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David DeCastro • G • Pittsburgh Steelers • Eighth season

David DeCastro started and appeared on all 59 offensive snaps in Pittsburgh's 17-10 loss against Buffalo on Sunday night. DeCastro did not allow a single pressure on 42 pass-blocking snaps, earning a game-high 85.5 grade in pass protection from Pro Football Focus. A three-time All-Pro, DeCastro has allowed just two sacks since Jan. 8, 2017.

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

A week after his pair of late touchdowns lifted Philadelphia to a win over the New York Giants, Ertz's heroics continued with another touchdown grab in the fourth quarter of the Eagles' 37-27 win at Washington on Sunday. Ertz appeared on 88 percent of offensive snaps, finishing the day with five catches for 61 yards. Ertz now has 200 receptions over the last two seasons, the most of any tight end in the NFL.

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

Blake Martinez took over as the league's leading tackler after Green Bay's 21-13 win against Chicago on Sunday, racking up 11 total stops on 96 percent of the Packers' defensive snaps. Starting at inside linebacker and finishing with nine solo tackles, Martinez upped his total to 140, which is four behind his career-high totals from 2017 and 2018.

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

McCaffrey didn't miss an offensive snap in Carolina's 30-24 loss against Seattle on Sunday, rushing 19 times for 87 yards and two touchdowns to go with eight catches for 88 yards. The first player in franchise history to eclipse 2,000 yards from scrimmage, McCaffrey leads the league with 2,121 scrimmage yards, which is the most of any player in the last five seasons despite the third-year star having two games remaining. McCaffrey has 21 more receptions (94) than any other running back in the league, needing six more to become the only running back in NFL history to have two or more 100-catch seasons.

Trent Murphy • DE/OLB • Buffalo Bills • Sixth season • @TMurphy_93

Murphy helped Buffalo clinch a playoff berth with a 17-10 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday night, finishing with three tackles, one sack, two total quarterback hurries and one forced fumble while starting and appearing on 64 percent of the Bills' defensive snaps. With the Steelers' threatening the Bills' end zone near the end of the first half, Murphy jarred the ball from the arms to James Conner to give Buffalo the ball and the lead entering halftime.

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

Reid made a game-changing play in the second quarter of Houston's 24-21 win at Tennessee, deflecting a Ryan Tannehill pass into the arms of Whitney Mercilus, whose 75-yard interception return set up a DeShaun Watson touchdown pass. Appearing on 93 percent of defensive snaps for the Texans, Reid finished with six tackles, five of which were solo, while allowing just one catch on the three times he was targeted on Sunday.

Quick Hitters

  • Henry Anderson made one tackle and registered two pressures on 51 percent of defensive snaps in the New York Jets' 42-21 loss at Baltimore on Thursday night.
  • J.J. Arcega-Whiteside was targeted twice in Philadelphia's 37-27 win at Washington while appearing on 71 offensive snaps, the most of any other wide receiver in the game by 13.
  • Johnson Bademosi was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury prior to New Orleans' 34-7 win against Indianapolis on Monday night.
  • Jake Bailey punted five times for 241 yards, a 48.2 average and a 42.4 net average in New England's 34-13 win at Cincinnati on Sunday.
  • Cameron Fleming appeared on three offensive snaps and eight special teams snaps in a 44-21 win against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
  • Nate Herbig made his regular season debut in Philadelphia's 37-27 win at Washington on Sunday, appearing on five special teams snaps off the bench.
  • Austin Hooper caught three passes for 20 yards on 82 percent of offensive snaps in Atlanta's 29-22 win at San Francisco on Sunday.
  • Peter Kalambayi made one special teams tackle on 16 special teams snaps in Houston's 24-21 win at Tennessee, also appearing on six defensive snaps.
  • Josh Mauro made one tackle and appeared on 13 defensive snaps and four special teams snaps in Oakland's 20-16 loss against Jacksonville on Sunday.
  • Ty Montgomery carried twice for five yards, caught his only target for five yards and returned three kickoffs for 93 yards on 19 total snaps in the New York Jets' 42-21 loss at Baltimore on Thursday night.
  • Bobby Okereke made seven tackles, including three solo and one on special teams, on 49 percent of defensive snaps in Indianapolis' 34-7 loss at New Orleans on Monday night.
  • Andrus Peat was inactive for New Orleans' 34-7 win against Indianapolis while he recovers from an ankle injury sustained in Week 10.
  • Jordan Richards made one special teams tackle on a team-high 23 special teams snaps in Baltimore's 42-21 win against the New York Jets on Thursday night.
  • Brennan Scarlett made six tackles on 66 percent of defensive snaps in Houston's 24-21 win at Tennessee on Sunday.
  • Dalton Schultz appeared on 16 offensive snaps and nine special teams snaps in Dallas' 44-21 win against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
  • Richard Sherman was inactive for San Francisco's 29-22 loss against Atlanta on Sunday with a hamstring injury sustained in Week 14.
  • Kaden Smith started and caught all three targets for 38 yards on all 68 offensive snaps in the New York Giants' 36-20 win against Miami on Sunday.
  • Appearing on nine defensive snaps and a game-high 25 special teams snaps, Michael Thomas finished with two tackles and one pass deflection in the New York Giants' 36-20 win against Miami on Sunday.
  • Solomon Thomas started and made one tackle on 60 percent of defensive snaps in San Francisco's 29-22 loss against Atlanta on Sunday.
  • Levine Toilolo appeared on 11 offensive snaps and 10 special teams snaps in San Francisco's 29-22 loss against Atlanta on Sunday.