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Former
Longhorns in the NFL - Week 9 performances
Fifteen
former Longhorns saw action during the ninth week of the National
Football League season last weekend. Below is a summary of each
player's performance.
For
more on Longhorns in the NFL, check out the Longhorns
in the Pros section.
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Taje
Allen, CB
Kansas City Chiefs
Allen played but did not record any statistics in the
Chiefs' 27-7 loss at the New York Jets. |
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Blake
Brockermeyer, OT
Brockermeyer helped lead the Bears offense to 262
total yards (43 rush/219 pass) in Chicago's 20-12 loss
to the Green Bay Packers. The Chicago offensive line did
not allow a sack for the fourth time in the last five
contests. |
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Phil
Dawson, PK
Cleveland Browns
Dawson booted a 40-yard field goal and was good on his
only extra point attempt in the Browns' 15-12 overtime
loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has connected on 10-of-13
field goals and all 16 of his extra point tries and accounted
for 46 points this season. |
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Casey
Hampton, DT
Pittsburgh Steelers.
Hampton started the first game of his NFL career and recorded
four tackles (two solo) and a six-yard sack in the Steelers'
15-12 overtime victory at the Cleveland Browns. He helped
the Pittsburgh defense limit the Browns offense to only
187 total yards (74 rush/113 pass) in the three-point
win. |
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Curtis
Jackson, WR
New England Patriots
Jackson was placed on injured reserve with an ankle
injury last Wednesday. He will miss the remainder of the
season. |
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Dan
Neil, OG
Denver Broncos
Neil helped lead the Broncos offense to 338 total yards
(127 rush/211 pass) in Denver's 26-16 victory at the San
Diego Chargers. |
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Bryant
Westbrook, CB
Detoit Lions
Westbrook, in his second game of the season, recorded
two solo tackles in the Lions' 20-17 loss to the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers. He returned from an Achille's injury (sustained
last year) a week ago. |
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Cedric
Woodard, DE
Seattle Seahawks
Woodard had one solo tackle in the Seahawks' 34-27 victory
against the Oakland Raiders. |
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Tony
Brackens, DE
Jacksonville Jaguars
Brackens had his best all-around game of the season,
posting three tackles, two sacks, a pass breakup and a
forced fumble in the Jaguars' 30-13 victory against the
Cincinnati Bengals. His final sack of the day resulted
in a safety. |
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Chris
Carter, S
Cincinnati Bengals
Carter had two tackles in the Bengals' 30-13 loss at the
Jacksonville Jaguars. He is second on the team with 37
tackles this season. |
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Leonard
Davis, OG
Arizona Cardinals
Davis helped pave the way for the Cardinals' offense to
register 207 total yards (78 rush/129 pass) in Arizona's
17-10 loss to the New York Giants. |
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Shane
Dronett, DT
Atlanta Falcons
Dronett registered three solo tackles in the Falcons'
20-13 victory against the Dallas Cowboys. The Atlanta
defensive line limited Dallas to only 96 passing yards
and sacked Cowboys quarterback Ryan Leaf three times.
He has 18 tackles and three sacks this season. |
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Priest
Holmes, RB
Kansas City Chiefs
Holmes rushed for 71 yards on 18 carries and caught three
passes in the Chiefs' 27-7 loss at the New York Jets.
He pushed his season rushing total to 842 yards, which
ranks third in the NFL. |
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Wane
McGarity, PR
New Orleans Saints
McGarity returned two punts for 33 yards in the Saints'
28-27 loss at the San Francisco 49ers. He had a long return
of 32 yards in the third quarter. |
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Shaun
Rogers, DT
Detroit Lions
Rogers registered four tackles, one sack and forced a
fumble in the Lions' 20-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
He is second on the team with 41 tackles and 2.5 sacks
this season. |
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Ricky
Williams, RB
New Orleans Saints
Williams rushed for 121 yards on 24 carries and caught
three passes for 52 yards in the Saints' 28-27 loss
at the San Francisco 49ers. He has rushed for 736 yards
this year, which ranks sixth in the NFL.
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