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#FromStateToSundays: Week 12 Update
November 29, 2022 | Football
STARKVILLE – Week 12 in the NFL was yet another dominant defensive performance by former Mississippi State stars.
Former Bulldog defensive standouts combined to produce eight tackles for loss along with 3.5 sacks.
We see you 👀#BudLightCelly | @BudLight pic.twitter.com/OUuq82gaEL
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 28, 2022
Fletcher Cox provided the Philadelphia Eagles with a pair of stops behind the line of scrimmage along with his fourth sack of the season. Cox sacked Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers on third down, marking the 62nd of his career.
Chris Jones sacked the quarterback for the 10th time this season, earning the three-time Pro Bowler a $1.25 million bonus. Jones has notched eight sacks over his past six contests for the Kansas City Chiefs and is enjoying the second-best sack season of his career. He is currently tied for fifth in the NFL in sacks and leads all defensive tackles with 48 total pressures.
#Chiefs DT Chris Jones gets to #Rams QB Bryce Perkins before he can even fully fake the handoff & takes him down for a sack. #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/3n6Q7Cr7tG
— Devon Clements (@DevclemNFL) November 27, 2022
Montez Sweat totaled four tackles – including two for loss and one sack – in the Washington's win. Sweat now has a string of three straight games with a sack and leads the Commanders with seven on the season. He also has 28 sacks during his career, which ranks 11th in franchise history.
Preston Smith and Jeffery Simmons made six tackles apiece for the Packers and Tennessee Titans, respectively. Smith tallied a tackle for loss and a half-sack while Simmons also recorded a stop behind the line of scrimmage.
SACK‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) November 27, 2022
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Willie Gay Jr. also added a TFL for the Chiefs while his college and high school teammate at Starkville, Kobe Jones, played 11 defensive snaps after being elevated from the Carolina Panthers' practice squad.
But it wasn't all sacks and stops behind the line for former Bulldogs this past week. Rookie cornerback Martin Emerson provided one of the top performances by a defensive back this season in the Cleveland Browns' overtime win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
BEAST 😈 @GrindSimmons94
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) November 27, 2022
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Emerson had four tackles and tallied a career-best four pass defenses, which makes him one of nine NFL players with four or more pass defenses in a single game this season. His third deflection came with eight seconds left in regulation and his fourth PBU came on Tampa Bay's opening drive of overtime.
Emerson is tied for fifth in the league with 11 pass defenses this season.
.@Browns @MartyMargg1 played the single best game I have watched any CB play through 12 weeks in this season. And against the GOAT and his elite WR. @HailStateFB #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/tXfuK9OQkW
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) November 29, 2022
Dak Prescott put forth an impressive showing in the Dallas' win on Thanksgiving Day. Prescott completed 21 of 30 passes for 261 yards and two touchdowns. He now has 153 career passing scores, which ties him with Hall of Famer Roger Staubach for the fourth-most in Cowboys' history.
Logan Cooke also had himself a day punting for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cooke booted a season-long 70-yarder and averaged 68.7 yards on three punts. His 43.2 career net punting average is the highest in NFL history.
BOOM. @dak finds @BinghamBaller9 and the #DallasCowboys have the lead!
— NFL (@NFL) November 24, 2022
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Once again, Elgton Jenkins played every offensive snap at left guard for the Packers while Tyre Phillips posted his second-highest pass blocking grade of the year for the New York Giants, according to Pro Football Focus (PFF).
Former first-round pick Johnathan Abram did not see action for Green Bay during Week 12 and was released by the Packers on Nov. 29.
Elite throw from @dak.
— NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2022
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JOHNATHAN ABRAM | FREE AGENT – S | AT MSU: 2017-18
Season: 10 G, 6 GS, 35 TKL, 13 AST, 48 TT, 2 QBH, 1 PD, 2 ST TKL
Last Week: DNP at Philadelphia Eagles (L, 33-40)
DENICO AUTRY | TENNESSEE TITANS – DT/DE | AT MSU: 2012-13
Season: 10 G, 6 GS, 12 TKL, 8 AST, 20 TT, 7.0 SK, 6.0 TFL, 16 QBH, 2 PD, 1 FF, 1 ST BL
Last Week: DNP vs. Cincinnati Bengals (L, 16-20)
LOGAN COOKE | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – P | AT MSU: 2014-17
Season: 11 G, 38 Punts, 1,947 YDS, 51.2 AVG, LONG 70, 6 TB, 12 In-20, 44.3 NET AVG
Last Week: 3 Punts, 206 YDS, 68.7 AVG, LONG 70, 2 TB, 1 In-20, 55.3 NET AVG vs. Baltimore Ravens (W, 28-27)
- Booted a season-long 70-yard punt that stands as the second-longest of his career and just two yards shy of his career high
- Posted career highs in gross punting average (68.7) and net punting average (55.3)
- Career net punting average (43.2) is highest in NFL history since the stat began being tracked in 1976
Season: 11 G, 11 GS, 14 TKL, 17 AST, 31 TT, 4.0 SK, 4.0 TFL, 8 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 TKL, 2 TT, 1.0 SK, 2.0 TFL, 1QBH vs. Green Bay Packers (W, 40-33)
- Recorded a nine-yard sack on a 3rd-and-5 to force a punt with three minutes left in the second quarter
Season: 11 G, 11 GS, 32 Pressures Allowed, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 7 Pressures Allowed vs. Las Vegas Raiders (L, 34-40)
CAMERON DANTZLER (IR) | MINNESOTA VIKINGS – CB | AT MSU: 2016-19
Season: 8 G, 8 GS, 41 TKL, 4 AST, 45 TT, 2.0 TFL, 4 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: DNP vs. New England Patriots (W, 33-26)
GREG EILAND (PS) | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OT | AT MSU: 2016-20
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP vs. Las Vegas Raiders (L, 34-40)
MARTIN EMERSON JR. | CLEVELAND BROWNS – CB | AT MSU: 2019-21
Season: 11 G, 5 GS, 41 TKL, 9 AST, 50 TT, 1.0 SK, 1.0 TFL, 1 QBH, 11 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 1 AST, 4 TT, 4 PD vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (W, 23-17 [OT])
- Posted a career-high four pass defenses, with three coming in the second half, which makes him one of just nine players with four or more breakups in a game this season
- Defended a deep ball inside the two-minute warning of the first half by forcing the receiver out of bounds to hold Tampa Bay to a game-tying field goal
- Broke up a third down pass to force a punt with Cleveland trailing by seven points in the fourth quarter
- Third breakup came with eight seconds to play in a tie game to help force overtime and fourth helped force a punt on the opening drive of overtime
- Tied for fifth in the NFL with 11 pass defenses this season and second among rookies in "forced incompletions" per PFF (10)
Season: 7 G, 7 GS, 31 TKL, 22 AST, 53 TT, 2.5 SK, 6.0 TFL, 4 QBH, 3 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 2 AST, 5 TT, 1.0 TFL vs. Los Angeles Rams (W, 26-10)
- Helped Kansas City secure its 10th consecutive winning season, which is the longest active run in the NFL
Season: 10 G, 1 TKL, 2 AST, 3 TT, 1.5 SK, 1 QBH, 9 ST TKL
Last Week: DNP at San Francisco 49ers (L, 0-13)
GERRI GREEN (PS) | CHICAGO BEARS – DE | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season: 1 G
Last Week: DNP at New York Jets (L, 10-31)
GABE JACKSON | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OG | AT MSU 2009-13
Season: 9 G, 9 GS, 22 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 Pressures Allowed vs. Las Vegas Raiders (L, 34-40)
ELGTON JENKINS | GREEN BAY PACKERS – OG | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season: 9 G, 9 GS, 16 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 GS, 0 Pressures Allowed at Philadelphia Eagles (L, 33-40)
- Played every offensive snap at left guard
Season: 11 G, 11 GS, 17 TKL, 6 AST, 23 TT, 10.0 SK, 11.0 TFL, 16 QBH, 3 PD, 2 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 1 TKL, 1 TT, 1.0 SK, 1.0 TFL, 1 QBH vs. Los Angeles Rams (W, 26-10)
- Recorded his 10th sack of the season, his second-best single-season total behind only his 15.5-sack campaign in 2018
- Has eight sacks in his last six games and has at leads the NFL in sacks since Week 6
- Leads all NFL defensive tackles with 48 total pressures and ranks seventh among all positions
- Helped Kansas City secure its 10th consecutive winning season, which is the longest active run in the NFL
- Tied for fifth in the NFL in sacks and ninth in sack yardage this year
- Holds the No. 3 overall defensive (91.7) and pass rush (92.0) grades in the league per PFF
Season: 2 G
Last Week: 1 G vs. Denver Broncos (W, 23-10)
- Elevated from the practice squad to play 11 defensive snaps
Season: 5 G, 4 GS, 9 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 GS, 1 Pressure Allowed at Dallas Cowboys (L, 20-28)
- Turned in his second-highest pass blocking grade of the year per PFF
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP at Dallas Cowboys (L, 20-28)
WILL REDMOND | HOUSTON TEXANS – CB | AT MSU: 2012-15
Season: 2 G, 1 TKL
Last Week: 1 G at Miami Dolphins (L, 15-30)
- Played 20 snaps on special teams
Season: 6 G, 6 GS, 124-182, 1393 YDS, 10 TD, 96.2 QBR, 19 RUSH, 71 YDS, LONG 25
Last Week: 1 GS, 21-30, 261 YDS, 2 TD, 95.3 QBR, 2 RUSH, 4 YDS, LONG 5 vs. New York Giants (W, 28-20)
- Now has 153 career passing touchdowns, which is tied with Roger Staubach for fourth in franchise history
Season: 9 G, 9 GS, 20 TKL, 21 AST, 41 TT, 6.5 SK, 8.0 TFL, 10 QBH, 4 PD, 1 FF
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 3 AST, 6 TT, 1.0 TFL vs. Cincinnati Bengals (L, 16-20)
- Part of a Tennessee defense that has held eight straight opponents to fewer than 20 points, which is the longest active streak in the NFL and the franchise's longest streak since 1993 (11 games)
- Recorded a tackle for a 5-yard loss in the second quarter
- Holds the No. 13 overall defensive grade in the league (89.4) per PFF
Season: 11 G, 11 GS, 29 TKL, 9 AST, 37 TT, 3 IN, 10 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 4 TKL, 4 TT, 1 PD vs. Green Bay Packers (W, 40-33)
- Tipped a pass that was intercepted on Green Bay's opening drive
- Tied for ninth in the NFL with 10 pass defenses this season
Season: 12 G, 12 GS, 25 TKL, 17 AST, 42 TT, 5.5 SK, 7.0 TFL, 13 QBH, 1 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 3 AST, 6 TT, 0.5 SK, 1.0 TFL, 1 QBH at Philadelphia Eagles (L, 33-40)
- Split a sack in the second quarter for a loss of 11 yards
Season: 12 G, 12 GS, 22 TKL, 13 AST, 35 TT, 7.0 SK, 11.0 TFL, 24 QBH, 2 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 TKL, 2 AST, 4 TT, 1.0 SK, 2.0 TFL, 2 QBH vs. Atlanta Falcons (W, 19-13)
- Registered a 9-yard sack in the fourth quarter immediately after Washington took its final six-point lead
- Now has a team-leading 7.0 sacks this year and 28.0 in his career
- Has passed two-time Super Bowl champion Darryl Grant for No. 11 on the franchise's career sack leaderboard
- Now has a sack in three straight games and a QB hit in five straight games
- Second in the NFL in QB hits (24) and tied for eighth in tackles for loss (11.0)
- Ranks seventh in the NFL with 48 total pressures per PFF
DARRYL WILLIAMS (PS) | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – OL | AT MSU: 2015-19
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP vs. Baltimore Ravens (W, 28-27)
ISAIAH ZUBER (PS) | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS – WR | AT MSU: 2019
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP at Seattle Seahawks (W, 40-34)
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