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Tar Heels In The NFL - Week Three
September 23, 2014 | Football
Bruce Carter has huge day for Cowboys
Bruce Carter has been solid for the Dallas Cowboys so far this season and his trong play continued on Sunday against the St. Louis Rams as he recorded 12 tackles and had an interception that he ran back for a touchdown. Carter's pick-six pretty much secured the win for Dallas as increased their lead to 10 points with six minutes to play. Check out the video of Carter's play here: http://www.dallascowboys.com/multimedia/videos/Bruce-Carter-Intercepts-Austin-Davis-For-Pick-6/d97bbb2b-7f51-4fc6-a066-38a7d63eb5b7
Weekly Giovani Bernard update
Giovani Bernard has to be keeping people who own him in their fantasy football leagues happy this season. Gio had another productive day for the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday as he ran for 47 yards but also scored two touchdowns. Through three games this season Bernard has 333 total yards and he's scored three touchdowns. Check out this video of one of Bernard's one-yard scores from Sunday. http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014092101/2014/REG3/titans@bengals#menu=gamepass%7CcontentId%3A0ap3000000398020&tab=videos&analyze=boxscore
Peppers records first sack as a Packer
Julius Peppers hadn't recorded a sack in the first two games of the season for the Green Bay Packers but the former Tar Heel was still having an impact on games. But on Sunday, Peppers got into the stat sheet in a big way when he sacked Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, forced a fumble then recovered the fumble. The Packers ended up losing to the Lions but it was a huge play for the Packers as the Lions had just moved inside the Green Bay 10-yard line. Click this link to see a video of Peppers' big play: http://fansided.com/2014/09/21/packers-julius-peppers-gets-forces-recovers-fumble-lions-matthew-stafford-video/
Tre Boston looking for first game action
Carolina Panthers safety Tre Boston missed most of the preseason with a sports hernia. Now he's healthy and looking for his first shot at getting onto the field for the Panthers as he's been inactive for the team's first three games. Check out this quick story on Boston from Todd Gibson of WNCN News. http://www.wncn.com/story/26583977/panthers-boston-eager-to-prove-himself
Marvin Austin, DT, Denver - had two tackles in Denver's loss to Seattle.
Giovani Bernard, TB, Cincinnati - scored two touchdowns on a pair of 1-yard runs in the win over Tennessee. Also rushed 14 times for 47 yards and caught one pass for seven yards.
Russell Bodine, C, Cincinnati - started at center for the 3-0 Bengals.
Tre Boston, S, Carolina - saw his first career action in loss to Pittsburgh.
Zach Brown, LB, Tennessee - injured reserve.
Bruce Carter, LB, Dallas - Intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown in Dallas' comeback win over St. Louis. Also had 12 tackles
Jonathan Cooper, OG, Arizona - did not play in Arizona's win over San Francisco.
Quinton Coples, DE, New York Jets - started at outside linebacker and had one quarterback hurry in the loss to Chicago.
Eric Ebron, TE, Detroit - did not catch a pass in Detroit's 19-7 win over Green Bay.
James Hurst, OT, Baltimore - saw action in the Ravens' win over Cleveland.
Kareem Martin, DE, Arizona - started at defensive end and had one tackle in the win over San Francisco.
Hakeem Nicks, WR, Indianapolis - made four catches for 50 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown reception, in Indy's win over Jacksonville.
Julius Peppers, DE, Green Bay - had a sack, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and had two tackles in a loss to the Lions.
Jabari Price, CB, Minnesota - had one special teams tackle against New Orleans.
Garrett Reynolds, OG, Detroit - started at right tackle in Detroit's win over Green Bay.
Robert Quinn, DE, St. Louis - started at defensive end and posted two tackles, including a tackle for loss.
Da'Norris Searcy, DB, Buffalo - started at safety and had one tackle against San Diego.
Brandon Tate, WR, Cincinnati - caught one pass for five yards and had a kickoff return for 18 yards in the win over Tennessee.
Ryan Taylor, TE, Green Bay - had one tackle on special teams in a loss to Detroit.
Cam Thomas, DT, Pittsburgh - started at defensive end in Pittsburgh's win over Carolina.
Greg Warren, DS, Pittsburgh - perfect on all snaps in win over Carolina.
Sylvester Williams, DT, Denver - started at defensive tackle and had four tackles against Seattle.
T.J. Yates, QB, Atlanta - completed 3 of 4 attempts for 64 yards, including a long of 40, in Atlanta's 56-14 win over Tampa Bay.
