Auburn in the NFL: Week 5 recap

Auburn in the NFL: Week 5 recapAuburn in the NFL: Week 5 recap

Two former Auburn wide receivers caught their first NFL touchdowns on Sunday. One was a game-winning score. That and more in this week's Auburn in the NFL recap. 

BEST OF WEEK 5

Peyton Barber, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Barber once again found the end zone for the Buccaneers on Sunday. The fourth-year running back had eight carries for 32 yards and a touchdown in a 31-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints. Through five games this season, Barber has scored in three of them. He's tied for 11th in the NFL with three rushing touchdowns. 

Josh Bynes, LB, Baltimore Ravens
In his first game after signing last week with the Ravens, Bynes recorded three tackles and his third career interception in the team's 26-23 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Bynes, now in his ninth NFL season, is back in Baltimore where he started his career. He played three seasons with the Ravens and won a Super Bowl during his first stint. He played the last two seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. 

Daniel Carlson, K, Oakland Raiders
Carlson was perfect on Sunday, going 3 for 3 on PATs and making his only field-goal attempt from 41 yards out to help the Raiders knock off the Chicago Bears, 24-21, in London. Carlson has now made 4 of his 5 field-goal attempts this season and is a perfect 13 of 13 on extra points. Since joining the Raiders last season, the SEC's all-time points leader has made 90 percent of his field goals (20 of 22). 

Jonathan Jones, CB, New England Patriots
Jones once again showed why he's one of the highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus, with three tackles and a forced fumble in the Patriots' 33-7 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Through the first five weeks, PFF has Jones graded as the third-best corner in the NFL with a rating of 86.9.  

Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants
Playing in just his third NFL game, Slayton hauled in his first career touchdown pass Sunday in a 28-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The rookie wide receiver blew past cornerback Xavier Rhodes and made a finger-tip catch in the end zone. He finished the day with four catches for 62 yards, including the 35-yarder for the score, and he is proving to be a reliable target with big-play ability for rookie quarterback Daniel Jones. 

Duke Williams, WR, Buffalo Bills
After a successful stint in the Canadian Football League, Williams made his NFL debut Sunday and rose to the occasion with four catches for 29 yards. His 7-yard touchdown grab midway through the fourth quarter proved to be the winning score as the Bills defeated the Tennessee Titans, 14-7, in what was a defensive battle. 

OTHER TIGERS IN THE NFL 
Montravius Adams, DT, Green Bay Packers
Daren Bates, LB Tennessee Titans 
Angelo Blackson, DL, Houston Texans 
Chandler Cox, FB, Miami Dolphins
Carlton Davis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jamel Dean, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dee Ford, LB, San Francisco 49ers
Rudy Ford, DB, Philadelphia Eagles
Josh Harris, LS, Atlanta Falcons
Kerryon Johnson, RB, Detroit Lions
Devaroe Lawrence, DL, Cleveland Browns
Carl Lawson, DE, Cincinnati Bengals 
Cassanova McKinzy, LB, Washington Redskins
Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Greg Robinson, OL, Cleveland Browns 
Dontavius Russell, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars
Chad Slade, OL, New York Giants
Braden Smith, OL, Indianapolis Colts 
Jarrett Stidham, QB, New England Patriots
Neiko Thorpe, CB, Seattle Seahawks
C.J. Uzomah, TE, Cincinnati Bengals 
Jermaine Whitehead, S, Cleveland Browns

DNP (Reserve/Injured or Practice Squad)
Shon Coleman, OL San Francisco 49ers
Jeff Holland, LB, Los Angeles Chargers
Brandon King, LB, New England Patriots
Ricardo Louis, WR, Miami Dolphins