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Sigh. We had yet another weekend sans Ohio State football. Luckily, there’s an army of Buckeye alum who make up for that on Sunday’s, especially when they perform the way they did over the weekend. Below are some of the standout performances from your favorite NFL Bucks.
The Rookies
The Washington Football Team can thank their lucky stars that they somehow landed both Terry McLaurin and Chase Young, who each had record-book performances in their blowout win over Dallas on Thanksgiving.
McLaurin finished the day with seven catches for 92 yards, earning him this impressive stat:
It's a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) November 26, 2020
Terry McLaurin (1,826, as of halftime) has joined Charlie Brown (1,975) as the only @WashingtonNFL players since the 1970 merger with 1,800+ rec yards in their 1st 25 career games.
On top of that, he prevented a pick six that would have tied the game.
Terry McLaurin wasn’t going to let Jaylon Smith score
— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) November 27, 2020
(via @thecheckdown)pic.twitter.com/jGEnRTh5Bg
Which earned him this stat:
Terry McLaurin's max speed of 20.99 MPH is the 3rd-highest by a skill-position player making a tackle this season. DK Metcalf owns the fastest at 22.64 MPH
— ESPN (@espn) November 27, 2020
(via Next Gen Stats) pic.twitter.com/etCShaZ7eM
Here are some more for good measure:
Terry McLaurin has 7 catches or 80+ yards in six straight games pic.twitter.com/0tcOWnslc6
— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) November 27, 2020
Most rec. yards by 2nd year WRs:
— PFF (@PFF) November 26, 2020
1. Terry McLaurin - 871
2. D.K. Metcalf - 862
3. Darius Slayton - 584
4. A.J. Brown - 540 pic.twitter.com/9NqGYia1OE
Most receiving yards after catch (WRs)
— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) November 28, 2020
Terry McLaurin - 424
Cooper Kupp - 407
Keenan Allen - 401 pic.twitter.com/8kLqVi1mwy
Young also set a few career-bests on Sunday.
Chase Young set or tied career-best marks in several pass rush metrics in Washington's Thanksgiving Day win on the road in Dallas.
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) November 27, 2020
➤ 5 pressures (T-most)
➤ 16.1% pressure rate (highest)
➤ 0.74 second get-off (quickest)#WASvsDAL | #WashingtonFootball
And the only reason you’re not seeing more of this from Young...
Chase Young is taking soulspic.twitter.com/1dlDCbR0Kt
— PFF (@PFF) November 26, 2020
Is because the rookie is being double-teamed so often that only six edge rushers — J.J. Watt, Joey Bosa and Myles Garrett included — receive more double-teams.
Chase Young has been double-teamed at an exceptionally high rate, a sign of respect few rookies ever get.
— NBCSports Washington (@NBCSWashington) November 30, 2020
Ron Rivera explains why https://t.co/sOYppgiiXF
Rams safety Jordan Fuller also had himself a day. After his game on Monday Night Football in Week 11 when he snagged his first two interceptions of his professional career, both at the hands of Tom Brady, he kept the momentum going on Sunday against the 49ers, when he intercepted Nick Mullens after Aaron Donald tipped the pass.
Fuller PICKING up right where he left off @AaronDonald97 with the tip, @j_fuller4 with the INT‼️ pic.twitter.com/cO5bv09awh
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 29, 2020
Other miscellaneous news and notes for Buckeye rookies
- J.K. Dobbins, Malik Harrison will play Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. ET when the Ravens take on the Steelers.
- Jeff Okudah was out for the Lions with a shoulder injury.
- DaVon Hamilton: One tackle for the Jaguars (was carted off the field with knee injury, which isn’t expected to be a long term injury)
- Jonah Jackson: Started at left guard for the Lions
- Damon Arnette: One tackle for the Raiders
The Veterans
Sunday was truly a big fat recruiting advertisement for the GOAT himself, Larry Johnson, as Joey Bosa had his best career performance against the Bills, racking up three sacks, five QB hits, a fumble recovery, and eight total tackles.
One.
Ouch ♂️ @jbbigbear
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 29, 2020
: #LACvsBUF on CBSpic.twitter.com/jDxhKEAgbJ
Two.
Goodness . Number ✌️ for @jbbigbear https://t.co/y2jAUn2qec
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 29, 2020
And three.
Count ‘em 3️⃣ sacks for @jbbigbear today
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 29, 2020
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: #LACvsBUF on CBSpic.twitter.com/7HkbOD5DjF
Obviously, this performance set numerous personal, team and NFL records.
Joey Bosa had a monster day #Chargers pic.twitter.com/eUem1u98YT
— Gilbert Manzano (@GManzano24) November 30, 2020
Bengals safety Vonn Bell— one of the few glimmers of hope for the team— finished his game against the Giants with a team-leading 10 tackles and one of the smoothest forced fumble and recovery I’ve ever seen.
Heads up play by #BIA @Vonn ‼️
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 29, 2020
: #NYGvsCIN on FOXpic.twitter.com/93PWCrZq5T
Precision from @Vonn Bell. #SeizeTheDEY
— NFL (@NFL) November 29, 2020
: #NYGvsCIN on FOX
: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/bEHwkuL043 pic.twitter.com/R1I6sujRN8
Other miscellaneous news and notes for Buckeye veterans
- Jerome Baker: five tackles, including a team-high four solos, and half a sack for Miami
- Sam Hubbard: seven tackles and one tackle for loss for the Bengals
- Dre’Mont Jones: nine tackles and one tackle for loss for the Broncos
- Denzel Ward was out for the Browns with a calf injury.
- Ezekiel Elliott: ten carries for 32 yards, one catch for seven yards for the Cowboys
- Curtis Samuel: five catches for 72 yards, one rush for five yards for the Panthers
- Michael Thomas: four catches for 50 yards, one rush for one yard for the Saints
- Bradley Roby: one pass deflection and one fumble recovery for the Texans (However, he is now out for the remainder of the season as he has been suspended for six games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy.)
- Michael Jordan, Andrew Norwell, Taylor Decker started for their respective OLs.
- Packers offensive lineman Corey Linsley went down with a MCL sprain in their win against the Bears. He is expected to miss 3-6 weeks.