Jacks in the NFL: Week 14

Part of a weekly update, following the four active Jackrabbits in the National Football League.

Previous Weeks: Pre. Wk 1 | Pre. Wk 2 | Pre. Wk 3 | Pre. Wk 4 | Wk 1 | Wk. 2 | Wk. 3 | Wk. 4 | Wk. 5 | Wk. 6 | Wk. 7 | Wk. 8 | Wk. 9 | Wk. 10 | Wk. 11 | Wk. 12 | Wk. 13

Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia Eagles) SDSU: 2014-17
Weekly Notes: Goedert started his seventh game of the season, second straight, in the 29-23 overtime loss against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon. He played in 60 percent of the offensive snaps (31) and 15 special teams snaps while hauling in four of his five targets for 44 yards and a score that tied the game at 16 with 3:12 left in the game.

On the fourth-quarter scoring drive, Goedert hauled in a short pass on the right side of the field and took it 26 yards to Dallas' nine-yard line. After a run up the middle, QB Carson Wentz tossed the ball to the Jackrabbit alum down the middle for a three-yard score.

The Cowboys would respond with a one play, 75-yard pass for a touchdown to go up 23-16 with 3:12 left to play. The Eagles started their next drive with a deep-ball attempt on first down to one of their receievers before going back to Goedert. The rookie tight end brought in a deep pass down the middle from Wentz and rumbled 75 yards for score. However, Goedert was called for pass interference which nullified the play.

Goedert would catch another pass on the drive for nine yards and the Eagles would eventually score to knot the game up at 23-23 and force overtime.

Prior to his game-long reception of 26 yards and his touchdown reception, Wentz looked to Goedert twice. His first target was in the first quarter on a deep "go" route on the right side of the field and his second target, first reception, was a six-yard grab towards the end of the third quarter.

According to Pro Football Focus, Goedert is the top graded rookie tight end through 14 weeks.

TOUCHDOWN DALLAS (GOEDERT)!#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/5FbsoYSHMY
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 10, 2018

Up Next: At Los Angeles Rams (Sunday, Dec. 16 at 7:20 p.m. CT)

Season Notes: Caught his first TD of his NFL career against the Indianapolis Colts (Sept. 23) on a 13-yard throw behind the linebackers - Goedert ran up the right seam and settled behind the secondary ... also added his most yards (73), catches (7), and targets (7) in the game vs. the Colts ... career-long is vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars (Oct. 28) - a 32-yard grab on a play-action route that wheeled Goedert up the backside of the play en route to juke a defender and rumble into the end zone (third TD of the season, back-to-back games with a TD reception) ... nearly grabbed his first career pass as a touchdown in the first game of the NFL regular season (vs. Falcons, Sept. 6) - 19-yard pass attempt down the right sideline where Goedert caught it but was only able to get one foot in the end zone ... recorded his first career catch in the third quarter, a four-yard grab against the Falcons (Sept. 6) ... added his second TD of the season vs. the Carolina Panthers (Oct. 21) on a one-yard flag route that he cut short because the defender over-ran the route - nearly scored a few plays earlier on what would have been a 12 yard TD in the middle of the end zone but the ball was knocked out of his hands in tight coverage ... has played 313 offensive snaps (128 special teams) and has had 34 targets for 25 catches and 265 yards and four touchdowns through 13 games ... 2018 Preseason: scored his first touchdown in his debut preseason game, a 31-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers (Aug. 9) ... his most catches (four) and receiving yards (66) came in his preseason debut against the Steelers while his longest catch (28) came against the New England Patriots (Aug. 16) ... has gathered nine catches for 149 yards and one touchdown through three preseason games (132 offensive plays).

Adam Vinatieri (Indianapolis Colts) SDSU: 1991-94
Weekly Notes: Vinatieri scored six points, including a 54-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, en route to the Colts' 24-21 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon. His season-tying long field goal was the difference maker, while also chipping in three point-after attempts.

Indianapolis seized the lead with their second touchdown of the afternoon in the first half with under three minutes to play and took a 17-7 lead going into the locker room. The Texans came within three points with 2:37 remaining in the final stanza but Indy was able to drain the clock to sneak out a win in Houston.

With his extra-point attempt in the in the second quarter, he tied Morten Andersen's second all-time mark for extra points attempted at 259. He then moved into sole possession of second all-time with the third-quarter attempt for No. 860.

This marked Vinatieri's 350th career regular season game as he becomes just the third player in NFL history to reach that mark. He also tied Marvin Harrison (190) for the ninth-most games played in team history.

With his 54-yard field goal, he tied Phil Dawson and John Kasey (42) for the fourth-most made field goals from 50 or more yards in NFL history.

Next in the NFL record book for the Jackrabbit:

Games Played: currently 350 career games - fourth all-time (Jeff Feagles - third, 352; Gary Anderson - second, 353; Morten Andersen - all-time, 382)
Extra-Points Attempted: currently 860 - second all-time (Morten Andersen - third, 859; George Blanda - all-time, 959)
Extra-Points Made: currently 843 - third all-time (Morten Andersen - second, 849; George Blanda - all-time, 943) ... projected to end season with 887 (projected 47 on season, ESPN)
Field Goals Attempted: currently 685 - second all-time (Morten Andersen - all-time, 709)

Up Next: Vs. Dallas Cowboys (Sunday, Dec. 16 at noon CT)

Season Notes: Vinatieri has gone 18-for-22 on field goal attempts and 35-for-37 on extra-point attempts, scoring 89 points, through 13 NFL games in 2018 ... he is tied for 16th in overall in scoring in the NFL, and tied for 14th in scoring among kickers through 13 games ... has makes of: 21, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 31, 31, 32, 35, 36, 38, 42, 44, 46, 51, 54, 54 yards and missed four - 55 yards (short), 38 yards (hit left upright), 52 yard (wide right), 48 yards (short) ... added his 212th win - most regular season wins by a player (George Blanda - second, 209 ... Tom Brady - third, 205 ... Gary Anderson - fourth, 201) - beating the Tennessee Titans 38-10 (Nov. 18) ... recorded the most field goals made in a NFL career (now 576) against the Houston Texans on Sept. 30 - making a 42-yard FG in the second quarter for No. 566 ... tied Morten Andersen for most made FGs in a career (565) on Sept. 23 vs. Philadelphia Eagles on a 28-yard fourth-quarter FG ... now has the most career points scored all-time in the NFL, tying Mortern Anderson (5,544) on a 26-yard FG as time expired in the first quarter at Oakland (Oct. 28, 2018) and then chipping in a 25-yard FG with 26 seconds left in the half at Oakland (added a XP in the first and three more in the second half to finish the game with 2,550, winning 42-28 and earning the NFL's AFC Special Teams Player of the Week - first of the season) ... now scored 2,574 points all-time ... moved up to second all-time in FGs attempted (673) on his first attempt of the game at New England Patriots (Oct. 4, 2018) and is at 685 now - needs 709 to tie Andersen's all-time record ... surpassed George Blanda to move into fourth all-time in games played at 342 by playing the Patriots on Oct. 4, 2018 (now at 350 - just the third NFL player to reach the mark) next on the list is Jeff Feagles at 352 and the NFL record is Morten Andersen with 382 ... Preseason: has gone 4-for-4 on field goal attempts with a season-best 57-yard field goal against the Ravens (Aug. 20) and 2-for-2 extra-point attempts through two preseason games ... made field goals from 33, 45, 51, and 57 yards.

Career Notes: Has played in 350 games (1996-05 - NE Patriots, 2006-present - IND Colts) after the 13th NFL game this season, making 577-of-685 field goals (84.2%) with a long of 57 yards in 2002, and scored 2,574 total points ... he is 843-860 on career XPs - 98.0% (now second all-time in XP attempts ... passed Andersen at 859 on Dec. 9, 2018; all-time: Blanda, 959) (third all-time XP made ... second all-time: Andersen, 849; all-time: Blanda, 943) ... four-time Super Bowl winning place kicker ... two-time pro-bowl starter ... two-time all-pro team selection ... nominated as the NFL 2000's All-Decade team ... he has several NFL records including: most seasons with 100-plus points (20 - 1996–2008, 2010, 2012–2017), most postseason field goals in a career (56), most consecutive games in a single postseason with three-plus field goals (4), most career points in postseason (234), most points in a single postseason (49), most field goals in a single postseason (14), most field goals in Super Bowls (7), most extra points in Super Bowls (13), most field goals in overtime (12), most consecutive field goals in NFL history (44), most Super Bowl wins by a place kicker (4), most Super Bowl appearances by a place kicker (5), most playoff games by a place kicker (30), which also ranks second of any position (Tom Brady has 37) ... the only player to score 1,000 points on two different teams (Wk 4 of 2015 season) ... added his 212th win - most regular season wins by a player (George Blanda - second, 209 ... Tom Brady - third, 205 ... Gary Anderson - fourth, 201) - beating the Tennessee Titans 38-10 (Nov. 18) ... recorded the most field goals made in a NFL career (now 576) against the Houston Texans on Sept. 30 - making a 42-yard FG in the second quarter for No. 566 ... tied Morten Andersen for most made FGs in a career (565) on Sept. 23 vs. Philadelphia Eagles on a 28-yard fourth-quarter FG ... now has the most career points scored all-time in the NFL, tying Mortern Anderson (5,544) on a 26-yard FG as time expired in the first quarter at Oakland (Oct. 28, 2018) and then chipping in a 25-yard FG with 26 seconds left in the half at Oakland (added a XP in the first and three more in the second half to finish the game with 2,550, winning 42-28 and earning the NFL's AFC Special Teams Player of the Week - first of the season) ... now scored 2,574 points all-time ... moved up to second all-time in FGs attempted (673) on his first attempt of the game at New England Patriots (Oct. 4, 2018) and is at 685 now - needs 709 to tie Andersen's all-time record ... surpassed George Blanda to move into fourth all-time in games played at 342 by playing the Patriots on Oct. 4, 2018 (now at 350 - just the third NFL player to reach the mark) next on the list is Jeff Feagles at 352 and the NFL record is Morten Andersen with 382.

Bryan Witzmann (Chicago Bears) SDSU: 2010-13
Weekly Notes: Witzmann started his fifth consecutive game for the Chicago Bears, beating the Los Angeles Rams, 15-6. The starting right guard played all 71 offensive snaps (four special teams) and helped the team score 13 offensive points and gain 294 total yards (100 passing, 194 rushing.

Chicago was the only team to score a touchdown - driving 81 yards in nine plays in the third quarter after the Bears' defense recorded a safety by sacking the Rams' quarterback. On the scoring play, Chicago lined up in what was the heaviest offensive lineup (all 11 offensive players weighed 2,288 lbs.) since 2016.

Bears' quarterback Mitchell Trubisky faked a handoff to defensive end Akiem Hicks and threw it to offensive linemen Bradley Sowell for the two-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

Bet you didn't see this one coming. Or maybe you did. ¯\_(?)_/¯

15-6, #DaBears! #LARvsCHI pic.twitter.com/ncARc0xKoI
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 10, 2018

Up Next: Vs. Green Bay Packers (Sunday, Dec. 16 at noon CT)

Season Notes: Now has five consecutive starts with the Bears ... recorded his first start of the 2018 regular season vs. the Detroit Lions (Nov. 11) - playing all 57 snaps on offense and racking up 402 yards of total offense in the 34-22 win ... the offense score on their first four possessions with drives of 75, 91, 71, and 18 yards ... added his second consecutive start of the season vs. the Minnesota Vikings (Nov. 18) - a 25-20 win that included the longest drive of the season in terms of plays (13) and time of possession (7:13) ... saw his first action of the season vs. the Jets (Oct. 28), playing two offensive snaps at guard and five snaps on special teams ... tallied his first major action vs. the Buffalo Bills (Nov. 4), playing 45% of the offensive snaps in the 41-9 win ... has played 310 offensive snaps (23 special teams) through six games played this season ... signed to the Chicago Bears' 53-man roster on Oct. 8 ... waived by the Minnesota Vikings after not playing a snap with the team on Oct. 5 ... signed with the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, Sept. 10 after working out with the team on Friday ... waived by the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, Sept. 3 ... preseason: with the Kansas City Chiefs ... the Chiefs' offense has tallied 799 offensive yards with Witzmann, including 11 scoring drives that have resulted in 60 of the 98 points scored through the four preseason games ... has competed in 152 plays as the second-string offensive guard and tackle.

Career Notes: Witzmann posted his 14th career start (now at 18 career starts) - first of the 2018 season - as a Chicago Bear vs. the Detroit Lions (Nov. 11) in the 34-22 win, playing all 57 snaps and helping the offense gain 402 yards of total offense and scoring on their first four drives of the game ... saw his first major action of the season vs. the Buffalo Bills (Nov. 4), playing 45% of the offensive snaps in the 41-9 win ... added his second consecutive start of the season vs. the Minnesota Vikings (Nov. 18) - a 25-20 win that included the longest drive of the season in terms of plays (13) and time of possession (7:13) ... signed to the Chicago Bears' 53-man roster on Oct. 8, 2018 and played his first snaps of the 2018 season on Oct. 28 vs. the Jets (two at guard, five on special teams) ... waived by the Minnesota Vikings after not playing a snap with the team on Oct. 5, 2018 ... signed with the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 after working out with the team on Friday ... waived by the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 ... signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in May, 2014 ... He was placed on injured reserve in August, 2014 and in September, 2015, Witzmann was waived by the Texans ... In September, 2015, Witzmann was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad ... He was released by the Saints in November, 2015 but was re-signed in December ... He signed a futures contract with the Saints in January, 2016 and was waived in May, 2016 ... In June, 2016, Witzmann signed with the Dallas Cowboys and was released by the Cowboys in September, 2016 ... He was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs in September, 2016 ... In July, 2017, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Chiefs through 2018 ... In 2017, Witzmann played in all 16 games, starting 13 at left guard for the Chiefs ... during the 2017 season, the Chiefs had 6,007 total offensive yards (ranking fifth in yards per game) including, 1,903 rushing yards (ninth in the league) and 4,104 passing yards (seventh in the league) ... they scored 42 touchdowns - 12 rushing and 26 passing (25.9 points per game - sixth in the NFL).

Zach Zenner (Detriot Lions) SDSU: 2011-14
Weekly Notes: Zenner played 16 offensive snaps and 17 special teams snaps in the 17-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. He added season-best and team-high marks in carries (12) and yards (54) while scoring the lone offensive touchdown for the Lions.

His big drive was in the fourth quarter starting with a little over eight minutes to play. The SDSU alum had three straight carries 25 yards and then another four carries for 17 yards - with the last carry being a one-yard touchdown run up the middle. He was the only player to touch the ball on that drive that went 75 yards on seven plays (two penalties - a defensive pass interference call for 25 yards and a face mask call for eight yards). Zenner had a total of seven carries for 42 yards.

Prior to the drive, he had two carries for four yards and then had three more carries after the drive to eat away the clock. At the end of the game, the Jackrabbit alum picked up one first down on a 14-yard gain but it was brought back by a holding call, forcing the Lions to punt with 1:28 left in the game.

.@zenner31 is in the end zone for 6! #OnePride pic.twitter.com/uG3RKGp9Av
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 10, 2018

Up Next: At Buffalo Bills (Sunday, Dec. 16 at noon CT)

Season Notes: Zenner had his biggest game of the season in a 17-3 win vs. the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 9, 2018 (12 rushes, 54 yards and one TD) ... had seven carries for 42 yards and the lone offensive score of the game on one drive in the third quarter ... tied for team's most carries and had the most rushing yards ... added two plays on offense (19 on special teams) in his first eligible game back with the Lions vs. the Chicago Bears (Nov. 11) ... tallied one rush for 12 yards on the last play of the game while also notching a special teams tackle on the kickoff unit ... had his most action on Thanksgiving Day vs. the Chicago Bears (Nov. 22), adding two carries for nine yards (long of eight) and one catch for four yards in the 23-16 loss ... has played 28 offensive plays and 92 special teams plays in five games back ... signed back with the Detroit Lions on Nov. 6 after the team waived RB Ameer Abdullah ... was waived by the Detriot Lions on Sept. 12 after he was placed on the reserve/injured list on Sept. 1 ... preseason: is has been has tallied nine rushing attempts for 16 yards with a long of seven yards and one catch for 11 yards (against the New York Giants, Aug. 17) through the preseason games ... has tallied 36 offensive plays and 31 special teams plays.

Career Notes: Zenner was signed back with the Detroit Lions on Nov. 6 after the team waived RB Ameer Abdullah ... Zenner had his biggest game of the season in a 17-3 win vs. the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 9, 2018 (12 rushes, 54 yards and one TD) ... had seven carries for 42 yards and the lone offensive score of the game on one drive in the third quarter ... tied for team's most carries and had the most rushing yards ... added two plays on offense (19 on special teams) in his first eligible game back with the Lions vs. the Chicago Bears (Nov. 11) ... tallied one rush for 12 yards on the last play of the game while also notching a special teams tackle on the kickoff unit ... has played 28 offensive plays and 92 special teams plays in five games back ... was waived by the Detroit Lions on Sept. 12 after he was placed on the reserve/injured list on Sept. 1 ... the Detroit Lions signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2015 ... In May, 2015, the Detroit Lions signed him to a three-year deal ... In 2015, Zenner entered training camp competing for the fourth running back on the Lions' depth chart ... He ultimately won the position, leading the NFL in rushing yards during the preseason, and went into the regular season as the fourth backup ... made his professional regular season debut in the Lions' season opener at the San Diego Chargers, finishing with two carries for six rushing yards ... On Oct. 12, 2015, Zenner earned his first career start and had a season-high ten carries for 30 rushing yards against the Arizona Cardinals ... On Oct. 16, 2016, he earned his first start of the season and finished with a career-high 14 rushing attempts for 58 rushing yards and caught two passes for 14 receiving yards during a 31-28 victory over the Los Angeles Rams ... The following week, he scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard run in the third quarter of a 20-17 win against the Washington Redskins ... On December 26, 2016, in a Monday Night Football game, Zenner had 12 carries for 67 rushing yards and a career-high two rushing touchdowns in the first half of the Lions' 21-42 loss to the Dallas Cowboys ... In a limited role in the 2017 season, Zenner had 14 carries for 26 yards and a rushing touchdown ... has 119 career attempts for 420 yards and five touchdowns in three seasons with the Lions ... he also has 207 career receiving yards.

SDSU Players Drafted By NFL Teams
1939: Bob Riddell, end, Philadelphia (17)
1951: Harry Gibbons, back, Chicago (20)
1951: Dick Peot, tackle, Detroit (28)
1953: Pete Retzlaff, back, Detroit (22)
1955: Jerry Welch, back, Baltimore (22)
1956: Dick Klawitter, center, Chicago (8)
1957: Harwood Hoeft, end, Baltimore (24)
1958: Wayne Haensel, tackle, N.Y. Giants (25)
1959: LeRoy Bergan, tackle, Baltimore (17)
1961: Leland Bondhus, tackle, Green Bay (19)
1962: Joe Thorne, back, Green Bay (12)
1962: Ron Frank, tackle, San Francisco (16)
1964: Wayne Rasmussen, back, Detroit (9)
1966: Ron Meyer, quarterback, Chicago (7)
1966: Ed Maras, end, Green Bay (20)
1970: Tim Roth, defensive end, Oakland (16)
1973: Phil Engle, tackle, Green Bay (11)
1975: Lynn Boden, tackle, Detroit (1)
1975: Jerry Lawrence, tackle, Houston (8)
1976: Todd Simonsen, tackle, Houston (6)
1976: Bob Gissler, defensive end, Miami (14)
1978: Bill Matthews, linebacker, New England (5)
1980: Chuck Loewen, offensive lineman, San Diego (7)
1986: Bruce Klostermann, linebacker, Denver (8)
1993: Doug Miller, linebacker, San Diego (7)
1995: Adam Timmerman, offensive lineman, Green Bay (7)
1999: Steve Heiden, tight end, San Diego (3)
2010: Danny Batten, defensive end, Buffalo (6)
2018: Dallas Goedert, tight end, Philadelphia (2)

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