Gators in the NFL - Week 13 Update
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | Football
There were 25 former University of Florida football players on NFL rosters in Week 12. Eleven players started, while 22 earned playing time.
Former Gator Louis Murphy scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to help the Raiders knock off the Steelers. Late in the quarter, on a third-and-one at the Raider 25 yard-line, Murphy caught a 40-yard pass from quarterback Bruce Gradkowski. Murphy then ran another 20 yards, beat the last Pittsburgh defender at the 15 yard-line and fell into the end zone to give the Raiders a 20-17 lead. The Steelers answered right back with a touchdown just inside the two-minute warning. With nine seconds remaining in the game, Murphy caught his second touchdown in the corner of the end zone to seal the 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
NFL Gator Stats
· DE Alex Brown, Chicago – started and made two quarterback hurries with one tackle in the Bears 19-6 defeat of St. Louis
· WR Andre Caldwell, Cincinnati – made one kickoff return for 16 yards in the first quarter as the Bengals beat the Lions 23-13; is second on the team with 39 receptions
· RG Cooper Carlisle, Oakland – started on an offensive line that gained nearly 400 yards of total offense against the league's top ranked defense; the Raiders beat the Steelers 27-24
· LB Channing Crowder, Miami – started, had four tackles and two pass deflections and intercepted Tom Brady with 42 seconds left in the fourth quarter to seal the 22-21 victory for the Dolphins
· ILB Andra Davis, Denver – started and made three tackles in the 44-13 win over the Chiefs; third on the team with 3.5 sacks and 74 tackles
· WR Jabar Gaffney, Denver – was targeted only once in the defeat of Kansas City; leads the team in average reception (13.6 yards) and is second in yards gained with 394
· FB Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay – made one catch for 5 yards in the Bucs 16-6 loss to the Panthers
· QB Rex Grossman, Houston – saw his first action of the season against the Jaguars, completing three of nine passing attempts for 33 yards, while also rushing three time for five yards
· DE Derrick Harvey, Jacksonville – started in the 23-18 win over the Texans; had three tackles and made his first sack of the season
· WR Percy Harvin, Minnesota – started and led the team in receiving yards (79), rushing yards (22) and kickoff return yards (62); caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter; 986 returns yards is sixth best in the league, while his average kick return of 29.0 yards is second highest among players with at least 30 returns; has the most receptions (48), receiving yards (681), receiving touchdowns (6), catches of 20 or more yards (12) and 40-plus yards (3) and catches for a first down (37) among all rookies
· DE Jevon Kearse, Tennessee – played but did not record a stat in the 27-17 loss to the Colts
· DE Ray McDonald, San Francisco – had one tackle in the 49ers 20-17 loss to Seattle
· DE Bobby McCray, New Orleans – made one tackle-for-loss in the 33-30 overtime win over Washington
· DE/LB Jarvis Moss, Denver – was not activated against the Kansas City Chiefs
· WR Louis Murphy, Oakland –made four receptions for 128 yards and caught two touchdowns in the win over Pittsburgh; leads the team with four touchdown receptions and is second on the team in receiving yards (411) and receptions (23); 17.9 yards per catch is third-best among rookies
· CB Reggie Nelson, Jacksonville - started at free safety and made two tackles against Houston; third on the team with 56 tackles this season
· LB Mike Peterson, Atlanta – started in the 34-7 loss to Philadelphia and made four tackles and a pass deflection; is second on the team with 61 total tackles
· DT Ian Scott, San Diego – started and made three tackles in the 30-23 defeat of Cleveland
· CB Lito Sheppard, New York Jets – started and made two pass deflections in addition to three tackles as the Jets defeated the Bills 19-13 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
· LB Brandon Siler, San Diego – made five tackles and one pass deflection against the Browns
· OT Max Starks, Pittsburgh – started for the Steelers in their 24-27 loss to Oakland; the Steelers gained 401 yards of total offense
· RB Fred Taylor, New England – was not activated to play against Miami
· DL Marcus Thomas, Denver – played but did not record a stat against Kansas City
· OT Phil Trautwein, St. Louis – was not activated to play in the Rams' 9-17 loss to Chicago
· DT Gerard Warren, Oakland – started, making three tackles in the win over Pittsburgh
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