Player Notes
Detroit Lions Powell, Brandon · Jan 01, 2019
WR Brandon Powell had 103 yards on six receptions at Green Bay on Sunday in his first career start.
Detroit Lions Loewen, Mitchell · Jan 01, 2019
DE Mitchell Loewen was claimed off waivers from the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 28. Loewen played in only three games with the Saints from 2016 to this season.
Detroit Lions Lang, T.J. · Jan 01, 2019
RG T.J. Lang, who has been on injured reserve since Nov. 14 because of a neck injury, said he wants to return to the Lions in 2019 but his future is uncertain. He ended up playing a career-low six games, a total of 282 snaps, due to brain, back, hip and neck injuries.
Cleveland Browns Garrett, Myles · Jan 01, 2019
DE Myles Garrett finished the season with 13.5 sacks, a half sack shy of the official club record of 14, set by Reggie Camp in 1984. Bill Glass recorded 14.5 sacks for the Browns in 1965, but that was before sacks became an official statistic.
Cleveland Browns Schobert, Joe · Jan 01, 2019
LB Joe Schobert had 13 total tackles on Sunday. It was one shy of his season high achieved in an overtime loss to the Oakland Raiders.
Cleveland Browns Landry, Jarvis · Jan 01, 2019
WR Jarvis Landry had five receptions for 102 yards on Sunday. It was his fourth game of the season with more than 100 receiving yards and he finished just shy of 1,000 yards for the season, winding up with 976.
Cleveland Browns Ogunjobi, Larry · Jan 01, 2019
DT Larry Ogunjobi played the final four games with a torn biceps. He told the Plain Dealer on Monday that he won't have surgery and he expects to be ready by minicamp.
Cleveland Browns Chubb, Nick · Jan 01, 2019
RB Nick Chubb, a rookie, surpassed 1,000 yards for the season during Sunday's game. But he later lost five yards on a fourth-quarter run. He finished the season with 996 rushing yards.
Washington Redskins Kerrigan, Ryan · Jan 01, 2019
LB Ryan Kerrigan had a sack on Sunday and finished with 13, a half-sack below his career high. Kerrigan has not missed a game in eight NFL seasons.
Washington Redskins Thompson, Chris · Jan 01, 2019
RB Chris Thompson caught five passes for 14 yards against the Eagles.
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