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ASU alumni shine in Texans' comeback win against Colts
After three quarters on Sunday night, it looked like a nightmare for the Houston Texans and quarterback Brock Osweiler.
The Texans were trailing the Indianapolis Colts, headed toward a loss that would have dropped them from first place in the AFC South. Osweiler was struggling, again, throwing his eighth interception of the season in the third quarter. Texans fans were booing him, and many left before the end of the game.
Instead, he showed why he signed an $18 million contract this offseason, and the Texans turned things around late, led by Osweiler.
Houston engineered 75- and 53-yard touchdown drives in the final 5:17 of the game to tie the score. Then in overtime, Osweiler set up a game-winning field goal by delivering a perfect 36-yard pass to wide receiver and fellow ASU alum Jaelen Strong.
to @bosweiler17 to @JaelenStrong in OT! #SunDevils4Life doing it on offense and defense tonight!
— Sun Devil Football (@FootballASU) October 17, 2016
Osweiler proved clutch in Sunday night's win, going 14-for-17 passing for 180 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and overtime. He went 25 of 39 for 269 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, while Strong had the one catch for 36 yards in the Texans 26-23 win over the Colts.
Next up is a trip to Denver to face his former team and reigning Super Bowl champion Broncos in Week 8.
Territorial Cup or Bengals vs. Patriots?
It’s always entertaining when a Sun Devil and a Wildcat are mixing it up at the next level, which is what happened during the New England Patriots' 35-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
#TerritorialCup https://t.co/jvuf10xDi2
— Zac Pacleb (@ZacPacleb) October 16, 2016
In the third quarter Burfict appeared to take a low shot at Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett on a pass play in which the ball was going away from Bennett, but it was thrown in his vicinity, with Burfict in coverage, so he may have thought the ball was coming his way if he didn’t see it when it was thrown.
The hit did not result in a penalty flag for Burfict, but a lot of Patriots players weren’t too happy about the call. In the fourth quarter, Gronkowski, an Arizona alum exchanged words with the ASU alum following a 29-yard gain, barking at the linebacker in the middle of the field. Burfict responded by approaching Gronkowski and gently head-butting him as the two kept yapping at one another.
Tom Brady went right back to Gronk over the middle for 12 yards. As he got up, he stood over Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and started talking some more. As Burfict was running up to him putting a finger in his face, Gronk walked away and flipped the football to the turf, which the crowd enjoyed.
The officials did not, and Gronkowski was flagged for taunting.
Bennett said Burfict apologized to him postgame for the low hit, but this wasn’t an isolated incident, he has received more then 30 personal fouls going back to his days as a Sun Devil.
Rookies
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Name/Position/Number
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Team
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Selected
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Standing
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This Week's Stats
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Christian Westerman, OG - No. 63
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5th round, 24th pick
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Second-team right guard
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N/A
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D.J. Foster, RB - No. 27
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undrafted
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Third-team running back
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1 KR. 30 yds.
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Other Alumni on Active Rosters
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Name/Position/Number
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Team
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Years at ASU
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Standing
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This Week's Stats
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Lawrence Guy, DT - No. 93
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2008-10
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Starting defensive end
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1 tackle
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Terrell Suggs, LB - No. 55
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Baltimore Ravens
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2000-02
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Starting outside linebacker
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5 tackles, 1 sack
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Will Sutton, DT - No. 93
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2009-13
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Second-team nose tackle
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N/A
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Vontaze Burfict, LB - No. 55
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Cincinnati Bengals
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2009-11
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Suspended
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8 Tackles, 1 sack
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Marcus Hardison, DL - No. 91
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Cincinnati Bengals
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2013-14
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Placed on injured-reserve (Sep. 3)
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N/A
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Damarious Randall, CB - No. 23
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Green Bay Packers
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2013-14
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Starting left cornerback
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2 Tackles
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Brock Osweiler, QB - No. 17
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Houston Texans
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2009-11
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Starting quarterback
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25/39, 269 yd, 2 TD, 1 INT
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Jaelen Strong, WR - No. 11
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Houston Texans
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2013-14
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Second-team left wide receiver
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1 rec. 36 yds. 1 TD
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Shawn Lauvao, LG - No. 77
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Washington
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2005-09
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Starting left guard
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N/A
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Rashad Ross, WR - No. 19
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Washington
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2011-12
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Second-team left wide receiver; starting KO RET
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N/A
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Notes
Patriots rookie running back DJ Foster was active for the second week in a row and returned one kick for 30 yards in New England’s 35-17 win over the Bengals.
Foster has been active for three weeks and inactive for another three while a member of the Patriots. Despite their abundance of running backs, with Brandon Bolden out for consecutive weeks Foster has taken his place on the roster.
In Week 5, Foster was on the field for 12 of the Patriots' 80 snaps on offense and carried the ball six times for 17 yards against the Browns.