Week 7 was again led by the defense as Blake Cashman continued to make an argument for the Minnesota Vikings defensive MVP, and Boye Mafe got into the act with a season high sack and a half against the Ravens. We saw a season high in snaps for Nick Kallerup and Jordan Howden and the first fumble recovery of Ko Kieft’s career. But, injuries linger and players returning from injury have been slow to win back playing time—-looking at you New York Giants. All in all not a bad week 7 in the NFL for former
Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Arizona Cardinals
Week 7 vs Denver Broncos
Week 8 @ Dallas Cowboys
Jack Gibbons-LB
Gibbons played 41 defensive snaps and six on special teams in the Cardinals loss to Denver. He led Arizona with seven tackles, four of them solo. In the passing game he was targeted three times and allowed catches on all three for just 27 yards.
Baltimore Ravens
Week 7 vs Cincinnati Bengals
Week 8 @ Buffalo Bills
Rashod Bateman-WR
Bateman played 49 snaps in his return from a shoulder injury in the loss to the Bengals. He was targeted four times and made a pair of catches for 33 yards.
Cincinnati Bengals
Week 7 @ Baltimore Ravens
Week 8 vs Tennessee Titans
Boye Mafe—DE
Mafe played 53 defensive snaps in the win over Baltimore. He had a great game with five tackles, three of them solo, one for a loss and a sack and a half of Tyler Huntley. He was targeted once in the passing game and gave up one reception for a gain of three yards.
Dallas Cowboys
Week 7 @ Philadelphia Eagles—Monday Night
Week 8 vs Arizona Cardinals
Brevin Span-Ford—TE
Span-Ford played 53 snaps on offense and another 13 on special teams in the win over the Eagles. He was targeted twice and made both catches for 11 yards. He also had one special teams tackle.
Green Bay Packers
Week 7 @ Detroit Lions
Week 8 vs Carolina Panthers—Thursday Night
Benjamin St. Juste—CB
St. Juste was inactive for the game against the Lions.
Houston Texans
Week 7 vs New York Giants
Week 8 BYE
Aireontae Ersery—OT
Ersery played all 61 offensive snaps and three more on special teams in the OT loss to the Giants. He did not have a great game as we was called for a pair of penalties and had a earning a 48.2 overall grade, a 49.1 pass-blocking grade and a 45.1 run-blocking grade from PFF.
Indianapolis Colts
Week 7 @ Minnesota Vikings
Week 8 @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Justin Walley—CB
Walley returned back to the Twin Cities as the Colts played the Vikings at US Bank Stadium With Sauce Gardner hurt he played a larger role. He played 41 snaps on defense an three more on special teams in the loss. He recorded three solo tackles and forces an Aaron Jones fumble. He was targeted four times by the Vikings giving up three receptions for 16 yards.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 7 BYE
Week 8 vs Indianapolis Colts
Eric Murray—S
The Jags were on bye.
Daniel Faalele—OG
The Jags were on bye.
Danny Striggow—DE
The Jags were on bye.
Las Vegas Raiders
Week 7 vs Los Angeles Rams
Week 8 @ New York Jets
Cody Lindenberg—LB
Lindenberg played three defensive snaps and 16 on special teams in the loss to the Rams. He recorded one tackle.
Minnesota Vikings
Week 7 vs Indianapolis Colts
Week 8 @ Detroit Lions
Max Brosmer—QB
Brosmer was the third QB and did not see action.
Blake Cashman—LB
Cashman continued his absolute beast of a season. He played 58 snaps and recorded a team high 12 tackles, eight of them were solo and two were for a loss. He sacked Daniel Jones twice and had four pass defenses. He was targeted five times in the pass game by the Colts and gave up three receptions for 23 yards. He was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.
New Orleans Saints
Week 7 vs Pittsburgh Steelers—Paris
Week 8 BYE
Jordan Howden—S
Howden played 30 defensive snaps and 16 on special teams in his most prolific game of the season. He recorded two solo tackles. He was targeted once in the passing game by Pittsburgh but it was not successful.
New York Giants
Week 7 @ Houston Texans
Week 8 BYE
John-Michael Schmitz—C
JMS played five snaps on special teams in the win over the Texans. He did not record a stat.
Tyler Nubin—S
Nubin returned to action from his neck injury he suffered in Week 5 but saw very limited action playing just one defensive snap and nine on special teams in the win. He recorded two tackles.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 7 vs New Orleans Saints—Paris
Week 8 vs Cleveland Browns
Terell Smith—CB
Smith was inactive for the third week in a row after joining Pittsburgh.
Kyler Baugh-DT—Practice Squad
Esezi Otomewo—DT—Practice Squad
Neither player was called up in Week 7.
Seattle Seahawks
Week 7 vs Kansas City Chiefs—Sunday Night
Week 8 vs Chicago Bears—Monday Night
Deven Eastern—DT—Practice Squad
Eastern remained on the practice squad and did not play.
Nick Kallerup—TE
Kallerup played a season high 26 offensive snaps and four on special teams in the win over Kansas City. He did not record a stat but was instrumental in blocking for the Seahawks Emanuel Wilson to run over over 100 yards and a touchdown.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 7 @ Carolina Panthers
Week 8 vs Atlanta Falcons
Ko Kieft-TE
Kieft played six offensive snaps and just five special teams snaps in the blowout win. He recovered a fumble on a muffed Carolina punt late in the first quarter that led to a field goal for the Bucs.
Antoine Winfield, JR—S
Winfield was inactive once again with a rib injury.
