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It's almost halfway through the NFL season -- can you believe that? Twenty-six former Wisconsin Badgers still hold spots on active NFL rosters, and one of them -- Chris Borland -- will make his first pro start Sunday night against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos
Here's Week 7 of the NFL season with your favorite former Badgers:
| Former Badgers | NFL Team | Opponent | Time | 2014 Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Carimi | Atlanta Falcons | Baltimore Ravens | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 4 starts |
| Peter Konz | Atlanta Falcons | Baltimore Ravens | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 2 starts |
| Dezmen Southward | Atlanta Falcons | Baltimore Ravens | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 7 tackles |
| Owen Daniels | Baltimore Ravens | Atlanta Falcons | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 21 rec., 217 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rick Wagner | Baltimore Ravens | Atlanta Falcons | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 6 starts |
| Nick Toon | New Orleans Saints | Detroit Lions | 1 p.m. ET | 1 game; no stats |
| DeAndre Levy | Detroit Lions | New Orleans Saints | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 6 starts, 57 tackles, 1 INT |
| Scott Tolzien | Green Bay Packers | Carolina Panthers | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 0 starts; no stats |
| Brad Nortman | Carolina Panthers | Green Bay Packers | 1 p.m. ET | 26 punts, 47.5 avg., 7 punts inside 20 |
| O'Brien Schofield | Seattle Seahawks | St. Louis Rams | 1 p.m. ET | 5 games, 4 tackles |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks | St. Louis Rams | 1 p.m. ET | 92-for-139, 978 yards, 8 TDs 2 INT 99.7 QB Rating |
| Lance Kendricks | St. Louis Rams | Seattle Seahawks | 1 p.m. ET | 5 games, 5 starts, 13 rec., 110 yds 2 TDs |
| Chris Borland | San Francisco 49ers | Denver Broncos | 8:30 p.m. ET (MON) | 6 games, 7 tackles; first start of NFL career |
| Montee Ball | Denver Broncos | San Francisco 49ers -- OUT (groin) | 8:30 p.m. ET (MON) | 4 games, 55 carries, 172 yds, 1 TD |
| Jim Leonhard | Cleveland Browns | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 p.m. ET | 5 games, 5 tackles |
| Joe Thomas | Cleveland Browns | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 p.m. ET | 5 games, 5 starts |
| J.J. Watt | Houston Texans | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8:30 p.m. ET (SUN) | 6 games, 6 starts, 26 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, 3 TDs |
| Garrett Graham | Houston Texans | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8:30 p.m. ET (SUN) | 5 games, 3 starts, 10 rec., 98 yards |
| Travis Frederick | Dallas Cowboys | New York Giants | 4:25 p.m. ET | 6 games, 6 starts |
| Nick Hayden | Dallas Cowboys | New York Giants | 4:25 p.m. ET | 6 games, 6 starts, 13 tackles |
| Kevin Zeitler | Cincinnati Bengals | Indianapolis Colts | 1 p.m. ET | 2 games, 2 starts; possibly returning from injury |
| Kraig Urbik | Buffalo Bills | Minnesota Vikings | 1 p.m. ET | 6 games, 0 starts |
| Matt Shaughnessy | Arizona Cardinals | Oakland Raiders - IR-R | 4:25 p.m. ET | 4 games, 4 starts, 9 tackles |
| James White | New England Patriots | New York Jets | W 27-25 (Thurs) | 3 carries, 21 yards; 3 catches 15 yards |
| Beau Allen | Philadelphia Eagles | BYE | N/A | 6 games, 3 tackles |
| Chris Maragos | Philadelphia Eagles | BYE | N/A | 6 games, 5 tackles, 1 punt block, 1 touchdown |
| Jonathan Casillas | Tampa Bay Buccanneers | BYE | N/A | 5 games, 3 starts, 9 tackles |
Badgers vs. Badgers matchups
- It would've been nice to see a Borland vs. Montee Ball matchup, but the former Doak Walker award winner is still out with a groin injury. Borland replaces Patrick Willis, who injured his toe Monday night against the St. Louis Rams.
- Five former Badgers face off in Baltimore, as the Falcons (a.k.a Madison South) go on the road to face the Ravens.
- After their loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Russell Wilson and the 3-2 Seattle Seahawks stay in the Central time zone as they face Lance Kendricks and the Rams. The defending Super Bowl champions will be without Percy Harvin, who was traded to the New York Jets. For some analysis behind this somewhat surprising trade, take a look at this article from our SB Nation cousins at Field Gulls.
- Other games involving former Badgers include Brad Nortman returning to Wisconsin, as the Panthers hope to upend Scott "Scoots" Tolzien and the Green Bay Packers, and Nick Toon's New Orleans Saints traveling to Detroit to take on DeAndre Levy and that stout Detroit Lions defense.