Elgton Jenkins highlights five former Bulldogs playing on Sunday Night Football.
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#FromStateToSundays: Week 3 Preview
September 24, 2020 | Football
Bulldogs go head-to-head in five games, including Sunday Night and Monday Night Football matchups
STARKVILLE – Week 3 of the NFL season features plenty of head-to-head matchups between former Mississippi State student-athletes, as 25 Bulldogs are slated to be active this week.
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Punter Logan Cooke leads the week off when the Jacksonville Jaguars host Miami for Thursday Night Football on NFL Network at 7:20 p.m. CT.
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On Sunday, Fletcher Cox and Darius Slay (Philadelphia) meet Deion Calhoun (Cincinnati) at noon on CBS. Former 2018 teammates Jeffery Simmons (Tennessee) and Cameron Dantzler (Minnesota) will meet for the first time at noon on Sunday. In FOX's afternoon kickoff at 3:25 p.m., veterans Dak Prescott (Dallas) and K.J. Wright meet in Seattle.
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Sunday Night Football on NBC will pit four Bulldogs now playing for the Green Bay Packers up against J.T. Gray and the New Orleans Saints at 7:20 p.m.
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Monday Night Football on ESPN puts the spotlight on three rookies. Willie Gay Jr. (Kansas City) and Tyre Phillips (Baltimore) will meet as opponents for the first time along with Braxton Hoyett (Kansas City), who was activated for his first career game last week. Chris Jones (Kansas City) and Pernell McPhee (Baltimore) are also active.
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Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles | 12:00 p.m. on CBS
Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots | 12:00 p.m. on CBS
Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings | 12:00 p.m. on CBS
Washington Football Team at Cleveland Browns | 12:00 p.m. on FOX
New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts | 3:05 p.m. on CBS
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks | 3:25 p.m. on FOX
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals | 3:25 p.m. on FOX
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints | 7:20 p.m. on NBC
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Punter Logan Cooke leads the week off when the Jacksonville Jaguars host Miami for Thursday Night Football on NFL Network at 7:20 p.m. CT.
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On Sunday, Fletcher Cox and Darius Slay (Philadelphia) meet Deion Calhoun (Cincinnati) at noon on CBS. Former 2018 teammates Jeffery Simmons (Tennessee) and Cameron Dantzler (Minnesota) will meet for the first time at noon on Sunday. In FOX's afternoon kickoff at 3:25 p.m., veterans Dak Prescott (Dallas) and K.J. Wright meet in Seattle.
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Sunday Night Football on NBC will pit four Bulldogs now playing for the Green Bay Packers up against J.T. Gray and the New Orleans Saints at 7:20 p.m.
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Monday Night Football on ESPN puts the spotlight on three rookies. Willie Gay Jr. (Kansas City) and Tyre Phillips (Baltimore) will meet as opponents for the first time along with Braxton Hoyett (Kansas City), who was activated for his first career game last week. Chris Jones (Kansas City) and Pernell McPhee (Baltimore) are also active.
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Thursday, September 24
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars | 7:20 p.m. on NFL Network
- Logan Cooke, P (JAX)
Sunday, September 27
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers | 12:00 p.m. on CBS
- Bernardrick McKinney, LB (HOU)
Cincinnati Bengals at Philadelphia Eagles | 12:00 p.m. on CBS
- Deion Calhoun, OG (CIN)
- Fletcher Cox, DT (PHI)
- Darius Slay, CB (PHI)
Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots | 12:00 p.m. on CBS
- Johnathan Abram, S (LV)
- Gabe Jackson, OG (LV)
Tennessee Titans at Minnesota Vikings | 12:00 p.m. on CBS
- Jeffery Simmons, DL (TEN)
- Cameron Dantzler, CB (MIN)
Washington Football Team at Cleveland Browns | 12:00 p.m. on FOX
- Montez Sweat, DE (WAS)
New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts | 3:05 p.m. on CBS
- Denico Autry, DT/DE (IND)
- Farrod Green, TE (IND)
Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks | 3:25 p.m. on FOX
- Dak Prescott, QB (DAL)
- K.J. Wright, LB (SEA)
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals | 3:25 p.m. on FOX
- Jordan Thomas, TE (ARI)
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints | 7:20 p.m. on NBC
- Hunter Bradley, LS (GB)
- Elgton Jenkins, OG (GB)
- Will Redmond, S (GB)
- Preston Smith, LB (GB)
- J.T. Gray, DB (NO)
Monday, September 28
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens | 7:15 p.m. on ESPN
- Willie Gay Jr., LB (KC)
- Braxton Hoyett, DT (KC)
- Chris Jones, DT (KC)
- Pernell McPhee, LB (BAL)
- Tyre Phillips, OT (BAL)
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