12/5/2024 | Football
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Week 13 of the 2024 NFL season is in the books with six former Florida Atlantic Owls seeing action. Here’s a rundown of how each performed during the 13th week (All gametimes listed below are Eastern):
Active Owls (6)
#0 Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | Houston Texans
– Al-Shaair had five tackles and a pass deflection in Houston’s 23-20 victory over their division rival Jacksonville Jaguars.
Texans’ Record: 8-5
Next Game: The Texans will have a bye before facing the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 1 p.m.
#66 Evan Anderson | DT | San Francisco 49ers
– Anderson’s impressive rookie season continued with the first start of his NFL career. On primetime Sunday Night Football, Anderson was in on a career-high 57% of the team’s defensive snaps. He matched his mark from the previous game with four tackles and added a quarterback hit in San Francisco’s 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
49ers’ Record: 5-7
Next Game: vs. Chicago – Sunday, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
#43 Matthew Hayball | P | New Orleans Saints
– Hayball saw the field three times to punt, landing two of them inside the 20. The Saints lost to the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 21-14.
Saints’ Record: 4-8
Next Game: at N.Y. Giants (and Singletary) – Sunday, 1 p.m. (FOX)
#91 Trey Hendrickson | DE | Cincinnati Bengals
– In a game where not much defense was found, Hendrickson still managed a quarterback hit to up his total to 25 on the season. The Bengals lost to James Pierre and the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 44-38. Despite this, he remains the NFL’s leader in sacks at 11.5.
Bengals’ Record: 4-8
Next Game: at Dallas – Monday, 8:15 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
#42 James Pierre | CB | Pittsburgh Steelers
– Playing on 17 special teams snaps, Pierre made a tackle to improve his season total to 11 as the Steelers picked up an important win over Hendrickson and their AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals to improve their division lead.
Steelers’ Record: 9-3
Next Game: vs. Cleveland – Sunday, 1 p.m. (CBS)
#26 Devin Singletary | RB | New York Giants
– “Motor” made his fifth start of the season in a Thanksgiving outing against their NFC East foe Dallas Cowboys. In the 27-20 loss, Singletary carried the ball seven times for 23 yards.
Giants’ Record: 2-10
Next Game: vs. New Orleans (and Hayball) – Sunday, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Inactive (1)
#84 Harrison Bryant | TE | Las Vegas Raiders
– Bryant was inactive due to injury in the Raiders’ 19-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Raiders’ Record: 2-10
Next Game: at 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.
