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Football

Making an Impact

Standout Performers

Zach Ertz • TE • Philadelphia Eagles • Seventh season • @ZErtz_86

Zach Ertz led Philadelphia in receptions (7) and receiving yards (65) during a 34-27 win at Green Bay to get the Eagles to 2-2. Appearing on 76 percent of offensive snaps, Ertz earned a 92.6 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, the second-highest of any tight end in Week 4.

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

Hooper had a mammoth day despite Atlanta falling, 24-10, at home to Tennessee, hauling in nine catches on 11 targets for a career-high 130 yards on 82 percent of offensive snaps. A bright spot for the 1-3 Falcons, Hooper is on pace to shatter his career highs in virtually every offensive category.

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

Blake Martinez's flying start to 2019 continued in Green Bay's 34-27 loss against Philadelphia on Thursday night. Martinez made a season- and game-high 15 tackles, including 10 solo stops, while appearing on all 62 defensive snaps. Martinez, who ranks second in the NFL with 47 tackles, has not missed a defensive snap this season.

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

McCaffrey's dominance continued with another standout performance in Carolina's 16-10 win at Houston on Sunday, accounting for 179 of the Panthers' 297 yards of offense. McCaffrey rushed 27 times for 93 yards and one touchdown while catching all 10 of his targets for 86 yards. McCaffrey added some flair with a highlight-reel catch in the fourth quarter and is on pace for 344 carries, 100 receptions and 2,516 yards from scrimmage. He joins Jim Brown as the only players in NFL history with three games of at least 175 scrimmage yards and one touchdown in his team's first four games while his six career games with 10 or more receptions tie Larry Centers and LaDainian Tomlinson for the most in history.

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

Okereke made seven tackles, including one for loss, in Indianapolis' 31-24 loss against Oakland. The rookie linebacker, who played 87 percent of defensive snaps, will continue to deputize in the starting lineup in the absence of All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard.

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

Lining up against his older brother, Eric, for the first time in his life, Reid made a season-high 10 tackles while appearing on all 68 defensive snaps of Houston's 16-10 loss against Carolina. Reid did not draw a target from quarterback Kyle Allen in 38 pass coverage snaps.

Quick Hitters

  • J.J. Arcega-Whiteside appeared on six offensive snaps and two special teams snaps in Philadelphia's 34-27 win at Green Bay.
  • Johnson Bademosi registered one tackle on defense and one on special teams during Miami's 30-10 loss against the Los Angeles Chargers while playing 13 defensive snaps and five special teams snaps.
  • Jake Bailey punted nine times for 433 yards in New England's 16-10 win at Buffalo, finishing with a 43.0 net average.
  • David DeCastro played all 59 offensive snaps of Pittsburgh's 27-3 win against Cincinnati on Monday night.
  • Cameron Fleming appeared on nine offensive snaps and two special teams snaps in Dallas' 12-10 loss at New Orleans on Sunday.
  • Nate Herbig was inactive for Philadelphia's 34-27 win at Green Bay on Sunday.
  • Peter Kalambayi appeared on a team-high 18 special teams snaps in Houston's 16-10 loss against Carolina.
  • Josh Mauro made two tackles, including one for loss, on 24 defensive snaps in Oakland's 31-24 win at Indianapolis on Sunday.
  • Trent Murphy registered one tackle on 40 defensive snaps in Buffalo's 16-10 loss against New England on Sunday.
  • Andrus Peat played all 71 offensive snaps in New Orleans' 12-10 win against Dallas on Sunday night.
  • Harrison Phillips suffered a season-ending injury during Week 3, as announced last week by head coach Sean McDermott.
  • Brennan Scarlett registered a strip sack, one of his two tackles, during Houston's 16-10 loss against Carolina while appearing on 23 defensive snaps and 14 special teams snaps. Scarlett's 90.5 grade from Pro Football Focus was a game high.
  • Dalton Schultz appeared on two offensive snaps and four special teams snaps in Dallas' 12-10 loss at New Orleans.
  • Kaden Smith was inactive for the New York Giants' 24-3 win against Washington.
  • Michael Thomas registered two tackles and one pass defensed on 25 defensive snaps and a team-high 16 special teams snaps during the New York Giants' 24-3 win against Washington.