Owls in the NFL - Week 6

Head Coach Bruce Arians (1983-88) and his staff filled with former Temple personnel, had a successful return to Philadelphia on Thursday Night Football when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Eagles, 28-22. Shaun Bradley (2016-19) had three tackles for the hometown Eagles.

Matt Rhule (2013-16) and his Carolina Panthers' staff littered with Temple connections lost a heartbreaker in overtime to the Minnesota Vikings, 34-28. As always, former Owls had something to say about the results of the game. Haason Reddick (2012-16), Sean Chandler (2014-17), and Sam Franklin (2016-19) helped a stingy defense. Reddick had eight tackles and a fumble recovery to set up the Panthers first score. Chandler had a career-high 10 tackles and a forced fumble, and Franklin added two tackles. Robby Anderson (2011-13, 2015) was quiet for most of the day with just three catches for 11 yards but he scored a late touchdown to tie the game with under a minute to play. Colin Thompson (2014-16) was in on the action on both offense and special teams.

There was no American Werewolf in London but there was a successful sequel to the Temple Owl in London. One week after Matt Hennessy and his Atlanta Falcons won across the pond,

Chapelle Russell (2015-19) and his Jacksonville Jaguars invaded England and posted their first victory of the season with a 23-20 win on a walk-off 53-yard field goal. Coincidently, Russell saw action on defense for the first time this season and contributed four tackles.

Two former Owls faced off against each other when Jacob Martin (2014-17) and the Houston Texans matched up against Rock Ya-Sin (2018) at Indianapolis. Ya-Sin with four tackles and his Colts, bested the Texans, 31-3.

Michael Dogbe (2014-18) and his Arizona Cardinals continue to be the NFL's only undefeated team as they went to Cleveland and beat the Browns, 37-14. Dogbe had one tackle and a fumble recovery.

Around the league, Tavon Young (2012-15) and the Baltimore Ravens took down the San Diego Chargers, 34-6. Matt Ioannidis (2012-15) had two tackles but his Washington Football Team lost 31-13 to the Kansas City Chiefs. And although Brandon McManus (2009-12) was perfect on his four kicks, he and Nate Hairston (2012-16) saw their Denver Broncos lose to the Las Vegas Raiders, 34-24.

In a Monday Night Football clash, the Tennessee Titans proved to be just a bit too much for Dion Dawkins (2013-16), Tyler Matakevich (2012-15) and the Buffalo Bills. Matakevich had two tackles in the game but it was a stop by the Titans that won the game when the Bills failed to score on a quarterback sneak on the goal line as time expired.

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Owls in the NFL - Week 6

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