Two historic defensive performances set the tone for the week
Another week, another dominating defensive performance from a pair of Gophers. Antoine Winfield Jr Set a Buccaneers DB record and a new career high with 16 tackles. But he still can’t catch Blake Cashman who is having an absolute breakout season as he tied a Texans team record with 19!! tackles in their win. We get a potential tripleheader of Gophers playing on Thanksgiving this week if De’Vondra Cambell is healthy enough to go for the Packers against Detroit, with Benji St. Juste and the Commanders at the Cowboys and Boye Mafe and the Seahawks hosting the 49ers in the late game.
Rashod Bateman—WR Baltimore Ravens
Daniel Faalele—OL—Baltimore Ravens
Week 11 vs Cincinnati Bengals (Thursday Night)
Week 12 @ Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday Night)
Bateman played 52 offensive snaps—a season high 79% and added one special teams snap. Bateman was targeted just twice, but one of those targets was a ten yard TD reception—his first of the year.
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Faalele did not play in the game.
Terrell Smith—CB—Chicago Bears
Week 11 @ Detroit Lions
Week 12 @ Minnesota Vikings (MNF)
Smith finally returned to action after missing five games with mono. He played 13 defensive snaps and 13 special teams snaps and made one solo tackle as the Bears choked away the game late to Detroit. He returns back to Minneapolis next weekend.
De’ Vondre Campbell—LB—Green Bay Packers
Week 11 vs Los Angeles Chargers
Week 12 @ Detroit Lions (Thanksgiving)
Campbell played 41 defensive snaps and four special teams snaps in the win over the Chargers. He made seven tackles, six of them solo and one for a loss. He left the game late with a neck injury and has not practiced yet this week.
Blake Cashman—LB—Houston Texans
Eric Murray—S—Houston Texans
Week 11 vs Arizona Cardinals
Week 12 vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Cashman started and played all 61 defensive snaps and had himself a freaking game! He would make 19! tackles, 13 of them solo, one a sack of Kyler Murray and added another QB hit. and six on special teams. He made six tackles, three of them solo in the win. The 19 tackles is tied for the most in a game in Titans history.
Blake Cashman after the #Texans 21-16 win over the Cards.
Cashman: 19 tackles (ties franchise record), 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 PD, 2 QB hits pic.twitter.com/zTpQPaeS7q
— Shaun Bijani (@ShaunBijani) November 19, 2023
Murray remains on Injured Reserve.
Jordan Howden—S—New Orleans Saints
Week 11 BYE
Week 12 @ Atlanta Falcons
The Saints had a bye last week.
Carter Coughlin—LB New York Giants
John Michael Schmitz-C-New York Giants
Week 11 @ Washington Commanders
Week 12 vs New England Patriots
Coughlin played 24 special teams snaps and did not record a stat.
Schmitz played all 55 offensive snaps and five special teams snaps in the win over Washington
Boye Mafe—DL—Seattle Seahawks
Week 11 @ Los Angeles Rams
Week 12 vs San Francisco 49ers (Thanksgiving)
Mafe played 44 defensive snaps and three on special teams. The Rams put him in check and he didn’t have a single tackle the entire game, just one pass defense in the loss. His streak of seven straight weeks with a sack comes to an end.
Ko Kieft—TE—Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Antoine Winfield, JR—S-Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11 @ San Francisco 49ers
Week 12 @ Indianapolis Colts
Kieft played 9 offensive snaps and 14 special teams snaps. He did not record a stat.
Winfield played all 60 defensive snaps and had a historic game, all be it in a loss. He recorded 16 tackles, nine of them solo. It’s new career high for him and sets a record for a Buccaneers defensive back.
Jack Gibbens—LB—Tennessee Titans
Week 11 @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 12 vs Carolina Panthers
Gibbons played 29 defensive snaps and 13 special teams snaps in the loss to Jacksonville. He made four tackles, two of them solo.
Benjamin St. Juste—CB—Washington Commanders
Week 11 vs New York Giants
Week 12 @ Dallas Cowboys (Thanksgiving)
St. Juste played all 55 defensive snaps. He made two tackles, one of them solo which was a sack of Tommy DeVito.