Player Notes

Philadelphia Eagles Smallwood, Wendell · Dec 17, 2018

QB Wendell Smallwood had 48 yards on 10 carries with two touchdowns against the Rams. As a team, the Eagles ran the ball 30 times for 111 yards and are now 7-0 when they record 27 or more rushes."I thought all the backs did a nice job," said Pederson. "Wendell, I've always had a lot of confidence in Wendell, and he did nice job tonight. I thought our offensive line did some nice things controlling ...

Philadelphia Eagles Jeffery, Alshon · Dec 17, 2018

WR Alshon Jeffery made eight catches for a season-high 160 yards on Sunday. His 49-yard catch set the Eagles up at the L.A. 9-yard line. On the next play from there, Wendell Smallwood raced in for a touchdown that gave the Eagles a 20-13 lead.

Philadelphia Eagles Foles, Nick · Dec 17, 2018

QB Nick Foles, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, threw for 270 yards to lead an improbable 30-23 victory over the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night at the L.A. Coliseum. With Carson Wentz out with a stress fracture in his back, Foles assumed command of the team again - just like he did in Week 13 last week in, ironically enough, L.A., and led the Eagles to the Super Bowl LII championship.The ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Winston, Jameis · Dec 17, 2018

QB Jameis Winston was limited to 13 of 25 passes for 157 yards with an interception for a 54.9 passer rating in the Buccaneers' loss to the Ravens on Sunday. "They have a good defense, so kudos to them," Winston said. "They made some big plays. We needed to take advantage of the opportunities that our defense gave us. There were a couple of times we had good field position, but we couldn't execute ...

Baltimore Ravens Edwards, Gus · Dec 17, 2018

RB Gus Edwards gave Baltimore a commanding 17-9 lead with a 10-yard run on the opening drive of the third quarter in the Ravens' win over the Buccaneers on Sunday. Edwards finished with 104 yards on 19 carries. "Right now, we have a good thing going" Edwards said. "We're trying to build on that each game and keep it working. We feel the fourth quarter belongs to us. And we'll run out the clock every ...

Baltimore Ravens Jackson, Lamar · Dec 17, 2018

QB Lamar Jackson ran for 95 yards and threw for 131 yards with a touchdown to lead Baltimore past Tampa Bay 20-12 on Sunday. Jackson has gone 4-1 since taking over as the starter for Joe Flacco, who suffered a right hip injury on Nov. 4. "We have to make stuff positive and our job is to win the game, not put our defense out there with no points or put them in bad field position," Jackson said. "So, ...

Arizona Cardinals Johnson, David · Dec 17, 2018

RB David Johnson was held to 33 yards rushing on 11 carries in the Cardinals' loss to the Falcons on Sunday.

Arizona Cardinals Rosen, Josh · Dec 17, 2018

QB Josh Rosen suffered a long afternoon in the Cardinals' loss to the Falcons on Sunday. The rookie was 13-of-22 passing for 132 yards and two interceptions. He was lifted midway in the fourth quarter for backup Mike Glennon. "It was frustrating," Rosen said. "A couple (of the sacks) were my fault. They're battling their butts off up front. I've just got to play better. We've all got to play better."

Atlanta Falcons Coleman, Tevin · Dec 17, 2018

RB Tevin Coleman rushed 11 times for a career-best 145 yards and one touchdown in the Falcons' win over the Cardinals on Sunday. He had a career-long 65 yards run and the Falcons ran the ball for a season-best 215 yards. "I thought Tevin, his ability to get on edge was going to be an important factor in this game, where we could find some space to circle the defense," Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. ...

Atlanta Falcons Ryan, Matt · Dec 17, 2018

QB Matt Ryan 22-of-36 passing for 231 yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons' win over the Cardinals on Sunday. He also ran three times for 18 yards and one touchdown. Ryan connected with eight receivers, with Julio Jones catching six passes for 82 yard and one touchdown and Calvin Ridley grabbing five passes for 42 yards.

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