Huskers in the NFL - Week 9

Lincoln - A total of 17 former Huskers saw action during Week 9 of the 2009 NFL season, while four players were off with a bye.

 

In the “Battle of the Bays”, Tampa Bay got their first win of the season over Green Bay, 38-28. Sporting their throwback creamsicle jerseys, the Bucs scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, while holding the Packers to seven second-half points. Barrett Ruud totaled four tackles, with the Bucs defense intercepting Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers three times. For the Packers, Ahman Green surpassed Hall of Famer Jim Taylor as the Packers’ all-time leading rusher with 8,208 yards, as Green carried six times for 45 yards on Sunday.

 

Zackary Bowman continued to play well for the Chicago Bears in his second year in the league. In a loss to Arizona, Bowman had four solo stops and intercepted his second pass of the year. Bowman returned a Matt Leinart pass 39 yards, which resulted in a Bears’ touchdown three plays later.

 

At the Superdome, Carl Nicks and Scott Shanle contributed to the Saints’ 30-20 win over Carolina. Now 8-0, the Saints are off to their best start in the franchise’s 43-year history. Shanle had four total tackles and a pass deflection, as the Saints defense forced three fumbles, including one which was returned for their seventh defensive touchdown of the year. For the offense, Nicks protected Drew Brees as he threw for 330 yards and one touchdown, the fifth time this season Brees has thrown for over 300 yards.

 

2010 Pro Bowl
Fan are also encouraged to vote for former Huskers for this years' Pro Bowl. Below is a list of players on the ballot and here is the link to vote.

Correll Buckhalter ? Running Back ? Denver Broncos - AFC

Dominic Raiola ? Center ? Detroit Lions - NFC

Carl Nicks ? Guard  - New Orleans Saints - NFC

Richie incognito ? Guard ? St. Louis Rams - NFC

Mike Brown ? Strong Safety ? Kansas City Chiefs - AFC

Zack Bowman ? Corner ? Chicago Bears - NFC

Fabian Washington ? Corner ? Baltimore Ravens - AFC

Chris Kelsay ? Defensive End ? Buffalo Bills - AFC

Kyle Vanden Bosch ? Defensive End ? Tennessee Titans - AFC

Barrett Ruud ? Inside Linebacker ? Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NFC

Demorrio Williams ? Inside Linebacker ? Kansas City Chiefs - AFC

Scott Shanle ? Outside Linebacker ? New Orleans Saints - NFC

Kris Brown ? Kicker ? Houston Texans - AFC

Josh Brown ? Kicker ? St. Louis Rams - NFC

Sam Koch ? Punter ? Baltimore Ravens - AFC

Offense

  Rushing ReceivingPlayer, Team Opp. ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Rec Yards AVG LNG TDBuckhalter, Correll, Denver Pittsburgh 9 24 2.7 7 0 2 4 2.0 5 0Green, Ahman, Green Bay Tampa Bay 6 45 7.5 26 0 1 10 10.0 10 0Jackson, Brandon, Green Bay Tampa Bay 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 9 9.0 9 0Nunn, Terrence, New England (PS) - - - - - - - - - -Purify, Maurice, Cincinnati (PS) - - - - - - - - - -Linemen                      Hochstein, Russ, Denver Started at tight end vs. PittsburghIncognito, Richie, St. Louis BYEMurtha, Lydon, Miami (PS)Patrick, Chris, Kansas City (PS)Nicks, Carl, New Orleans Started at left guard vs. CarolinaRaiola, Dominic, Detroit Started at center vs. SeattleSlauson, Matt, New York Jets BYE

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 (PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

-Bingham, Ryon, San Diego (IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Zackary, Bowman, Chicago

Arizona

4 0 4 0 0 1 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bradley, Stewart, Philadelphia (IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Brown, Mike, Kansas City Jacksonville 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Brown, Ralph, Arizona Chicago 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bullocks, Daniel, Detriot (IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bullocks, Josh, Chicago (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Carriker, Adam, St. Louis (IR) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Glenn, Cody, Indianapolis Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Kelsay, Chris, Buffalo BYE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Moore, Jay, St. Louis (PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Octavien, Steve, Dallas (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Potter, Zach, Jacksonville (PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Ruud, Barrett, Tampa Bay Green Bay 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Shanle, Scott, New Orleans Carolina 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Le Kevin, Smith, Denver (PS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Vanden Bosch, Kyle, Tennessee San Francisco 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Washington, Fabian, Baltimore Cincinnati 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, Demorrio, Kansas City Jacksonville 3 0 3 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 Indianapolis - - - - - 1 2 56, (42) 2 2 - - - - - -Brown, Josh, St. Louis BYE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Koch, Sam, Baltimore Cincinnati - - - - - - - - - - 5 249 49.8 1 2 57Green, Ahman, Green Bay Tampa Bay 2 55 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - -

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