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Red Raiders in the NFL: Week 16
December 24, 2024 | Football
Red Raiders in the NFL | Regular Season Week 16, Dec. 19-23
LUBBOCK, Texas – The NFL season is nearing its end to the regular season and former Red Raiders in the NFL are in the thick of helping push their respective teams to the postseason, a group led by none other than Kansas City Chiefs signal caller Patrick Mahomes II. Despite an ankle injury, Mahomes led the Chiefs to its 14th win this season and remain atop the AFC standings. The Chiefs' Week 17 game will be featured on Christmas Day, exclusively on Netflix, versus the Steelers at Noon.
A complete list of week 16 statistics and season statistics by former Red Raiders in the NFL is below.
ARIZONA CARDINALS vs. Carolina Panthers (L, 36-30 OT)
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (2019-23): Taylor-Demerson finished the game with three tackles on defense (one solo) and added one more on special teams. He played a total of 35 snaps with 25 of them coming on special teams.
DL Broderick Washington Jr. (2016-19): Washington Jr. registered his fifth start of the year in the home win over AFC North rival Pittsburgh on Saturday night. He accounted for 21 snaps on defense and added three more on special teams.
OL Terence Steele (2016-19): Steele made his 15th-straight start of the season, playing all 60 offensive snaps in the Cowboys' Sunday Night Football home win over Tampa Bay.
DE Myles Cole (2022-23): Cole played in his sixth game of the season. He registered two solo tackles during the third quarter on the same drive, including one for a loss of one. He played a total of 24 snaps for the defense.
QB Patrick Mahomes II (2014-16): Battling an ankle injury on a short week, Mahomes powered the Chiefs to a Saturday victory over the Texans to maintain its position for the No. 1 seed in the AFC with two weeks left in the season.
DE Tyree Wilson (2020-22): Wilson finished the game with one solo tackle along with two quarterback hits in the home win over the Jaguars.
LB Jordyn Brooks (2016-19): Brooks led Miami with seven tackles (four solo) to go along with one sack (loss of six) in the home win over the 49ers. Brooks has started each game for Miami this season and leads the team in tackles with 128 – which is 44 more than the next Dolphin.
LB Sam Eguavoen (2011-14): Eguavoen contributed to the special teams unit on Sunday. He recorded 12 snaps but no statistics.
DB Tyler Owens (2022-23): Owens led all special team players with a game-high three tackles on that side of the ball as the Commanders took down NFC East rival Philadelphia by three points.
Red Raiders on Injured Reserve
WEEK 17 SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Dec. 25 | 12 p.m.
Chiefs (Mahomes) at Steelers | Netflix
Wednesday, Dec. 25 | 3:30 p.m.
Ravens (Washington Jr.) at Texans | Netflix
Thursday, Dec. 26 | 7:15 p.m.
Seahawks at Bears | Prime Video
Saturday, Dec. 28 | 12 p.m.
Chargers at Patriots | NFL Network
Saturday, Dec. 28 | 3:30 p.m.
Broncos at Bengals | NFL Network
Saturday, Dec. 28 | 7:00 p.m.
Cardinals (Taylor-Demerson) at LA Rams | NFL Network
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 12 p.m.
Colts at Giants | FOX
Jets (Eguavoen) at Bills | CBS
Titans at Jaguars (Cole) | CBS
Raiders (Wilson) at Saints | FOX
Panthers at Buccaneers | CBS
Cowboys (Steele) at Eagles | FOX
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 3:05 p.m.
Dolphins (Brooks, Ezukanma) at Browns | CBS
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 3:25 p.m.
Packers at Vikings | FOX
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 7:20 p.m.
Falcons at Commanders (Owens) | NBC
Monday, Dec. 30 | 7:15 p.m.
Lions at 49ers | ESPN
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LUBBOCK, Texas – The NFL season is nearing its end to the regular season and former Red Raiders in the NFL are in the thick of helping push their respective teams to the postseason, a group led by none other than Kansas City Chiefs signal caller Patrick Mahomes II. Despite an ankle injury, Mahomes led the Chiefs to its 14th win this season and remain atop the AFC standings. The Chiefs' Week 17 game will be featured on Christmas Day, exclusively on Netflix, versus the Steelers at Noon.
A complete list of week 16 statistics and season statistics by former Red Raiders in the NFL is below.
ARIZONA CARDINALS vs. Carolina Panthers (L, 36-30 OT)
S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson (2019-23): Taylor-Demerson finished the game with three tackles on defense (one solo) and added one more on special teams. He played a total of 35 snaps with 25 of them coming on special teams.
- Taylor-Demerson this week: 4 tackles (1 solo)
- Taylor-Demerson this season: 15 GP / 2 GS | 32 tackles (20 solo), 5 PD, 2 TFLs
DL Broderick Washington Jr. (2016-19): Washington Jr. registered his fifth start of the year in the home win over AFC North rival Pittsburgh on Saturday night. He accounted for 21 snaps on defense and added three more on special teams.
- Washington Jr. this week: No stats
- Washington Jr. this season: 13 GP / 5 GS | 18 tackles (8 solo), 2 PD, 2 Sacks, 2 QBH, 1 TFL, 1 FF
OL Terence Steele (2016-19): Steele made his 15th-straight start of the season, playing all 60 offensive snaps in the Cowboys' Sunday Night Football home win over Tampa Bay.
- Steele this week: Played each offensive snap
- Steele this season: 15 GP / 15 GS
DE Myles Cole (2022-23): Cole played in his sixth game of the season. He registered two solo tackles during the third quarter on the same drive, including one for a loss of one. He played a total of 24 snaps for the defense.
- Cole this week: 2 solo tackles, 1 TFL
- Cole this season: 6 GP / 0 GS | 7 tackles (4 solo), 1 TFL
QB Patrick Mahomes II (2014-16): Battling an ankle injury on a short week, Mahomes powered the Chiefs to a Saturday victory over the Texans to maintain its position for the No. 1 seed in the AFC with two weeks left in the season.
- Mahomes this week: 28-of-41, 260 yards, 1 TD
- Mahomes this season: 15 GP / 15 GS | 363-of-543 (66.9%), 3,608 yards, 23 TDs, 11 INT, 91.2 QBR / 57 rushes, 295 yards, 2 TD
DE Tyree Wilson (2020-22): Wilson finished the game with one solo tackle along with two quarterback hits in the home win over the Jaguars.
- Wilson this week: 1 solo tackle, 2 QBH
- Wilson this season: 14 GP / 3 GS | 23 tackles (15 solo), 4 Sacks, 6 TFLs, 9 QBH, 1 FF
LB Jordyn Brooks (2016-19): Brooks led Miami with seven tackles (four solo) to go along with one sack (loss of six) in the home win over the 49ers. Brooks has started each game for Miami this season and leads the team in tackles with 128 – which is 44 more than the next Dolphin.
- Brooks this week: 7 tackles (4 solo), 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 QBH
- Brooks this season: 15 GP / 15 GS | 128 tackles (75 solo), 3 Sacks, 10 TFLs, 6 QBH, 5 PD, 2 FR
- Ezukanma this week: No stats
- Ezukanma this season: 2 GP
LB Sam Eguavoen (2011-14): Eguavoen contributed to the special teams unit on Sunday. He recorded 12 snaps but no statistics.
- Eguavoen: No stats
- Eguavoen this season: 15 GP / 1 GS | 13 tackles (7 solo)
DB Tyler Owens (2022-23): Owens led all special team players with a game-high three tackles on that side of the ball as the Commanders took down NFC East rival Philadelphia by three points.
- Owens this week: 3 solo tackles
- Owens this season: 12 GP/ 0 GS | 11 tackles (7 solo), 1 FF
Red Raiders on Injured Reserve
- Le'Raven Clark, OL (2011-15), Philadelphia Eagles
- Baylor Cupp, TE (2022-23), Kansas City Chiefs
- Zech McPhearson, DB (2019-20), Jacksonville Jaguars
- Erik Ezukanma, WR (2019-21), Miami Dolphins
WEEK 17 SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Dec. 25 | 12 p.m.
Chiefs (Mahomes) at Steelers | Netflix
Wednesday, Dec. 25 | 3:30 p.m.
Ravens (Washington Jr.) at Texans | Netflix
Thursday, Dec. 26 | 7:15 p.m.
Seahawks at Bears | Prime Video
Saturday, Dec. 28 | 12 p.m.
Chargers at Patriots | NFL Network
Saturday, Dec. 28 | 3:30 p.m.
Broncos at Bengals | NFL Network
Saturday, Dec. 28 | 7:00 p.m.
Cardinals (Taylor-Demerson) at LA Rams | NFL Network
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 12 p.m.
Colts at Giants | FOX
Jets (Eguavoen) at Bills | CBS
Titans at Jaguars (Cole) | CBS
Raiders (Wilson) at Saints | FOX
Panthers at Buccaneers | CBS
Cowboys (Steele) at Eagles | FOX
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 3:05 p.m.
Dolphins (Brooks, Ezukanma) at Browns | CBS
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 3:25 p.m.
Packers at Vikings | FOX
Sunday, Dec. 29 | 7:20 p.m.
Falcons at Commanders (Owens) | NBC
Monday, Dec. 30 | 7:15 p.m.
Lions at 49ers | ESPN
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