Player Notes

Tennessee Titans Vaccaro, Kenny · Dec 17, 2018

S Kenny Vaccaro was ruled out of the game in the first quarter with a concussion.

Indianapolis Colts Leonard, Darius · Dec 17, 2018

LB Darius Leonard had his usual standout game with a team-high 11 tackles, one for loss and two passes defended in the Colts' 23-0 win over the Cowboys on Sunday. He leads the NFL in total tackles by a wide margin with 146. One of those passes defended came on a fourth-and-1 play at the Colts' 39 to start the fourth quarter as Leonard knocked it down incomplete. "Hopefully, I can get (a TD) before ...

Indianapolis Colts Lewis, Tyquan · Dec 17, 2018

DE Tyquan Lewis had two sacks in the Colts' 23-0 win over the Cowboys on Sunday.

Dallas Cowboys Cooper, Amari · Dec 17, 2018

WR Amari Cooper, one week removed from 10 receptions for 219 yards and three scores, was limited to four catches for 32 yards on Sunday in the Cowboys' 23-0 loss to the Colts. His longest reception was 11 yards. "It's never a good feeling," Cooper said.

Indianapolis Colts Mack, Marlon · Dec 17, 2018

RB Marlon Mack outperformed Dallas RB Ezekiel Elliott, the NFL's leading rusher, with 139 yards on 27 carries and two touchdowns.

Dallas Cowboys Elliott, Ezekiel · Dec 17, 2018

RB Ezekiel Elliott, the NFL's leading rusher who entered Sunday with 1,262 yards, finished with 87 yards on 18 carries and added seven receptions for 41 yards. "That was just a very embarrassing performance by us," he said of the Cowboys' 23-0 loss to the Colts in Indianapolis. "In all phases of the game, we got beat."

Oakland Raiders Carr, Derek · Dec 17, 2018

QB Derek Carr completed 21 of 38 passes and a one-yard touchdown pass to tight end Lee Smith, who caught a scoring pass for the third straight game. The play was set up by Carr's 44-yard pass to fourth-string tight end Darren Waller on his first catch of the season, and he also ran for 21 yards on a reverse.

Cincinnati Bengals Driskel, Jeff · Dec 17, 2018

QB Jeff Driskel, replacing injured Cincinnati starter Andy Dalton, earned his first victory in three NFL starts. He completed only 14 of 34 passes for 130 yards with one interception and a 7-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd for the first score of the game with exactly three minutes left in the first quarter.

Cincinnati Bengals Mixon, Joe · Dec 17, 2018

RB Joe Mixon rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals broke a five-game losing streak with a 30-16 victory over the Oakland Raiders at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

Minnesota Vikings Cook, Dalvin · Dec 17, 2018

RB Dalvin Cook had the second 100-yard rushing game of his two-year career and the first since his regular-season debut Sunday against the Dolphins. Cook had two rushing touchdowns, spinning away from a Miami defender in the hole on the way to a 21-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to cap the scoring.

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