Jan. 4, 2016
Seven #ProJackets have advanced to the 2016 NFL Playoffs, including three players who will play in this weekend’s Wild Card Weekend. On Tuesday, Carolina promoted CB Lou Young to the Panthers’ active roster from the practice squad.
Michael Johnson and the Cincinnati Bengals will host Pittsburgh on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET on CBS. Brandon Watts and the Minnesota Vikings will host defending NFC champion Seattle on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. ET, followed by Morgan Burnett and the Green Bay Packers against Washington at 4:40 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Three more #ProJackets will see action during the Divisional Playoffs on Jan. 16 (Shaq Mason, New England) and Jan. 17 (Demaryius Thomas and Vance Walker, Denver).
Morgan Burnett had another solid weekend for the Packers, tallying eight tackles. Burnett finished the season with 11 straight starts in the Green Bay secondary.
Both Calvin Johnson and Demaryius Thomas had huge offensive days on the final week of the NFL regular season. Megatron tied a season high with 10 catches in the Lions win, while Thomas had 117 receiving yards in a Broncos home win.
Check out the rest of this week’s Nissan #ProJackets Report.
| #PROJACKETS REPORT, WEEK 17 | |||
| PLAYER | WEEK 17 | FINAL STATS | |
| Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB San Diego Chargers 2nd Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 STARTED at DEN (L, 20-27) 2 tackles | Games Played: 15 Games Started: 12 55 tackles 6.0 sacks 1 PDef, 1 FF | |
| T.J. Barnes, DT Buffalo Bills 2nd Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 DNP vs. NYJ (W, 22-17) | Games Played: 10 Games Started: 1 4 tackles 1 PDef | |
| Morgan Burnett, S Green Bay Packers 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 STARTED vs. MIN (L, 13-20) 8 tackles | Games Played: 11 Games Started: 11 68 tackles 5 PDef, 2 FF | |
| Mario Butler, CB Buffalo Bills 2nd Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 PLAYED vs. NYJ (W, 22-17) 2 tackles, 2 PDef | Games Played: 13 Games Started: 1 9 tackles 5 PDef | |
| Andrew Gardner, T Philadelphia Eagles 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | INJURED RESERVE | Games Played: 3 Games Started: 3 No Stats | |
| Calvin Johnson, WR Detroit Lions 9th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 STARTED at CHI (W, 24-20) 10 rec., 137 yds, 1 TD | Games Played: 16 Games Started: 16 88 rec., 1,214 yds 9 TD | |
| Michael Johnson, DE Cincinnati Bengals 7th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 STARTED vs. BAL (W, 24-16) 2 tackles | Games Played: 16 Games Started: 15 42 tackles 5.0 sacks 2 PDef, 3 FF | |
| Shaq Mason, OL New England Patriots ROOKIE GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 PLAYED at MIA (L, 10-20) No Stats | Games Played: 14 Games Started: 10 No Stats | |
| Derrick Morgan, OLB Tennessee Titans 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | INJURED RESERVE | Games Played: 10 Games Started: 9 24 tackles 4.5 sacks 2 PDef, 1 FF | |
| Daryl Smith, LB Baltimore Ravens 12th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 STARTED at CIN (L, 16-24) 3 tackles | Games Played: 16 Games Started: 16 121 tackles 3.0 sacks 3 PDef, 1 INT | |
| Demaryius Thomas, WR Denver Broncos 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 STARTED vs. SD (W, 27-20) 5 rec., 117 yds, 1 TD | Games Played: 16 Games Started: 16 105 rec., 1,304 yds 6 TD | |
| Vance Walker, DE Denver Broncos 7th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 PLAYED vs. SD (W, 27-20) 3 tackles | Games Played: 15 Games Started: 4 33 tackles 2.0 sacks | |
| Darren Waller, WR Baltimore Ravens ROOKIE GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | INJURED RESERVE | Games Played: 6 Games Started: 1 2 rec., 18 yds | |
| Brandon Watts, LB Minnesota Vikings 2nd Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 DNP at GB (W, 20-13) | Games Played: 7 Games Started: 0 7 tackles, 1 FF | |
| Philip Wheeler, LB Atlanta Falcons 8th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Jan. 3 PLAYED vs. NO (L, 17-20) No Stats | Games Played: 9 Games Started: 2 29 tackles 1.0 sack 1 FF |
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