Across The Shield: Justin Fields and Jeff Okudah Trade Big Plays, Parris Campbell Scores A Game-Winning Touchdown, Nick Bosa and Terry McLaurin Dominate in Primetime

By Dan Hope on November 15, 2022 at 10:10 am
Justin Fields running away from Aidan Hutchinson
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Justin Fields and Jeff Okudah made two of the NFL’s biggest plays of the week, and both of them came against each other within minutes of each other.

Early in the fourth quarter of the Detroit Lions’ game against the Chicago Bears, Okudah made the first pick-six of his NFL career when he intercepted an errant pass by his former Ohio State teammate and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown.

While that pass was certainly a lowlight for Fields, it didn’t take him long to respond in a big way. Just one minute and 18 seconds of game time later, Fields ran for a 67-yard touchdown, putting his elite speed on display as he outran Okudah on his way to the end zone.

Okudah ultimately finished the day with bragging rights as the Lions won the game 31-30. His touchdown played a big part in the Lions’ victory, as did his coverage throughout the game, as he did not allow a single reception in 26 coverage snaps, per Pro Football Focus.

Fields stole the spotlight even in defeat once again, though, as he continued to establish himself as one of the NFL’s rising stars with another spectacular game running the ball.

After breaking the NFL’s single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 178 yards against the Miami Dolphins in Week 9, Fields followed that up by rushing for 147 yards against the Lions. Cumulatively, Fields’ 325 rushing yards over the past two weeks are the most ever by an NFL quarterback in a two-game span. With his 67-yard touchdown run following a 61-yard touchdown one week earlier, Fields made more history by becoming the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era with 60-yard touchdown runs in one season – and doing so in back-to-back games.

Sunday’s game was the first time Fields ran for two touchdowns in the same game, as he scrambled out of a sack for a 1-yard touchdown run late in the first half.

Fields also threw a pair of touchdown passes to Cole Kmet, including one for a 50-yard score.

In the process, Fields became the first player in NFL history to throw two touchdown passes, run for two touchdowns and run for 100 yards in the same game, according to CBS Sports. He also became just the fourth player in NFL history with a 50-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard touchdown run in the same game.

Cumulatively, Fields accounted for 314 yards of total offense (167 passing yards, 147 rushing yards) and four total touchdowns against the Lions – the second-most he’s had in any game so far in his NFL career. His 147 rushing yards were the second-most (behind New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley) of any player in Week 10, and he now ranks sixth among all NFL players – and first among quarterbacks – with 749 rushing yards this season.

After making history again, Fields earns our Pro Buck of the Week honors for the second week in a row and for the third time in four weeks.

Pro Bucks Of The Week
Week Player Stats
WEEK 1 Saints WR Michael Thomas 5 catches, 57 yards, 2 TD
WEEK 2 Jets WR Garrett Wilson 8 catches, 102 yards, 2 TD
WEEK 3 Saints WR Chris Olave 9 catches, 147 yards
WEEK 4 Bengals S Vonn Bell 4 tackles, 2 INT
WEEK 5 Broncos LB Baron Browning 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks (13.5 yards), 2 TFL, 6 QB hits
WEEK 6 Broncos LB Baron Browning 3 tackles, 1 sack (7 yards), 2 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PD, 1 FR
WEEK 7 Bears QB Justin Fields 13/21 passing, 179 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 14 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
WEEK 8 Commanders WR Terry McLaurin 6 catches, 113 yards
WEEK 9 Bears QB Justin Fields 17/28 passing, 123 yards, 3 TD; 15 carries, 178 yards, 1 TD
WEEK 10 Bears QB Justin Fields 12/20 passing, 167 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 13 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD

Campbell scores game-winning TD

Parris Campbell’s fourth NFL season has been his most productive year in the league by far, and he had his best game yet in the Indianapolis Colts’ win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.

Campbell set a new career-high with 76 receiving yards on seven catches against the Raiders, and his final catch of the day won the game for the Colts. With his team trailing by one point and just over five minutes left to play, Campbell caught a short slant and then turned on the jets to split three defenders with his speed and go all the way to the end zone for a 35-yard touchdown.

That touchdown gave Indianapolis a 25-20 lead that would hold for the Colts to earn their fourth win of the season in Jeff Saturday’s coaching debut.

Bosa dominates on Sunday night

Nick Bosa showed the nation why he is one of the best players in the NFL as he helped lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 22-16 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football.

The former Ohio State defensive end recorded three tackles for loss in Sunday’s game, including a second-quarter sack that brought him to 9.5 – tied for the second-most in the NFL – this season.

Bosa’s other two more tackles for loss in the second half, including one in the fourth quarter where he blew up a shovel pass to Deandre Carter for a 6-yard loss.

The sack was one of four quarterback hits by Bosa in Sunday’s game, bringing him to 24 for the season – five more than any other player in the NFL this year. Per PFF, Bosa had nine total quarterback pressures against the Chargers.

Sunday night’s sack by Nick was also a milestone-achieving sack for the Bosa family, which became just the seventh family of multiple NFL players to top 100 combined sacks in their careers. Nick is now up to 34 sacks in his NFL career, his older brother Joey (who did not play in Sunday night’s game because he remains sidelined by a groin injury) has 59.5 career sacks and their father John had seven sacks during his own three-year NFL career.

Even though Joey was unable to play in Sunday’s game, Cheryl Bosa still showed support to both of her sons by wearing a split 49ers/Chargers jersey that may remind Ohio State fans of the jersey worn by Brady Quinn’s sister/A.J. Hawk’s future wife during the 2006 Fiesta Bowl.

McLaurin shines on Monday night

Another Buckeye shined in the national spotlight on Monday Night Football when Terry McLaurin played a key role in the Washington Commanders handing the Philadelphia Eagles their first loss of the season.

McLaurin caught eight passes for 128 yards, the fourth-most of any receiver in the NFL this week and the second-highest single-game yardage total of McLaurin’s career. He delivered one of the biggest highlights of the night when he beat Eagles cornerback Darius Slay and made an excellent over-the-shoulder catch for a 41-yard gain.

After his most productive game of the season and the Commanders’ fourth win in their last five games, McLaurin had plenty of reason to celebrate after the victory.

Quick hits

  • Curtis Samuel also contributed to the Commanders’ 32-21 win over the Eagles, catching two passes for 28 yards and running the ball four times for 12 yards, including a key 4th-and-1 conversion on the Commanders’ go-ahead touchdown drive in the second quarter that gave them the lead they would hold for the remainder of the game.
  • Denzel Ward returned to action after missing three games with a concussion. He recorded eight tackles and swatted down a deep ball.
  • Wyatt Davis played one snap on the Arizona Cardinals’ offensive line in his first game with the team. He was claimed by the Cardinals last week after the New Orleans Saints waived him.

Full Week 10 and season stats for every Buckeye who has played in at least one game this season can be found in the table below compiled by Eleven Warriors data analyst Matt Gutridge.

Buckeyes Around the NFL
PLAYER POSITION TEAM WEEK 10 STATS SEASON STATS
ELI APPLE CB BENGALS Bye 21 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PBU
JEROME BAKER LB DOLPHINS 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PBU  56 tackles, 1.5 sacks (6.5 yards), 3 TFL, 2 QB hits, 3 PBU
VONN BELL S BENGALS Bye 41 tackles, 0.5 sack (5 yards), 4 TFL, 2 QB hits, 4 INT, 5 PBU, 1 FF
JOEY BOSA DE CHARGERS Injured reserve (groin) 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks (12.5 yards), 2 TFL, 4 QB hits, 1 FF
NICK BOSA DE 49ERS 4 tackles, 1 sack (1-yard), 3 TFL, 4 QB hits 27 tackles, 9.5 sacks (59 yards), 11 TFL, 24 QB hits
NOAH BROWN WR COWBOYS 1 catch, 3 yards 26 catches, 342 yards, 1 TD
BARON BROWNING OLB BRONCOS Inactive 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks (20.5 yards), 5 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PD, 1 FR, 7 QB hits
PARRIS CAMPBELL WR COLTS 7 catches, 76 yards, 1 TD 39 catches, 373 yards, 3 TD; 1 carry, 28 yards
JONATHON COOPER OLB BRONCOS 4 tackles 12 tackles, 2 QB hits
WYATT DAVIS OG CARDINALS Played at G 2 games played
TAYLOR DECKER OT LIONS Started at LT 9 starts at LT
J.K. DOBBINS RB RAVENS Bye 35 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD; 6 catches, 58 yards, 1 TD
PAT ELFLEIN C PANTHERS Injured reserve (hip) 6 starts at C
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT RB COWBOYS Inactive 109 carries, 443 yards, 4 TD; 6 catches, 32 yards
LUKE FARRELL TE JAGUARS Played at TE 2 catches, 26 yards
JUSTIN FIELDS QB BEARS 12/20 passing, 167 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT; 13 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD 122/207 passing, 1,489 yards, 12 TD, 7 INT; 104 carries, 749 yards, 6 TD
JORDAN FULLER S RAMS Injured reserve (hamstring) 10 tackles, 1 FF
DaVON HAMILTON DT JAGUARS 1 tackle, 1 QB hit 30 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 QB hits
JOHNATHAN HANKINS DT COWBOYS 1 tackle 14 tackles, 1 QB hit, 1 PBU
MALIK HARRISON LB RAVENS Bye 23 tackles, 1 TFL
CAMERON HEYWARD DT STEELERS 3 tackles 34 tackles, 3 sacks (15 yards), 5 TFL, 4 QB hits, 2 PBU, 1 FF, 1 FR
MALIK HOOKER S COWBOYS 3 tackles 39 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 PBU
SAM HUBBARD DE BENGALS Bye 38 tackles, 3.5 sacks (21.5 yards), 7 TFL, 1 FF, 13 QB hits, 3 PBU
JONAH JACKSON OG LIONS Started at LG 6 starts at G
CAMERON JOHNSTON P TEXANS 5 punts, 45.8 average, 2 inside 20 44 punts, 48.7 average, 21 inside 20
DRE’MONT JONES DE BRONCOS 2 tackles, 1 QB hit 33 tackles, 5.5 sacks (44 yards), 8 TFL, 6 QB hits, 1 FF
JAMARCO JONES OG TITANS Injured reserve (triceps) Has not played
MICHAEL JORDAN OG PANTHERS Played on special teams 10 games played
MARSHON LATTIMORE CB SAINTS Inactive 15 tackles, 2 PBU
TYQUAN LEWIS DE COLTS Injured reserve (knee) 14 tackles, 1 sack (8 yards), 1 TFL, 4 QB hits, 2 PBU, 1 FF
COREY LINSLEY C CHARGERS Started at C 7 starts at C
LIAM McCULLOUGH LS FALCONS Played at LS 10 games played
TERRY McLAURIN WR COMMANDERS 8 catches, 128 yards 46 catches, 737 yards, 2 TD; 4 carries, 11 yards
RAEKWON McMILLAN LB PATRIOTS Bye 16 tackles, 1 sack (9 yards), 2 TFL, 1 QB hit
JAKE McQUAIDE LS COWBOYS Injured reserve (triceps) 4 games played
THAYER MUNFORD OT RAIDERS Played at T 2 starts, 8 games played
JOSH MYERS C PACKERS Started at C 10 starts at C
ANDREW NORWELL OG COMMANDERS Started at LG 10 starts at LG
JEFF OKUDAH CB LIONS 1 tackle, 1 INT, 1 TD, 2 PBU 50 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 TD, 5 PBU, 1 FF
CHRIS OLAVE WR SAINTS 3 catches, 40 yards 46 catches, 658 yards, 2 TD; 2-point conversion
NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE OT TITANS Started at RT 9 starts at RT
BILLY PRICE OL CARDINALS Started at C 4 starts at C
BRADLEY ROBY CB SAINTS Injured reserve (ankle) 20 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PBU, 1 FR
JEREMY RUCKERT TE JETS Bye 5 games played
CURTIS SAMUEL WR COMMANDERS 2 catches, 28 yards; 4 carries, 12 yards 47 catches, 483 yards, 3 TD; 19 carries, 121 yards
TREY SERMON RB EAGLES Inactive 2 carries, 19 yards
MICHAEL THOMAS WR SAINTS Injured reserve (toe) 16 catches, 171 yards, 3 TD
TOMMY TOGIAI DT BROWNS 3 tackles 9 tackles, 0.5 sack (4.5 yards), 1 FR, 1 PBU, 2 QB hits
NICK VANNETT TE SAINTS Did not play 2 catches, 13 yards
BINJIMEN VICTOR WR RAVENS Bye 1 tackle
SHAUN WADE CB PATRIOTS Bye 1 tackle
DENZEL WARD CB BROWNS 8 tackles, 1 PBU 28 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 6 PBU, 1 FR, 1 TD
PETE WERNER LB SAINTS Inactive 75 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 PBU, 2 FF
GARRETT WILSON WR JETS Bye 42 catches, 519 yards, 2 TD; 1 rush, -2 yards
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