NFL Players Who Delivered in Week 13

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Dec 3, 2008

NFL Players Who Delivered in Week 13

Steve Slaton

With the glare of the Monday Night Football lights upon him, the rookie ran for 130 yards on 21 carries, caught two passes for 52 yards and scored twice. He tied a rookie team record with his eighth touchdown of the season.

Mario Williams

Williams is developing a knack for playing in prime time. He had a season-high three sacks in Houston's win over Jacksonville on Monday. In a prime-time matchup against Denver last year, he had 3.5 sacks.

Adrian Peterson

The second-year man whom many consider to be the best runner in football, had 100 yards at intermission and finished with 131 in Minnesota's 34-14 victory over Chicago.

Bernard Berrian

One play after the Vikings had stopped the Bears on a goalline stand, Berrian tied an NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown reception. He finished the day with 122 yards, his seventh career 100-yard receiving outing.

Jared Allen

Allen's three sacks improved his season total to 11, making this the third time in his career that he's had at least 10 in a season. He also had an assist in a big fourth down stop by the Vikings.

Matt Forte

The league's fifth-leading rusher upped his total to 1,012 yards after gaining 96 on 22 carries against the Vikings. He also had four catches for 22 yards and his fourth scoring reception.

Jay Cutler

Just when so many were ready to count the Broncos out, Cutler completed 27 of 43 passes for 357 yards and two touchdowns in a road win at the Jets.

Peyton Hillis

Hillis averaged 5.9 yards a carry in his first 100-yard rushing game and scored a touchdown for the third consecutive game. He's the first back all season to gain 100 yards on the Jets.

Thomas Jones

Jones is beginning to be Mr. Reliable for the Jets. He had 138 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the losing effort against the Broncos, marking the sixth consecutive game that he's run for a touchdown.

DeAngelo Williams

With rookie backfield mate Jonathan Stewart sidelined by an injury in the second quarter, Williams "had to carry more of the load," as coach John Fox put it. Williams delivered in fine fashion, setting a team record with four touchdown carries. That brought his totals to 10 scores in the last six games.

Aaron Rodgers

The Packers may have seen their playoff hopes go up in smoke, but at least they're confident in their future at quarterback. Rodgers threw three touchdown passes for the third time this season and came two yards shy of the 300-yard mark.

Joe Flacco

The first-round pick from Delaware threw two more touchdown passes, giving him 11 in his past seven games, with only two interceptions.

Mark Clayton

Not only did Clayton have five catches for 164 yards and a touchdown on an amazing one-handed catch, but also he threw for a touchdown in the Ravens 34-3 victory.

Brian Westbrook

If the Eagles have any hope of upsetting the Giants this Sunday, they'll need another yoeman's effort from Westbrook, who ran for two touchdowns and had two scoring receptions in last week's win over Arizona. Irving Fryan was the last Philadelphia player to score four touchdowns in a game.

Donovan McNabb

A week after getting benched, McNabb bounced back with a 27-of-39, 260-yard passing performance in the 48-20 demolition of the Cardinals.

Larry Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald had his second two-touchdown game and finished with five receptions for 65 yards. He's fifth in the league in receiving yards, with 1,075.

Tony Romo

For the first time in 14 years, the Cowboys scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives as Romo completed 22 of 33 passes for 331 yards in the win over Seattle. He finished the first two drives with TD passes and later added a third one.

Jason Witten

Witten had a season-high nine receptions and 115 yards as he continued to show improvement from a broken rib.

Chris Johnson

The Titans enjoyed a Thanksgiving Day feast on and off the field, with Johnson running for two touchdowns and 125 yards in the easy win over the Lions.

LenDale White

A week after suffering their first loss of the season, LenDale White and the Titans got back on track witih a 47-10 victory over winless Detroit. White scored from six and two yards out en route to finishing with 106 rushing yards.<br><br>Send comments to siwriters@simail.com

NFL Players Who Delivered in Week 13