Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, December 21, 2014

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The penultimate week of the 2014 NFL regular season featured plenty of highlights for former Big Ten stars.

[ MORE: Watch all Week 16 NFL highlights ]

Among the highlights were a few firsts, as San Diego defensive tackle Corey Liuget (Illinois) recovered a fumble in the end zone for his first career touchdown, Chicago rookie safety Brock Vereen (Minnesota) picked off his first career pass and Houston rookie tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz (Iowa) hauled in his first career touchdown.

Far from a first, Oakland safety Charles Woodson (Michigan) recorded his 60th (!) interception, this one off former Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton, and Houston defensive end J.J. Watt (Wisconsin) registered another sack, No. 17.5 on the season.

Click the "nfl.com" links in the tweets embedded below to watch some of the Big Ten's top Week 16 NFL highlights.

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