Oct. 19, 2015
In Week 6 of the 2015 NFL season, Calvin Johnson helped lead the Detroit Lions to their first win of the season. Johnson caught a touchdown pass with just 21 seconds left in the fourth quarter to ultimately force overtime. In the extra period, Johnson then caught a 57-yard pass to set up the Lions’ game-winning game field goal in Detroit’s 37-34 win over Chicago.
Denver’s Demaryius Thomas posted a 10-catch, 111-yard performance in a Broncos road win at Cleveland.
On the defensive side, Jeremiah Attaochu recorded three tackles and 2.0 sacks in San Diego’s loss at Green Bay. Baltimore’s Daryl Smith had another solid game with nine tackles, while Denver’s Vance Walker added five tackles.
| #PROJACKETS REPORT, WEEK 6 | |||
| PLAYER | WEEK 6 | WEEK 7 | |
| Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB San Diego Chargers 2nd Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 STARTED AT GB (L, 20-27) 3 tackles, 2.0 sacks | Sunday, Oct. 25 vs. OAK 4:05 p.m. ET CBS | |
| T.J. Barnes, DT New York Jets 2nd Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 PLAYED vs. WAS (W, 34-20) 1 tackle | Sunday, Oct. 25 at NE 1 p.m. ET CBS | |
| Morgan Burnett, S Green Bay Packers 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 DID NOT PLAY vs. SD (W, 27-20) | BYE WEEK | |
| Mario Butler, CB Buffalo Bills 2nd Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 PLAYED vs. CIN (L, 21-34) No Stats | Sunday, Oct. 25 vs. JAX 9:30 a.m. ET Yahoo! | |
| Andrew Gardner, T Philadelphia Eagles 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | INJURED OUT FOR THE SEASON | ||
| Calvin Johnson, WR Detroit Lions 9th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 STARTED vs. CHI (W, 37-34) 6 rec., 166 yds., 1 TD | Sunday, Oct. 25 vs. MIN 1 p.m. ET FOX | |
| Michael Johnson, DE Cincinnati Bengals 7th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 STARTED at BUF (W, 34-21) 4 tackles | BYE WEEK | |
| Shaq Mason, OL New England Patriots ROOKIE GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 STARTED vs. IND (W, 34-27) | Sunday, Oct. 25 vs. NYJ 1 p.m. ET CBS | |
| Derrick Morgan, OLB Tennessee Titans 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 STARTED vs. MIA (L, 10-38) 4 tackles | Sunday, Oct. 25 vs. ATL 1 p.m. ET FOX | |
| Daryl Smith, LB Baltimore Ravens 12th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 STARTED at SF (L, 20-25) 9 tackles, 1.0 sack | Monday, Oct. 26 at ARI 8:30 p.m. ET ESPN | |
| Demaryius Thomas, WR Denver Broncos 6th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 STARTED at CLE (W, 26-23) 10 rec., 111 yds. | BYE WEEK | |
| Vance Walker, DE Denver Broncos 7th Year GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 PLAYED at CLE (W, 26-23) 5 tackles | BYE WEEK | |
| Darren Waller, WR Baltimore Ravens ROOKIE GT Bio | NFL Bio | Twitter | Sunday, Oct. 18 DID NOT PLAY at SF (L, 20-25) | Monday, Oct. 26 at ARI 8:30 p.m. ET ESPN |
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