Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 15, 2015
No helmet, no problem. Ex-@BadgerFootball star @JJWatt records sack in style. (Photos: @USATsportsImage) pic.twitter.com/nMzsopcLlm
— Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina) September 15, 2015
It was a great opening week of the NFL season for former Big Ten players.
[ MORE: View former Big Ten players on Week 1 active rosters ]
J.J. Watt (Wisconsin), as usual, absolutely dominated the line of scrimmage, registering two sacks, one without his helmet, and six (!) tackles for loss in Houston's 27-20 loss to Kansas City.
Want more? There's a lot more.
Here you go: Tom Brady (Michigan) threw for 288 yards and four touchdowns; Ameer Abdullah (Nebraska) ran for a highlight-reel touchdown on his first NFL carry; Ricardo Allen (Purdue) caught a game-sealing interception in his first start; Carlos Hyde (Ohio State) ran for for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Watch all of the best Week 1 Big Ten highlights below:
Tom Brady (Michigan) throws one of his four TD passes.
Brady throws it up.
— NFL (@NFL) September 11, 2015
GRONK goes up and gets it.#GronkSpike x 2. #Kickoff2015 #PITvsNE http://t.co/Sv8QVcjMrd
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J.J. Watt (Wisconsin) loses helmet but still records the sack.
Lose a helmet? No problem.
— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2015
J.J. Watt is still gonna sack you. #KCvsHOU http://t.co/knKezgBoo0
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Brian Hartline (Ohio State) makes ridiculous one-handed catch.
One-handed catches are cool
— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2015
One-handed catches while sitting on the ground?
Yep, that actually happened. #CLEvsNYJ http://t.co/4ob7GC7DeX
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Lance Kendricks (Wisconsin) catches 37-yard touchdown pass.
Down by seven.
— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2015
Less than a minute left.
Nick Foles + Lance Kendricks = 37-yard game-tying TD! #SEAvsSTL http://t.co/wJjpQVNXfq
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Ameer Abdullah (Nebraska) runs for TD on his first NFL carry.
Eric Weddle never had a chance...@Ameerguapo does what he wants.#DETvsSDhttp://t.co/14aA3wYApy
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 13, 2015
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Abdullah does damage in the passing game, too.
Botched snap?
— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2015
It's ok. Toss it to @Ameerguapo and watch him turbo-mode it downfield for 36 yards. #DETvsSD http://t.co/r9Z1fy3H63
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Ricardo Allen (Purdue) hauls in game-sealing interception.
THIS Ricardo Allen pick sealed the W for the @AtlantaFalcons. #PHIvsATL http://t.co/0vs9iXGYv8
— NFL (@NFL) September 15, 2015
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Carlos Hyde (Ohio State) pulls off fancy spin move on first of two TD runs.
Carlos Hyde + spin button = 6 points
— NFL (@NFL) September 15, 2015
The defender never had a chance. #MINvsSF http://t.co/detcgwiRYM
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And Hyde's second touchdown run.
17 yards. 6 points. And a leap into the stands for good measure.
— NFL (@NFL) September 15, 2015
Welcome to Carlos Hyde's coming out party. http://t.co/NGnwdhOWQB
