Badgers in the NFL: Week 13
December 02, 2008 | Football
id=EVA454901"> --> Lee Evans had his second big game in a row, but it wasn't enough to give the Buffalo Bills a win. In the team's 10-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Evans caught seven passes for 80 yards. Last week he totaled 110 yards on five catches. Evans ranks ninth in the NFL in receiving yards and needs just 110 yards to go over the 1,000-yard plateau for the second time in his career. His 18.2 yards per reception is third in the league among players with at least 40 catches.
Playing in the Monday night game, tight end id=DAN576298"> --> Owen Daniels caught two passes for 25 yards as the Houston Texans downed the Jacksonville Jaguars 30-17. Daniels has 50 catches for 608 yards this season, ranking fourth among NFL tight ends in receptions and yards.
id=LEO708542"> --> Jim Leonhard scored his first career touchdown as the Baltimore Ravens ' 34-3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Making his ninth start in 12 games this year, Leonhard, a defensive back, picked off a Jordan Palmer pass late in the fourth quarter and outraced his opponents for a 35-yard touchdown return. It was Leonhard 's first interception of the season and the third of his career. He also finished the game with one tackle.
Linebacker id=GRE808228"> --> Nick Greisen also played, but did not record a tackle in the Ravens ' win. id=KAT728875"> --> Matt Katula was the team's long snapper.
Defensive back id=FLE643597"> --> Jamar Fletcher made his first start of the season for Cincinnati in the game and responded with his best game of the year. Entering the game with just seven tackles in six games, Fletcher recorded five solo tackles in Sunday's loss.
Wide receiver id=CHA109171"> --> Chris Chambers caught just one pass for two yards as the San Diego Chargers lost to the Atlanta Falcons 22-16.
While Chambers' team was saddled with the loss, two former Badgers were on the winning side. Defensive tackle id=JEF215144"> --> Jason Jefferson played in his sixth straight game and registered one solo tackle for the Falcons, while id=SCH377349"> --> Mike Schneck was the team's long snapper.
id=TAU288860"> --> Mark Tauscher started at right tackle for the Green Bay Packers in its 35-31 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Tauscher helped anchor a line that amassed 438 total yards of offense, the team's second-highest output of the year.
id=THO236114"> --> Joe Thomas continued his run of 28 straight starts to begin his career as his Cleveland Browns lost to the Indianapolis Colts 10-6. The Browns finished with just 193 total yards.
id=RAB179616"> --> Casey Rabach got the start at center for the Washington Redskins, but the team lost 23-7 to the New York Giants. Washington was able to earn 320 total yards, but New York finished with 404.
Offensive lineman id=BUE415291"> --> Dan Buenning played in his sixth straight game for the Chicago Bears, but his team lost to the Minnesota Vikings 34-14.
Linebacker id=LEW035903"> --> Alex Lewis was inactive in the Detroit Lions' 47-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Thanksgiving Day. Lewis had played in the team's previous 22 games ' id=ROG508193"> --> Roderick Rogers was released by the Denver Broncos last Tuesday. The release came just two days after Rogers started his first game of the season and made five solo tackles.
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