The injury bug has started to hit as several Gophers got hurt in Week 4 and are now either out or questionable for Week 5. The defense again reigns with impressive performances from Jack Gibbons and Boye Mafe, and a huge sack from Justin Walley! Below see how the former Gophers did in Week 4 and a preview ahead of Week 5.
Arizona Cardinals
Week 4 @ New York Giants
Week 5 vs Detroit Lions
Jack Gibbons-LB
Gibbons led the Cardinals with 61 defensive snaps and added seven more on special teams. He had a team leading eight tackles, three of which were solo. The Giants targeted him three times
in the passing game and completed two passes for 18 yards.
Baltimore Ravens
Week 4 vs Tennessee Titans
Week 5 @ Atlanta Falcons—Sunday Night
Rashod Bateman-WR
Bateman saw his work get cut significantly back with the return of other Ravens wideouts. He played just 30 offensive snaps and one on special teams. He was targeted twice and made both catches for 46 yards.
Cincinnati Bengals
Week 4 vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 5 @ Miami Dolphins
Boye Mafe—DE
Mafe led the Bengals defensive line with 51 defensive snaps. He was a beats with five tackles, two of them solo, and three of them for a loss including one sack of Trevor Lawrence. He was all over the Jags backfield all day.
Dallas Cowboys
Week 4 @ Houston Texans
Week 5 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Thursday Night
Brevin Span-Ford—TE
Span-Ford played 40 offensive snaps and 15 more on special teams in the win over the Texans. He was targeted once but did not make a catch. He added three special teams tackles.
Green Bay Packers
Week 4 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 5 vs Chicago Bears
Benjamin St. Juste—CB
St. Juste played just 15 special teams snaps in the win over Tampa Bay. He did not record a stat.
Houston Texans
Week 4 vs Dallas Cowboys
Week 5 @ Tennessee Titans
Aireontae Ersery—OT
Ersery played all 55 offensive snaps and six more on special teams in the loss to the Cowboys.
Indianapolis Colts
Week 4 vs Washington Commanders—London
Week 5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Justin Walley—CB
Walley played 49 defensive snaps and five on special teams in the win over Washington in London. He had the best game of his career making eight tackles, five of them solo and picked up his first NFL sack on a huge blind side blitz of his former Gopher teammate Athan Kaliakmanis who had to come into the game for the Commanders.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 4 @ Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5 vs Philadelphia Eagles—London
Eric Murray—S
Murray played 45 defensive snaps and four more on special teams in the win. He recorded four tackles, three of them solo, but left the game in the third quarter and missed the rest of the game after being evaluated for a concussion. His status for this week is questionable.
Daniel Faalele—OG
Faalele was a healthy scratch for the third straight week.
Danny Striggow—DE
Striggow played nine defensive snaps and four on special teams. He recorded two solo tackles one of which was a sack of Joe Burrow.
Las Vegas Raiders
Week 4 vs Kansas City Chiefs
Week 5 @ New England Patriots
Cody Lindenberg—LB
Lindenberg played 19 special teams snaps in the loss to KC. He had two special teams tackles, one of them solo.
Minnesota Vikings
Week 4 vs Miami Dolphins
Week 5 @ New Orleans Saints
Max Brosmer—QB
Brosmer was the third QB and inactive for the game.
Blake Cashman—LB
Cashman played 38 defensive snaps in the win. He recorded a team high eight tackles, three of them solo, and added a QB hit and a fumble recovery.
New Orleans Saints
Week 4 vs Atlanta Falcons—Monday Night
Week 5 vs Minnesota Vikings
Jordan Howden—S
Howden played one snap on defense and 26 special teams snaps in the loss. He did not record a stat.
New York Jets
Tyler Johnson—WR—Practice Squad
Johnson was not called up in Week 4.
New York Giants
Week 4 vs Arizona Cardinals
Week 5 @ Washington Commanders
John-Michael Schmitz—C
JMS was inactive for the win over Arizona as he and his wife welcomed their first child. What is more alarming is the Giants backup center had a really good game, and it will be interesting to watch if JMS sees less action in the future.
Tyler Nubin—S
Nubin returned to action and played 51 defensive snaps and nine on special teams He recorded four solo tackles and a pair of pass defenses. Nubin was targeted five times in the pass game and gave up one reception for 18 yards.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Kyler Baugh-DT—Practice Squad
Esezi Otomewo—DT—Practice Squad
Neither player was called up in Week 4.
Seattle Seahawks
Week 4 vs Los Angeles Chargers
Week 5 vs San Francisco 49ers
Deven Eastern—DT—Practice Squad
Eastern remained on the practice squad and did not play.
Nick Kallerup—TE
Kallerup was inactive in Week4 for Seattle.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 4 vs Green Bay Packers
Week 5 @ Dallas Cowboys—Thursday
Ko Kieft-TE
Kieft was inactive in the game against the Packers with an elbow injury.
Antoine Winfield, JR—S
Winfield played 55 defensive snaps and added one more on special teams in the loss. He recorded six tackles, five of them solo, but left the game late in the fourth quarter. He apparently suffered a fractured rib and will miss several weeks.
Washington Commanders
Terell Smith—CB— Practice Squad
Smith was not called up for Week 4.
