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Cowboys in the NFL, Week 16
December 23, 2014 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER - Taking a look at how Oklahoma State's players currently in the NFL fared in week 16. Some notes:
• Dallas Cowboys Dez Bryant, Dan Bailey, Joseph Randle, Tyler Patmon and Brandon Weeden clinched the NFC East title with a 42-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts, sending the Cowboys to the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
• Other Oklahoma State products who clinched playoff berths are Detroit Lions Corey Hilliard and Brandon Pettigrew; Green Bay Packer Lane Taylor and Seattle Seahawks Russell Okung and Kevin Williams. The Lions and Packers are tied atop the NFC North and face off against one another with the division title at stake this Saturday. The Seahawks can clinch the NFC West this week as well.
• Dan Bailey leads the NFL with 51 extra points made and is 12th in the NFL in scoring with 117 points.
• Dez Bryant leads the NFL with 14 touchdown receptions, is 10th in the NFL with 84 receptions and is ninth in the NFL with 1,221 receiving yards. He needs just one more touchdown reception to tie Terrell Owens for the Dallas Cowboys' single-season record.
• Dez Bryant has 54 touchdown receptions since 2010, a mark that ties him with New England's Rob Gronkowski atop the NFL during that span.
• Perrish Cox is third in the NFL with five interceptions.
Dan Bailey, Kicker, Dallas Cowboys
Team Result: Beat the Indianapolis Colts, 42-7
Team Record: 11-4
Bailey Stats: 0-for-1 field goals, 6-for-6 PATs
Season Stats: 22-of-26 field goals (long of 56), 51-for-51 PATs
Calvin Barnett, Defensive Tackle, Cleveland Browns
Team Result: Lost to the Carolina Panthers, 17-13
Team Record: 7-8
Barnett Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Justin Blackmon, Wide Receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars
Team Result: Beat the Tennessee Titans, 21-13
Team Record: 3-12
Blackmon Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Dez Bryant, Wide Receiver, Dallas Cowboys
Team Result: Beat the Indianapolis Colts, 42-7
Team Record: 11-4
Bryant Stats: Five catches for 73 yards and a touchdown
Season Stats: 84 catches for 1,221 yards and 14 touchdowns
Perrish Cox, Cornerback, San Francisco 49ers
Team Result: Lost to the San Diego Chargers, 38-35
Team Record: 7-8
Cox Stats: Five tackles and four passes defended
Season Stats: 53 tackles, five interceptions, 18 passes defended, two fumbles recovered
Justin Gilbert, Cornerback, Cleveland Browns
Team Result: Lost to the Carolina Panthers, 17-13
Team Record: 7-8
Gilbert Stats: No stats
Season Stats: 29 tackles, eight passes defended, one interception
Corey Hilliard, Offensive Tackle, Detroit Lions
Team Result: Beat the Chicago Bears, 20-14
Team Record: 11-4
Hilliard Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Kendall Hunter, Running Back, San Francisco 49ers
Team Result: Lost to the San Diego Chargers, 38-35
Team Record: 7-8
Hunter Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Charlie Johnson, Offensive Tackle, Minnesota Vikings
Team Result: Lost to the Miami Dolphins, 37-35
Team Record: 6-9
Johnson Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Orie Lemon, Linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Team Result: Lost to the Green Bay Packers, 20-3
Team Record: 2-13
Lemon Stats: No stats
Season stats: 20 tackles, four tackles for loss
Russell Okung, Offensive Tackle, Seattle Seahawks
Team Result: Beat the Arizona Cardinals, 35-6
Team Record: 11-4
Okung Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Tyler Patmon, Defensive Back, Dallas Cowboys
Team Result: Beat the Indianapolis Colts, 42-7
Team Record: 11-4
Patmon Stats: One tackle, one tackle for loss
Season Stats: Eight tackles, one interception, one pass defended, one tackle for loss
Brandon Pettigrew, Tight End, Detroit Lions
Team Result: Beat the Chicago Bears, 20-14
Team Record: 11-4
Pettigrew Stats: No stats
Season Stats: 10 catches for 70 yards
Joseph Randle, Running Back, Dallas Cowboys
Team Result: Beat the Indianapolis Colts, 42-7
Team Record: 11-4
Randle Stats: 13 carries for 37 yards, one catch for seven yards
Season Stats: 47 carries for 274 yards and two touchdowns, three catches for 20 yards
Antonio Smith, Defensive End, Oakland Raiders
Team Result: Beat the Buffalo Bills, 26-24
Team Record: 3-12
Smith Stats: Two tackles, one tackle for loss
Season Stats: 19 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, one forced fumble
Josh Stewart, Wide Receiver, Tennessee Titans
Team Result: Lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 21-13
Team Record: 2-13
Stewart Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Lane Taylor, Guard, Green Bay Packers
Team Result: Beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 20-3
Team Record: 11-4
Taylor Stats: No stats
Season Stats: No stats
Brandon Weeden, Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Team Result: Beat the Indianapolis Colts, 42-7
Team Record: 11-4
Weeden Stats: 1-for-1 for 43 yards and a touchdown
Season Stats: 24-of-41 for 303 yards and three touchdowns
Kevin Williams, Defensive Tackle, Seattle Seahawks
Team Result: Beat the Arizona Cardinals, 35-6
Team Record: 11-4
Williams Stats: One tackle, one tackle for loss
Season Stats: 28 tackles, two sacks, six tackles for loss, two passes defended
