Pro Bears Week 16 - California Golden Bears Athletics

BERKELEY – C.J. Anderson had 20 rushes for 167 yards and one touchdown in his debut for the Los Angeles Rams in a 31-9 win at Arizona to highlight performances by former Cal players in Week 16 of the 2018 NFL season. Anderson had been released earlier in the season by both Carolina and Oakland.

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

A total of 19 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 six 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 (19) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place) … Conference Seed/Playoff Status

Lorenzo Alexander, LB, Buffalo (5-10, AFC East – 3rd) … #13 AFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Had 15 tackles, one interception that he returned eight yards and one pass defended in a 24-12 loss at New England
• Has registered 68 tackles (eight shy of his career high), 6.5 sacks (-40.5 yards), 11 tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, a career-high two interceptions, a career-high nine passes defended, one forced fumble and a career-high-tying one fumble recovery on the season
• Week 17 – vs. Miami, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, CBS

Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers (11-4, AFC West – T1st) … #5 AFC Seed/Clinched Playoff Spot
• Week 16 – Had five receptions for 58 yards in a 22-10 loss to Baltimore
• Has registered team highs of 93 receptions and 1132 yards receiving to go along with six touchdown catches that is second on the club on the season while adding one catch on a successful two-point conversion, career highs of nine rushes and 75 yards rushing, 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 17 – at Denver, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, CBS

Tyson Alualu, DE, Pittsburgh (8-6-1, AFC North – 2nd) … #8 AFC Seed
• Week 16 – Had one tackle in a 31-28 loss at New Orleans
• Has 20 tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit on the season
• Week 17 – vs. Cincinnati, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, CBS

C.J. Anderson, RB, Los Angeles Rams (12-3, NFC West – 1st) … #1 NFC Seed/Clinched Division Title/Playoff Berth
• Week 16 – Had 20 rushes for 167 yards and one touchdown in his debut with the Los Angeles Rams in a 31-9 win at Arizona
• Has 41 rushes for 271 yards on the season while adding two catches for a loss of five yards and one touchdown
• Signed with Oakland prior to Week 14 after being previously released by Carolina
• Week 17 – vs. San Francisco, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, CBS

Bryan Anger, P, Tampa Bay (5-10, NFC South – 4th) … #13 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Punted twice for 102 yards and a season-best 51.0 average with a long of 57 in a 27-20 loss at Dallas
• Has punted 53 times for 2365 yards and a 44.6 average with a net average of 38.6 including long punt of 64 yards while trapping opponents inside their 20-yard line 14 times with three touchbacks on the season
• Has also thrown one incomplete pass
• Week 17 – vs. Atlanta, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, FOX

Devante Downs, LB, Minnesota (8-6-1, NFC North – 2nd) … #6 NFC Seed
• Week 16 – Played off the bench but did not have any stats other than participation in a 27-9 win at Detroit
• Has played off the bench in 10 games and contributed three tackles
• Week 17 – vs. Chicago, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, FOX

Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams (12-3, NFC West – 1st) … #2 NFC Seed/Clinched Division Title/Playoff Berth
• Week 16 – Completed 19-of-24 passes for 216 yards with one touchdown passes and no interceptions for a 118.1 passer rating while adding another two rushes for six yards and one touchdown in a 31-9 win at Arizona
• Helped Rams to an 8-0 start that was their best since 1969 squad began 11-0
• Has completed 349-of-535 passes (65.2%) for 4489 yards with 28 touchdown passes (all career highs) and 12 interceptions for a 99.5 passer rating while adding 42 rushes for 108 yards and two touchdowns on the season
• Ranks among the NFL leaders in passing yards (4th), average gain per passing attempt (4th, 8.39), average pass length of completions (5th, 7.00), touchdown passes (9th), passing attempts (T9th) and passing rating (10th)
• 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 17 – vs. San Francisco, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, CBS

Maurice Harris, WR, Washington (7-8, NFC East – 3rd) … #8 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Not active for a 25-16 loss at Tennessee
• Has played in 11 games with six starts and contributed career highs of 28 receptions for 304 yards, two rushes for 10 yards and three punt returns for 11 yards, as well as one tackle and one fumble recovery
• 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 17 – vs. Philadelphia, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, FOX

DeSean Jackson, WR, Tampa Bay (5-10, NFC South – 4th) … #13 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Had one reception for 24 yards and one rush for four yards as he returned to action for the first time since missing three contests in a 27-20 loss at Dallas
• Leads the NFL in average yards per reception (18.88) while ranking second in average yards per reception (14.46)
• Has 41 receptions for 774 yards with four touchdowns while adding six rushes for 29 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 ninth-longest catch in the NFL in 2018
• Had his first touchdown run since 2010 in a 26-23 Week 7 win over Cleveland
• Week 17 – vs. Atlanta, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, FOX

Cameron Jordan, DE, New Orleans (13-2, NFC South – 1st) … #1 NFC Seed/Clinched Division Title/Playoff Berth/First-Round Bye
• Week 16 – Had two tackles, one tackle for loss, two quarterback hits, and one pass defended in a 31-28 win over Pittsburgh that was their 13th in the last 14 games
• Has 48 tackles, 12.0 sacks (-67 yards), 18 tackles for loss, 20 quarterbacks hits, six passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season
• Tied for sixth in the NFL in tackles for loss and tied for eighth in sacks
• Week 17 – vs. Carolina, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, CBS

L.P. Ladouceur, LS, Dallas (9-6, NFC East – 1st) … #4 NFC Seed/Clinched Division Title/Playoff Berth
• Week 16 – 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 15 contests to extend his string of consecutive regular-season games played to 220 dating back to the 2005 campaign with the only longer current NFL streak the 223 consecutive contests played by long snapper John Denney of the Miami Dolphins
• Has contributed three tackles on the season
• Week 17 – at New York Giants, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, FOX

James Looney, DE, Green Bay (6-8-1, NFC North – 3rd) … #9 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – 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 17 – vs. Detroit, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, FOX

Alex Mack, C, Atlanta (6-9, NFC South – T2nd) … #10 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Had one tackle and played in all 48 offensive snaps in a 24-10 win at Charlotte
• Has started all 15 games and played in all 984 of 987 possible offensive snaps while also recording one fumble recovery and one tackle
• Week 17 – at Tampa Bay, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, FOX

Brandon Mebane, NT, Los Angeles Chargers (11-4, AFC West – T1st) … #5 AFC Seed/Clinched Playoff Spot
• Week 16 – Had a season-high-tying six tackles in his first action since Week 11 in a 22-10 loss against Baltimore
• Has totaled 38 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
• AHad a season-high-tying six tackles and his lone sack of the season in a Week 3 loss at the Los Angeles Rams
• Week 17 – at Denver, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, CBS

Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay (6-8-1, NFC North – 3rd) … #9 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Completed 37-of-55 passes for 442 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a 103.8 passer rating while adding five rushes for 32 yards and one touchdown in a 44-38 overtime win at the New York Jets with his 16-yard touchdown completion to Davante Adams on the first drive of overtime providing the winning margin without the Jets offense taking the field in the extra period
• Has completed 369-of-592 passes (62.3%) for 4416 yards with 25 touchdowns and two interceptions for a 97.8 passer rating while adding 43 rushes for 269 yards and two touchdowns
• Set the NFL's record for most consecutive passes without an interception with a streak of 402 that spanned a string of 11 games including nine straight without a pick
• Has the best interception percentage (.3%) and the fewest interceptions (2) among regular starting quarterbacks in the NFL as the league's only regular starting quarterback with less than five
• Also ranks among NFL leaders in passing attempts (3rd), passing yards (5th), completions (T5th), average pass length of completions (9th, 6.44) and average pass length (9th, 8.79)
• 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 17 – vs. Detroit, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, FOX

Richard Rodgers, TE, Philadelphia (8-7, NFC East – 2nd) … #7 NFC Seed
• Week 16 – Recorded his first statistics other than participation when he had one catch for seven yards and one fumble recovery in a 32-30 win at Houston that kept the Eagles' playoff hopes alive
• 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 17 – at Washington, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, FOX

Mitchell Schwartz, OT, Kansas City (11-4, AFC West – 1st) … #1 AFC Seed/Clinched Playoff Berth
• Week 16 – Started and played in all 61 offensive snaps in a 38-31 loss at Seattle
• Has started all 15 games in and played in all 991 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 17 – vs. Oakland, Sun., Dec. 30, 1:25 pm, CBS

Giorgio Tavecchio, PK, Atlanta (6-9, NFC South – T2nd) … #10 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Not active for a 24-10 win at Carolina
• 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 for 23 points, but has not played since Bryant returned from an injury
• Week 17 – at Tampa Bay, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, FOX

Davis Webb, QB, New York Jets (4-11, AFC East – 4th) … #16 AFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Not active for a 44-38 loss against Green Bay
• 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 17 – at New England, Sun., Dec. 30, 10 am, CBS

Injured Reserve (7) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

Chris Conte, S, Tampa Bay (5-10, NFC South – 4th) … #13 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• 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 (6-8-1, NFC North – 3rd) … #9 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• 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 (5-10, NFC North – 4th) … #14 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• 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

Mychal Kendricks, LB, Seattle (8-7, NFC West – 2nd) … #5 NFC Seed
• Had 19 tackles, 2.0 sacks (-14 yards), four tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and one pass defended in four contests
• Played in Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4 games before serving an eight-week suspension, as well as Week 14 before being put on injured reserve prior to Week 15
• Missed Week 1 after he was cut by Cleveland before signing with Seattle

Marshawn Lynch, RB, Oakland (4-11, AFC West – 4th) … #15 AFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• 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 (10-5, AFC East – 1st) … #2 AFC Seed/Clinched Division Title/Playoff Berth
• Played off the bench in three games but not record any statistics before being placed on injured reserve Nov. 6

Nick Sundberg, LS, Washington (7-8, NFC East – 3rd) … #8 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Played in all 13 games off the bench and recorded one tackle before being placed on injured reserve December 15

Physically Unable To Perform (1) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

Daniel Lasco, RB, New Orleans (13-2, NFC South – 1st) … #1 NFC Seed/Clinched Division Title/Playoff Berth/First-Round Bye
• Has been on the physically unable to perform list the entire season

Practice Squads (3) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

Stephen Anderson, TE, New England (10-5, AFC East – 1st) … #2 AFC Seed/Clinched Division Title/Playoff Berth
• 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 (11-4, 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 (6-9, AFC West – 3rd, #11 AFC Seed) … Eliminated From Playoffs
• 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, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

Andre Carter, Assistant Defensive Line Coach, Miami (7-8, AFC East – 2nd) … #10 AFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Defeated Buffalo, 21-17
• Week 17 – vs. Jacksonville, Sun., Dec. 23, 10 am, FOX

Ron Rivera, Head Coach, Carolina (6-9, NFC South – T3rd) … #11 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Lost at Tampa Bay, 24-17
• Week 17 – vs. Atlanta, Sun., Dec. 23, 10 am, FOX

Vincent Rivera, Defensive Quality Control, Carolina (6-9, NFC South – T3rd) … #11 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Lost at Tampa Bay, 24-17
• Week 17 – vs. Atlanta, Sun., Dec. 23, 10 am, FOX

Richard Rodgers Sr., Secondary Coach, Carolina (6-9, NFC South – T3rd) … #11 NFC Seed/Eliminated From Playoffs
• Week 16 – Lost at Tampa Bay, 24-17
• Week 17 – vs. Atlanta, Sun., Dec. 23, 10 am, FOX
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California Golden Bears Athletics

Active Roster (19) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place) … Conference Seed/Playoff Status

Injured Reserve (7) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

Physically Unable To Perform (1) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

Practice Squads (3) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

Coaching Staffs (4) – Name, Position, Team (Record, Division – Place, Conference Seed)

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