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Historic Sunday

Standout Performers

Jake Bailey • P • New England Patriots • First season • @jakebailey___

Bailey had his best and busiest day as a professional on Sunday in New England's 30-14 win against the New York Jets, punting seven times for 310 total yards and a 44.3 average. Five of Bailey's punts pinned the Jets inside their own 20-yard line, including one of 55 yards to the Jets' eight-yard line in the third quarter.

Austin Hooper • TE • Atlanta Falcons • Fourth season • @AustinHooper18

Hooper caught six-of-seven targets for 66 yards and two touchdowns in Atlanta's 27-24 loss at Indianapolis on Sunday. It was the first multi-touchdown game in the career of Hooper, who appeared on 89 percent of offensive snaps while earning an 84.2 grade from Pro Football Focus.

Blake Martinez • ILB • Green Bay Packers • Fourth season • @Big__Blake50

Martinez was all over the field in Green Bay's 27-16 win against Denver on Sunday, racking up a game- and season-high 12 tackles while appearing on all 73 defensive snaps. Martinez did not miss a tackle, according to Pro Football Focus, adding five run stops to go with an 82.8 overall grade. Through three weeks, the Packers defense has allowed the third-fewest points (35) in the league with an NFL-high eight takeaways.

Christian McCaffrey • RB • Carolina Panthers • Third season • @run__cmc

Despite added attention from Arizona's defense in the absence of quarterback Cam Newton, McCaffrey dazzled in Carolina's 38-20 win on the road, amassing 188 yards from scrimmage with one touchdown, a game-changing, 76-yard score in the third quarter to put the Panthers ahead, 28-20. Appearing on 92 percent of offensive snaps, McCaffrey finished with 153 rushing yards on 24 attempts while catching three-of-four targets for 35 yards. He joins Hall of Famer Jim Brown (1963), Billy Sims (1980) and Adrian Peterson (2010) as the only players with multiple games of 185 or more scrimmage yards and a touchdown in his team's first three games of a season in NFL history.

Bobby Okereke • LB • Indianapolis Colts• First season • @BobbyOkereke

Starting in place of All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard, Okereke stepped in to make eight tackles during Indianapolis' 27-24 win against Atlanta. Appearing on 54 defensive snaps (90 percent), Okereke added three run stops, according to Pro Football Focus, after playing just 26 snaps during Weeks 1-2.

Richard Sherman • CB • San Francisco 49ers • Ninth season • @RSherman_25

Starting in place of All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard, Okereke stepped in to make eight tackles during Indianapolis' 27-24 win against Atlanta. Appearing on 54 defensive snaps (90 percent), Okereke added three run stops, according to Pro Football Focus, after playing just 26 snaps during Weeks 1-2.

Quick Hitters

  • Henry Anderson made three tackles, including one for loss, and batted one pass on 45 defensive snaps in the New York Jets' 30-14 loss at New England on Sunday.
  • J.J. Arcega-Whiteside caught one pass for 10 yards on 72 percent of Philadelphia's offensive snaps in a 27-24 loss against Detroit on Sunday.
  • Appearing on a season-high 17 defensive snaps, Johnson Bademosi made three tackles in Miami's 31-6 loss at Dallas, also playing 13 special teams snaps.
  • David DeCastro appeared on all 53 offensive snaps in Pittsburgh's 24-20 loss at San Francisco. DeCastro allowed one hurry on 35 pass-blocking snaps and has surrendered just two total pressures on 130 such snaps in 2019.
  • Zach Ertz caught four-of-seven targets for 64 yards while appearing on all 76 snaps of Philadelphia's 27-24 loss against Detroit on Sunday.
  • Cameron Fleming appeared on six special teams snaps in Dallas 31-6 win against Miami on Sunday.
  • Nate Herbig was inactive for Philadelphia's 27-24 loss against Detroit on Sunday.
  • Peter Kalambayi appeared on 18 special teams snaps in Houston's 27-20 win at the Los Angeles Chargers.
  • Josh Mauro started and made two tackles on 63 percent of Oakland's defensive snaps in a 34-14 loss at Minnesota on Sunday.
  • Ty Montgomery carried twice for one yard and was targeted once on eight offensive snaps in the New York Jets' 30-14 loss at New England on Sunday.
  • Trent Murphy registered one quarterback hurry and one pass defensed in Buffalo's 21-17 win against Cincinnati on Sunday with the Bills moving to 3-0 for the first time since 2011.
  • Andrus Peat shrugged off a Week 2 injury to start and appear on all 58 offensive snaps of New Orleans' 33-27 win at Seattle on Sunday.
  • Harrison Phillips appeared on 26 defensive snaps in Buffalo's 21-17 win against Cincinnati.
  • Justin Reid made seven tackles with one quarterback pressure on 88 percent of defensive snaps during Houston's 27-20 win at the Los Angeles Chargers.
  • Brennan Scarlett made two tackles on 16 defensive snaps and 13 special teams snaps in Houston's 27-20 win at the Los Angeles Chargers.
  • Dalton Schultz appeared on 14 offensive snaps and four special teams snaps in Dallas' 31-6 win against Miami on Sunday.
  • Kaden Smith was inactive for the New York Giants' 32-31 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday after signing with the team last week.
  • Solomon Thomas registered two tackles and one quarterback pressure on 11 defensive snaps in San Francisco's 24-20 win against Pittsburgh on Sunday.
  • Levine Toilolo appeared on 10 offensive snaps and eight special teams snaps in San Francisco's 24-20 win against Pittsburgh on Sunday.