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Gators in the NFL: Week 4
Monday, September 30, 2024 | Football
First Career Starts and Special Teams Headline Former Gators Week 4 Campaigns
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Week 4 of the NFL slate saw Gators have career days on defense and a kicking battle between two Gator Greats.
Each week of the season, FloridaGators.com will cover all of the best moments from the NFL stars who made a name for themselves in Gainesville. Here is how the Orange and Blue fared in Week 4 of NFL play:
Surprise surprise, Gervon Dexter Sr. recorded another sack in the Bears win this weekend.
A tale of two kickers. Evan McPherson and Eddy Pinero went head to head this weekend, combining for 16 points in the Bengals vs Panthers match up.
McPherson also moved up on the Bengals all time scoring list and is now tied for seventh with Chad Johnson.
Punting wins games - at least good punting certainly helps. Tommy Townsend helped to prove this point Sunday booting the ball six times for a whopping 263 yards. The four-year vet also pinned the Jags inside their own 20 four times.
Atlanta Falcons (ATL 26-24 NO)
8 - Kyle Pitts - TE - 4th year
Buffalo Bills (BUF 10-35 BAL)
24 - Kaiir Elam - CB - 3rd year (1 TOT, 1 Solo)
64 - O'Cyrus Torrence - OL - 2nd year
75 - Richard Gouraige* - OL - 2nd year (practice squad)
Carolina Panthers (CAR 24-34 CIN)
4 - Eddy Pineiro Jr. - K - 7th year (1/1 FG's, 3/3 XPs, Long of 48 Yards)
Chicago Bears (CHI 24-18 LAR)
99 - Gervon Dexter Sr. - DL - 2nd year (2 TOT, 1 Solo, 1 Sack, 1 TFL)
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN 34-24 CAR)
2 - Evan McPherson - K - 4th year (2/2 FG, 4/4 XP, Long of 56 Yards)
77 - Trent Brown - OL - 10th year
95 - Zachary Carter - DL - 3rd year (3 TOT, 1 Solo)
Cleveland Browns (CLE 16-20 LV)
Kadarius Toney* - WR - 4th year (Practice Squad)
Dallas Cowboys (DAL 20-15 NYG)
34 - Malik Davis* - RB - 3rd year (practice squad)
Detroit Lions (Monday Night Football vs Seahawks, 9/30/24)
34 - Alex Anzalone - LB - 8th year
65 - Kingsley Eguakun* - OL - Rookie (practice squad)
Green Bay Packers (GB 29-31 MIN)
57 - Brenton Cox Jr. - DL - 2nd year
93 - T.J. Slaton - DL - 4th year (2 TOT, 1 QB Hit)
35 - La'Michal Perine* - RB - 3rd year (practice squad)
Houston Texans (HOU 24-20 JAX)
6 - Tommy Townsend - P - 5th year (6 Punts, 263 yards, long of 50 yards, 4 inside the 20)
31 - Dameon Pierce - RB - 4th year
75 - David Sharpe* - OL - 8th year (Practice Squad)
Indianapolis Colts (IND 27-24 PIT)
5 - Anthony Richardson - QB - 2nd Year (3 completions, 71 yards, 3 carries, 24 yards) Left game with injury.
96 - Taven Bryan - DL - 7th year ( 2 TOT, 1 Solo)
Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX 24-20 HOU)
51 - Ventrell Miller - LB - 2nd year (11 TOT, 8 Solo, 1 TFL)
Kansas City Chiefs (KC 17-10 LAC)
74 - Jawaan Taylor - OL - 6th year
Las Vegas Raiders (LV 20-16 CLE)
56 - Amari Burney - LB - 2nd year (1 TOT)
18 - Justin Shorter* - WR - 2nd year (practice squad)
Los Angeles Rams (LAR 18-24 CHI)
15 - Demarcus Robinson - WR - 9th year (2 Catch, 37 Yards)
Miami Dolphins (Monday Night Football vs Titans, 9/30/24)
26 - Marcus Maye - S - 8 years
Minnesota Vikings (MIN 31-29 GB)
4 - Brandon Powell - WR - 7th year (1 punt return for 10 yards).
58 - Jonathan Greenard - OLB - 5th year (5 TOT, 4 Solo, 1 QB Hit)
90 - Jonathan Bullard - DL - 9th year (3 TOT, 2 Solo, 2 QB Hits)
New England Patriots (NE 13-30 SAN)
19 - Marco Wilson - CB - 4th year (1 TOT, 1 PBU)
Philadelphia Eagles (PHI 16-33 TB)
8 - C.J. Gardner-Johnson - S - 5th year (2 TOT, 2 Solo, 1 PBU)
74 - Fred Johnson - OL - 6th year (1 fumble recovery)
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT 24-27 IND)
11 - Van Jefferson - WR - 5th year (2 catches, 21 yards)
49 - Jeremiah Moon - LB - 2nd year (Injured/Reserve)
San Francisco 49ers (SAN 30-13 NE)
14 - Ricky Pearsall - WR - Rookie (Injured/Reserve)
Seattle Seahawks (Monday Night Football vs Lions, 9/30/24)
78 - Stone Forsythe - OL - 4th year
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB 33-16 PHI)
2 - Kyle Trask - QB - 4th year
Washington Commanders (WAS 42-14 ARI)
68 - Dante Fowler Jr. - DE - 10th year (1 TOT, 1 Solo)
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Each week of the season, FloridaGators.com will cover all of the best moments from the NFL stars who made a name for themselves in Gainesville. Here is how the Orange and Blue fared in Week 4 of NFL play:
Defensive Highlights
Ventrell Miller notched his first career start Sunday and did not let that opportunity go to waste. The 2023 fifth-round pick racked up 11 tackles, eight of the solo and a TFL.Surprise surprise, Gervon Dexter Sr. recorded another sack in the Bears win this weekend.
Welcome to Dexter's Laboratory 🧪
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 29, 2024
📺: #LARvsCHI on FOX pic.twitter.com/iGGuVifPjN
Special Teams Highlights
A tale of two kickers. Evan McPherson and Eddy Pinero went head to head this weekend, combining for 16 points in the Bengals vs Panthers match up. McPherson also moved up on the Bengals all time scoring list and is now tied for seventh with Chad Johnson.
Evan McPherson hammers a field goal to make it a 34-24 lead for the Bengals with 1:14 left in Q4 over the Panthers. pic.twitter.com/gXdK3QDTCf
— Willie Lutz (@willie_lutz) September 29, 2024
Punting wins games - at least good punting certainly helps. Tommy Townsend helped to prove this point Sunday booting the ball six times for a whopping 263 yards. The four-year vet also pinned the Jags inside their own 20 four times.
Atlanta Falcons (ATL 26-24 NO)
8 - Kyle Pitts - TE - 4th year
Buffalo Bills (BUF 10-35 BAL)
24 - Kaiir Elam - CB - 3rd year (1 TOT, 1 Solo)
64 - O'Cyrus Torrence - OL - 2nd year
75 - Richard Gouraige* - OL - 2nd year (practice squad)
Carolina Panthers (CAR 24-34 CIN)
4 - Eddy Pineiro Jr. - K - 7th year (1/1 FG's, 3/3 XPs, Long of 48 Yards)
Chicago Bears (CHI 24-18 LAR)
99 - Gervon Dexter Sr. - DL - 2nd year (2 TOT, 1 Solo, 1 Sack, 1 TFL)
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN 34-24 CAR)
2 - Evan McPherson - K - 4th year (2/2 FG, 4/4 XP, Long of 56 Yards)
77 - Trent Brown - OL - 10th year
95 - Zachary Carter - DL - 3rd year (3 TOT, 1 Solo)
Cleveland Browns (CLE 16-20 LV)
Kadarius Toney* - WR - 4th year (Practice Squad)
Dallas Cowboys (DAL 20-15 NYG)
34 - Malik Davis* - RB - 3rd year (practice squad)
Detroit Lions (Monday Night Football vs Seahawks, 9/30/24)
34 - Alex Anzalone - LB - 8th year
65 - Kingsley Eguakun* - OL - Rookie (practice squad)
Green Bay Packers (GB 29-31 MIN)
57 - Brenton Cox Jr. - DL - 2nd year
93 - T.J. Slaton - DL - 4th year (2 TOT, 1 QB Hit)
35 - La'Michal Perine* - RB - 3rd year (practice squad)
Houston Texans (HOU 24-20 JAX)
6 - Tommy Townsend - P - 5th year (6 Punts, 263 yards, long of 50 yards, 4 inside the 20)
31 - Dameon Pierce - RB - 4th year
75 - David Sharpe* - OL - 8th year (Practice Squad)
Indianapolis Colts (IND 27-24 PIT)
5 - Anthony Richardson - QB - 2nd Year (3 completions, 71 yards, 3 carries, 24 yards) Left game with injury.
96 - Taven Bryan - DL - 7th year ( 2 TOT, 1 Solo)
Jacksonville Jaguars (JAX 24-20 HOU)
51 - Ventrell Miller - LB - 2nd year (11 TOT, 8 Solo, 1 TFL)
Kansas City Chiefs (KC 17-10 LAC)
74 - Jawaan Taylor - OL - 6th year
Las Vegas Raiders (LV 20-16 CLE)
56 - Amari Burney - LB - 2nd year (1 TOT)
18 - Justin Shorter* - WR - 2nd year (practice squad)
Los Angeles Rams (LAR 18-24 CHI)
15 - Demarcus Robinson - WR - 9th year (2 Catch, 37 Yards)
Miami Dolphins (Monday Night Football vs Titans, 9/30/24)
26 - Marcus Maye - S - 8 years
Minnesota Vikings (MIN 31-29 GB)
4 - Brandon Powell - WR - 7th year (1 punt return for 10 yards).
58 - Jonathan Greenard - OLB - 5th year (5 TOT, 4 Solo, 1 QB Hit)
90 - Jonathan Bullard - DL - 9th year (3 TOT, 2 Solo, 2 QB Hits)
New England Patriots (NE 13-30 SAN)
19 - Marco Wilson - CB - 4th year (1 TOT, 1 PBU)
Philadelphia Eagles (PHI 16-33 TB)
8 - C.J. Gardner-Johnson - S - 5th year (2 TOT, 2 Solo, 1 PBU)
74 - Fred Johnson - OL - 6th year (1 fumble recovery)
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT 24-27 IND)
11 - Van Jefferson - WR - 5th year (2 catches, 21 yards)
49 - Jeremiah Moon - LB - 2nd year (Injured/Reserve)
San Francisco 49ers (SAN 30-13 NE)
14 - Ricky Pearsall - WR - Rookie (Injured/Reserve)
Seattle Seahawks (Monday Night Football vs Lions, 9/30/24)
78 - Stone Forsythe - OL - 4th year
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TB 33-16 PHI)
2 - Kyle Trask - QB - 4th year
Washington Commanders (WAS 42-14 ARI)
68 - Dante Fowler Jr. - DE - 10th year (1 TOT, 1 Solo)
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