Auburn in the NFL: Week 18 rundown

Auburn in the NFL: Week 18 rundownAuburn in the NFL: Week 18 rundown

There might not be a more clutch player in the NFL this season than Daniel Carlson who sent the Las Vegas Raiders to the playoffs with another game-winning field goal. 

That and more in this week's Auburn in the NFL rundown. 

BEST OF WEEK 18

Angelo Blackson, DL, Chicago Bears 
Blackson proved to be a menace once again for the Bears on Sunday, recording his second sack in as many weeks along with three pressures on 13 pass-rushing snaps per PFF. Playing on his fourth team in seven seasons, Blackson was a nice surprise for the Bears. He started eight games and finished with a career-high 43 tackles and 2.5 sacks. 


Josh Bynes, LB Baltimore Ravens
After being cut in the preseason, Bynes signed with the Ravens and proved he is still more than capable of playing at the NFL level. It was no different in Sunday's regular season finale as he accounted for eight tackles in an OT loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 11th-year veteran started 12 games and finished fourth on the defense with 76 tackles. Bynes has no plans of hanging it up, saying Monday, "I feel like I have a lot more ball left in me." 

K.J. Britt, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Britt enjoyed the best game of his young NFL career Sunday. The rookie linebacker finished with a career-high four tackles, including a tackle for loss. He also added a pass break-up in the Buccaneers' 41-17 win over the Carolina Panthers. A special teams player most of the season, Britt has played 20 snaps on defense in the past three weeks. 

Daniel Carlson, PK, Las Vegas Raiders
With the game on the line, nobody has been better than Carlson this season. He did it again Sunday, drilling a 47-yard field goal in overtime to lead the Raiders past the Los Angeles Chargers and clinch a spot in the playoffs. He went 5 for 5 on field goals for the night, including a 52-yard kick in the second half and two in the overtime period. Carlson was a perfect 9 for 9 on lead-changing field goal attempts with less than two minutes in the fourth quarter or in overtime this season, the most in a single season in NFL history. 


Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants
Slayton caught his second touchdown of the season Sunday. The former Auburn wide receiver found himself wide open in the middle of the field and hauled in the 22-yard pass from Jake Fromm for the score. It was one of two catches on the Day for Slayton who led the Giants with 29 yards receiving. The third-year player played in 13 games this season and finished with 26 receptions for 339 yards and two touchdowns. 


Other Tigers in the NFL
Montravius Adams, DT, Pittsburgh Steelers
Peyton Barber, RB, Las Vegas Raiders
Daren Bates, LB, Atlanta Falcons
Derrick Brown, DT, Carolina Panthers
Josh Bynes, LB, Baltimore Ravens
Marlon Davidson, DL, Atlanta Falcons
Carlton Davis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
Jamel Dean, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rudy Ford, S, Jacksonville Jaguars
Josh Harris, LS, Atlanta Falcons
Noah Igbinoghene, CB, Miami Dolphins
Brandon King, LB, New England Patriots 
Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
Anthony Schwartz, WR, Cleveland Browns
Arryn Siposs, P, Philadelphia Eagles
Braden Smith, OL, Indianapolis Colts
Jarrett Stidham, QB, New England Patriots
Daniel Thomas, S, Jacksonville Jaguars 
Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Kansas City Chiefs
C.J. Uzomah, TE, Cincinnati Bengals 
Seth Williams, WR, Denver Broncos

DNP (Reserve/Injured)
Jack Driscoll, OL, Philadelphia Eagles (IR)
Dee Ford, DE, San Francisco 49ers (IR)
Jonathan Jones, CB, New England Patriots (IR)
Carl Lawson, DE, New York Jets (IR)
Jamien Sherwood, LB, New York Jets (IR)

Practice Squad
Shon Coleman, OT, Indianapolis Colts
Javaris Davis, CB, Miami Dolphins
Mike Horton, OG, Carolina Panthers
Kerryon Johnson, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Gabe Wright, DT, Washington Football Team