the Texan’s first road win since 2004.
  • Zach Wiegert (Houston)?Wiegert anchored an offensive line that allowed quarterback David Carr to finish 16-32 for 167 yards and a rushing attack that totaled 148 yards and one touchdown in the Texan’s 13-10 win over the Jaguars. Despite the strong performance, Weigert suffered a season-ending torn ACL in the fourth quarter, and underwent reparative surgery Monday morning.
  • Will Shields (Kansas City)?Shields recorded his franchise-record 216th consecutive start at right guard for the Chiefs in Kansas City’s 13-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Shields led the blocking that led to a 75-yard day on 18 carries from Larry Johnson as well as a 15-38, 201-yard performance from quarterback Damon Huard.
  • Russ Hochstein (New England)?Hochstein played center for a New England offensive effort that included a 25-37, 255-yard, one-touchdown performance from quarterback Tom Brady as the Patriots fell to the Jets 17-14.
  • Le Kevin Smith (New England)?Smith was not active for the Patriot’s 17-14 loss to Jets.
  • Josh Bullocks (New Orleans)?Bullocks led the Saints’ defensive effort with seven tackles, including five solo, as New Orleans fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 38-31. Bullocks has racked up 49 tackles, including 37 solo, one interception and three pass breakups through nine games this season.
  • DeJuan Groce (New Orleans)?Groce snagged a season-high two tackles for the second time this year in the Saint’s 38-31 loss to the Steelers. Groce has had five tackles after being active in five games this season.
  • Scott Shanle (New Orleans)?Shanle grabbed eight tackles, including four solo, and one sack in New Orleans’ 38-31 loss to Pittsburgh. Shanle has snagged 62 tackles, including 44 solo, through nine games this season after totaling 45 through the entire year in 2005. Shanle has also added three sacks and one pass breakup so far this season.
  • Adam Treu (Oakland)?Treu played in his 152nd career game with Oakland, serving as the squad’s long snapper, as the Raiders fell to the Broncos 17-13.
  • Fabian Washington (Oakland)?Washington recorded a season and career-high two interceptions while adding two solo tackles in Oakland’s 17-13 loss to Denver. Washington has recorded 16 tackles, including 15 solo, while also adding five pass-breakups and three interceptions through seven games this season.
  • Correll Buckhalter (Philadelphia)?Buckhalter returned a fumble 37 yards to put the Eagles up 21-0 over Redskins in Philadelphia’s eventual 27-3 win. Buckhalter also racked up 20 yards on eight carries in the Eagle’s fifth win of the season. Buckhalter has racked up 203 yards on 53 carries rushing and 87 yards on 10 receptions through nine games this season.
  • Ryon Bingham (San Diego)?Bingham was active but did not record a tackle in the Chargers’ 49-41 win over the Bengals.
  • Carlos Polk (San Diego)?Polk snagged a season-high seven tackles, including five solo, in San Diego’s 49-41 win over Cincinnati. Polk has racked up 23 tackles, including 19 solo, through nine games this season.
  • Josh Brown (Seattle)?Brown made a game-winning 38-yard field goal as time expired to secure the Seahawks 24-22 win over the Rams. Brown also made all three attempted extra points in Seattle’s sixth win of the season.
  • Grant Wistrom (Seattle)?Wistrom snagged five tackles, including three solo and added one sack in the Seahawk’s 24-22 win over the Rams.
  • Barrett Ruud (TampaBay)?Ruud snagged six tackles, including three solo, as TampaBay fell to the Panthers 24-10.
  • Kyle Vanden Bosch (Tennessee)?Vanden Bosch snagged one tackles in the Titans 27-26 loss to the Ravens. Vanden Bosch has totaled 39 tackles, including 31 solo, through nine games this season, while also adding four sacks.