Sooners in the NFL: Week 5

Sam Bradford remained perfect as the starting quarterback for the Vikings as Minnesota stands as the last undefeated team (5-0) in the NFL. Catch up on all the Sooners who were in action in Week 5:

Notable Performances

Bradford completed 22-of-30 passes for 271 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Vikings to a 31-13 over the Texans. He is now 4-0 as Minnesota's starter and has thrown 125 passes without a turnover...

DeMarco Murray broke the century mark with 121 rushing yards on 27 attempts to lead Tennessee to a 30-17 win at Miami. The effort moved Murray up to second in the league in rushing at 92.2 yards per game, and he has accounted for 34.6 percent of the Titans' offense... Another one of the league's leaders, Tony Jefferson made seven tackles in Arizona's 33-21 win at San Francisco Thursday night. Jefferson currently ranks sixth in the NFL with 46 total tackles on the season... In the same game, former OU tight ends Blake Bell and Jermaine Gresham had identical stat lines, each catching one pass for four yards... In Oakland, Stacy McGee had his best game as a pro with four tackles and 1.5 sacks, including a strip sack of San Diego's Philip Rivers, in the Raiders' 34-31 win over the Chargers...

Rookie Zack Sanchez made his NFL debut on Monday Night Football, making two tackles in Carolina's 17-14 loss to Tampa Bay... Daryl Williams also started at right tackle for the Panthers... Damien Williams caught two passes for 67 yards, including a 58-yarder in Miami's loss to Tennessee... Jordan Phillips had one tackle for the Dolphins... Aaron Ripkowski recorded the first two rushing attempts of his NFL career, including a 13-yard pile-pusher in the fourth quarter to help Green Bay to a 23-16 win over the Giants... On the other side of the ball, the Packers held wide receiver Sterling Shepard in check. The rookie had just two catches on 14 yards, his lowest output of the season... Tress Way averaged 42.2 yards on six punts and Trent Williams started at left tackle in Washington's 16-10 win at Baltimore... Chris Chester started at right guard in Atlanta's 23-16 win at Denver... linebacker Corey Nelson made one tackle for the Broncos... Dominique Alexander had one tackle in Cleveland's 33-13 loss to New England... Lane Johnson started at right tackle in Philadelphia's 24-23 loss at Detroit.

This and That

The following players appeared in game action but did not record any stats: quarterback Landry Jones (Pittsburgh) and wide receiver Kenny Stills (Miami)

The following players did not play: cornerback Aaron Colvin (Jacksonville) and Gerald McCoy (Tampa Bay)

The following players were on a bye: long snapper James Winchester (Kansas City)

The following players were inactive: offensive lineman Gabe Ikard (Buffalo) and offensive tackle Donald Stephenson (Denver)

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Notable Performances

This and That

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