Nigel Bradham, linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, had three tackles and one assist against the Cleveland Browns. Two of his tackles came on special teams. Near the end of the 1st quarter, Cleveland QB Brandon Weeden threw a short pass to Trent Richardson, their RB, out in the left flat and Bradham was there to help with the tackle stopping him for only a gain of 6 yards. His solo tackle was on a run behind the right guard where he was able to stop the RB for a gain of 6 yards.
Mike Harris, corner back for the Jacksonville Jaguars, made four solo tackles against the Colts. Three of his tackles came on special teams and two stopped big plays. The Colts had a 40 yard and a 31 yard return until Harris was there to push the player out of bounds and make the stop. His other tackle was on a pass over the middle where he meet the receiver right when he caught the ball to make the tackle.
Greg Jones, fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, had one run for one yard and two catches for 12 yards. His run came in the third quarter on 3rd and 1 and he was able to convert the first down straight up the middle for one yard. On the very next play, Jones caught a ball in the right flat and was able to gain 3 yards. His other catch was on a check down to the left flat and this time he was able to bruise his way for 9 yards. Jones was also targeted one other time but the pass fell short.
Antonio Cromartie, corner back for the New York Jets, made two tackles and had one pass deflection in the win against the Miami Dolphins. His first tackle was made against tightend Anthony Fasano on a short pass to the right side for a gain of 17 yards. Cromartie made a nice tackle against a wide receiver deep in Miami's territory keeping them pinned inside the 5 yard line. The pass deflection was on first down when he got his hand in between the ball and the receiver.
Letroy Guion, defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, had two tackles and one assist in a win against the San Francisco 49ers. His first tackle came when Frank Gore tried to run to the outside and he chased him down to push him out of bounds for only a four yard gain. The second tackle was made on a short pass out to the left side where he chased down the receiver again. Guion's biggest play of the game came on a field goal attempt by the 49ers where he got a great surge up the middle to block the 43 yard attempt with one minute to go in the first half. The block setup the Vikings to get another field goal to take a 17-3 lead at halftime.
Christian Ponder, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, played like a veteran QB against one of the toughest defenses in the league. During the opening drive of the game, Ponder leads the Vikings down the field 78 yards eating up the clock to score. He was 6-8 for 49 yards and a 1 yard TD pass on fourth and goal. The drive took up 7 minutes and 40 seconds. He used his two favorite targets, Percy Harvin twice, and Kyle Rudolph four times. The biggest play of the game came two series later when he drove the Vikings down the field again except this time he used his leg and took what the defense would give him. Ponder rushed for 34 yards on the drive including a 23 yard TD rush when there were no receivers open and the pocket broke down he scrambled up the middle. At the end of the third quarter he drove them down again eating up the clock for 7 minutes to throw a 2 yard TD pass to Kyle Rudolph again. For the game, Ponder was 21/35 for 198 yards and 2 TDs also had 7 rushes for 33 yards and 1 TD.
Rodney Hudson, center for the Kansas City Chiefs, made his third start of the season against the New Orleans Saints. Hudson did have one tackle as one of his teammates fumbled the ball and the Saints recovered it. Hudson suffered an injury during this game.
Patrick Robinson, corner back for the New Orleans Saints, was all over the field and making a ton of plays. He ended the game with five solo tackles,three assist and three pass breakups. Robinson had the difficult job of covering the big Dwayne Bowe and did a great job. His three pass breakups were all against Bowe.
Brodrick Bunkley, defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints, made one tackle and one assist in the loss to the KC Chiefs. Both of his tackle were made on the speedy running back Jamaal Charles.
Kamerion Wimbley, defensive end for the Tennessee Titans, had just one tackle and one assist in the win against the Detroit Lions. He made his tackles against the Lions running back M. Leshoure.
Darnell Dockett, defensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals, only had one tackle against L. McCoy as he chased him down from behind to stop the first down. McCoy had only a gain of 8 yards. Dockett was hurt later in the fourth quarter and did not return to the game. The injury is not that serious and he should be able to return next week.
Chris Hope, defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons, made two tackles on special teams as the Falcons blew out the San Diego Chargers.
Richard Goodman, wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers, had one return for 31 yards in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
Tony Carter, defensive back for the Denver Broncos, made one tackle in the loss to the Houston Texans.
Mister Alexander, linebacker for the Houston Texans, had one tackle on special teams.
Lawrence Timmons, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, made three solo tackles in a loss to the Oakland Raiders. Two of his tackles were made in pass coverage and the other was a run by Darren McFadden.
Sebastian Janikowski, kicker for the Oakland Raiders, was perfect again this week. He made all four extra points and going 2-2 on field goal attempts. His last field goal was a game winning one for 43 yards with 3 seconds left.
