Irish In The NFL | Week Eight Recap
QB DeShone Kizer (Green Bay Packer)
Kizer backed by Aaron Rodgers in the Packers 29-27 loss to the Rams on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/4 at New England 8:20 p.m.
RB CJ Prosise (Seattle Seahawks)
Prosise was active for the Seahawks but didn’t record anything on the stat sheet in his team’s 28-14 win over the Lions on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. Los Angeles Chargers 4:05 p.m.
RB Theo Riddick (Detroit Lions)
Riddick was inactive for the Lions with a knee injury for the Lions 28-14 loss to the Seahawks.
Next Game: 11/4 at Minnesota 1 p.m.
RB Josh Adams (Philadelphia Eagles)
Adams had his best game as a pro in Sunday’s early game in London. The rookie running back led the Eagles in carries and yards in the contest. Adams carried the ball nine times for an efficient 61 yards and also caught one pass for six yards in his team’s 24-18 win over the Jaguars on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/11 vs. Dallas 8:20 p.m.
WR Golden Tate (Detroit Lions)
Tate caught seven passes for 50 yards in the Lions 28-14 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. Tate is drawing a lot of interest from other teams heading into the trade deadline.
Next Game: 11/4 at Minnesota 1 p.m.
WR Equanimeous St. Brown (Green Bay Packers)
St. Brown caught two passes for 31 yards from Aaron Rodgers in the Packers 29-27 loss to the Rams on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/4 at New England 8:20 p.m.
WR Will Fuller (Houston Texans)
Fuller had a standout performance in the Texans 42-23 win over the Dolphins on Thursday night but unfortunately suffered a season-ending injury. Before tearing his ACL late in the game, the speedster caught five passes for 124 yards and one in which included a 72-yard sprint into the end zone.
Next Game: 11/4 at Denver 4:05 p.m.
WR TJ Jones (Detroit Lions)
Jones and caught his lone target for 26 yards in the Lions 32-21 win over the Dolphins on Sunday. This was Jones’s third catch of the season.
Next Game: 10/28 vs. Seattle 1 p.m.
TE Kyle Rudolph (Minnesota Vikings)
Rudolph caught four of his seven targets for 39 yards in the Vikings 30-20 loss to the Saints on Monday night football. Rudolph caught a touchdown in the first half, but stepped out bounds and came back in play, so the touchdown was negated.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. Detroit 1 p.m.
TE Durham Smythe (Miami Dolphins)
Smythe didn’t draw a target in the Dolphins 42-23 loss to the Texans on Thursday night football.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. New York Jets 1 p.m.
C John Sullivan (Los Angeles Rams)
Sullivan started at center for the Rams in their 29-27 win over the Packers on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/4 at New Orleans 4:25 p.m.
C Nick Martin (Houston Texans)
Martin started at center for the Texans in their 42-23 win over the Dolphins on Thursday night.
Next Game: 11/4 at Denver 4:05 p.m.
LS J.J. Jansen (Carolina Panthers)
Jansen handled all long-snapping duties for the Panthers in their 36-21 win over the Ravens on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. Tampa Bay 1 p.m.
G Zack Martin (Dallas Cowboys)
Next Game: 11/5 vs. Tennessee 8:15 p.m.
G Quenton Nelson (R) (Indianapolis Colts)
Nelson started at guard for Colts in their 42-28 win over the Raiders on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/11 vs. Jacksonville 1 p.m.
OT Mike McGlinchey (R) (San Francisco 49ers)
McGlinchey started at right tackle for the 49ers in their 18-15 loss to the Cardinals.
Next Game: 11/1 vs. Oakland 8:20 p.m.
OT Ronnie Stanley (Baltimore Ravens)
Stanley started at left tackle for the Ravens 36-21 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. Pittsburgh 1 p.m.
OT Sam Young (Miami Dolphins)
Young was a backup tackle in the Dolphins 42-23 loss to the Texans on Thursday night football.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. New York Jets 1 p.m.
DE Stephon Tuitt (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Tuitt totaled seven tackles and a sack in the Steelers 33-18 win over the Browns on Sunday. This was the big defensive end’s best game of the season and has a sack in back to back games for the Steelers.
Next Game: 11/4 at Baltimore 1 p.m.
DE Isaac Rochell (Los Angeles Chargers)
Next Game: 11/4 at Seattle 4:05 p.m.
DE Romeo Okwara (Detroit Lions)
Okwara recorded four tackles and a sack in the Lions 28-14 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday. Since being activated for the Lions, Okwara has five sacks and at least one sack in every game he has been active this season.
Next Game: 11/4 at Minnesota 1 p.m.
DT Sheldon Day (San Francisco 49ers)
Day recorded one tackle in the 49ers 18-15 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday.
Next Game: 11/1 vs. Oakland 8:20 p.m.
LB Jaylon Smith (Dallas Cowboys)
Next Game: 11/5 vs. Tennessee 8:15 p.m.
LB Manti Te’o (New Orleans Saints)
Te’o recorded one tackle in the Saints 30-20 win over the Vikings on Monday night football.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. Los Angeles Rams 4:25 p.m.
CB KeiVarae Russell (Cincinnati Bengals)
Russell didn’t record any statistics in the Bengals 37-34 win over the Buccaneers.
Next Game: 11/11 vs. New Orleans 1 p.m.
S Harrison Smith (Minnesota Vikings)
Smith recorded three tackles and an interception in the Vikings 30-20 loss to the Saints on Monday night football.
Next Game: 11/4 vs. Detroit 1 p.m.