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Cougars in the NFL: Week 4
10/4/2023 2:00:00 PM | Football
Defensive Cougar alumni shine as NFL wraps up first quarter of season
HOUSTON – Former University of Houston defensive lineman Ed Oliver helped the Buffalo Bills dominate the Miami Dolphins recording one of the team's four sacks and two of the team's five tackles for loss.
Matthew Adams | Cleveland Browns | L, 28-3 vs Baltimore
Kyle Allen | Buffalo Bills | W, 48-20 vs Miami
Tyus Bowser | Baltimore Ravens | W, 28-3 at Cleveland
Tank Dell | Houston Texans | W, 30-6 vs Pittsburgh
Logan Hall | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W, 26-9 at New Orleans
Josh Jones | Houston Texans | W, 30-6 vs Pittsburgh
Marcus Jones | New England Patriots | L, 31-3 at Dallas
Case Keenum | Houston Texans | W, 30-6 vs Pittsburgh
Ed Oliver | Buffalo Bills | W, 48-20 vs Miami
Gervarrius Owens | New York Giants | L, 24-3 vs Seattle
Derek Parish | Jacksonville Jaguars | Practice Squad
Elandon Roberts | Pittsburgh Steelers | L, 30-6 at Houston
Kody Russey | New England Patriots | Practice Squad
Grant Stuard | Indianapolis Colts | L, 29-23 vs Los Angeles Rams
Clayton Tune | Arizona Cardinals | L, 35-16 at San Francisco
Nick Thurman | Carolina Panthers | L, 21-13 vs Minnesota
Payton Turner | New Orleans Saints | L, 26-9 vs Tampa Bay
Greg Ward Jr. | Philadelphia Eagles | Practice Squad
Damarion Williams | Baltimore Ravens | W, 28-3 at Cleveland
UP NEXT
Houston will enjoy its bye weekend before hosting West Virginia at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, inside TDECU Stadium.
The Cougars will celebrate during their Hispanic Heritage Game All fans are encouraged to wear black inside TDECU Stadium as part of Houston's Blackout game
The game will air on FS1 and can be heard on 950 AM KPRC.
Matthew Adams | Cleveland Browns | L, 28-3 vs Baltimore
- Played 96% of the team's special team snaps, 27 in total. Did not record any statistics.
Kyle Allen | Buffalo Bills | W, 48-20 vs Miami
- Started the final drive of the Bill's blowout of the Dolphins. Handed the ball off on 5 run plays and then took the team's three kneels in victory formation.
Tyus Bowser | Baltimore Ravens | W, 28-3 at Cleveland
- Injured reserve list
Tank Dell | Houston Texans | W, 30-6 vs Pittsburgh
- Started his first-career NFL game at wide receiver. Pittsburgh covered him up, allowing just three targets for one reception for seven yards. Attempted two rushes for 13 yards.
Logan Hall | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W, 26-9 at New Orleans
- Recovered his first fumble of the season and added a tackle while starting on the defensive line for Tampa Bay.
Josh Jones | Houston Texans | W, 30-6 vs Pittsburgh
- Did not play. Injured.
Marcus Jones | New England Patriots | L, 31-3 at Dallas
- Injured reserve list.
Case Keenum | Houston Texans | W, 30-6 vs Pittsburgh
- Did not play.
Ed Oliver | Buffalo Bills | W, 48-20 vs Miami
- Started at defensive tackle for the fourth-straight week, recording three tackles, 1.0 sacks, 2 TFLs. Oliver's sack of Tua Tagovailoa was the second to last play of the third quarter. Oliver played 46 snaps on defense.
Gervarrius Owens | New York Giants | L, 24-3 vs Seattle
- Did not play.
Derek Parish | Jacksonville Jaguars | Practice Squad
Elandon Roberts | Pittsburgh Steelers | L, 30-6 at Houston
- Started at inside linebacker for the second-straight week and finished the game second on the team with 10 tackles – the 10 tackles was third-highest in the game. One of Roberts' 10 tackles was for a loss and he also had two quarterback hits. The linebacker played 42 snaps on defense and 11 on special teams.
Kody Russey | New England Patriots | Practice Squad
Grant Stuard | Indianapolis Colts | L, 29-23 vs Los Angeles Rams
- Recorded one special teams tackle in his 16 special teams snaps.
Clayton Tune | Arizona Cardinals | L, 35-16 at San Francisco
- Did not play.
Nick Thurman | Carolina Panthers | L, 21-13 vs Minnesota
- Did not record a stat over his 20 total snaps, 17 on defense.
Payton Turner | New Orleans Saints | L, 26-9 vs Tampa Bay
- Injured reserve list
Greg Ward Jr. | Philadelphia Eagles | Practice Squad
Damarion Williams | Baltimore Ravens | W, 28-3 at Cleveland
- Injured reserve list
UP NEXT
Houston will enjoy its bye weekend before hosting West Virginia at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, inside TDECU Stadium.
The Cougars will celebrate during their Hispanic Heritage Game All fans are encouraged to wear black inside TDECU Stadium as part of Houston's Blackout game
The game will air on FS1 and can be heard on 950 AM KPRC.
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