#FromStateToSundays: Week 17 Update

STARKVILLE – Former Mississippi State star Dak Prescott is now tied with Troy Aikman for the second-most touchdowns in Dallas Cowboys history.

Prescott completed 29 of 41 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns in the Cowboys win over the Tennessee Titans last Thursday and tied the Super Bowl champ turned commentator with 165 TD throws.

Prescott reached the milestone in 96 career games compared to Aikman's 165. He needs 83 more touchdown passes to reach Tony Romo's franchise record.

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— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) December 30, 2022

Former Bulldog defensive line standouts Fletcher Cox, Chris Jones and Montez Sweat all recorded sacks during Week 17.

Cox's sack brought his season total to seven, the third-most during his 11-year career. It also brought his career total to 65, all with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jones extended his sack streak to three straight games and now has 11 sacks over his last 10 contests. His 13 sacks this season rank fifth in the NFL and now has 62.5 for his career, which is fifth in Kansas City Chiefs history.

.@fcoxx_91 gets his 7th sack of the year!#NOvsPHI | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/VO2hl0SSyE
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 1, 2023

Sweat also notched his eighth sack of the season and needs one more to match his personal-best set in 2020. He has 29 over his four-year career for the Washington Commanders.

Willie Gay Jr. finished second on the Chiefs with seven tackles during a tight 27-24 win over the Denver Broncos.

Johnathan Abram made his first start at strong safety for Seattle after being claimed off waivers by the Seahawks on Nov. 30. Abram played every defensive snap while making five tackles and defended a pass.

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Abram wasn't the only Seattle player to log every rep. Rookie offensive tackle Charles Cross also played every snap on the other side of the ball.

Elgton Jenkins has been superb at left guard for Green Bay lately. Jenkins posted his third consecutive game without allowing a single pressure in the Packers' 41-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Logan Cooke also continued his stellar season of punting for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cooke pinned four of his five punts inside the redzone, including one at the 1-yard line. His 43.1 net punting average this season is the most in NFL history since that stat started being charted.

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— DIE-HARD 🦅 Fans (@Eaglesfans9) January 1, 2023

J.T. Gray also came up clutch on special teams for New Orleans. Gray alertly batted a punt back at the goal line that his Saints teammates were able to down at the 4-yard line.

Long snapper Hunter Bradley also made his season debut for the Arizona Cardinals. Bradley was signed to the practice squad on Dec. 28 and was activated against the Atlanta Falcons this past weekend.

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JOHNATHAN ABRAM | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – S | AT MSU: 2017-18
Season: 14 G, 7 GS, 38 TKL, 15 AST, 53 TT, 2 QBH, 3 PD, 2 ST TKL
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 2 AST, 5 TT, 1 PD vs. New York Jets (W, 23-6)

Made his first start for Seattle, playing every snap at safety
Defended a pass in the fourth quarter

DENICO AUTRY | TENNESSEE TITANS – DT/DE | AT MSU: 2012-13
Season: 11 G, 7 GS, 17 TKL, 10 AST, 27 TT, 8.0 SK, 8.0 TFL, 18 QBH, 4 PD, 2 FF, 1 ST BL
Last Week: DNP vs. Dallas Cowboys (L, 13-27)

HUNTER BRADLEY (PS) | ARIZONA CARDINALS – LS | AT MSU: 2012-17
Season: 1 G
Last Week: 1 G at Atlanta Falcons (L, 19-20)

Made season debut after being signed on Dec. 28

LOGAN COOKE | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – P | AT MSU: 2014-17
Season: 16 G, 54 Punts, 2,658 YDS, 49.2 AVG, LONG 70, 6 TB, 20 In-20, 43.3 NET AVG
Last Week: 5 Punts, 217 YDS, 43.4 AVG, LONG 57, 0 TB, 4 In-20, 40.2 NET AVG at Houston Texans (W, 31-3)

Landed four of his five punts inside the 20-yard line
Downed one punt at the 1-yard line
Improved his career net punting average to 43.1 yards, which is the highest in NFL history since the stat has been tracked

FLETCHER COX | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – DT | AT MSU: 2009-11
Season: 16 G, 16 GS, 23 TKL, 20 AST, 43 TT, 7.0 SK, 7.0 TFL, 12 QBH, 1 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 TKL, 2 AST, 4 TT, 1.0 SK, 1.0 TFL, 2 QBH vs. New Orleans Saints (L, 10-20)

Has now played 172 career regular season games for Philadelphia, which ranks third among defensive players in franchise history
Recorded one of the team's seven sacks, which is their second-highest total of the year
Has contributed seven of Philadelphia's franchise-record 67 sacks on the season, a total which ranks fifth in NFL single-season history
Philadelphia has recorded at least six sacks in five straight games, becoming the first team to do so since 1982

CHARLES CROSS | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OT | AT MSU: 2020-21
Season: 16 G, 16 GS, 46 Pressures Allowed, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 4 Pressures Allowed vs. New York Jets (W, 23-6)

Played every snap at left tackle

CAMERON DANTZLER | MINNESOTA VIKINGS – CB | AT MSU: 2016-19
Season: 10 G, 10 GS, 45 TKL, 5 AST, 50 TT, 3.0 TFL, 5 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 G, 2 TKL, 2 TT, 1 PD at Green Bay Packers (L, 17-41)

Broke up a pass on third down in the fourth quarter

GREG EILAND (PS) | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OT | AT MSU: 2016-20
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP vs. New York Jets (W, 23-6)

MARTIN EMERSON JR. | CLEVELAND BROWNS – CB | AT MSU: 2019-21
Season: 16 G, 6 GS, 48 TKL, 11 AST, 59 TT, 1.0 SK, 1.0 TFL, 1 QBH, 13 PD
Last Week: 1 G, 4 TKL, 4 TT, 2 PD at Washington Commanders (W, 24-10)

Broke up two passes in the fourth quarter to preserve the Browns' lead
First breakup came on third down and second on fourth down to force a turnover
Third among NFL rookies with 13 pass defenses this season, which is tied for the third most by a Browns rookie since 1999 and tied for No. 13 in the NFL
Ranks second among rookies with 16 forced incompletions per PFF

WILLIE GAY JR. | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – LB | AT MSU: 2017-19
Season: 11 G, 11 GS, 48 TKL, 35 AST, 83 TT, 2.5 SK, 9.0 TFL, 4 QBH, 1 IN, 7 PD, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 5 TKL, 2 AST, 7 TT vs. Denver Broncos (W, 27-24)

Tied for second on the team in total tackles in Week 17
Part of Chiefs team that recorded 13 victories on a season for just the fifth time in franchise history
Part of team that has now beaten the Broncos in 15 consecutive meetings, which extends the franchise record for most wins against a single opponent
The streak of 15-straight wins against Denver ties for the third-longest streak of wins against a single opponent in NFL history and is the longest active streak by any team

J.T. GRAY | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – DB | AT MSU: 2014-17
Season: 13 G, 1 TKL, 3 AST, 4 TT, 1.5 SK, 1 QBH, 11 ST TKL
Last Week: 1 G, 1 AST, 1 TT, 1 ST TKL at Philadelphia Eagles (W, 20-10)

GERRI GREEN (PS) | CHICAGO BEARS – DE | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season: 1 G
Last Week: DNP at Detroit Lions (L, 10-41)

KYLIN HILL | FREE AGENT – RB | AT MSU: 2017-20
Season: 1 G, 1 RUSH, 7 YARDS
Last Week: N/A

GABE JACKSON | SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – OG | AT MSU 2009-13
Season: 14 G, 14 GS, 29 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 GS, 2 Pressures Allowed vs. New York Jets (W, 23-6)

ELGTON JENKINS | GREEN BAY PACKERS – OG | AT MSU: 2014-18
Season: 13 G, 13 GS, 16 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 GS, 0 Pressures Allowed vs. Minnesota Vikings (W, 41-17)

Marks his third consecutive game without allowing a pressure per PFF
Part of team that marked its 10th straight home win in December and January, which is the longest current home winning streak in the NFL and the longest in those months by the Packers since a 13-game winning streak in 2008-13

CHRIS JONES | KANSAS CITY CHIEFS – DT | AT MSU: 2013-15
Season: 16 G, 16 GS, 27 TKL, 12 AST, 39 TT, 13.0 SK, 15.0 TFL, 23 QBH, 4 PD, 2 FF, 1 FR
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 3 TT, 1.0 SK, 1.0 TFL, 1 QBH vs. Denver Broncos (W, 27-24)

Part of Chiefs team that recorded 13 victories on a season for just the fifth time in franchise history
Part of team that has now beaten the Broncos in 15 consecutive meetings, which extends the franchise record for most wins against a single opponent
The streak of 15-straight wins against Denver ties for the third-longest streak of wins against a single opponent in NFL history and is the longest active streak by any team
Recorded a nine-yard sack in the fourth quarter of the game, bringing his career total to 62.5 sacks, which ranks fifth in franchise history
Has sacked the opponent's quarterbacks for a total loss of 437.5 yards in his career, which ranks fifth in franchise history
Now has 13 sacks on the season, which is tied for fifth in the NFL and marks the second-best single-season sack performance of his career
Overall defensive grade (91.8) ranks fourth in the NFL per PFF and his pass rush grade (92.0) ranks third

KOBE JONES (PS) | CAROLINA PANTHERS – LB | AT MSU: 2016-20
Season: 2 G
Last Week: DNP at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (L, 24-30)

TYRE PHILLIPS | NEW YORK GIANTS – OG | AT MSU: 2017-19
Season: 10 G, 5 GS, 11 Pressures Allowed
Last Week: 1 G, 0 Pressures Allowed vs. Indianapolis Colts (W, 38-10)

Part of franchise that will make its 33rd postseason appearance, which is tied for the third-highest total in NFL history
Part of offense that scored 24 unanswered points in the second quarter, marking the highest-scoring quarter since New York put 27 points on the board in the second quarter at Washington in 2018

MAKAI POLK (PS) | NEW YORK GIANTS – WR | AT MSU: 2021
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP vs. Indianapolis Colts (W, 38-10)

WILL REDMOND (PS) | HOUSTON TEXANS – CB | AT MSU: 2012-15
Season: 3 G, 1 TKL, 1 ST TKL
Last Week: DNP vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (L, 3-31)

DAK PRESCOTT | DALLAS COWBOYS – QB | AT MSU: 2011-15
Season: 11 G, 11 GS, 247-357, 2732 YDS, 22 TD, 95.8 QBR, 39 RUSH, 166 YDS, LONG 25
Last Week: 1 GS, 29-41, 282 YDS, 2 TD, 85.6 QBR, 3 RUSH, 11 YDS, LONG 9 at Tennessee Titans (W, 27-13)

Now tied for the second-most career passing touchdowns (165) in franchise history

JEFFERY SIMMONS | TENNESSEE TITANS – DL | AT MSU: 2016-18
Season: 13 G, 13 GS, 24 TKL, 29 AST, 53 TT, 7.5 SK, 9.0 TFL, 14 QBH, 7 PD, 1 FF
Last Week: DNP vs. Dallas Cowboys (L, 13-27)

DARIUS SLAY | PHILADELPHIA EAGLES – CB | AT MSU: 2011-12
Season: 16 G, 16 GS, 39 TKL, 15 AST, 54 TT, 3 IN, 13 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 5 TKL, 5 TT vs. New Orleans Saints (L, 10-20)

PRESTON SMITH | GREEN BAY PACKERS – LB | AT MSU: 2011-14
Season: 16 G, 16 GS, 37 TKL, 21 AST, 58 TT, 8.5 SK, 9.0 TFL, 20 QBH, 1 PD, 1 FF
Last Week: 1 GS, 1 TKL, 2 AST, 3 TT, 1 QBH vs. Minnesota Vikings (W, 41-17)

Part of team that marked its 10th straight home win in December and January, which is the longest current home winning streak in the NFL and the longest in those months by the Packers since a 13-game winning streak in 2008-13
One of two NFL players with 50-plus sacks (57.0), five-plus interceptions (5) and four-plus forced fumbles (7) since 2015
One of six NFL players with at least four sacks in each of the last eight seasons

MONTEZ SWEAT | WASHINGTON COMMANDERS – DE | AT MSU: 2017-18
Season: 16 G, 16 GS, 26 TKL, 17 AST, 43 TT, 8.0 SK, 14.0 TFL, 28 QBH, 2 PD
Last Week: 1 GS, 3 TKL, 1 AST, 4 TT, 1.0 SK, 2.0 TFL, 2 QBH vs. Cleveland Browns (L, 10-24)

Part of a defense that allowed fewer than 24 points for the NFL-leading 13th time this season
Recorded his eighth sack of the year, which is one shy of his single-season career high in 2020
Tied for third in the NFL with 28 QB hits this season

DARRYL WILLIAMS (PS) | JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS – OL | AT MSU: 2015-19
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP at Houston Texans (W, 31-3)

ISAIAH ZUBER (PS) | LAS VEGAS RAIDERS – WR | AT MSU: 2019
Season: Practice Squad
Last Week: DNP vs. San Francisco 49ers (L, 34-37)

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