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Ezekiel Elliott made his MVP case as Ohio State alums went off in the NFL in Week 10
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FEED ZEKE!
There was a lot of Buckeye-on-Buckeye crime in Week 10 of the NFL with several former teammates faced off in one-score matchups. Several injured former Ohio State players made their return to the gridiron after missing considerable time due to injury, and one former player signed a new five year deal.
Returning from injuries
Carlos Hyde missed several games for the Niners with a shoulder injury, but was back in Week 10 with 13 carries for only 14 yards. Darron Lee returned for the Giants with a tackle and half a sack. Alex Boone was back for the Vikings following a concussion in late-October.
Career season in Houston
John Simon has been having a great season as someone who was needed to step up with so many injuries affecting the Texans’ defense. He recorded another sack Sunday against the Jaguars, leading to a career season for the linebacker.
.@HoustonTexans OLB @johnesimon51 now has 3.5 sacks this year and & set single-game (2) & single-season (3) career highs in TFLs
— Texans PR (@TexansPR) November 13, 2016Jack Mewhort re-signs
The Indianapolis Colts decided they wanted to keep their left guard for long time, re-signing the Buckeye to a 5-year, 41.5 million dollar contract. Mewhort was the Colts’ second round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, and decided to stick with him long term.
Plays of the week
Buckeye vs Buckeye
When the Saints hosted the Broncos in Week 10, Bradley Roby was often in charge of covering Michael Thomas. Roby finished the day with two tackles, two passes defended and forced fumble, with Thomas claiming 40 receiving yards despite two fumbles.
Bradley Roby just forced a Michael Thomas fumble. pic.twitter.com/mGw1hCkZRz
— Kevin Harrish (@Kevinish) November 13, 2016
Ezekiel Elliott
The rookie is used to leaving everyone in his dust, and nothing has changed in his transition to the NFL. Elliott has breakaway speed and uses it play after play, eventually resulting in an 83 yard rush for the Cowboys first touchdown of the day.
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT!
83 YARDS.
TO. THE. HOUSE. #DALvsPIT https://t.co/jXAaKSPzH2
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2016
The Buckeye wasn’t done after his first trip the endzone, following it up with two more scores on the day. Elliott and Ryan Shazier went head-to-head most of the game, but the running back still managed 114 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, with an additional 95 receiving yards and touchdown.
His last of his three (!) touchdowns was with two minutes left in the Cowboys’ late-game win.
#FeedZeke!
The @DallasCowboys have the lead in Pittsburgh! #DALvsPIT https://t.co/oTTdPEyW1i
— NFL (@NFL) November 14, 2016Other notes
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Alexis Chassen via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
FEED ZEKE!
There was a lot of Buckeye-on-Buckeye crime in Week 10 of the NFL with several former teammates faced off in one-score matchups. Several injured former Ohio State players made their return to the gridiron after missing considerable time due to injury, and one former player signed a new five year deal.
Returning from injuries
Carlos Hyde missed several games for the Niners with a shoulder injury, but was back in Week 10 with 13 carries for only 14 yards. Darron Lee returned for the Giants with a tackle and half a sack. Alex Boone was back for the Vikings following a concussion in late-October.
Career season in Houston
John Simon has been having a great season as someone who was needed to step up with so many injuries affecting the Texans’ defense. He recorded another sack Sunday against the Jaguars, leading to a career season for the linebacker.
.@HoustonTexans OLB @johnesimon51 now has 3.5 sacks this year and & set single-game (2) & single-season (3) career highs in TFLs
— Texans PR (@TexansPR) November 13, 2016
The Indianapolis Colts decided they wanted to keep their left guard for long time, re-signing the Buckeye to a 5-year, 41.5 million dollar contract. Mewhort was the Colts’ second round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, and decided to stick with him long term.
Plays of the week
Buckeye vs Buckeye
When the Saints hosted the Broncos in Week 10, Bradley Roby was often in charge of covering Michael Thomas. Roby finished the day with two tackles, two passes defended and forced fumble, with Thomas claiming 40 receiving yards despite two fumbles.
Bradley Roby just forced a Michael Thomas fumble. pic.twitter.com/mGw1hCkZRz
— Kevin Harrish (@Kevinish) November 13, 2016
Ezekiel Elliott
The rookie is used to leaving everyone in his dust, and nothing has changed in his transition to the NFL. Elliott has breakaway speed and uses it play after play, eventually resulting in an 83 yard rush for the Cowboys first touchdown of the day.
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT!
83 YARDS.
TO. THE. HOUSE. #DALvsPIT https://t.co/jXAaKSPzH2
— NFL (@NFL) November 13, 2016
The Buckeye wasn’t done after his first trip the endzone, following it up with two more scores on the day. Elliott and Ryan Shazier went head-to-head most of the game, but the running back still managed 114 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, with an additional 95 receiving yards and touchdown.
His last of his three (!) touchdowns was with two minutes left in the Cowboys’ late-game win.
#FeedZeke!
The @DallasCowboys have the lead in Pittsburgh! #DALvsPIT https://t.co/oTTdPEyW1i
— NFL (@NFL) November 14, 2016
- This week’s ‘Monday Night Football’ matchup includes three Buckeyes as the New York Giants (Eli Apple, Johnathan Hankins) host the Cincinnati Bengals (Mike Nugent).
- Several teams are on bye in Week 10, including the Detroit Lions (Taylor Decker), Buffalo Bills (Cardale Jones, Adolphus Washington) and Indianapolis Colts (Jack Mewhort).
- Chimdi Chekwa, who was picked up by the Miami Dolphins in mid-October, was waived due to a hamstring injury earlier this week.
- Nick Mangold (Jets) is still out with an ankle injury, and Tyvis Powell (Seahawks) was inactive Sunday against the Patriots.
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