Pro Bears Week 14 - California Golden Bears Athletics

BERKELEY – Cameron Jordan continued his torrid play to help New Orleans to its 11th win in 12 games with a 28-14 victory over Tampa Bay to highlight performances by former Cal players in Week 14 of the 2018 NFL season. Jordan had 2.0 sacks (-21 yards), two tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, and one pass defended in a win against the Buccaneers that clinched the NFC South title and combined with a Los Angeles Rams' loss at Chicago made New Orleans the NFC's top playoff seed heading into the final three weeks of the regular season.

Jordan is now tied for second in the NFL in tackles for loss (17) and tied for fifth in sacks (12.0).

Aaron Rodgers also set a milestone in a 34-20 win over Atlanta when he extended his streak of consecutive passes without an interception to 368, surpassing the former mark of 359 established by Tom Brady. Rodgers has thrown only one interception in 495 passing attempts in 2018 with all other regular starting quarterbacks in the NFL having thrown at least four.

A total of 21 former players who finished their collegiate careers at Cal are currently on active NFL rosters while 34 former Cal players are affiliated with NFL teams including five on injured reserve, one on a physically unable to perform list, three 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 (21 – Name, Position, Team (Record)

Lorenzo Alexander, LB, Buffalo (4-9, AFC East – 3rd, #13 AFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Had one tackle and one tackle for loss in a 27-23 loss to the New York Jets
• Has registered 47 tackles, 6.5 sacks (-40.5 yards), nine tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, one interception, seven passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season
• Week 15 – vs. Detroit, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers (10-3, AFC West – 2nd, #5 AFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Had five receptions for 78 yards while equaling a season-high single touchdown reception and adding one rush for zero yards in a 26-21 win over Cincinnati that was its ninth victory in the last 10 games
• Has registered team highs of 88 receptions and 1074 yards receiving to go along with six touchdown catches that second on the club on the season while adding one catch on a successful two-point conversion, nine rushes for 75 yards as well as one kick return for 25 yards, one punt return for zero yards and one onside kick recovery
• Second in the AFC and tied for seventh in the NFL in receptions
• Had season highs of 14 receptions and 148 yards receiving while equaling a season-high single touchdown reception and adding a catch on a successful two-point conversion in a 33-30 Week 13 win at Pittsburgh
• Week 15 – at Kansas City, Thu., Dec. 13, 5:20 pm, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video

Tyson Alualu, DE, Pittsburgh (7-5-1, AFC North – 1st, #4 AFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Had one tackle and one quarterback hit in a 24-21 loss at Oakland
• Has 17 tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit on the season
• Week 15 – vs. New England, Sun., Dec. 16, 1:25 pm, CBS

C.J. Anderson, RB, Oakland (3-10, AFC West – 4th, #16 AFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Not active for a 24-21 win over Pittsburgh
• Has 21 rushes for 104 yards on the season while adding one catch for 24 yards and a touchdown all over nine games played for Carolina
• Signed with Oakland prior to Week 14 after being previously released by Carolina
• Week 15 – at Cincinnati, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, CBS

Bryan Anger, P, Tampa Bay (5-8, NFC South – 3rd, #11 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Punted five times for 225 yards and a 45.0 average and 32.7 net including a long of 62 while pinning New Orleans inside its 20-yard line once in a 28-14 home loss to New Orleans with one punt blocked that was credited to the team
• Has punted 47 times for 2100 yards and a 44.7 average with a net average of 38.5 including long punt of 64 yards while trapping opponents inside their 20-yard line 13 times with three touchbacks on the season
• Had a season-best 49.7 average in a Week 8 loss at Cincinnati, while his 44.8 net average in a Week 12 win against San Francisco was a season best
• Has also thrown one incomplete pass
• Week 15 – at Baltimore, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Devante Downs, LB, Minnesota (6-6-1, NFC North – 2nd, #6 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Played off the bench but did not have any stats other than participation in a 21-7 loss at Seattle
• Has played off the bench in nine games and contributed three tackles
• Week 15 – vs. Miami, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams (11-2, NFC West – 1st, #2 NFC Seed) … clinched division title and playoff berth

• Week 14 – Completed 20-of-44 passes for 180 yards with no touchdown passes and four interceptions for a 19.1 passer rating in a 15-6 loss at Chicago
• Helped Rams to an 8-0 start that was their best since 1969 squad began 11-0
• Has completed 295-of-458 passes (64.4%) for 3934 yards with 27 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for a 101.2 passer rating on the season while adding 38 rushes for 91 yards and one touchdown
• Ranks among the NFL leaders in average pass length of completions (3rd, 7.31), passing yards (4th), average gain per passing attempt (4th, 8.59), passer rating (5th), touchdown passes (8th), average pass length (8th, 8.90), touchdown percentage (9th, 5.9) and passing attempts (9th)
• 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
• Completed 31-of-49 passes (both career highs) for 413 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions for a 117.1 passer rating while adding a rushing touchdown in a 54-51 Week 11 win over Kansas City that marked the first game in NFL history that both teams scored over 50 points
• Week 15 – vs. Philadelphia, Sun., Dec. 16, 5:20 pm, NBC

Maurice Harris, WR, Washington (6-7, NFC East – T2nd, #9 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Started but recorded no statistics other than a fair catch on a punt return in a 28-13 loss at Philadelphia
• Has played in 11 games with six starts and contributed career highs of 27 receptions for 291 yards and two rushes for 10 yards as well as one tackle and one fair catch on a punt return
• 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 15 – at Jacksonville, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, CBS

DeSean Jackson, WR, Tampa Bay (5-8, NFC South – 3rd, #11 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Not active for the second straight game for a 28-14 home loss to New Orleans
• Leads the NFL in average length of reception (18.75) while ranking second in average yards per reception (14.35)
• Has 40 receptions for 750 yards with four touchdowns while adding five rushes for 25 yards and one touchdown as well as five punt returns for 24 yards and 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 eighth-longest catch in the NFL in 2018
• Had his first touchdown run since 2010 in a 26-23 Week 7 win over Cleveland
• Week 15 – at Baltimore, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Cameron Jordan, DE, New Orleans (11-2, NFC South – 1st, #1 NFC Seed) … clinched division title and playoff berth

• Week 14 – Had four tackles, 2.0 sacks (-21 yards), two tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, and one pass defended in a 28-14 win at Tampa Bay that clinched the NFC South, was their 11th in the last 12 games and combined with a Los Angeles Rams loss at Chicago moved them back into the NFC's top playoff seed
• Has 41 tackles, 12.0 sacks (-67 yards), 17 tackles for loss, 18 quarterbacks hits, five passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season
• Tied for second in the NFL in tackles for loss and tied for fifth in sacks
• Week 15 – at Carolina, Mon., Dec. 17, 5:15 pm, ESPN

Mychal Kendricks, LB, Seattle (8-5, NFC West – 2nd, #5 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Returned from an eight-game NFL suspension in a 21-7 win over Minnesota, starting and recorded five tackles
• Has 20 tackles, 2.0 sacks (-14 yards), 4.0 TFL, three quarterback hits and one pass defended in four contests
• Has played in Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 and Week 14 games while also serving an eight-week suspension and missing a Week 1 game after he was cut by Cleveland before signing with Seattle
• Week 15 – at San Francisco, Sun., Dec. 16, 1:05 pm, NFL Network

L.P. Ladouceur, LS, Dallas (8-5, NFC East – 1st, #4 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Played off the bench in a 29-23 win over Philadelphia that was its fifth victory in a row but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Has played off the bench in each of the team's first 13 contests to extend his string of consecutive regular-season games played to 218 dating back to the 2005 campaign with the only longer current NFL streak the 221 consecutive contests played by long snapper John Denney of the Miami Dolphins
• Has contributed three tackles on the season
• Week 15 – at Indianapolis, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

James Looney, DE, Green Bay (5-7-1, NFC North – 3rd, #10 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Not active for a 34-20 win over Atlanta
• Signed onto the practice squad prior to the start of the season after being cut by Green Bay after the preseason and stayed through week 11 before being signed to the active roster on Nov. 24
• Week 15 – at Chicago, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Alex Mack, C, Atlanta (4-9, NFC South – 4th, #14 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Started and played in all 71 offensive snaps in a 34-20 loss at Green Bay
• Has started all 13 games and played in all 872 offensive snaps while also recording one fumble recovery and one tackle
• Week 15 – vs. Arizona, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Brandon Mebane, NT, Los Angeles Chargers (10-3, AFC West – 2nd, #5 AFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Not active for a 26-21 victory over Cincinnati that was their ninth victory in the last 10 games
• Has totaled 32 tackles, 1.0 sack (-4 yards), three tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, 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 his lone sack of the season in a Week 3 loss at the Los Angeles Rams
• Week 15 – at Kansas City, Thu., Dec. 13, 5:20 pm, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video

Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay (5-7-1, NFC North – 3rd, #10 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Completed 21-of-32 passes for 196 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 103.1 passer rating while adding three rushes for 44 yards in a 34-20 win over Atlanta
• Has completed 307-of-495 passes (62.0%) for 3700 yards with 23 touchdowns and one interception for a 99.5 passer rating while adding 35 rushes for 212 yards
• Established an NFL record against Atlanta when he extended his string of consecutive passing attempts without an interception to 368 and has the best interception percentage (.2%) in the NFL as the league's only regular starting quarterback with a single interception
• Also ranks among NFL leaders in passing attempts (5th), passing yards (T6th), average pass length of completions (9th, 6.44), average pass length (9th, 8.80) and completions (T10th)
• Led a dramatic comeback with a season-high-tying three touchdown passes all in the fourth quarter including a game-winning 75-yarder that is tied for the eighth-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 with the touchdown equaling a season best) 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 15 – at Chicago, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Richard Rodgers, TE, Philadelphia (6-7, NFC East – T2nd, #8 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Played for the fourth straight game off the bench in a 29-23 loss at Dallas and also had no statistics other than participation for the fourth consecutive contest
• Spent the first 10 weeks of the season on injured reserve prior to being activated Nov. 16 two days prior to the team's Week 11 game at New Orleans
• Week 15 – at Los Angeles Rams, Sun., Dec. 16, 5:20 pm, NBC

Mitchell Schwartz, OT, Kansas City (11-2, AFC West – 1st, #1 AFC Seed) … clinched playoff berth

• Week 14 – Started and played in all 86 offensive snaps in a 27-24 win over Baltimore
• Has started all 12 games and played in all 870 offensive snaps possible this season while also recording one fumble recovery
• Has started all 109 games and played every offensive snap possible since joining the NFL in 2012 with his current consecutive starts and games played streaks the longest in the league among offensive linemen, playing five seasons in Cleveland (2012-16) before joining Kansas City in 2017
• Week 15 – vs. Los Angeles Chargers, Thu., Dec. 13, 5:20 pm, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime Video

Nick Sundberg, LS Washington (6-7, NFC East – T2nd, #9 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Played off the bench but recorded no stats other than participation in a 40-16 loss to the New York Giants
• Has played in all 13 games off the bench and recorded one tackle
• Week 15 – at Jacksonville, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, CBS

Giorgio Tavecchio, PK, Atlanta (4-9, NFC South – 4th, #14 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Not active for a 34-20 loss at Green Bay
• 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
• Made all 13 of his kicks from Weeks 8-10 while replacing Matt Bryant, hitting on 5-of-5 field goals (40, 50, 56, 27, 40) and 8-of-8 extra points, but has not played since Bryant returned from an injury
• Week 15 – vs. Arizona, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, FOX

Davis Webb, QB, New York Jets (4-9, AFC East – T3rd, #15 AFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Not active for a 27-23 win at Buffalo
• Spent the first nine weeks of the season on the practice squad before being signed to the active roster Nov. 10 one day prior to the team's Week 10 game against Buffalo
• Spent training camp with the New York Giants before being cut after the preseason
• Week 15 – vs. Houston, Sat., Dec. 15, 1:30 pm, NFL Network

Injured Reserve (5) – Name, Position, Team (Record)

Chris Conte, S, Tampa Bay (5-8, NFC South – 3rd, #11 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

Trevor Davis, WR, Green Bay (5-7-1, NFC North – 3rd, #10 NFC Seed)

• Played in two games off the bench and had four punt returns for 44 yards, one kick return for 20 yards and two tackles before returning to injured reserve after spending the first 10 weeks of the season on injured reserve prior to being activated on Nov. 15

Marvin Jones Jr., WR, Detroit (5-8, NFC North – 4th, #13 NFC Seed)

• Had 35 receptions for 508 yards and five touchdowns as well as one punt return for 11 yards and one onside kick recovery before his campaign was cut short due to injury that ended his season after nine games
• Had season highs of seven receptions, 117 yards receiving and two touchdown grabs in a Week 9 loss to Seattle

Marshawn Lynch, RB, Oakland (3-10, AFC West – 4th, #16 AFC Seed)

• Placed on injured reserve after playing in the first six games of the campaign
• Rushed 90 times for 376 yards and three touchdowns on the season while adding 15 receptions for 84 yards
• 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

Brian Schwenke, C, New England (9-4, AFC East – 1st, #2 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 (11-2, NFC South – 1st, #1 NFC Seed) … clinched division title and playoff berth

• Has been on the physically unable to perform list all season

Practice Squads (3) – Name, Team, Position (Record)

Stephen Anderson, TE, New England (9-4, AFC East – 1st, #2 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 (11-2, AFC West – 1st, #1 AFC Seed) … clinched playoff berth

• Signed to practice squad on Oct. 23 after having previously being cut by Kansas City after the preseason

Chad Hansen, WR, Denver (6-7, AFC West – 3rd, #10 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 currently Denver

Coaching Staffs (4) – Name, Team, Position (Record)

Andre Carter, Assistant Defensive Line Coach, Miami (7-6, AFC East – 2nd, #8 AFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Defeated Buffalo, 21-17
• Week 15 – at Minnesota, Sun., Dec. 16, 10 am, CBS

Ron Rivera, Head Coach, Carolina (6-7, NFC South – 2nd, #7 NFC Seed)

• Week 14 – Lost at Tampa Bay, 24-17
• Week 15 – vs. New Orleans, Sun., Dec. 16, 5:15 pm, ESPN

Vincent Rivera, Defensive Quality Control, Carolina (6-7, NFC South – 2nd, #7 NFC Seed)