Sooners in the NFL: Week 11

Gresham Records First Multi-Touchdown Game of Career

Fifth-year veteran tight end Jermaine Gresham caught just two passes in Cincinnati's 27-10 win over New Orleans, but both receptions went for touchdowns as Gresham enjoyed the first multi-touchdown game of his career.

The Bengals trailed the Saints 3-0 in the first quarter and faced a 3rd-and-8 from the New Orleans 12-yard line. Gresham caught a pass from Andy Dalton inside the five-yard line for a first down, but fought to cross the goal line. The ball was knocked out as Gresham reached for the goal line, but in the ensuing scrum, he was able to fall on the loose ball for the score.

Midway through the third quarter, the Bengals added to their 13-3 lead when Gresham scored on a touchdown from one yard out.

Gresham wasn't the only former Sooner to find the end zone in Week 11, however. In fact, he wasn't the only former Sooner to do so in this very game.

New Orleans wide receiver Kenny Stills caught a nine-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to make it 20-10, but the Saints could not get any closer.

Also for the Saints, linebacker Curtis Lofton had a team-high 11 tackles.

Notable Performances

Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy had five tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 11.5 yards, in the team's 27-7 win over Washington … in the loss for Washington, Trent Williams (left tackle) and Chris Chester (right guard) started on the offensive line, while Tress Way averaged 44.3 yards on four punts … defensive back Demontre Hurst had a team-high, and career-high, six tackles in Chicago's 21-13 win over Minnesota … Phil Loadholt started at right tackle for the Vikings in the loss … running back Damien Williams had a career-high 38 receiving yards on two catches as Miami topped Buffalo on Thursday night, 22-9 … Davin Joseph started at right guard as St. Louis surprised Denver, 22-7 … safety Quinton Carter had three tackles and linebacker Corey Nelson assisted on a special teams stop in the Broncos' loss … Safety Tony Jefferson made two tackles in Arizona's 14-6 win over Detroit … defensive tackle Stacy McGee had one tackle in Oakland's 13-6 loss to San Diego … Lane Johnson started at right tackle but Philadelphia was dominated by Green Bay, 53-20

This and That

The following players saw action but did not record any stats: wide receiver Justin Brown (Pittsburgh) and offensive tackle Donald Stephenson (Kansas City) … wide receiver Ryan Broyles (Detroit), cornerback Jamell Fleming (Kansas City), quarterback Landry Jones (Pittsburgh) and defensive tackle Casey Walker (New England) were inactive … tight end James Hanna and running back DeMarco Murray, both of Dallas, were on a bye this week

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