Eagles in the NFL: Week 12 Recap

Will Blackmon – CB Washington Redskins
Blackmon saw the field on 17 snaps for the Redskins defense as they fell to the Dallas Cowboys, 31-26, on Thanksgiving Day. An impressive 505 total yards gained by the Redskins' offense allowed the team to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter but eventually fell short as time ran out.

Anthony Castonzo – OT Indianapolis Colts
Castonzo started on the offensive line and played every snap as the Colts fell to the Steelers, 28-7. The Colts' offense moved the ball for 310 yards including a TD pass to WR Donte Moncrief early in the second quarter.

Gosder Cherilus – OT Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cherlius saw the field on 16 different occasions (three on special teams). The Buccaneers earned their sixth win of the season, prevailing over the Seattle Seahawks, 14-5. Tampa Bay QB Jameis Winston threw two touchdown passes early in the first quarter to allow the Buccaneers to build a lead that would last the rest of the game.

Emmett Cleary – OT Dallas Cowboys
Cleary made five appearances for the Cowboys on special teams as the team earned its tenth-straight win of the season beating the Washington Redskins, 31-16. Dallas QB Ezekiel Elliot scored from four yards out to cap the Cowboys first possession, and the second quarter featured three field goals wrapped around a 10-yard TD strike from Prescott to WR Terrance Williams.

Kasim Edebali – LB New Orleans Saints
Edebali made 28 appearances, including 16 for special teams, and recorded one assisted tackle for the Saints in their 49-21 blowout win over the LA Rams. Drew Brees and the New Orleans offense gained 555 yards in the game on Sunday, including four TD passes from Brees and one from WR Willie Snead in a trick play.

Mark Herzlich – LB New York Giants
Herzlich made appearances in 26 plays for the Giants, including 25 on special teams. Giants' QB Eli Manning and WR Odell Beckham Jr. dominated the Cleveland Browns' defense, running up 296 yards to gain their eighth win of the season, 27-13.

Luke Kuechly – LB Carolina Panthers
Kuechly was ruled out in Week 12 against the Raiders for a concussion. The Panthers fell to the Raiders, 32-32.

Brian Mihalik – OT Pittsburgh Steelers
Mihalik did not play in Week 12.

Kevin Pierre-Louis – LB Seattle Seahawks
Pierre-Louis recorded three solo tackles in his 24 appearances, including 15 for special teams, in the Seahawks' 14-5 loss to Tampa Bay. The Seahawks rushed for 127 yards and attempted to mount a comeback but fell short, only scoring a safety and a field goal in the second quarter.

Matt Ryan – QB Atlanta Falcons
Ryan completed 26 of 34 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 38-19 win over the Arizona Cardinals. He added 15 yards rushing on four carries. Ryan topped a 70% completion rate for the fifth time this season and third time in the past four weeks.

Justin Simmons – FS Denver Broncos
Simmons recorded two solo tackles in his 68 on-field appearances, including 36 for special teams, in the Broncos nail-biting OT loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, 30-27. Broncos' QB Trevor Siemian completed two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to take the lead until the Chiefs scored and tied the game with a two-point conversion with 12 seconds left in the game.

John Wetzel – OT Arizona Cardinals
Wetzel played in all the Cardinals' offensive snaps as well as three special teams plays. Although the Arizona offense moved the ball for 332 yards, they fell to the Falcons, 38-19.

Eagles on Practice Squads:
Mehdi Abdesmad – DE Tennessee Titans
Josh Keyes – LB Atlanta Falcons
Ian Silberman – OT Oakland Raiders
Andre Williams – RB San Diego Chargers

Eagles on Injured Reserve:
Steven Daniels – Washington Redskins
Connor Wujciak – Philadelphia Eagles
Ifeanyi Momah – Arizona Cardinals

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