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Interceptions Galore

Standout PerformersDoug Baldwin • WR • Seattle Seahawks • Eighth season • @DougBaldwinJr

Baldwin set season highs in targets (10) and receptions (7) in Seattle's 27-24 win against Green Bay on Thursday night, snagging his first touchdown of the season. Baldwin's full arsenal of skills was on display, including a spectacular one-handed catch and some beautiful route running against prized rookie Jaire Alexander. On the season, Baldwin has not dropped a pass while catching 30 of 39 targets.

Andrew Luck • QB • Indianapolis Colts • Seventh season • @ALBookClub

Luck continued his historic run of games with three or more touchdown passes, joining Tom Brady (10) and Peyton Manning (8) as the only players with seven consecutive such games after another sterling performance in Indianapolis' 38-10 win against Tennessee. Luck finished 23 of 29 passing for 297 yards, three touchdowns, zero interceptions, an 86.9 grade from Pro Football Focus and a 143.8 passer rating while the Colts, a team no one expected to be in the playoff hunt, improved to 5-5. Luck joins Aaron Rodgers and Dan Marino as the only players in NFL history with at least 160 touchdown passes in their first 80 games. He has four straight games with a quarterback rating of 85 or more, the longest single-season streak since 2013 (Manning), and he has not been sacked in 214 straight pass attempts, the longest such streak since 1991.

Justin Reid • S • Houston Texans • First season • @jreid_viii

Reid scored his first career touchdown at any level of football in Houston's 23-21 win at Washington, intercepting Alex Smith and taking it 101 yards to the end zone. He finished with three tackles, one quarterback hit and two passes defensed while appearing on 96 percent of defensive snaps. Reid netted a 78.2 grade from Pro Football Focus, while his season grade also stands at 78.2, the 15th-highest of 88 snap-eligible NFL safeties.

Jordan Richards • S • Atlanta Falcons • Fourth season

Richards had his best performance of the season in Atlanta's 22-19 loss against Dallas on Sunday. He finished with four tackles, one pass defensed and three run stops while allowing just 15 yards on four receptions in coverage. Richard's efforts earned him an outstanding 90.6 grade from Pro Football Focus, his highest of the season by over 20 percentage points, while he has registered his highest grade of the season in each of his last four games (64.7, 65.0, 69.8, 90.6).

Brennan Scarlett • OLB • Houston Texans • Third season • @BScarlett17

Scarlett's excellent season continued Sunday with his first career interception, a spectacular one-handed grab, in Houston's 23-21 win at Washington. Appearing on 45 percent of defensive snaps, he finished with two passes defensed, one quarterback hit, and three tackles while allowing one catch for six yards on three targets. Scarlett finished with an exceptional 94.4 grade from Pro Football Focus, upping his season grade to 89.3, which ranks third among NFL linebackers behind only Bobby Wagner (90.4) and Deion Jones (90.2).

Michael Thomas • S • New York Giants • Sixth season • @Michael31Thomas

Thomas continued his excellent run of form in the New York Giants' 38-35 win against Tampa Bay on Sunday, snaring his first interception of the season on 23 defensive snaps and a team-high 23 special teams snaps. He finished with an absurd four special teams tackles, recovered an onside kick, defensed two passes and added one tackle on defense. He earned a season-high 92.0 grade from Pro Football Focus, upping his season grade to 85.9, which ties for seventh among NFL safeties. 

Quick Hitters

  • Johnson Bademosi made one special teams tackle on 16 special teams snaps in Houston's 23-21 win at Washington.
  • David DeCastro played all 65 offensive snaps of Pittsburgh's 20-16 comeback win at Jacksonville on Sunday.
  • Zach Ertz was held to two catches for 15 yards in Philadelphia's 48-7 loss at New Orleans.
  • Cameron Fleming appeared on four offensive snaps and five special teams snaps in Dallas' 22-19 win at Atlanta.
  • Ryan Hewitt was inactive for Indianapolis' 38-10 win against Tennessee.
  • Kevin Hogan did not appear in Denver's 23-22 win at the Los Angeles Chargers.
  • Austin Hooper caught four of eight targets for 27 yards in Atlanta's 22-19 loss against Dallas.
  • Peter Kalambayi appeared on 16 special teams snaps in Houston's 23-21 win at Washington.
  • Blake Martinez played all 70 defensive snaps in Green Bay's 27-24 loss at Seattle on Thursday night, finishing with six tackles, including one for loss, and three run stops.
  • Josh Mauro made four tackles and finished with three run stops in the New York Giants' 38-33 win against Tampa Bay.
  • Christian McCaffrey had a relatively tame day for his lofty standards in Carolina's 20-19 loss at Detroit, carrying the ball 13 times for 53 yards while catching six of eight targets for 57 yards.
  • Quenton Meeks was inactive for Jacksonville's 20-16 loss against Pittsburgh.
  • Ty Montgomery appeared on nine offensive snaps in Baltimore's 24-21 win against Cincinnati.
  • Andrus Peat appeared on 66 percent of offensive snaps in New Orleans' 48-7 win against Philadelphia.
  • Dalton Schultz appeared on 11 offensive snaps and 11 special teams snaps in Dallas' 22-19 win at Atlanta.
  • Levine Toilolo started and caught his only target for 13 yards on 65 percent of offensive snaps in Detroit's 20-19 win against Carolina.

Byes: Buffalo (Trent Murphy, Harrison Phillips), New York Jets (Henry Anderson), San Francisco (Joshua Garnett, Richard Sherman, Solomon Thomas)