BERKELEY – Jared Goff made history when he led the Los Angeles Rams to a 54-51 victory over Kansas City on Monday Night Football to highlight performances by former Cal players in Week 11 of the 2018 NFL season. The contest marked the first time that two NFL both scored more than 50 points in the same contest.
Goff completed 31-of-49 passes for 405 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 117.1 passer rating while rushing for another score on a seven-yard run. His completions and passing attempts were both career bests while his yards passing were the second highest total of his career and his touchdown passes tied for second.
The win improved the Rams to an NFC-best 10-1 and a half-game better than a 9-1 New Orleans team that features another former Cal player in
Cameron Jordan.
A total of 20 former players who finished their collegiate careers at Cal are currently on active NFL rosters while 33 former Cal players are affiliated with NFL teams including one suspended by the NFL, three on injured reserve, one on a physically unable to perform list, four on practice squads and four on coaching staffs.
Cal began the 2018 NFL season ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and tied for 21st nationally in number of former players on active rosters. Links to their NFL.com player pages, along with notes on each player are below.
Active Roster (20) – Name, Position, Team (Record)
Lorenzo Alexander, LB, Buffalo (3-7, AFC East – T3rd, #13 AFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Bye
• Has registered 37 tackles, 4.5 sacks (-31.5 yards), five tackles for loss, six quarterback hits, one interception, five passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season
• Week 12 – vs. Jacksonville, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, CBS
Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers (7-3, AFC West – 2nd, #5 AFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Had a season-high nine receptions for 89 yards and a season-high-tying one touchdown while adding one rush for one yard in a 23-22 home loss to Denver that snapped a six-game win streak
• Has registered team highs of 72 catches and 776 yards receiving to go along with three touchdown catches on the season while adding eight rushes for 75 yards as well as one kick return for 25 yards, one punt return for zero yards and one onside kick recovery
• Had career highs of four rushes and 41 yards rushing in a 38-14 Week 6 win at Cleveland
• Week 12 – vs. Arizona, Sun., Nov. 25, 1:05 pm, FOX
Tyson Alualu, DE, Pittsburgh (7-2-1, AFC North – 1st, #2 AFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Made his first start of the season and registered a season-high seven tackles in a 20-16 win at Jacksonville that was the team's sixth in a row and is currently the third-longest in the NFL
• Has 14 tackles and one tackle for loss on the season
• Week 12 – at Denver, Sun., Nov. 25, 1:25 pm, CBS
Bryan Anger, P, Tampa Bay (3-7, NFC South – 4th, #14 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Punted once for 44 yards with 39 net yards in a 38-35 loss at the New York Giants
• Has punted 31 times for 1378 yards for a 44.5 average and has a net average of 38.4 while trapping opponents inside their 20-yard line eight times with two touchbacks and picking up a long punt of 64 yards on the season
• Punted three times for 149 yards for a season-best 49.7 average in a 37-34 loss at Cincinnati
• Week 12 – vs. San Francisco, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, FOX
Trevor Davis, WR, Green Bay (4-5-1, NFC North – 3rd, #9 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Had three punt returns for 31 yards, one kick return for 20 yards and one tackle in his season debut in a 27-24 loss at Seattle
• Spent the first 10 weeks of the season on injured reserve prior to being activated on Nov. 15 the day of the team's Week 11 game at Seattle
• Week 12 – at Minnesota, Sun., Nov. 25, 5:20 pm, NBC
Devante Downs, LB, Minnesota (5-4-1, NFC North – 2nd, #6 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Played off the bench but did not have any statistics other than participation
• Has played off the bench in seven games and contributed two tackles
• Week 12 – vs. Green Bay, Sun., Nov. 25, 5:20 pm, NBC
Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams (10-1, NFC West – 1st, #1 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Completed 31-of-49 passes (both career highs) for 413 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 117.1 passer rating while also adding four rushes for six yards and one touchdown in a 54-51 win over Kansas City that marked the first game in NFL history that both teams scored over 50 points
• Helped Rams to an 8-0 start that was their best since 1969 squad began 11-0
• Has completed 258-of-381 passes (67.7%) for 3547 yards with 26 touchdowns and six interceptions for a 113.5 passer rating on the season while adding 35 rushes for 88 yards and one touchdown
• Ranks among the NFL leaders in passing yards (2nd), average gain per passing attempt (2nd, 9.31), touchdown passes (3rd), passer rating (3rd, 113.5), length of completions (4th, 7.34), completions (6th), passing attempts (7th), touchdown percentage (7th, 6.8), completion percentage (8th) and average pass length (8th, 8.79)
• Named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for September
• Completed 26-of-33 passes for a career-high 465 yards with a career-high five touchdown passes and no interceptions for a 158.3 passer rating that is the highest mark possible in a 38-31 victory over Minnesota in Week 4 to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after completing 29-of-36 passes (career-high 80.6%) in a 35-23 Week 3 win over the Los Angeles Chargers
• Week 12 – Bye
Maurice Harris, WR, Washington (6-4, NFC East – 1st, #4 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Had one reception for 13 yards in a 23-21 loss to Houston
• Has played in eight games with three starts and has contributed career highs of 27 receptions for 291 yards and two rushes for 10 yards
• Had career and team highs of five catches for 52 yards as well as one rush for four yards in a Week 10 win at Tampa Bay
• Made the first start of his career in a 43-19 loss at New Orleans in Week 5 and had a career-long 42-yard reception among his three catches for 47 yards
Week 12 – at Dallas, Thu., Nov. 22, 1:30 pm, FOX
DeSean Jackson, WR, Tampa Bay (3-7, NFC South – 4th, #14 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Had four receptions for 38 yards in a 38-35 loss at the New York Giants
• Ranks second in the NFL with averages of 19.76 yards per reception and 14.97 for the average length of his reception
• Has 37 receptions for 731 yards with four touchdowns while adding four rushes for 19 yards and one touchdown and five punt returns for 24 yards as well as three tackles
• Recorded his 24th career touchdown reception of 60-plus yards in a Week 8 loss at Cincinnati to move past Jerry Rice as the NFL's all-time leader
• Had a 75-yard reception in Week 2 vs. Philadelphia that is tied for the sixth-longest catch in the NFL in 2018
• Had his first touchdown run since 2010 in a 26-23 Week 7 win over Cleveland
• Week 12 – vs. San Francisco, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, FOX
Marvin Jones Jr., WR, Detroit (4-6, NFC North – 4th, #11 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Not active in a 20-19 win against Carolina
• Has 37 receptions for 508 yards and five touchdowns as well as one punt return for 11 yards and one onside kick recovery on the season
• Had season highs of seven receptions, 117 yards receiving and two touchdown grabs in a Week 9 loss to Seattle
• Week 12 – vs. Carolina, Thu., Nov. 22, 9:30 am, CBS
• Week 11 – Had one tackle, one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and one pass defended in a 48-7 win over Philadelphia that extended the team's win streak that is currently the longest in the NFL to nine in a row
• Has 26 tackles, 6.0 sacks (-27 yards), 10 tackles for loss, 10 quarterbacks hits and four passes defended on the season
• Ranks tied for 10th in the NFL in tackles for loss
• Week 12 – vs. Atlanta, Thu. Nov. 22, 5:20 pm, NBC
L.P. Ladouceur, LS, Dallas (5-5, NFC East – 2nd, #8 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Played off the bench but did not record any statistics other than participation in a 22-19 win at Atlanta
• Has played off the bench in each of the team's first 10 games to extend his string of consecutive regular-season games played to 215 dating back to the 2005 campaign with the only longer current NFL streak the 218 consecutive contests played by long snapper John Denney of the Miami Dolphins
• Has contributed two tackles on the season
• Week 12 – vs. Washington, Thu., Nov. 22, 1:30 pm, FOX
Alex Mack, C, Atlanta (4-6, NFC South – 3rd, #10 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Started and played in all 56 offensive snaps in a 22-19 home loss to Dallas
• Has started all 10 games and played in all 678 offensive snaps while also recording one fumble recovery, one tackle and being charged with one fumble lost
• Week 12 – at New Orleans, Thu., Nov. 22, 5:20 pm, NBC
Brandon Mebane, NT, Los Angeles Chargers (7-3, AFC West – 2nd, #5 AFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Had two tackles in a 23-22 home loss to Denver that snapped a six-game win streak
• Has totaled 32 tackles, 1.0 sack (-4 yards), three tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries, one pass defended and one forced fumble on the season
• Had a season-high-tying six tackles including a three-yard tackle for loss on the game's first play from scrimmage in a 20-19 Week 7 victory over Tennessee at Wembley Stadium in London
• Also had a season-high-tying six tackles and lone sack of the season in a Week 3 loss at the Los Angeles Rams
• Week 12 – vs. Arizona, Sun., Nov. 25, 1:05 pm, FOX
Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay (4-5-1, NFC North – 3rd, #9 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Completed 21-of-30 passes for 332 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 128.8 passer rating that was his second best of the season while adding one rush for three yards in a 31-12 win over Miami
• Has completed 238-of-385 passes (61.8%) for 3073 yards with 19 touchdowns and one interception for a 102.2 passer rating while adding 29 rushes for 148 yards
• Has the lowest interception percentage (.3%) in the NFL with only a single interception in 385 passing attempts and is one of only two NFL quarterbacks who are regular starters with only one interception
• Ranks among the NFL leaders in passing yards (5th), passing attempts (6th), length of completions (6th, 6.81), average pass length (8th, 8.76), passer rating (8th, 102.2) and average gain per passing attempt (9th, 7.96)
• Led a dramatic comeback with three touchdown passes all in the fourth quarter including a game-winning 75-yarder that is tied for the sixth-longest in the NFL in 2018 after returning from a first-half injury in a 24-23 comeback win over Chicago in which the Packers trailed 17-0 at halftime and 20-3 after three quarters in Week 1
• Completed 32-of-52 passes for 442 yards with three touchdowns (all season bests) and no interceptions while also converting one two-point conversion pass and adding three rushes for 10 yards in a 31-23 Week 5 loss at Detroit
• Completed 25-of-46 passes for 425 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in a 33-30 comeback victory over San Francisco in Week 6 on Monday Night Football by scoring twice in the final 1:55 including Mason Crosby's field goal on the game's final play
• Week 12 – at Minnesota, Sun., Nov. 25, 5:20 pm, NBC
Richard Rodgers, TE, Philadelphia (4-5, NFC East – 3rd, #12 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Made his season debut by playing off the bench in a 48-7 loss at New Orleans but had no statistics other than participation
• Spent the first 10 weeks of the season on injured reserve prior to being activated on Nov. 16 two days prior to the team's Week 11 game at New Orleans
• Week 12 – vs. New York Giants, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, FOX
Mitchell Schwartz, OT, Kansas City (9-2, AFC West – 1st, #1 AFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Played all 72 offensive snaps possible but recorded no stats other than participation in a 54-51 loss at the Los Angeles Rams
• Has started all 11 games and played in all 713 offensive snaps possible this season while also recording one fumble recovery
• Has started all 107 games possible since joining the NFL in 2012 for league's longest current consecutive starts and games played streak among offensive linemen, playing five seasons in Cleveland (2012-16) before joining Kansas City in 2017
• Week 12 – Bye
Nick Sundberg, LS Washington (6-4, NFC East – 1st, #4 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Played off the bench and had one tackle in a 23-21 loss to Houston
• Has played in all 10 games off the bench and recorded one tackle
• Week 12 – at Dallas, Thu., Nov. 22, 1:30 pm, FOX
Giorgio Tavecchio, PK, Atlanta (4-6, NFC South – 3rd, #10 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Not active for a 22-19 home loss to Dallas
• Named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week in his Atlanta debut, making all three of his field goals from 40, 50 and 56 yards with the 56-yarder with 2:00 remaining in the contest providing the winning margin while also making both of his extra-point tries in a 23-20 Week 8 victory over the New York Giants
• Has made all 13 of his kicks since joining the team in Week 8, hitting on 5-of-5 field goals (40, 50, 56, 27, 40) and 8-of-8 extra points
• Week 12 – at New Orleans, Thu., Nov. 22, 5:20 pm, NBC
Davis Webb, QB, New York Jets (3-7, AFC East – T3rd, #15 AFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Bye
• Spent the first nine weeks of the season on the practice squad before being signed to the active roster on Nov. 10 one day prior to the team's Week 10 game against Buffalo
• Signed onto the practice squad after being cut by the New York Giants after the preseason
• Week 12 – vs. New England, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, CBS
Suspended (1) – Name, Position, Team (Record)
Mychal Kendricks, LB, Seattle (5-5, NFC West – 2nd, #7 NFC Seed)
• Has 15 tackles, 2.0 sacks (-14 yards), 4.0 TFL, three quarterback hits and one pass defended in three contests playing in the second, third and fourth games of the campaign before he was suspended by the NFL
Injured Reserve (3) – Name, Position, Team (Record)
Chris Conte, S, Tampa Bay (3-7, NFC South – 4th, #14 NFC Seed)
• Placed on injured reserve after suffering an injury in a 30-27 Week 3 loss vs. Pittsburgh
• Has 14 tackles on the season
Marshawn Lynch, RB, Oakland (2-8, AFC West – 4th, #16 AFC Seed)
• Placed on injured reserve after playing in the first six games of the campaign
• Had 20 rushes for 130 yards that marked his most in a game since the 2014 season including a 52-yard run that was his longest since 2014 while adding three receptions for 27 yard in a 45-42 Week 4 victory over Cleveland in the Raiders' lone win this season
• Has rushed 90 times for 376 yards and three touchdowns on the season while adding 15 receptions for 84 yards
Brian Schwenke, C, New England (7-3, AFC East – 1st, #3 AFC Seed)
• Played off the bench in three games but not record any statistics before being placed on injured reserve Nov. 6
Physically Unable To Perform (1) – Name, Team, Position
Daniel Lasco, RB, New Orleans (9-1, NFC South – 1st, #1 NFC Seed)
• Has been on the physically unable to perform list all season
Practice Squads (4) – Name, Team, Position (Record)
Stephen Anderson, TE, New England (7-3, AFC East – 1st, #3 AFC Seed)
• Has been on the practice squad for the entire regular season
• Signed to practice squad after being cut by Houston after the preseason
Raymond Davison, LB, Kansas City (9-1, AFC West – 1st, #1 AFC Seed)
• Signed to practice squad on Oct. 23 after having previously being cut by Kansas City after the preseason
Chad Hansen, WR, Denver (4-6, AFC West – 3rd, #11 AFC Seed)
• Began the season with the New York Jets but was released prior to the beginning of the campaign and has since been on practice squads with New England, Tennessee and Denver
James Looney, DE, Green Bay (4-5-1, NFC North – 3rd, #9 NFC Seed)
• Has been on the practice squad for the entire regular season
• Signed onto the practice squad after being cut by Green Bay after the preseason
Coaching Staffs (4) – Name, Team, Position (Record)
Andre Carter, Assistant Defensive Line Coach, Miami (5-5, AFC East – 2nd, #8 AFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Bye
• Week 12 – at Indianapolis, Sun., Nov. 25, 1:25 pm, CBS
Ron Rivera, Head Coach, Carolina (6-4, NFC South – 2nd, #5 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Lost at Detroit, 20-19
• Week 12 – vs. Seattle, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, FOX
Vincent Rivera, Defensive Quality Control, Carolina (6-4, NFC South – 2nd, #5 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Lost at Detroit, 20-19
• Week 12 – vs. Seattle, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, FOX
Richard Rodgers Sr., Secondary Coach, Carolina (6-4, NFC South – 2nd, #5 NFC Seed)
• Week 11 – Lost at Detroit, 20-19
• Week 12 – vs. Seattle, Sun., Nov. 25, 10 am, FOX
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