Huskers in the NFL - Week 2

A total of 23 former Huskers saw action in Week 2 of the NFL season.

Running backs Brandon Jackson (Green Bay) and Correll Buckhalter (Denver) were the offensive highlights as each produced their first touchdowns of the 2010 season. Jackson started his first game of the year in the Packers 34-7 win over Buffalo, scoring Green Bay's first touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run in the first quarter. Buckhalter ran behind a Bronco offensive line that featured Russ Hochstein in Denver's 31-14 victory over Seattle, giving the Broncos an early 10-0 lead with his second quarter 1-yard touchdown run.

In addition to Hochstein, fellow offensive linemen Richie Incognito (Miami), Carl Nicks (New Orleans) and Matt Slauson (New York Jets) all earned starts in wins for their respective squads.

The Detroit Lions started three former Huskers, including center Dominic Raiola at center. Defensively, Kyle Vanden Bosch and Ndamukong Suh combined for 14 tackles and 2.5 sacks, although the Lions were edged at home by Stewart Bradley's Philadelphia Eagles, 35-32.

Cornerback Zackary Bowman (Chicago) had one of the biggest days among former Blackshirts, registering 10 tackles in the Bears' 27-20 win against Dallas, while Barrett Rudd's (Tampa Bay) nine-tackle performance helped the Bucs to a 20-7 victory over Carolina. Linebacker Chris Kelsay (Buffalo) had eight tackles against the Broncos in his 84th consecutive start.

Cornerback Fabian Washington (Baltimore) continued his return from an injury-plagued 2009 season to tally three pass break-ups for the Ravens, while teammate Sam Koch pinned 4-of-7 punts inside the 20-yard line in a three-point loss to Houston.

Offense

 

  Rushing Receiving Player, Team Opp. ATT YDS AVG LNG TD Rec Yards AVG LNG TD Buckhalter, Correll, Denver Seattle 11 19 1.7 4 1 0 0 - - 0 Jackson, Brandon, Green Bay Buffalo 11 29 2.6 6 1 1 10 10.0 10 0 Potter, Zach, Jacksonville Cleveland - - - - - - - - - - Linemen                       Hochstein, Russ, Denver Started at guard vs. Seattle Incognito, Richie, Miami Started at guard vs. Minnesota Murtha, Lydon, Miami DNP Nicks, Carl, New Orleans Started at guard vs. San Francisco Patrick, Chris, San Francisco DNP Raiola, Dominic, Detroit Started at center vs. Philadelphia Slauson, Matt, New York Jets Started at guard vs. New England

 

Defense

 

  Defensive Stats Special Teams Player, Team Opp. TKL AST CMB SK YDS IN YDS PD FF FR TKL AST CMB FF BL FR Adams, Titus, Cleveland DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bowman, Zack, Chicago

Dallas

8 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bradley, Stewart, Philadelphia Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bullocks, Josh, Chicago Dallas 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carriker, Adam, Washington Houston 1 3 4 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dillard, Phillip, New York Giants Indianapolis 0 0 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  Glenn, Cody, Indianapolis NY Giants 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kelsay, Chris, Buffalo Green Bay 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ruud, Barrett, Tampa Bay Carolina 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shanle, Scott, New Orleans San Francisco 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suh, Ndamukong, Detroit Philadelphia 6 2 8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vanden Bosch, Kyle, Detroit Philadelphia 2 4 6 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Washington, Fabian, Baltimore Cincinnati 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams, Demorrio, Kansas City Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Special Teams

 

. Returns Field Goals Ex. Pts Punts Player, Team Opp. KR YDS PR YDS TD ATT Made YDS ATT Made No. YDS AVG TB i20 LNG Brown, Josh, St. Louis Oakland - - - - - 1 0 (xx) 1 1 - - - - - - Koch, Sam, Baltimore Oakland - - - - - - - - - - 7 257 36.7 0 4 51

 

 

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