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Jacks in the NFL: Week Three
9/25/2018 12:08:00 PM | Football
Goedert gets his first NFL TD, Vinatieri is tied for the most made field goals in the NFL
Part of a weekly update, following the three active Jackrabbits in the National Football League.
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Previous Weeks:Â Pre. Wk 1Â |Â Pre. Wk 2Â |Â Pre. Wk 3Â |Â Pre. Wk 4Â |Â Wk 1 | Wk. 2
Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia Eagles) SDSU: 2014-17
Weekly Notes: Goedert earned his first NFL start in week three against the Indianapolis Colts. He brought in all seven of his targets for 73 yards and recorded his first NFL touchdown on the Eagles' opening drive in the 20-16 win last Sunday afternoon.
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The tight end played 55 of the 82 offensive plays (and 10 special teams plays) during the game and tied teammate Zach Ertz for the most receiving yards (73), including a long for 19 yards in second quarter.
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His touchdown came on QB Carson Wentz's for offensive drive of the year, as the SDSU alum slipped down the right seam and caught the ball all by himself in the middle of the endzone for 13 yards to give the Eagles the early 7-0 lead.
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In the second quarter with 9:45 left to play, Goedert caught his long of the day on a flag route up the right sideline for 19 yards to start their fourth offensive series of the ball game. The drive ended with a field goal to put Philadelphia up 10-7 with 3:09 left in the half.
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His long of 12 yards in the second half came with the Eagles down 16-13 with 9:02 left in the game. Wentz scrambled out of trouble and found Goedert open short left to pick up the first down. The drive concluded with a four-yard touchdown run to take a 20-16 lead over the Colts.
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He led the team in catches with seven while he next-best behind Ertz in targets for the 2-1 Eagles.
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Up Next: At Tennessee Titans (Sunday, Sept. 30 at noon CT)
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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 Colts - a 19-yard grab on a deep flag route to pick up a first down ... 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 get one foot in the endzone ... recorded his first career catch in the third quarter, a four-yard grab against the Falcons (Sept. 6) ... has played 89 offensive snaps (25 special teams) and has had 10 targets for eight catches and 77 yards and a touchdown through three 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).
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Adam Vinatieri (Indianapolis Colts) SDSU: 1991-94
Weekly Notes: Vinatieri scored 10 points going three-for-three on field goals and one-for-one in point-after attempts. He had makes of 35, 31, and 28 yards.
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His 35 and 31-yard field goals in the third quarter tied the game 10-10, and then took the lead, 13-10, against the Eagles while his 28-yard field goal recaptured the 16-13 lead in the fourth quarter before a late Philadelphia touchdown to knock off the Colts, 20-16.
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On his last field goal of the day, he tied Morten Anderson for the most field goals made in NFL history with 565. With one more made field goal, Vinatieri will obviously break the all-time NFL record - which is just the first of two all-time marks he's expected to own by season's end.
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Vinatieri entered Sunday's game needing 43 points to tie Andersen (2,544) for the most points scored in NFL history. He could break that record by mid-season.
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Up Next: Vs. Houston Texans (Sunday, Sept. 30 at noon CT)
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Season Notes: Vinatieri has gone 6-for-7 on field goal attempts and 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts, scoring 24 points, through three NFL games in 2018 ... tied for 11th overall in scoring in the NFL, tied for ninth in scoring among kickers through three games ... has makes of: 21, 28, 31, 35, 38, 51 yards and missed a 55-yard (short) ... 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 ... has made field goals from 33, 45, 51, and 57 yards out so far.
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Career Notes: Has played in 340 games (1996-05 - NE Patriots, 2006-present - IND Colts) after the third NFL game this season, making 565-of-670 field goals (84.3%) with a long of 57 yards in 2002, and scored 2,511 total points ... 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+ points (20 - 1996–2008, 2010, 2012–2017), most postseason field goals in a career (56), most consecutive games in a single postseason with 3-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 2nd of any position (Tom Brady has 37).
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Bryan Witzmann (Minnesota Vikings)Â SDSU: 2010-13
Weekly Notes:Â Witzmann joined the Minnesota Vikings, signing a contract officially on Monday, Sept. 10, and was not active for his second game with the Vikings against the Buffalo Bills. The Vikings lost 27-6 to the Bills on Sunday afternoon.
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Up Next:Â At Los Angeles Rams (Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7:20 p.m. CT)
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Season Notes:Â 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.
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Career Notes:Â Witzmann 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).
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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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Previous Weeks:Â Pre. Wk 1Â |Â Pre. Wk 2Â |Â Pre. Wk 3Â |Â Pre. Wk 4Â |Â Wk 1 | Wk. 2
Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia Eagles) SDSU: 2014-17
Weekly Notes: Goedert earned his first NFL start in week three against the Indianapolis Colts. He brought in all seven of his targets for 73 yards and recorded his first NFL touchdown on the Eagles' opening drive in the 20-16 win last Sunday afternoon.
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The tight end played 55 of the 82 offensive plays (and 10 special teams plays) during the game and tied teammate Zach Ertz for the most receiving yards (73), including a long for 19 yards in second quarter.
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His touchdown came on QB Carson Wentz's for offensive drive of the year, as the SDSU alum slipped down the right seam and caught the ball all by himself in the middle of the endzone for 13 yards to give the Eagles the early 7-0 lead.
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In the second quarter with 9:45 left to play, Goedert caught his long of the day on a flag route up the right sideline for 19 yards to start their fourth offensive series of the ball game. The drive ended with a field goal to put Philadelphia up 10-7 with 3:09 left in the half.
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His long of 12 yards in the second half came with the Eagles down 16-13 with 9:02 left in the game. Wentz scrambled out of trouble and found Goedert open short left to pick up the first down. The drive concluded with a four-yard touchdown run to take a 20-16 lead over the Colts.
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He led the team in catches with seven while he next-best behind Ertz in targets for the 2-1 Eagles.
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— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 23, 2018
Up Next: At Tennessee Titans (Sunday, Sept. 30 at noon CT)
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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 Colts - a 19-yard grab on a deep flag route to pick up a first down ... 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 get one foot in the endzone ... recorded his first career catch in the third quarter, a four-yard grab against the Falcons (Sept. 6) ... has played 89 offensive snaps (25 special teams) and has had 10 targets for eight catches and 77 yards and a touchdown through three 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).
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Adam Vinatieri (Indianapolis Colts) SDSU: 1991-94
Weekly Notes: Vinatieri scored 10 points going three-for-three on field goals and one-for-one in point-after attempts. He had makes of 35, 31, and 28 yards.
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His 35 and 31-yard field goals in the third quarter tied the game 10-10, and then took the lead, 13-10, against the Eagles while his 28-yard field goal recaptured the 16-13 lead in the fourth quarter before a late Philadelphia touchdown to knock off the Colts, 20-16.
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On his last field goal of the day, he tied Morten Anderson for the most field goals made in NFL history with 565. With one more made field goal, Vinatieri will obviously break the all-time NFL record - which is just the first of two all-time marks he's expected to own by season's end.
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Vinatieri entered Sunday's game needing 43 points to tie Andersen (2,544) for the most points scored in NFL history. He could break that record by mid-season.
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— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) September 23, 2018
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Up Next: Vs. Houston Texans (Sunday, Sept. 30 at noon CT)
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Season Notes: Vinatieri has gone 6-for-7 on field goal attempts and 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts, scoring 24 points, through three NFL games in 2018 ... tied for 11th overall in scoring in the NFL, tied for ninth in scoring among kickers through three games ... has makes of: 21, 28, 31, 35, 38, 51 yards and missed a 55-yard (short) ... 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 ... has made field goals from 33, 45, 51, and 57 yards out so far.
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Career Notes: Has played in 340 games (1996-05 - NE Patriots, 2006-present - IND Colts) after the third NFL game this season, making 565-of-670 field goals (84.3%) with a long of 57 yards in 2002, and scored 2,511 total points ... 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+ points (20 - 1996–2008, 2010, 2012–2017), most postseason field goals in a career (56), most consecutive games in a single postseason with 3-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 2nd of any position (Tom Brady has 37).
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Bryan Witzmann (Minnesota Vikings)Â SDSU: 2010-13
Weekly Notes:Â Witzmann joined the Minnesota Vikings, signing a contract officially on Monday, Sept. 10, and was not active for his second game with the Vikings against the Buffalo Bills. The Vikings lost 27-6 to the Bills on Sunday afternoon.
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Up Next:Â At Los Angeles Rams (Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7:20 p.m. CT)
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Season Notes:Â 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.
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Career Notes:Â Witzmann 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).
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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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