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Two Longhorn players scored TDs last weekend and both were defensive players. 12-year veteran Derrick Johnson capitalized on one of Ryan Fitzpatrick's 6 interceptions and returned it for a TD with under 4 minutes to go, to help his Jamaal Charles-less Chiefs defeat the New York Jets 24-3. He also forced another pick by undercutting a slant in the red zone and popping it up to a teammate. Those plays, combined with his 11 tackles, made him the 7th best player of the Week in the NFL according to PFF.
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Aaron Williams is the second Longhorn to score a TD for the Bills this season, after Marquise Goodwin's in Week 2. The defensive back, who is making his return this year after suffering a scary neck injury last season, recovered a fumble on a bad snap during a FG attempt by the Cardinals, and returned it 53 yards for a TD. The Bills went on to win notching their first of the season.
But probably the biggest performance by a Longhorn this week was, once more, by Justin Tucker. The kicker was responsible for 13 points in the 19-16 Ravens victory over the Jaguars. He made all of his 4 FG attempts including a 54-yarder with 1:02 on the clock that sealed the victory for his team. It was Tucker's 11th game-winning field goal since joining the league as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He is a nominee for the NFL's Clutch Performer of the Week and you can vote for him here.
Both Brian Orakpo and Brian Robison had their second game in a row recording a sack. Bears' Sam Acho had a sack himself in the first week replacing fellow Longhorn Lamarr Houston as a starter. Additionally, Fozzy Whittaker played a secondary role behind Cameron Artis-Payne with Jonathan Stewart still out. According to Adam Caplan, CB Duke Thomas worked-out with the Philadelphia Eagles this week, but there has been no word yet if he has he joined the team.
QB
| Name | Team | Status | Passing (season) | Yards (season) | TDs (season) | INTs (season) |
| #16 Colt McCoy | Washington Redskins | QB #2 | (0/0) | (0) | (0) | (0) |
RB
| Name | Team | Status | Rushing (Season) | Receiving (Season) | Turnovers | ||||
| #25 Jamaal Charles | Kansas City Chiefs | RB #1 | (0) | (0) | |||||
| #43 Fozzy Whittaker | Carolina Panthers | RB #2 | 5 carries (24) | 22 yards (135) | 0 TD | 5 recs (9) | 34 yards (69) | 0 TD | 1 FL (1) |
| #39 Malcolm Brown | LA Rams | RB #3 | 0 carries (1) | 0 yards (5) | 0 recs (1) | 0 yards (1) | |||
WR/TE
| Name | Team | Status | Receptions (Season) | Yards (Season) | TDs (Season) |
| #87 Geoff Swaim | Dallas Cowbys | TE #2 | 0 recs (3) | 0 yards (49) | |
| #88 Marquise Goodwin | Buffalo Bills | LWR #2 | 1 recs (3) | 5 yards (117) | 0 (1) |
OL
| Name | Team | Status | GP | GS |
| #66 Trey Hopkins | Cincinnati Bengals | Practice Squad | ||
| #61 Donald Hawkins | Carolina Panthers | LT #2 |
DL
| Name | Team | Status | Tackles (Season) | Sacks (Season) | PBU (Season) | Turnovers (Season) |
| #90 Malcom Brown | New England Patriots | DT #1 | 2 (3.5) | |||
| #97 Roy Miller III | Jacksonville Jaguars | DT #1 | (5) | |||
| #96 Brian Robison | Minnesota Vikings | LDE #1 | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | (1) | (1 FF) |
| #91 Hassan Ridgeway | Indianapolis Colts | DT #2 | 0 (2) |
OLB
| Name | Team | Status | Tackles (Season) | Sacks (Season) | PBU (Season) | Turnovers (Season) |
| #98 Brian Orakpo | Tennessee Titans | ROLB #1 | 1.5 (5.5) | 0.5 (2.5) | ||
| #99 Lamarr Houston | Chicago Bears | IR (torn ACL, W1) | 0 (3) | |||
| #57 Alex Okafor | Arizona Cardinals | SAM #2 | 0 (2) | |||
| #49 Sam Acho | Chicago Bears | ROLB #2 | 3.5 (7) | 1 (1) |
ILB
| Name | Team | Status | Tackles (Season) | Sacks (Season) | PBU (Season) | Turnovers (Season) |
| #56 Derrick Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs | LILB #1 |
10 (24.5) |
0 (1) | 2 (2) | 1 INT (1 INT) |
| #57 Keenan Robinson | New York Giants | WLB #2 | 6 (12) | (1) | ||
| #58 Jordan Hicks | Philadelphia Eagles | MLB #1 | 2.5 (7.5) | 2 (3) | 0 (1 FR) |
DB
| Name | Team | Status | Tackles (Season) | Sacks (Season) | PBU (Season) | Turnovers (Season) |
| #33 Michael Griffin | Minnesotta Vikings | IR | ||||
| #28 Quandre Diggs | Detroit Lions | RCB #2 | 1 (6.5) | 1 (1) | ||
| #32 Kenny Vaccaro | New Orleans Saints | Out (ankle) | 0 (14) | 0 (1) | 0 (1 FF) | |
| #29 Earl Thomas | Seattle Seahawks | FS #1 | 2 (8) | |||
| #31 Adrian Phillips | San Diego Chargers | SS #2 | 2.5 (2.5) | |||
| #23 Aaron Williams | Buffalo Bills | SS #1 | (4.5) | 1 (2) | 1 FR (1 FR) | |
| #33 Mykkele Thompson | New York Giants | FS #3 | 0.5 (0.5) | |||
| #23 Chykie Brown | Cincinati Bengals | RCB #3 |
ST
| Name | Team | Status | FG (Season) | Long (Season) | XPs (Season) |
| #9 Justin Tucker | Baltimore Ravens | Kicker | 4/4 (9/9) | 54 (54) | 1/1 (4/4) |
| #9 Phil Dawson | San Francisco 49ers | Kicker | 1/2 (3/4) | 22 (39) | 2/2 (9/9) |