| 11/21/2024 | Football BOCA RATON, Fla. – Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season is in the books with five former Florida Atlantic Owls seeing action. Here’s a rundown of how each performed during the 11th week (All gametimes listed below are Eastern): Active Owls (5) #0 Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | Houston Texans – Al-Shaair and the Texans defense showed up on Monday night, easily disposing the Dallas Cowboys in a 34-10 beatdown. He recorded seven tackles, moving his season total to 55. Texans’ Record: 7-4 Next Game: vs. Tennessee – Sunday, 1 p.m. (CBS) #66 Evan Anderson | DT | San Francisco 49ers – Anderson continues to see double-digit snaps, stepping onto the field 11 times in San Francisco’s 20-17 loss to their NFC West foe Seattle Seahawks. 49ers’ Record: 5-5 Next Game: vs. Seattle – Sunday, 4:05 p.m. (FOX) #91 Trey Hendrickson | DE | Cincinnati Bengals – Hendrickson remains the league’s best pass rusher, currently the only player with double-digit sacks on the season. He added half of one on Sunday night against the Chargers to up his season total to 11.5, set up by a bull rush on the opposing left tackle. For the second week in a row on primetime, the Cincinnati fell in the last-minute, this time by a score of 34-27. Bengals’ Record: 4-7 Next Game: Hendrickson and the Bengals will enjoy a bye week and return to play against James Pierre and their divisional rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Dec. 1. #43 Matthew Hayball | P | New Orleans Saints – Hayball’s punting services were only needed three times in a 35-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Each of them pinned the opposing offense to the 11-yard line or less. He served as the kick holder on each of New Orleans’ four XP attempts as the team scored their most points since Week 2. Saints’ Record: 4-7 Next Game: Hayball and the Saints will have off in Week 12 before returning to action on Sunday, Dec. 1 versus Harrison Bryant and the Las Vegas Raiders. #42 James Pierre | CB | Pittsburgh Steelers – In addition to two snaps on the defensive side of the ball, Pierre saw the field 19 times on special teams, downing a punt and making a tackle. Pittsburgh took down the divisional rival Baltimore Ravens by a score of 18-16 to grow their lead in the AFC North. Steelers’ Record: 8-2 Next Game: at Cleveland – Thursday, 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video) Inactive (1) #84 Harrison Bryant | TE | Las Vegas Raiders – Bryant was inactive due to injury in the Raiders’ 34-19 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Raiders’ Record: 2-8 Next Game: vs. Denver – Sunday, 4:05 p.m. (CBS) On a Bye (1) #26 Devin Singletary | RB | New York Giants Giants’ Record: 2-8 Next Game: vs. Tampa Bay – Sunday, 1 p.m. (CBS) Practice Squad (3) #34 Zyon Gilbert | CB | Pittsburgh Steelers #84 Zaire Mitchell-Paden | TE | Baltimore Ravens #73 Brandon Walton | OT | Carolina Panthers Check fausports.com each Thursday to see how each Owl did the previous week along with a preview of their respective team’s next game. |
