Huskers in the NFL - Week 1

Lincoln - A total of 18 former Huskers saw action during the opening week of the 2009 NFL season. Mike Brown and Demorrio Williams were the top two tacklers for the Kansas City Chiefs, while Correll Buckhalter was Denver’s leading rusher.

Four former Huskers met in Baltimore as the Ravens downed the Chiefs, 38-24. After nine seasons in Chicago, Brown made his Kansas City debut with 12 total tackles, including eight solo stops. Williams followed his fellow Blackshirt on the tackler chart with 10 total stops (seven solo). Fabian Washington and Sam Koch got the win though, as Washington had two tackles and a pass deflection, while Koch booted two punts for 87 yards.

 

Under new Head Coach Josh McDaniels, Buckhalter received the start in his Broncos debut. The former Husker carried the ball eight times for 46 yards, an average of 5.8 yards per carry. While splitting time with rookie Knowshon Moreno, Buckhalter also caught two balls for 11 yards in Denver’s dramatic 12-7 win over Cincinnati.

While former Husker Carl Nicks was protecting Drew Brees as he threw for six touchdowns, Scott Shanle put together a solid game for the Saints’ defense. A native of St. Edward, Neb., Shanle racked up five total tackles and intercepted Matthew Stafford late in the third quarter, returning the pick 13 yards.

Offense

  Rushing ReceivingPlayer, Team Opp. ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Rec Yards AVG LNG TDBuckhalter, Correll, Denver Cincinnati 8 46 5.8 14 0 2 11 5.5 7 0Jackson, Brandon, Green Bay Chicago (NA) - - - - - - - - - -Nunn, Terrence, New England Buffalo (PS) - - - - - - - - - -Purify, Maurice, Cincinnati Denver (PS) - - - - - - - - - -Linemen                      Hochstein, Russ, Denver Started at right guard vs. CincinnatiIncognito, Richie, St. Louis Started at right guard vs. SeattleMurtha, Lydon, Detroit New Orleans (PS)Nicks, Carl, New Orleans Started at left guard vs. DetroitRaiola, Dominic, Detroit Started at center vs. New OrleansSlauson, Matt, New York Jets Houston (NA)

Defense

  Defensive Stats Special TeamsPlayer, Team Opp. TKL AST CMB SK YDS IN YDS PD FF FR TKL AST CMB FF BL FRAdams, Titus, New England Buffalo (PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

-Bingham, Ryon, San Diego Oakland (INJ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Zackary, Bowman, Chicago

Green Bay

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Bradley, Stewart, Philadelphia Carolina (IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Brown, Mike, Kansas City Baltimore 8 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brown, Ralph, Arizona San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bullocks, Daniel, Detriot New Orleans (IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bullocks, Josh, Chicago Green Bay (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Carriker, Adam, St. Louis Seattle (IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Glenn, Cody, Indianapolis Jacksonville (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Kelsay, Chris, Buffalo New England 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Octavien, Steve, Dallas Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Ruud, Barrett, Tampa Bay Dallas 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shanle, Scott, New Orleans Detroit 4 1 5 0 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Le Kevin, Smith, Denver Cincinnati (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Vanden Bosch, Kyle, Tennessee Pittsburgh 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Washington, Fabian, Baltimore Kansas City 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, Demorrio, Kansas City Baltimore 7 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 NYJ - - - - - 0 0 0 1 1 - - - - - -Brown, Josh, St. Louis Seattle - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -Koch, Sam, Baltimore Kansas City - - - - - - - - - - 2 87 43.5 0 1 56

() missed field goal; DNP - Did Not Play; NA - Not Active; INJ - Injured; IR - Injured Reserve; PS - Practice Squad; S-Suspended