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Stanford in the NFL: Week 11 Recap

Michael Wilson had the most receiving yards in the NFL this year

STANFORD, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals game featured history on both sides by former Cardinal, as Christian McCaffrey and Michael Wilson both had enormous games. Davis Mills led another game-winning drive for the Texans, Ethan Bonner recovered a fourth-quarter fumble in Brazil, and Colby Parkinson scored for the second week in a row as part of a loaded Week 11.

Below is a breakdown of each performance by a former Cardinal in Week 11:

New England Patriots 27, New York Jets 14

  • Harrison Phillips (NYJ): Recorded five tackles, including two solo tackles and one tackle-for-loss, his second of the season…played on 62.7% of defensive snaps, a season-high in snap percentage.

Miami Dolphins 16, Washington Commanders 13 (OT)

  • Ethan Bonner (MIA): Recovered a special teams fumble in the fourth quarter, landing on the muffed punt to give Miami a chance to take the lead…first fumble recovery of his career.
  • Jake Bailey (MIA): Punted twice for an average of 53.0 yards per punt, with a long of 55 yards.
  • Zach Ertz (WAS): Tied for the team lead in targets with eight, and finished as the second leading receiver on the team with four catches for 42 yards.

Carolina Panthers 30, Atlanta Falcons 27 (OT)

  • Brycen Tremayne (CAR): Turned both of his targets into receptions totaling 17 yards…his fourth multi-catch game of the season.

Houston Texans 16, Tennessee Titans 13

  • Davis Mills (HOU): Won his second consecutive start as the Texans improved to 5-5…completed 26 passes on 41 attempts for 274 yards and one touchdown…engineered a game-winning drive that led to a Matthew Wright 35-yard field goal as time expired…is now 2-0 in place of C.J. Stroud.
  • Dalton Schultz (HOU): Finished second on the team in targets (9), turning it into six receptions for 51 yards…has three consecutive games with at least six receptions, and at least 50 receiving yards in five of his last six games.
  • Elic Ayomanor (TEN): Had the second most targets on the Titans (6), but only managed two receptions for 11 yards.

Chicago Bears 19, Minnesota Vikings 17

  • Drew Dalman (CHI): Started at center and played all 75 snaps, allowing just two quarterback hurries…finished as the Bears’ highest-graded run blocker per PFF (72.0).

Green Bay Packers 27, New York Giants 20

  • Bobby Okereke (NYG): Tied for the team lead in tackles with seven, including six solo tackles…the most on the team…ranks fifth in the NFL in tackles through 11 weeks.

Jacksonville Jaguars 35, Los Angeles Chargers 6

  • Walker Little (JAX): Started at left tackle and played every snap…allowed just one hurry on 24 dropbacks.
  • Kendall Williamson (LAC): Played 19 total snaps, including six at safety, and recorded three tackles—a new career high.
  • Tucker Fisk (LAC): Started for the sixth time this season, setting a new career high in starts.

Los Angeles Rams 21, Seattle Seahawks 19

  • Colby Parkinson (LAR): One of just two Rams with multiple receptions, catching two passes for 14 yards…caught a six-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, his second touchdown in as many games…first time in his career with touchdowns in consecutive games.

San Francisco 49ers 41, Arizona Cardinals 22

  • Christian McCaffrey (SF): Ran 13 times for 81 yards and two touchdowns while adding five receptions for 40 yards and another score…his seventh career three-touchdown game and third against Arizona…17th career game with both a rushing and receiving touchdown, extending his NFL record…has over 700 rushing and receiving yards through 11 games, the third player in NFL history to do so…his 20-yard touchdown run is the longest rush for San Francisco this season.
  • Curtis Robinson (SF): Thrust into action after an injury to Tatum Bethune, played a career-high 54 snaps at middle linebacker…and finished as the 49ers’ leading tackler with a career-best 12, including five solo tackles…entered the game with 24 tackles across his previous 25 NFL games.
  • Michael Wilson (ARI): Received 18 targets and delivered one of the best WR performances of the NFL season with 15 catches for 185 yards…career high and the most by any NFL player in 2025…first Stanford alum with 185+ yards since James Lofton in 1991…his 15 receptions are the most ever by a former Stanford WR in the NFL and one shy of the NFL’s season high…part of a Cardinals offense that saw Jacoby Brissett complete an NFL-record 47 passes.
  • Elijah Higgins (ARI): Caught two of his three targets for 11 yards.

Dallas Cowboys 33, Las Vegas Raiders 16

  • Thomas Booker (LV): Played a season-high 50 snaps and recorded five tackles, including one pass defended…added one quarterback hurry.
  • Kyu Blu Kelly (LV): Started at cornerback and recorded five tackles, including three solo.

Bye Week: Justin Reid (NO)

Did Not Play: Paulson Adebo (NYG), Simi Fehoko (ARI), Austin Hooper (NE), Joshua Karty (LAR), Tanner McKee (PHI), Andrus Peat (PIT), Foster Sarell (LAC), Solomon Thomas (DAL)