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Rookie offensive lineman
Joe Haeg paved the way for the Indianapolis Colts in a 34-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings in his return to his home state, highlighting the action for former North Dakota State football players in the NFL in Week 15. The Colts racked up 411 yards of offense, including 161 on the ground.
Former Bison player and coach Gus Bradley was relieved of his duties as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars following the Jags' 21-20 loss to the Houston Texans.
Rookies
Carson Wentz and
CJ Smith will play in primetime on Thursday night when their Philadelphia Eagles host the New York Giants on NBC and the NFL Network.
No FCS school has more active NFL players than North Dakota State. Eight former Bison are currently in the NFL – seven active and one on injured reserve.
Bison Nation can track former NDSU student-athletes in the professional ranks in all sports and join the conversation
on Twitter by using the hashtag #ProBison.
Joe Haeg
Team: Indianapolis Colts (7-7)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 15 Numbers: Made his 12th consecutive start in the Colts' 34-6 road win over the Minnesota Vikings … Started at right guard for the 2nd week in a row … Haeg has played every offensive snap for the Colts in the last 12 games … His first 12 NFL starts have come at 3 different positions – right tackle (6), right guard (4) and left guard (2).
Carson Wentz
Team: Philadelphia Eagles (5-9)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 15 Numbers: Completed 22-of-42 passes for 170 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the Eagles' 27-26 loss to the Baltimore Ravens … Also scored a rushing touchdown … Has set the Eagles' franchise records for passing yards and passing touchdowns in a rookie season … 62.8% completion percentage for the season … Has played all 999 offensive snaps for the Eagles this year.
Kyle Emanuel
Team: San Diego Chargers (5-9)
NFL Season: 2nd
Week 15 Numbers: Recorded 3 tackles and recovered a fumble in the Chargers' 19-16 loss to the Oakland Raiders … Played 44 total snaps – 30 on defense and 14 on special teams … Tied for 6th on the Chargers with 48 total tackles this season after totaling 17 stops in the last three games.
Ramon Humber
Team: Buffalo Bills (7-7)
NFL Season: 8th
Week 15 Numbers: Registered a season-best 3 tackles in the Bills' 33-13 win over the Cleveland Browns … Played 28 total snaps – 7 on defense and 21 on special teams … Humber has played in all 14 games and logged the most special teams snaps on the Bills' roster this season.
Billy Turner
Team: Denver Broncos (8-6)
NFL Season: 3rd
Week 15 Numbers: Saw action for the Broncos for the first time since joining them in Week 7 … Played 14 snaps in Denver's 16-3 loss to New England
Marcus Williams
Team: New York Jets (4-10)
NFL Season: 3rd
Week 15 Numbers: Played in the Jets' 34-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins, but did not record a statistic … Played 20 total snaps – 16 on defense and 4 on special teams … 2 interceptions on the season.
CJ Smith
Team: Philadelphia Eagles (5-9)
NFL Season: 1st
Week 15 Numbers: Played in the Eagles' 27-26 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, but did not record a statistic … Played 6 snaps on special teams.
Gus Bradley
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach (4th season)
Week 15: Lost 21-20 to the Houston Texans to fall to 2-12 on the season … Fired after the game.
Jerry Rosburg
Baltimore Ravens associate head coach (9th season)
Week 15: Won 27-26 over the Philadelphia Eagles to improve to 8-6 on the season.
John Crockett
Team: Green Bay Packers (8-6) injured reserve
NFL Season: 2nd
This Week's Games
Thursday, Dec. 22
- New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles (Wentz, Smith), 7:25 p.m. CT on NBC & NFL Network
Saturday, Dec. 24
- Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (Humber), Noon CT on CBS
- New York Jets (Williams) at New England Patriots, Noon CT on CBS
- San Diego Chargers (Emanuel) at Cleveland Browns, Noon CT on CBS
- Indianapolis Colts (Haeg) at Oakland Raiders, 3:05 p.m. CT on CBS
Sunday, Dec. 25
- Denver Broncos (Turner) at Kansas City Chiefs, 7:30 p.m. on NBC
