| 12/12/2024 | Football BOCA RATON, Fla. – Week 14 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 14th week (All gametimes listed below are Eastern): Active Owls (6) #66 Evan Anderson | DT | San Francisco 49ers – Anderson saw the field for 14 snaps with an additional one on special teams in San Francisco’s 38-13 win over the Chicago Bears. He made three tackles on the afternoon and has recorded 11 in the past three weeks. His highlight of the day came late in the third quarter when a loose football saw Anderson sprint across the recover the fumble for the first takeaway of his career. 49ers’ Record: 6-7 Next Game: vs. L.A. Rams – Thursday, 8:15 p.m. (Prime Video) #84 Harrison Bryant | TE | Las Vegas Raiders – After missing three games due to injury, Bryant returned to action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played in 14 snaps on offense and nine on special teams as the Raiders fell by a score of 28-13. Raiders’ Record: 2-11 Next Game: vs. Atlanta – Monday, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) #43 Matthew Hayball | P | New Orleans Saints – Hayball had a busy afternoon, entering the game seven times to punt and five as a holder in the Saints’ 14-11 win over the New York Giants. His punting success continues with two going inside the 20. He ranks second in the league for punts in the 20-yard line with 31 on the season. Saints’ Record: 5-8 Next Game: vs. Washington – Sunday, 1 p.m. (FOX) #91 Trey Hendrickson | DE | Cincinnati Bengals – Playing on Monday Night Football, Hendrickson showed up yet again in primetime. He notched a sack to grow his NFL lead, now at 12.5 on the season, in a massive moment on the game’s final drive to move the driving Dallas Cowboys offense back eight yards. The drive stalled from there, sealing a last-minute 27-20 victory for Cincinnati and keeping their playoff hopes alive. Bengals’ Record: 5-8 Next Game: at Tennessee – Sunday, 1 p.m. (FOX) #42 James Pierre | CB | Pittsburgh Steelers – Pierre made his 37 snaps, 17 on defense and 20 on special teams, count. On kickoff coverage, he made a tackle on a long return to prevent a Cleveland Browns touchdown, to begin a drive that ultimately resulted in no points, and then added another one on defense later in the quarter. In the fourth, Pierre dove to intercept an errant pass by the quarterback and returned it 18 yards, longest of his career, to help Pittsburgh clinch a 27-14 victory over their AFC North foe.Defense doing the work! @Steelers get another interception, courtesy of James Pierre : #CLEvsPIT on CBS/Paramount+ : https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG pic.twitter.com/jXk0ITTYNh— NFL (@NFL) December 8, 2024 Steelers’ Record: 10-3 Next Game: at Philadelphia – Sunday, 4:25 p.m. (FOX) #26 Devin Singletary | RB | New York Giants – “Motor” recorded two carries for eight yards, playing in 14 snaps. Singletary and the Giants fell to Hayball and the New Orleans Saints by a score of 14-11. Giants’ Record: 2-11 Next Game: vs. Baltimore – 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. |
