#ProHogs Preview: Week 7
Here are three games featuring #ProHogs to pay attention to in Week 7.
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers | Sunday, Oct. 22 | 3:25 p.m. | CBS
The Broncos and Chargers matchup features a showdown of two #ProHog tight ends. Denver’s A.J. Derby leads all Bronco tight ends with nine receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown so far this season. Just in the last two games, Derby has combined for 80 yards on five receptions and a touchdown.
Henry leads all Charger tight ends in touchdown receptions (2) and yards (228), ranking second and third, respectively, among all Chargers. 12 of 17 receptions this season have resulted in a first down, which leads the team and ranks fourth among all NFL tight ends with at least 15 receptions. Henry has pulled in 12 receptions of 10 or more yards this season and seven of 15 or more.
Hunter Henry (84.6) will face a Denver defense who allows the 4th most production to opposing tight ends this year. #Chargers
— PFF LA Chargers (@PFF_LAChargers) October 19, 2017
ESPN’s Eric Williams writes, “Hunter Henry finally emerging as go-to guy in Chargers’ offense.”
The lone defensive Razorback in the matchup is defensive lineman Darius Philon. For the season, Philon has 13 tackles and 2.0 sacks.
Atlanta Falcons at New England Patriots | Sunday, Oct. 22 | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
In the second game to keep an eye on, two former Razorback defensive linemen will team up to take on Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. Trey Flowers ranks seventh in the NFL among defensive linemen with 27 total tackles, the most among Patriot defensive linemen. Flowers is tied for the team lead in sacks with 3.5 has tallied 11 quarterback hits this season, including four consecutive games with two.
JPP and Trey Flowers have an inbuilt advantage over everyone else. Over 16 games that’s an extra 2-3 games worth of snaps. pic.twitter.com/EpE3vvYFSo
— Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) October 16, 2017
Rookie Deatrich Wise, Jr. ranked tied for second in the NFL with Myles Garrett among rookie defensive linemen with 3.0 sacks.
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles | Monday, Oct. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
The Monday night showdown between the Redskins and Eagles features three #ProHogs. Jason Peters and Philadelphia host Martrell Spaight, Jeremy Sprinkle and Washington.
Spaight has totaled 18 tackles this season, including 10 solo stops. Coming off a bye week, Spaight played in limited minutes last week, getting only special teams reps, as his health improves from a rib injury against Kansas City on Oct. 2. His two games previous to the bye, Spaight tallied 17 total tackles, nine solo and one fumble recovery.
Jason Peters looks to make his 164th start in games played. Last week, Peters provided time for Carson Wentz to toss three touchdowns on 16-of-30 passing for 222 yards. Peters also helped the Eagles rush for 101 yards on 27 carries.
#Bookends @PFF #FlyEaglesFly #Eagles pic.twitter.com/CP3V01YP5S
— PFF PHI Eagles (@PFF_Philly) October 17, 2017
Hogs On A Bye
Two active #ProHogs will have the week off as Travis Swanson and Jeremiah Ledbetter will are on a bye.
#ProHog Season Stats
| ProHog | Team | Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett (QB) | Baltimore Ravens | 6-9, 36 yards, 1 TD |
| Alex Collins (RB) | Baltimore Ravens | 52 carries, 335 yards, 0 TD |
| Chris Smith (DL) | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 tackles (7 solo, 4 ast), 1.5 sacks |
| A.J. Derby (TE) | Denver Broncos | 9 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD |
| Jeremiah Ledbetter (DL) | Detroit Lions | 6 tackles (2 solo, 4 ast) |
| Hunter Henry (TE) | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 receptions, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| Darius Philon (DL) | Los Angeles Chargers | 13 tackles (8 solo, 5 ast), 2.0 sacks |
| Jarius Wright (WR) | Minnesota Vikings | 4 receptions, 39 yards, 1 TD |
| Trey Flowers (DL) | New England Patriots | 27 tackles (18 solo, 9 ast), 3.5 sacks, 11 quarterback hits, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass deflection |
| Deatrich Wise, Jr. (DL) | New England Patriots | 9 tackles (6 solo, 3 ast), 3.0 sacks, 12 quarterback hits and 1 pass deflection |
| Robert Thomas (DL) | New York Giants | 3 tackles (0 solo, 3 ast) |
| Jason Peters (OL) | Philadelphia Eagles | Started 163 consecutive games played |
| Martrell Spaight (LB) | Washington Redskins | 18 tackles (10 solo, 8 ast), 1 fumble recovery |
Week Six Schedule
| Match Up | TIME (CT) | TV | PROHOGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 19 | |||
| Kansas City at Oakland | 7:25 PM | CBS | Oakland - Denver Kirkland*, Keon Hatcher^ |
| Sunday, October 22 | |||
| Tampa Bay at Buffalo | 12:00 PM | FOX | None |
| Carolina at Chicago | 12:00 PM | FOX | None |
| Tennessee at Cleveland | 12:00 PM | CBS | None |
| New Orleans at Green Bay | 12:00 PM | FOX | New Orleans - Mitchell Loewen* |
| Jacksonville at Indianapolis | 12:00 PM | CBS | None |
| Arizona at LA Rams | 12:00 PM | FOX | LA Rams - Brandon Allen |
| NY Jets at Miami | 12:00 PM | FOX | NY Jets - Chris Gragg* |
| Miami - Drew Morgan^ | |||
| Baltimore at Minnesota | 12:00 PM | CBS | Baltimore - Ryan Mallett, Alex Collins |
| Minnesota - Jarius Wright | |||
| Cincinnati at Pittsburgh | 12:00 PM | CBS | Cincinnati - Chris Smith |
| Dallas at San Francisco | 3:05 PM | FOX | Dallas - Darren McFadden |
| Seattle at NY Giants | 3:25 PM | CBS | NY Giants - Robert Thomas |
| Denver at LA Chargers | 3:25 PM | CBS | Denver - AJ Derby, Jonathan Williams^ |
| LA Chargers - Hunter Henry, Darius Philon | |||
| Atlanta at New England | 7:30 PM | NBC | New England - Trey Flowers, Deatrich Wise Jr., Cody Hollister^ |
| Monday, October 23 | |||
| Washington at Philadelphia | 7:30 PM | ESPN | Washington - Martrell Spaight, Jeremy Sprinkle |
| Philadelphia - Jason Peters | |||
| Bye Week | Houston - Cobi Hamilton^ | ||
| Detroit - Travis Swanson, Jeremiah Ledbetter, Dan Skipper^ | |||
| * Reserve/Injured | ^ Practice Squad As of Oct. 17, 2017 Times are central; check local listings |
