Player Notes
Chicago Bears Trubisky, Mitchell · Dec 31, 2018
QB Mitchell Trubisky was 18 of 26 for 163 yards against the Vikings.
Chicago Bears Howard, Jordan · Dec 31, 2018
RB Jordan Howard ran 21 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns Sunday against the Vikings.
Los Angeles Chargers Rivers, Philip · Dec 31, 2018
QB Philip Rivers was 14 of 24 for 176 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions against the Broncos on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Keenum, Case · Dec 31, 2018
QB Case Keenum was 31 of 48 for 292 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the Chargers on Sunday.
Los Angeles Chargers Hayward, Casey · Dec 31, 2018
CB Casey Hayward Jr. intercepted a conversion attempt by the Broncos and returned 101 yards down the right sideline for two points.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Evans, Mike · Dec 31, 2018
WR Michael Evans had six catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns against the Falcons. Evans became the youngest player in NFL history to reach the 6,000 yard career receiving mark, reaching the mark at age 25 years and 131 days.
Atlanta Falcons Jones, Julio · Dec 31, 2018
WR Julio Jones had nine receptions for 138 yards and one touchdown against the Bucs.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Winston, Jameis · Dec 31, 2018
QB Jameis Winston completed 22 of 35 passes for 345 yards and four touchdowns against the Falcons. He was intercepted once, which led to an Atlanta touchdown.
Atlanta Falcons Ryan, Matt · Dec 31, 2018
QB Matt Ryan completed 31 of 44 passes for 378 yards and two touchdowns against Tampa Bay. He also caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Mohamed Sanu.
Indianapolis Colts Luck, Andrew · Dec 31, 2018
QB Andrew Luck improved to 11-0 against the Titans Sunday night with 285 passing yards and three TDs to Dontrelle Inman, Eric Ebron and Ryan Hewitt. Luck threw two quick touchdown passes to cap 92- and 90-yard scoring drives for a 14-0 lead.
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