Huskers in the NFL - Week 3

Lincoln - A total of 19 former Huskers saw action during Week 3 of the 2009 NFL season. Denver’s Correll Buckhalter eclipsed the 100-yard mark on the ground against Oakland, while Tampa Bay’s Barrett Ruud produced double-digit tackles for the second straight week.

Buckhalter continued to shine as he and rookie Knowshon Moreno combined for 198 yards and a touchdown for the 3-0 Broncos. Buckhalter’s 108 yards on just 14 touches gave him an average of 7.7 yards per carry against the Oakland defense. On the season, the former Husker I-back is slashing defenses for an average of 7.4 yards per carry, as he has produced 230 yards on just 31 attempts. Buckhalter’s 100-yard game was his first since Week 4 of the 2007 season.

For the second straight week and for the third time in his career, Ruud totaled a career-high 14 tackles. Ruud and the rest of the Buccaneers’ defense did their part to hold Eli Manning to just 161 yards through the air, but the Tampa offense was never able to get going as they only produced 86 yards of total offense in a 24-0 loss.

Getting the start at cornerback for the second straight week, Chicago’s Zack Bowman came up big in a 25-19 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Bowman led the way for the Bears’ defense with a career-high nine tackles, all solo. The former Blackshirt deflected a pass, one of eight batted balls that the Bears had against quarterback Seneca Wallace.

Offense

		Rushing					Receiving
Player, Team	Opp.	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	Rec	Yards	AVG	LNG	TD
Buckhalter, Correll, Denver	Oakland	14	108	7.7	34	0	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jackson, Brandon, Green Bay	St. Louis (NA)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nunn, Terrence, New England	Atlanta (PS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Purify, Maurice, Cincinnati	Pittsburgh (PS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Linemen
Hochstein, Russ, Denver	Did not start, but played vs. Oakland
Incognito, Richie, St. Louis	Started at right guard vs. Green Bay
Murtha, Lydon, Detroit	Did not play vs. Washington - (PS)
Nicks, Carl, New Orleans	Started at left guard vs. Buffalo
Raiola, Dominic, Detroit	Started at center vs. Washington
Slauson, Matt, New York Jets	Did not play vs. Tennessee - (NA)

Defense

		Defensive Stats										Special Teams
Player, Team	Opp.	TKL	AST	CMB	SK	YDS	IN	YDS	PD	FF	FR	TKL	AST	CMB	FF	BL	FR
Adams, Titus, New England	Atlanta (PS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
Bingham, Ryon, San Diego	(INJ)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zackary, Bowman, Chicago	Seattle	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bradley, Stewart, Philadelphia	Kansas City (IR)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brown, Mike, Kansas City	Philadelphia	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brown, Ralph, Arizona	Indianapolis	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bullocks, Daniel, Detriot	Washington(IR)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bullocks, Josh, Chicago	Seattle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carriker, Adam, St. Louis	(IR)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelsay, Chris, Buffalo	New Orleans	6	2	8	1	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Octavien, Steve, Dallas	Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Potter, Zach, Jacksonville	Houston(PS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ruud, Barrett, Tampa Bay	N.Y. Giants	10	4	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shanle, Scott, New Orleans	Buffalo	3	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Le Kevin, Smith, Denver	Oakland(PS)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vanden Bosch, Kyle, Tennessee	N.Y. Jets	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington, Fabian, Baltimore	Cleveland	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Williams, Demorrio, Kansas City	Philadelphia	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Special Teams

.		Returns					Field Goals			Ex. Pts		Punts
Player, Team	Opp.	KR	YDS	PR	YDS	TD	ATT	Made	YDS	ATT	Made	No.	YDS	AVG	TB	i20	LNG
Brown, Kris, Houston	Jacksonville	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	27	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brown, Josh, St. Louis	Green Bay	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	(48), 53	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Koch, Sam, Baltimore	Cleveland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	176	44.0	0	2	48