Vols In The NFL Update (10/8)

By Betsy Devine on October 8, 2013 5:38 PM

There were 23 NFL Vols in action this past weekend in week five of the NFL regular season

Player	Pos.	Team	Opponent	Score	Stats
Robert Ayers	DE	Denver	at Dallas	W, 51-48	Started at RDE, 2 tackles 1 sack-6 yd loss
Eric Berry	DB	Kansas City	at Tennessee	W, 26-17	Started at SS, 5 tackles, 1 PD
Tyler Bray	QB	Kansas City	at Tennessee	W, 26-17	Not active
Kevin Burnett	LB	Oakland	vs. San Diego	W, 27-17	Started at WLB, 14 tackles, 1 sack-11 yds, 1 FF
Britton Colquitt	P	Denver	at Dallas	W, 51-48	Did Not Punt, Held on GW FG
Dustin Colquitt	P	Kansas City	at Tennessee	W, 26-17	6 punts, 37.5 yd. avg
Morgan Cox	LS	Baltimore	at Miami	W, 26-23	Snapped on all punts and kicks
Arian Foster	RB	Houston	at San Francisco	L, 34-3	Started at RB, 21 att. 98 yds
Ramon Foster	OT	Pittsburgh	Bye Week
Aubrayo Franklin	DT	Indianapolis	vs. Seattle	W, 34-28	Started at NT, 1 tackle
Omar Gaither	LB	Atlanta	vs. NY Jets	L, 30-28	Started at MLB, 4 tackles
Jabari Greer	CB	New Orleans	at Chicago	W, 26-18	Started at LCB, 5 tackles
Parys Haralson	LB	New Orleans	at Chicago	W, 26-18	1 tackle
Montario Hardesty	RB	Cleveland
Justin Hunter	WR	Tennessee	vs. Kansas City	L, 26-17	Played, no stats
Malik Jackson	DE	Denver	at Dallas	W, 51-48	2 tackles, 1 sack -7 yd loss 2 QBH
Austin Johnson	FB	New Orleans	at Chicago	W, 26-18
Peyton Manning	QB	Denver	at Dallas	W, 51-48	Started at QB, 33-42-414-4 TDs
Jerod Mayo	LB	New England	at Cincinnati	L, 13-6	Started at LB, 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks-4 yds, 1 PD, 1 FR
Jacques McClendon	OL	Jacksonville	at St. Louis	L, 34-20	Did Not Play
Tony McDaniel	DE	Seattle	at Indianapolis	L, 34-28	Started at LDT, 1 tackle
Robert Meachem	WR	New Orleans	at Chicago	W, 26-18	Started at WR
Marvin Mitchell	LB	Minnesota	Bye Week
Denarius Moore	WR	Oakland	vs. San Diego	W, 27-17	Started at WR, 5 rec. 84 yds 1 TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	Minnesota	Bye Week
Tauren Poole	RB	Carolina	at Arizona	L, 22-6	Practice Squad
Mychal Rivera	TE	Oakland	vs. San Diego	W, 27-17	First career start at TE, 1 rec. 5 yds
Chris Scott	OL	Carolina	at Arizona	L, 22-6	Started at RG
Matt Simms	QB	NY Jets	at Atlanta	W, 30-28	Did Not Play
Luke Stocker	TE	Tampa Bay	Bye Week
Dallas Thomas	OL	Miami	vs. Baltimore	L, 26-23	Not active
Scott Wells	C	St. Louis	vs. Jacksonville	W, 34-20	Started at C
Dan Williams	DT	Arizona	vs. Carolina	W, 22-6	1 tackle, 1 QBH
Jason Witten	TE	Dallas	vs. Denver	L, 51-48	Started at TE, 7 rec. 121 yds. 1 TD

SHOOTOUT OF THE AGES
In what CBS says was the highest-rated NFL game this season on any network, Peyton Manning and the Broncos got the best of the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon in an instant classic.
Manning was 32-of-44 on the day with 414 yards passing and four touchdowns and one interception.
Manning's streak of consecutive passes without an INT ended at 226 on Sunday after beginning the season throwing for 21 TDs and 0 INTs to begin the year. That mark ranked second in Broncos history behind Jake Plummer, 229 in 2005).
His 20 touchdown passes through five games are the most in NFL history.
Manning's marked his 25th career game with four touchdown passes, marking the most in NFL history
Manning also rushed for a touchdown on the day, his 21st career rushing touchdown, and first since 10/27/08 at Tennessee.
Manning leads the NFL in passing yards in the 2013 season with 1,884

For the Cowboys, tight end Jason Witten finished with seven catches for 121 yards and a touchdown

TAKING THEM DOWN
Kevin Burnett's 14 tackles against San Diego were the third most in the NFL during week five behind Sean Lee of Dallas and Ryan Mundy of the New York Giants.
The game marked the 11th career double digit tackle game of Burnett's career and tied his career best 14 tackles set previously on January 1, 2012 against the New York Jets.
Burnett also added an 11 yard sack and a forced fumble on the day to help Oakland to its second win of the season.

Also with a double digit tackle effort on the weekend was Jerod Mayo of the New England Patriots.
Mayo notched 11 tackles to go along with a half a sack, a pass defended and a fumble recovery.
Mayo ranks in a tie for fourth in the NFL the season in total tackles with 49 behind Lance Briggs (Chicago, 51), Sean Lee (Dallas, 50) and Vontaze Burfict (Cincinnati, 50).

STARTS ON STARTS
Out of the 21 Vols in action this past weekend, 16 of them made starts at their position for their teams.
Eight Vols started on offense (QB-1, RB-1, WR-2, TE-2, RG-1, C-1), eight started on defense (RDE-1, NT-1, LDT-1, LB-3, SS-1, LCB-1)

Peyton Manning now has more rushing touchdowns (one) than interceptions (zero) this season.