Huskers in the NFL - Week 2

Lincoln - A total of 19 former Huskers saw action during Week 2 of the 2009 NFL season. A total of 11 former Blackshirts combined to make 47 tackles, including Tampa Bay’s Barrett Rudd who totaled 14 stops.

Now in his fifth season with in the NFL, Sunday marked the 14th time in Ruud’s career that he has racked up double-digit tackles. The 14 stops also tied his career high, which he first set last season against Atlanta in Week 15. Even with Ruud’s dominating day, Tampa Bay fell to 0-2 with a 33-20 loss to Chris Kelsay’s Buffalo Bills.

 

Staying on the defensive side of the ball, Scott Shanle also hit the double-digit mark in tackles with 11 stops against Philadelphia in a 48-22 rout of the Eagles. Shanle’s 11 tackles (10 solo) were a career high, after previously recording 10 stops on four occasions. The seven-year veteran also intercepted a pass for the second straight week, one of three interceptions that the Saints had against Eagles’ quarterback Kevin Kolb.

The Broncos’ Correll Buckhalter got in the endzone for the first time in 2009 with a 45-yard scamper against Cleveland. Buckhalter ended the day with nine carries for 76 yards, producing an impressive 8.4 yards per carry. The versatile back also caught one pass out of the backfield, resulting in a 30-yard pick up. With a 27-6 win over the Browns, Denver is now 2-0.

Offense

  Rushing ReceivingPlayer, Team Opp. ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Rec Yards AVG LNG TDBuckhalter, Correll, Denver Cleveland 9 76 8.4 45 1 1 30 30.0 30 0Jackson, Brandon, Green Bay Cincinnati (NA) - - - - - - - - - -Nunn, Terrence, New England NY Jets (PS) - - - - - - - - - -Purify, Maurice, Cincinnati Green Bay (PS) - - - - - - - - - -Linemen                      Hochstein, Russ, Denver Did not start, but played vs. ClevelandIncognito, Richie, St. Louis Started at right guard vs. WashingtonMurtha, Lydon, Detroit (PS) vs. MinnesotaNicks, Carl, New Orleans Started at left guard vs. PhiladelphiaRaiola, Dominic, Detroit Started at center vs. MinnesotaSlauson, Matt, New York Jets Not active vs. New England

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 NY Jets(PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

Pittsburgh

4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Bradley, Stewart, Philadelphia

New Orleans (IR)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Brown, Mike, Kansas City Oakland 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brown, Ralph, Arizona Jacksonville 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bullocks, Daniel, Detriot Minnesota(IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bullocks, Josh, Chicago Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Carriker, Adam, St. Louis Washington(IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Kelsay, Chris, Buffalo Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Octavien, Steve, Dallas NY Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Potter, Zach, Jacksonville Arizona (PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ruud, Barrett, Tampa Bay Buffalo 5 9 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shanle, Scott, New Orleans Philadelphia 10 1 11 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Le Kevin, Smith, Denver (PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Vanden Bosch, Kyle, Tennessee Houston 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Washington, Fabian, Baltimore San Diego 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, Demorrio, Kansas City Oakland 1 0 1 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 Tennessee - - - - - 2 2 38, 23 4 4 - - - - - -Brown, Josh, St. Louis Washington - - - - - 0 0 0 1 1 - - - - - -Koch, Sam, Baltimore San Diego - - - - - - - - - - 4 166 41.5 0 3 44

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