Player Notes

Philadelphia Eagles Sproles, Darren · Dec 25, 2018

RB Darren Sproles on Sunday produced his most receiving yards (76) in a single game since Sept. 25, 2016 vs. Pittsburgh (128 yards). Sproles caught a 37-yard TD pass from Nick Foles on fourth-and-2 that gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. It was the longest receiving TD by an Eagle on fourth down since Brian Dawkins' 57-yard TD catch on a fake punt (thrown by Brian Mitchell) on Sept. 29, ...

Philadelphia Eagles Jeffery, Alshon · Dec 25, 2018

WR Alshon Jeffery finished the game with 82 receiving yards, including a season-long 52-yard reception in the third quarter. Jeffery is the first Eagle to record 50-plus-yard receptions in back-to-back games since Jeremy Maclin on Oct. 26, 2014 and Nov. 2, 2014, and it is the first time Jeffery has accomplished the feat in his career.

Philadelphia Eagles Agholor, Nelson · Dec 25, 2018

WR Nelson Agholor led the Eagles with a season-high 116 yards Sunday, which marked the second-highest single-game total of his NFL career (141 yards on Dec. 3, 2017 at Seattle). Agholor caught an 83-yard TD pass from Nick Foles in the third quarter that gave the Eagles a 23-16 lead. The score marked the longest TD reception of both Agholor's and Foles' careers and was the longest passing TD by an Eagle ...

Carolina Panthers Wright, Jarius · Dec 25, 2018

WR Jarius Wright had season highs in both receptions (seven) and receiving yards (69) in Sunday loss to Atlanta.

Carolina Panthers Heinicke, Taylor · Dec 25, 2018

QB Taylor Heinicke was 33 of 53 for 274 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions on Sunday in his first career start. He had to leave the game with an elbow injury.

Carolina Panthers McCaffrey, Christian · Dec 25, 2018

RB Christian McCaffrey ran for 101 yards and caught 12 passes for 77 more on Sunday. McCaffrey has 106 receptions this season, breaking the NFL record for receptions by a running back (102 for Matt Forte in 2014). He also broke Carolina's single-season franchise record for most receptions by a Panthers player regardless of position (Steve Smith had 103 in 2005). Finally, McCaffrey became the third ...

Carolina Panthers Allen, Kyle · Dec 25, 2018

QB Kyle Allen, an undrafted rookie out of Houston who had been promoted from the Panthers' practice squad last week, got in Sunday's game and completed all four of his passes for 38 yards, including a 24-yard pass to Jarius Wright.

Pittsburgh Steelers Haden, Joe · Dec 25, 2018

CB Joe Haden was flagged for two questionable pass interference calls in Sunday's loss to the Saints. Both came on fourth downs and both led directly to Saints touchdowns. "It is what it is, man. It's an offensive game. You can't touch these guys," Haden said afterward.

Pittsburgh Steelers Smith-Schuster, JuJu · Dec 25, 2018

WR JuJu Smith-Schuster wrote an apologetic message on social media Monday, one day after his fumble ended the Pittsburgh Steelers' final offensive possession in a 31-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints. "When I'm at my lowest, I'm not going to hide," Smith-Schuster wrote on Twitter. "I'm sorry. That loss was on me. I let everyone down, it won't happen again." Smith-Schuster recorded a strong performance ...

Pittsburgh Steelers Brown, Antonio · Dec 25, 2018

WR Antonio Brown caught 14 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. He was the target of 19 passes.

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