Auburn in the NFL: Week 13 recap

Auburn in the NFL: Week 13 recapAuburn in the NFL: Week 13 recap

Dee Ford set a new single-season career high for sacks (10.5) with 1.5 sacks this week.

Here's a look at how the 24 former Auburn players on active NFL rosters fared this past weekend in week 13 of the NFL season.
 
BEST OF WEEK 13
 
Daniel Carlson, K, Oakland Raiders
Carlson came through again for Oakland as he converted field-goal attempts of 50 (new NFL long) and 43 yards in addition to making all three PAT attempts despite the Raiders falling to Kansas City, 40-33. He was also credited with his first career tackle when he brought down Chiefs returner Tremon Smith on a kickoff late in the first half. Carlson is now 9 of 10 on field goals since he joined Oakland in October.
 


 
Dee Ford, LB, Kansas City Chiefs
Ford had another standout performance on the defensive side of the football for the Chiefs in their 40-33 win at Oakland. In 73 defensive snaps, Ford finished with five total tackles, three QB hits, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. With the performance, Ford set a new single-season career high with 10.5 sacks, surpassing his total (10) from the 2016 season. His 37 total tackles this season are one off his career high from the same season.
 
Jonathan Jones, CB, New England Patriots
Jones played only two snaps in the Patriots' 24-10 win over the Vikings, but he made the most of them. On his first defensive play, Jones tackled Adam Thielen after a 9-yard gain, and then on the next play, he picked off Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins. It's the third interception of the 2018 season for the third-year player out of Auburn. He's also been credited with at least one tackle in every game this season.
 


 
OTHER TIGERS IN THE NFL
 
Montravius Adams, DT, Green Bay Packers
Coming off a three-tackle performance in Week 12, Adams recorded one solo tackle Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals. He also saw action as a part of the special teams unit. The former All-SEC defensive lineman was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.
 
Cameron Artis-Payne, RB, Carolina Panthers
Playing for the third straight week, Artis-Payne saw one snap on offense and 14 on special teams in a 24-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He's now in his fourth year in the league.  
 
Peyton Barber, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In a 24-17 win over division rival Carolina, Barber rushed 16 times for 45 yards and plowed in for a 1-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter that proved to be the difference in the game. It was the third-straight week Barber found the end zone, and he now has five total touchdowns on the season. The third-year pro leads the Buccaneers with 635 yards rushing.
 
Daren Bates, LB, Tennessee Titans
Bates played primarily on special teams in Tennessee's 26-22 win over the Jets as he was on the field for 31 (84 percent) of the Titans' special team players.
 
Angelo Blackson, DE, Houston Texans
Blackson returned to the tackle column in the defensive stat sheet when he and Justin Reid combined to bring down Nick Chubb midway through the second quarter. He played 29 (49 percent) of the Texans' defensive snaps and two on special teams as Houston knocked off Cleveland, 29-13.
 
Sammie Coates, WR, Houston Texans
Coates participated in one offensive play and 12 special teams plays in Houston's 29-13 win over Cleveland on Sunday. The fourth-year wide receiver tied a career high with three tackles, which he last did against the Browns as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2016.  
 
Shon Coleman, OL, San Francisco 49ers
Coleman did not see the field in Week 13. The former third-round pick was traded from the Cleveland Browns to the 49ers prior to the season.
 
Blake Countess, DB, Los Angeles Rams
Countess has become a valuable asset on the Rams' special teams unit this season, and he proved that once again as he recovered an onside kick in Sunday's 30-16 win over the Detroit Lions. The former sixth-round pick signed with the Rams during the 2016 season.
 
Carlton Davis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Davis sat out Sunday's game with an ankle injury. The rookie cornerback had started 10 of the team's first 11 games before that and has 34 tackles with three passes defended on the season.
 
Rudy Ford, DB, Arizona Cardinals
In his second game back from injury, Ford played all 22 of his snaps on special teams in a 20-17 win at Lambeau Field against the Green Bay Packers. The second-year pro did not record a statistic.
 
Josh Harris, LS, Atlanta Falcons
Harris served as the team's long snapper in a 26-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.     
 
Jeff Holland, LB, Denver Broncos
Holland was promoted to Denver's 53-man roster last week following Shaq Barrett's injury, but did not play for the Broncos in a 24-10 win at Cincinnati on Sunday.
 
Kerryon Johnson, RB, Detroit Lions
Johnson was held out for the second straight week with a knee injury. The second-round pick is in the midst of a breakout rookie season with 641 yards rushing, 213 yards receiving and four total touchdowns, and the Lions still hope he can return at some point season.
 
Brandon King, LB, New England Patriots
As New England knocked off Minnesota 24-10, King participated in 68 percent of the Patriots' special team plays but did not record a statistic.
 
Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
For the third time this season, Newton threw for 300 or more yards as he completed 28 of his 41 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also rushed for 33 yards on six carries. Newton is now one shy of 3,000 yards passing on the season and has accounted for 28 total touchdowns.
 
Cody Parkey, K, Chicago Bears
Parkey extended his perfect kicking streak to three games as he converted both field-goal attempts (36, 21) and made all three PAT attempts Sunday. The fifth-year kicker, who was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in week 12, is now 19 of 24 on field goals this season.
 
Greg Robinson, OT, Cleveland Browns
Robinson started his fourth straight game at left tackle for Cleveland in the Browns' 29-13 loss to Houston. Even though Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield threw three interceptions, Robinson and rest of the offensive line did not allow Mayfield to get sacked for a third consecutive week.
 
Braden Smith, OT, Indianapolis Colts
It wasn't the best Sunday afternoon for Indianapolis as the Colts fell to Jacksonville, 6-0, on the road. Smith started his eighth consecutive game at right tackles, and was one of just five Indianapolis players to play every snap of the game.
 
Neiko Thorpe, CB, Seattle Seahawks
In his second game back from injury, Thorpe played exclusively on special teams and recovered a fumble to help the Seahawks beat the 49ers, 43-16. It's the third career fumble recovery for Thorpe, who is now in his sixth year in the league.
 
C.J. Uzomah, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
Uzomah now has 34 receptions for 320 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the season following a 5-catch, 33-yard performance against the Broncos on Sunday. His five receptions came on seven targets, which gives the former Auburn tight end his highest catch percentage on seven-or-more targets (71.4) since hauling in 6 of 7 (85.7) against Pittsburgh in Week 6. 
 
Jermaine Whitehead, S, Cleveland Browns
Whitehead played primarily special teams as he saw action on the field on 12 special team plays despite Cleveland losing to Houston, 29-13.
 
DNP (Reserve/Injured or Practice Squad)
Josh Bynes, LB, Arizona Cardinals
Corey Grant, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
Joshua Holsey, CB, Washington Redskins
Devaroe Lawrence, DL, Cleveland Browns
Carl Lawson, DE, Cincinnati Bengals
Ricardo Louis, WR, Cleveland Browns
Tray Matthews, DB, Indianapolis Colts
Cassanova McKinzy, LB, Washington Redskins
Jonathon Mincy, CB, Chicago Bears
Chad Slade, OL, Houston Texans
Gabe Wright, DT, Oakland Raiders