Jacks in the NFL: Week 16

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 | Wk. 14 | Wk. 15

Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia Eagles) SDSU: 2014-17
Weekly Notes: Goedert played 48 offensive snaps (59 percent) and 13 special teams plays in last Sunday's 32-30 win over the Houston Texans. He caught all three of his targets for 30 yards, including a long of 24 yards, on Sunday afternoon.

His first catch came in the second quarter with just under six minutes. The Eagles were on Houston's eight-yard line, down 9-7, on fourth down. Backup QB Nick Foles dumped a short pass right to Goedert who rumbled to the two-yard line and picked up first down. Eventually Philly scored on a short pass to go up 13-9 with 3:11 left to play in the half.

On the first play of the second half, a fellow Eagle fumbled a pass but Goedert was able to recover it and prevent the Texans from good field position on the Eagles' own 34-yard line.

His 24-yard long - his last catch of the game - was in the fourth quarter with 6:17 left to play. Foles dumped another pass short left to Goedert who made his way up to Houston's 49-yard line for a first down.

Up Next: At Washington Redskins (Sunday, Dec. 30 at noon 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 400 offensive snaps (156 special teams) and has had 39 targets for 30 catches and 297 yards and four touchdowns through 15 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 four points by going four-for-four on point-after attempts in the 28-27 win over the New York Giants last Sunday.

His PAT with 55 seconds left in the game gave the Colts their first lead of the game after trailing by 14 in the first quarter.

Sunday's game marked his 352nd regular season game played, which tied Jeff Feagles for the third-most regular season games played in NFL history. The game is also the 193rd game for Vinatieri as a Colt which ties him with Robert Mathis and Justin Snow for the seventh-most games played in team history.

Next in the NFL record book for the Jackrabbit:

Games Played: currently 352 career games - tied third all-time (Jeff Feagles - tied third, 352; Gary Anderson - second, 353; Morten Andersen - all-time, 382)
Extra-Points Attempted: currently 866 - second all-time (Morten Andersen - third, 859; George Blanda - all-time, 959)
Extra-Points Made: currently 849 - tied second all-time (Morten Andersen - tied second, 849; George Blanda - all-time, 943) ... projected to end season with 887 (projected 47 on season, ESPN)
Field Goals Attempted: currently 688 - second all-time (Morten Andersen - all-time, 709)

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— Blue (@blue) December 23, 2018

Up Next: At Tennessee Titans (Sunday, Dec. 30 at 7:20 p.m. CT)

Season Notes: Vinatieri has gone 21-for-25 on field goal attempts and 41-for-41 on extra-point attempts, scoring 104 points, through 15 NFL games in 2018 ... he is tied 17th in overall in scoring in the NFL, and tied 15th in scoring among kickers through 15 games ... has makes of: 21, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 31, 31, 32, 35, 36, 38, 42, 43, 44, 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 214th win which is the most regular season wins by a player (George Blanda - second, 209 ... Tom Brady - third, 206 ... Gary Anderson - fourth, 201) - first broke the record (No. 210) by beating the Tennessee Titans 38-10 (Nov. 18) ... recorded the most field goals made in a NFL career (now 580) 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 2,589 points all-time ... tied for second all-time in most extra-points made with his fourth and game-winning PAT vs. the New York Giants on Dec. 23 (W, 28-27) .... 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 688 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 ... tied Jeff Feagles with the second most games played at 352 with the 28-27 win over the New York Giants (Dec. 23) (just the third NFL player to reach the 350-mark) next on the list is 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 352 games (1996-05 - NE Patriots, 2006-present - IND Colts) after the 14th NFL game this season, making 580-of-688 field goals (84.3%) with a long of 57 yards in 2002, and scored 2,589 total points ... he is 849-866 on career XPs - 98.0% (now second all-time in XP attempts ... passed Andersen at 859 on Dec. 9, 2018; all-time: Blanda, 959) (tied second 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 (21 - 1996–2008, 2010, 2012–2018), 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 214th win which is the most regular season wins by a player (George Blanda - second, 209 ... Tom Brady - third, 206 ... Gary Anderson - fourth, 201) - first broke the record (No. 210) by beating the Tennessee Titans 38-10 (Nov. 18) ... recorded the most field goals made in a NFL career (now 580) 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 2,589 points all-time ... tied for second all-time in most extra-points made with his fourth and game-winning PAT vs. the New York Giants on Dec. 23 (W, 28-27) .... 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 688 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 ... tied Jeff Feagles with the second most games played at 352 with the 28-27 win over the New York Giants (Dec. 23) (just the third NFL player to reach the 350-mark) next on the list is the NFL record is Morten Andersen with 382.

Bryan Witzmann (Chicago Bears) SDSU: 2010-13
Weekly Notes: Witzmann started his seventh consecutive game for the Chicago Bears, beating the San Francisco 49ers 14-9. Witzmann played all 64 offensive snaps and three special teams plays while the Bears' offense totaled 325 yards - 235 through the air and 90 on the ground while averaging 5.4 yards per play.

The two scoring drives for the Bears amassed 75 and 90 yards while having a 61-yard (ended with missed FG) and 52-yard drive (Fumble).

With the Bears clinching the NFC North last week and a spot in the playoffs, Witzmann has been to the playoffs all three years he's played a snap in the NFL (2016 Divisional Rd. - Kansas City Chiefs, 2017 Wild Card Rd. - Kansas City Chiefs, 2018 Playoffs - Clinched NFC North). The SDSU alum is 6-1 when playing significant snaps with the Bears, 5-1 as a starter (lone loss is an overtime loss to the NY Giants in Wk. 13).

Up Next: At Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, Dec. 30 at 3:25 p.m. CT)

Season Notes: Now has seven 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 370 offensive snaps (27 special teams) through seven 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 20 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 led the team in rushing yards as the Lions lost to the Minnesota Vikings 27-9 last Sunday. Zenner had eight carries for 45 yards, a long of 29, and two catches on four targets for 22 yards, a long of 11.

Carrying the ball six times in the first half, the SDSU alum took the handoff on the second offensive play of the game for five yards and the third offensive play for 29 yards to Minnesota's 37-yard line.

Zenner's next biggest run came in the third quarter, down 17-9 with just under six minutes. He came off the left tackle for 14 yards to open the Lions' next drive. However, it was called back because of holding but he added five more yards on the next run to make it second-and-11 from their own 12-yard line.

The Jackrabbit caught his two passes in back-to-back plays at the end of the game from backup QB Matt Cassel. He pushed the Lions 22 yards on two 11-yard catches to their own 41-yard line.

In total, Zenner played 27 offensive plays (36 percent) and 19 special teams plays.

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— Detroit Lions (@Lions) December 23, 2018

Up Next: At Green Bay Packers (Sunday, Dec. 30 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 (season-highs: 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 ... followed that up with his first start of the season - a 10-carry (team-best), 45-yard performance with a touchdown (including three catches on four targets and a long of five yards) - at the Buffalo Bills (Dec. 16; L, 14-13) ... 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 81 offensive plays (34 carries, 172 yards, 2 TDs, 29 long ... 9 targets, 6 catches, 26 yards, 11-yard long) and 128 special teams plays in six games back ... signed back with the Detroit Lions on Nov. 6 after the team waived RB Ameer Abdullah ... was waived by the Detroit 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 had his biggest game of the season in a 17-3 win vs. the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 9, 2018 (season-highs: 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 ... followed that up with his first start of the season - a 10-carry (team-best), 45-yard performance with a touchdown (including three catches on four targets and a long of five yards) - at the Buffalo Bills (Dec. 16; L, 14-13) ... 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 54 offensive plays (26 carries, 127 yards, 2 TDs, 17 long ... 5 targets, 4 catches, 4 yards, 5-yard long) and 109 special teams plays in six 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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