Dallas Cowboys cornerback Jourdan Lewis made 6 tackles and returned a fumble 63 yards for a touchdown in a 37-18 win over the New York Giants. It was his first NFL score.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark made 5 tackles, 2 sacks, and a forced fumble in a 30-6 win over the Denver Broncos, who looked atrocious.
HONORABLE MENTION
Tom Brady, QB (New England Patriots): Brady completed 31/45 passes for 249 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception in a 33-0 win over the New York Jets. The Patriots are 7-0.
Taco Charlton, DE (Miami Dolphins): Charlton made 4 tackles and 1 sack in a 31-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Rashan Gary, OLB (Green Bay Packers): Gary made 2 tackles in a 42-24 win over the Oakland Raiders.
Brandon Graham, DE (Philadelphia Eagles): Graham made 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in a 37-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Jourdan Lewis, CB (Dallas Cowboys): Lewis made 4 tackles and 1 sack – the first of his career – in a 37-10 win over the Eagles.
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Pittsburgh Steelers rookie linebacker Devin Bush, Jr. had the best game of his young career with 7 tackles, 1 recovered fumble for a touchdown, and 1 interception. The Steelers beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 24-17.
The rookie Devin Bush scoops the backward pass and takes it to the house! @Steelers lead 7-0. #HereWeGo@_dbush11
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham had a career day on Sunday. It helped that he was facing a terrible New York Jets offense. Graham made 6 tackles, 3 sacks, and 5 total hits on the quarterback in the 31-6 victory.
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Let's take a look at Brandon Graham's 3-sack hat trick against the Jets along with another play that he had a big impact on, the 4th down Pick Six in the first quarter.
Tom Brady, QB (New England Patriots): Brady completed 28/42 passes for 348 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception in a 33-7 win over the winless Washington Redskins.
Devin Bush, Jr., LB (Pittsburgh Steelers): Bush made 8 tackles and his first career interception in a 26-23 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Taylor Lewan, OT (Tennessee Titans): Lewan returned from suspension but the Titans lost to the Buffalo Bills by a score of 14-7.
Jabrill Peppers, S (New York Giants): Peppers made 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 forced fumble in a 28-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Jarrod Wilson, S (Jacksonville Jaguars): Wilson made 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in a 34-27 loss to the Carolina Panthers. According to Next Gen Stats, Wilson was running 22.13 MPH chasing down Christian McCaffrey.
Chase Winovich, OLB (New England Patriots): Winovich made 2 tackles and 1 sack in the 33-7 win over the Redskins. He leads all rookies in sacks with 4 so far.
The current league leader in sacks among rookies is #Patriots 3rd round pick Chase Winovich. He increased his lead from 3 to 4 after sacking Colt McCoy on the #Redskins first drive.
Safety Jabrill Peppers, in his first year with the New York Giants, picked off former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins (Washington Redskins) and returned it for a 32-yard touchdown. He also made 6 tackles and 2 pass breakups in the 24-3 victory.
