PSU Alumni in the NFL: Week Four

Games involving PSU players:

Bengals-Dolphins (Hull, Lucas, and Wake)

Jaguars-Colts (A. Robinson, Posluszny, and Odrick)

Titans-Texans (A. Johnson and D. Jones vs. D. Still)

Browns-Redskins (Nassib is still out)

Seahawks-Jets (Gilliam vs. Hackenberg)

Bills-Patriots (C. Hogan)

Raiders-Ravens (McGloin vs. Urschel)

Lions vs. Bears (Zettel vs. Amos)

Broncos vs. Bucs (Norwood vs. D. Smith)

Rams-Cardinals (Shipley)

Saints-Chargers (Mauti and Stupar)

Cowboys-49ers (Crawford and Lee vs. Bowman and Hodges)

Chiefs-Steelers (Hali and Travis vs. J. James)

This week’s top performers:

• Allen Robinson had five catches for 55 yards and a touchdown for the Jaguars in London.
• Paul Posluszny had seven tackles and 1.5 sacks for Jacksonville.
• NaVorro Bowman had eight tackles and a sack for San Francisco before exiting with a non-contact lower left leg injury that was later diagnosed as an Achilles tear. Bowman will miss the rest of the season.
• Nathan Stupar led the Saints in tackles with nine and added a fumble recovery that led to the New Orleans comeback win.
• Sean Lee once again led the Cowboys with 10 tackles.
• Adrian Amos had seven tackles to tie for the team lead for the Bears.
• Jesse James had two catches for 15 yards and a touchdown for the Steelers.

Others of note:

• Jordan Norwood had two catches for 25 yards, and two punt returns for 12 yards for the Broncos.
• Tamba Hali had three tackles for the Chiefs.
• DaQuan Jones had three tackles for the Titans.
• Devon Still had three tackles for the Texans. It’s good to see him back on the stat sheet.
• Gerald Hodges had two tackles for the 49ers.
• Jack Crawford had a tackle for Dallas.
• Chris Hogan was targeted twice, but did not record a reception for the Patriots.

Off the field info:

• Bowman’s injury is discouraging news for a player that has already missed the 2014 season with a left leg injury sustained in the 2013 playoffs.
• Carl Nassib had surgery 11 days ago to repair his broken hand.