Sooners in the NFL: Week 15

Former Sooners Clash in Philadelphia

Five former Sooners took the field Sunday night in Philadelphia as Arizona used a 23-point second half to cruise past the Eagles, 40-17.

For the Cardinals, safety Tony Jefferson recorded six tackles, including one for loss, to match the most stops he had in one game since a season-high 12 in Week 5. Also for Arizona, tight end Jermaine Gresham saw playing time but not did record any stats.

In a losing effort, Sam Bradford threw for a season-high 361 yards on 28-41 passing. He also tossed touchdown passes of 22 yards and 78 yards. In addition, DeMarco Murray ran twice for three yards and Lane Johnson started at right tackle.

Bradford, Murray and Gresham were teammates during the 2007 and 2008 seasons for OU, while Jefferson and Johnson played three seasons together in Norman from 2010-12.

Notable Performances

Adrian Peterson rushed 18 times for 63 yards as Minnesota defeated Chicago, 38-17 … Demontre Hurst had one tackle for the Bears in the loss … defensive tackle Gerald McCoy had one sack for Tampa Bay in Thursday night's 31-23 loss at St. Louis … rookie tight end Blake Bell caught a career-high four passes for 43 yards, but San Francisco lost to Cincinnati, 24-14 … running back Damien Williams caught two passes for 11 yards, rushed once for one yard, returned two kicks for 49 yards and had one tackle on special teams, while Kenny Stills caught one pass for 23 yards and rookie defensive tackle Jordan Phillips had one tackle in Miami's 30-14 loss to San Diego … rookie fullback Aaron Ripkowski made two special teams tackles as Green Bay topped Oakland, 30-20 … in the loss for the Raiders, Curtis Lofton recovered a blocked field goal and Stacy McGee recorded two tackles … Dallas tight end James Hanna caught one pass for 17 yards in the Cowboys' 19-16 loss to the New York Jets on Saturday night … Jamell Fleming broke up two passes, while offensive tackle Donald Stephenson and long snapper James Winchester both saw playing time in Kansas City's 34-14 win at Baltimore ... one tackle was made by linebacker Corey Nelson in Denver's 34-27 loss at Pittsburgh … … Chris Chester started on the offensive line for Atlanta in a 23-17 win over Jacksonville … Aaron Colvin had three tackles for the Jaguars in the loss …Tress Way punted three times for 120 yards and Trent Williams started on the offensive line for Washington in its 35-25 victory over Buffalo … Daryl Williams made his second career start for Carolina in a 38-35 win at the New York Giants

This and That

The following players saw playing time but did not record any stats: linebackers Geneo Grissom (New England) and Travis Lewis (Detroit)

The following players were active but did not play: quarterback Landry Jones (Pittsburgh)

The following players were made inactive: center Gabe Ikard (Detroit) and defensive end David King (Kansas City)

Players Mentioned

Blake Bell

Geneo Grissom

Jordan Phillips

Aaron Ripkowski

Daryl Williams

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