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NFL #ProDucks: Week 15 Update
12/18/18 | Football
We're down to the final two weeks of the NFL season, and there are currently 21 #ProDucks on the active rosters of 15 teams while five others are on the Reserve/Injured List.
DeForest Buckner spent his Sunday in the Seattle backfield to help the 49ers to an overtime win, Tyrell Crosby started for the second straight week and Terrance Mitchell turned in a solid performance to help the Browns to victory.
Arizona Cardinals – Week 15: at Atlanta – L, 40-14; Week 16: vs. LA Rams, Sunday, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)
DeForest Buckner spent his Sunday in the Seattle backfield to help the 49ers to an overtime win, Tyrell Crosby started for the second straight week and Terrance Mitchell turned in a solid performance to help the Browns to victory.
Arizona Cardinals – Week 15: at Atlanta – L, 40-14; Week 16: vs. LA Rams, Sunday, 1:05 p.m. (FOX)
- LB Joe Walker played 31 snaps on special teams and made one tackle.
- RB Kenjon Barner returned one kickoff for 26 yards.
- OL Kyle Long has been on the Reserve/Injured List since suffering a foot injury in Week 8.
- OL Jake Fisher has been on the Reserve/Injured List since injuring his back in Week 12.
- TE Pharaoh Brown is on the Reserve/Injured List after sustaining shoulder injury prior to Week 15.
- CB Terrance Mitchell made six solo stops and broke up two passes. On the season, he has 30 tackles, two forced fumbles, an interception and five pass breakups in six games.
- RB Royce Freeman ran for seven yards on four carries. Freeman has 440 rushing yards and is one of six rookies with at least five rushing touchdowns. He is joined by Bills' quarterback Josh Allen, Giants' running back Saquon Barkley, Browns' running back Nick Chubb, teammate Phillip Lindsay and Patriots' running back Sony Michel.
- RB LeGarrette Blount ran for nine yards on seven carries. He leads the team with five rushing touchdowns.
- OL Tyrell Crosby started for the second straight week, this time getting the nod at right tackle as he played all 57 snaps for a Lions' offensive line that did not allow a sack.
- S Eddie Pleasant got his first start in a Packers uniform and made two tackles (one solo), including one for loss. It was just the second start of Pleasant's career and his first since Week 16 of 2013.
- WR De'Anthony Thomas is on the Reserve/Injured List after fracturing his leg prior to Week 6.
- CB Troy Hill played 18 snaps on special teams. Hill has enjoyed the most productive year of his career, totaling 29 tackles with two interceptions and five pass breakups.
- TE Johnny Mundt was active for the first time since Week 7 and played 13 snaps on special teams.
- LB Kiko Alonso recorded five tackles (three solo). He is tied for second in the league with six double-digit tackle games. Alonso is fourth in the NFL with 121 stops and is one of four players in the league with at least three forced fumbles and three interceptions.
- C Hroniss Grasu signed with the Dolphins ahead of Week 15 but was inactive.
- S Patrick Chung finished with five solo stops. He has at least three stops in every game this year and has 47 tackles in the last eight games. Chung is third on the team with 73 tackles.
- C Max Unger started at center but left the game early in the third quarter to be evaluated for a concussion. Unger has anchored a New Orleans offensive line that has allowed a league-low 16 sacks on the season. He hasn't committed a penalty in 38 straight games, a streak that dates back to Week 9 of 2016. He has started 64 of 65 games since arriving in New Orleans, including the last 34.
- RB Jonathan Stewart is on the Reserve/Injured List and will miss the remainder of the season after the Giants decided not to activate him despite the fact that he was cleared to play prior to Week 15.
- DL Haloti Ngata made his ninth start at defensive tackle and assisted on a tackle while breaking up a pass.
- DL Arik Armstead made five tackles (two solo). He has started all 14 games and is third on the team in tackles (45) and fourth in sacks (3.0).
- DL DeForest Buckner had two sacks, four tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and led the team with 11 tackles (seven solo). It was his third multi-sack game of the season and fifth of his career. Buckner leads all defensive tackles with 11 sacks and leads all interior defensive linemen with 60 tackles. He leads the team in sacks and is second in tackles.
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- S Tyree Robinson was signed to the active roster off the Cowboys' practice squad but was inactive.
- TE Ed Dickson caught two passes for 14 yards. Dickson, who has two touchdowns and 124 receiving yards, has proved to be a red zone target since returning from injury.
- DL Dion Jordan assisted on a tackle in 15 snaps.
- QB Marcus Mariota completed 12-of-20 passes for 88 yards while rushing for 11 yards on two carries as the Titans rode their defense and running game on a rainy day in New York. Over the last eight games, Mariota has completed 71.5 percent (143-of-200) of his passes for 1,625 yards and nine touchdowns.
Washington Redskins – Week 15: at Jacksonville – W, 16-13; Week 16: at Tennessee, Saturday, 1:30 p.m. (NFL Network)Marcus Mariota LEVELED him ??
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- RB Byron Marshall caught one pass for 17 yards and returned two kickoffs for 31 yards as the Redskins kept their playoff hopes alive at just a game back in the NFC East with two weeks left.
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