NFL Husker Stats: 2003 Week 17

2003 Week 17: 12/28/03

Injury Report
IR	San Diego	Toniu Fonoti	shoulder
	Arizona	Kyle Vanden Bosch	ankle
	Oakland	John Parrella	groin
	NY Giants	Ralph Brown	shoulder
Doubtful	Chiefs	Eric Warfield	back
Doubtful	Texans	Zach Wiegert	elbow
Questionable	Panthers	Mike Rucker	knee
Probable	Chargers	Carlos Polk	shoulder

OFFENSE		Rushing					Receiving					Total
Player, Team	Opp.	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	Rec	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	YDS	TD	FMB
Cory Schlesinger, Detroit	Stl	1	4	4.0	4	0	1	5	5.0	5	0	9	0	0
Ahman Green, Green Bay	Den	20	218	10.9	98T#	2	1	9	9.0	9	0	227	2	0
Correll Buckhalter, Philadelphia	Was	13	54	4.2	12	0	3	16	5.3	11T	1	70	1	0

# - Ahman Green's 98 yard TD run is the longest ever run by a Packer and the longest run ever against by the Broncos

DEFENSE		Regular Defensive Plays										Special Teams
Player, Team	Opp.	TKL	AST	CMB	SK	YDS	IN	YDS	PD	FF	FR	TKL	AST	FF	FR	BL
Chris Kelsay, Buffalo	NE	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Minter, Carolina	NYG	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Rucker, Carolina	KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Brown, Chicago	KC	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Shanle, Dallas	NO	Did Not Play (Injury)
Erwin Swiney, Green Bay	Den	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Foreman, Houston	Ind	11*	4	15*	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kris Brown, Houston	Ind	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Slechta, Houston	Ind	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Warfield, Kansas City	Chi	Did Not Play (Injury)
Keyuo Craver, New Orleans	Dal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Johnson, Oakland	SD	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Polk, San Diego	Oak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Dejuan Groce, St. Louis	Det	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Wistrom, St. Louis	Det	6	0	6	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Frost, Tampa Bay	Ten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

SPECIAL TEAMS		Field Goals			Ex. Pts		Punts
Player, Team	Opp.	Made	Att	YDS	Made	Att	No.	YDS	Avg	TB	i20	LNG
Kris Brown, Houston	Ind	1	1	36	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Lafleur, San Francisco	Sea	-	-	-	-	-	8	299	37.4	0	1	45
Josh Brown, Seattle	SF	1	2	49wl,33	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

SPECIAL TEAMS: Returns

Kick Returns

Punt Returns

Player, Team

Opp.

YDS

AVG

LNG

YDS

AVG

LNG

Cory Schlesinger, Detroit

Stl

23.0

Other Stats:

Chris Dishman, Arizona vs Minnesota: 1 fumble recovery, 1 asst misc tackle.

Adam Treu, Oakland vs San Diego: 1 fumble recovery.

Other Starters:

Dominic Riaola, C, Detroit
Will Shields, RG, Kansas City
Adam Treu, C, Oakland

Details:

MVP poll:
79% Ahman Green
14% Jay Foreman
7% Grant Wistrom

12/29/03 - Carolina vs New York Giants: Defensive end Mike Rucker, who missed the past two games with a sore knee, played in the first half on Sunday with no complications.
"It felt good," Rucker said. "We didn’t go backwards, and that’s the best thing." (The State, South Carolina)
12/28/03 - Green Bay vs Denver: Ahman Green set a club record with 218 rushing yards, including a 98-yard touchdown, to lead the Packers to a 31-3 rout of the shorthanded Denver Broncos.
  But the Packers (10-6) needed the Arizona Cardinals to upset the Minnesota Vikings in order to qualify for the postseason as the NFC North Division champion. It didn't appear it was likely to happen when the Vikings held a 17-6 lead with under two minutes left.
  However, Arizona staged a dramatic rally as Nathan Poole made a leaping 28-yard touchdown catch on the final play of the game for an 18-17 victory over Minnesota, sending the sellout crowd of Lambeau Field listening on radios (as well as the Packers' sideline) into a frenzy.
  Green scored on a two-yard run with 1:35 left in the third to increase Green Bay's lead to 17-3. Denver rookie Adrian Madise returned the ensuing kickoff 83 yards to the Green Bay 12. But after a goal-line stand by the Packers, Green raced 98 yards for a score, the longest ever run by a Packer and the longest run ever against by the Broncos.
  "Every time we need something, he (Green) seems to be the guy to do it," said Packers center Mike Flanagan. "He's had an amazing year, he's an amazing player and we're going to ride him as long as we can." (USA Today)
12/28/03 - Houston vs Indianapolis: Jay Foreman led the Texans defense in tackles with 15 total, 11 solo and knocked down a pass.
12/28/03 - Right guard Zach Wiegert made a brief appearance Sunday after missing the entire week of practice with a hyperextended elbow. (Houston Chronicle)
12/28/03 - San Francisco vs Seattle: Punter Bill LaFleur, booed often by fans during the game, had a net average of 34.1 yards on eight punts for the 49ers. (Contra Costa Times) Candlestick crowd booed the 49ers' poor running game, the short throws, the conservative game planning and, most of all, the punting of beleaguered Bill LaFleur. (SF Gate)
12/28/03 - St. Louis vs Detroit: Grant Wistrom stewed on a chair in front of his locker, with an ice pack on his elbow and a disgusted look on his face.
  "We came out flat," Wistrom said. "It was evident when we warmed up and on the first snap. Football is an emotional game, and they obviously wanted it more than we did."
  With the top seed in the NFC to play for, the St. Louis Rams could not beat a team with only pride on the line.
  Detroit won a 30-20 shocker over the Rams on Sunday. (AP)
  Wistrom was able to get another sack for an 8 yard loss, he's been doing quite well in that department as of late; however, it was the only sack for the Rams and was a gift where Joey Harrington tripped over his guard and Wistrom got credit for a sack. Wistrom ended the game with 6 solo tackles. (GridironGateway.com) 1
12/27/03 - New England vs Buffalo: Russ Hochstein replaced G Damien Woody who sustained a second-quarter leg injury and did not return, but Woody seemed fine after the game. (The Hartford Courant)
12/28/03 - Bills reserve DE Chris Kelsay had his most active game, he had 4 tackles against the Patriots.
Tyrone Williams did not play (benched).

Pictures:

Josh Brown - 1

Ahman Green - 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12/28
Correll Buckhalter - 1 | 2 | 3
Will Shields - 1
Grant Wistrom - 1