Sooners in the NFL 2023: Week 17
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Outside of CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma’s highlight in the NFL this week was certainly Sunday’s matchup between former quarterbacks Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts. It was a competitive game until the very end and both signal caller played a fantastic game. In the end, Murray’s Cardinals pulled off a massive road upset on Hurts’ Eagles 35-31.
Both quarterbacks played good enough to win, and it truly seemed like it was a duel between the two best players on the field. In a losing effort, Hurts tallied 167 passing yards and three touchdowns on 18-of-23. His lone interception came on the last play of the game, where he fired up a Hail Mary to give the Eagles a chance.
For Murray, he notched his best win of the season and did so without the help of his top target and former Oklahoma star Marquise Brown. Murray totaled 25-of-31 passing for 232 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. He also added five carries for 24 yards.
It wasn’t the first quarterback duel between Oklahoma signal callers this season, but it was certainly the most entertaining. Hurts and Murray were battling back and forth down the stretch all afternoon.
The 2023 NFL season has been the year of Oklahoma quarterbacks, as all three starters are taking the league by storm.
On the season, Murray now has 1,537 passing yards, 211 rushing yards, 12 total touchdowns and five interceptions in seven games.
Jalen Hurts is up to 3,803 yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 15 rushing touchdowns and 14 interceptions. The Eagles are now 11-5.
Last but not least, Baker Mayfield has still been impressive despite a loss to the Saints on Sunday. He’s up to 3,907 yards, 29 total touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and Tampa Bay has a chance to clinch the division next week.
Here's how the rest of the Sooners in the NFL performed:
Arizona Cardinals
(W 35-31 at Philadelphia)
- WR Marquise Brown: DNP
- OL Marquis Hayes: Practice squad
- QB Kyler Murray: 25-of-31 for 232 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interceptions, 5 rushes for 24 yards
Baltimore Ravens
(W 56-19 vs Miami)
- TE Mark Andrews: IR
Buffalo Bills
(W 27-21 vs New England)
- DL Jordan Phillips: DNP, IR
Cincinnati Bengals
(L 34-11 at Pittsburgh)
- RB Joe Mixon: 21 rushes for 65 yards, 4 receptions for 22 yards and 1 touchdown
- OT Orlando Brown Jr: Started at tackle
- OT Cody Ford: Played
Cleveland Browns
(W 37-20 vs New York Jets)
- DE Isaiah Thomas: (Practice Squad)
- WR Mike Woods: (PUP)
- LB Ogbo Okoronkwo: DNP, torn pectoral
Dallas Cowboys
(W 20-19 vs Detroit)
- DT Neville Gallimore: Played, 1 tackle
- WR CeeDee Lamb: 13 catches for 227 yards and 1 touchdown, 1 rush for 5 yards
Denver Broncos
(W 16-9 vs Los Angeles Chargers)
- OLB Nik Bonitto: 2 tackles
- S Delarrin Turner-Yell: Played, no stats recorded, injured
- RB Samaje Perine: 4 rushes for 10 yards, 2 catches for 16 yards
- WR Marvin Mims Jr: DNP, injured
- OG Ben Powers: started at guard
- OLB Ronnie Perkins: 3 tackles
Jacksonville Jaguars
(W 26-0 at Carolina)
- OT Anton Harrison: Started at tackle, injured during game
Kansas City Chiefs
(W 25-17 vs Cincinnati)
- TE Blake Bell: No stats recorded
- C Creed Humphrey: started at center
- LS James Winchester: started
- OL Wanya Morris: active, played
Las Vegas Raiders
(L 23-20 at Indianapolis)
- LB Curtis Bolton: No stats recorded
Los Angeles Chargers
(L 16-9 at Denver)
- LB Kenneth Murray: OUT
Minnesota Vikings
(L 33-10 vs Green Bay)
- LB Brian Asamoah: No stats recorded
- Tyrese Robinson: Practice squad
New England Patriots
(L 27-21 at Buffalo)
- RB Rhamondre Stevenson: DNP, injured
New York Giants
(L 26-25 vs Los Angeles Rams)
- WR Sterling Shepard: No stats recorded
- RB Eric Gray: 1 rush for 2 yards, 1 catch for 6 yards stats
New York Jets
(L 37-20 at Cleveland)
- DL Perrion Winfrey: IR
Philadelphia Eagles
(L 35-31 vs Arizona)
- QB Jalen Hurts: 18-of-23 for 167 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 8 rushes for 25 yards
- OL Lane Johnson: Started at tackle
San Francisco 49ers
(W 27-10 at Washington)
- OL Trent Williams: Started at LT
- TE Brayden Willis: No stats recorded
Seattle Seahawks
(L 30-23 at Tennessee)
- CB Tre Brown: 1 tackle
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(L 23-13 vs New Orleans)
- QB Baker Mayfield: 22-of-33 for 309 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 5 rushes for 5 yards
Washington Commanders
(L 27-10 vs San Francisco)
- P Tress Way: 3 punts, 52.0 average yards per punt, longest punt 55 yards, 1 punt inside the 20
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