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Did you know: former Wisconsin Badgers J.J. Watt and Chris Maragos were awarded scholarships at the same time in front of the team back in 2009?
Did you also know: Their respective NFL teams face each another Sunday afternoon?
Here's Week 9 of the NFL from a Badger-centric point-of-view:
| Former UW Badgers | NFL Team | Week 5 Opponent | Time Playing | 2014 Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | Houston Texans | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 PM ET | 8 games, 8 starts, 32 tackles, 7 sacks, 1 INT, 3 TDs |
| Garrett Graham | Houston Texans | Philadelphia Eagles | 1 PM ET | 7 games, 5 starts, 12 rec., 122 yards |
| Beau Allen | Philadelphia Eagles | Houston Texans | 1 PM ET | 7 games, 3 tackles |
| Chris Maragos | Philadelphia Eagles | Houston Texans | 1 PM ET | 7 games, 5 tackles, 1 punt block, 1 touchdown |
| Travis Frederick | Dallas Cowboys | Arizona Cardinals | 1 PM ET | 8 games, 8 starts |
| Nick Hayden | Dallas Cowboys | Arizona Cardinals | 1 PM ET | 8 games, 8 starts, 19 tackles |
| Matt Shaughnessy | Arizona Cardinals | Dallas Cowboys -- IR-R | 1 PM ET | 4 games, 4 starts, 9 tackles |
| Jonathan Casillas | New England Patriots | Denver Broncos | 4:25 PM ET | 5 games, 3 starts, 9 tackles |
| James White | New England Patriots | Denver Broncos | 4:25 PM ET | 9 carries, 38 yards; 3 catches 15 yards |
| Montee Ball | Denver Broncos | New England Patriots (OUT- GROIN) | 4:25 PM ET | 4 games, 55 carries, 172 yds, 1 TD |
| Lance Kendricks | St. Louis Rams | San Francisco 49ers | 4:05 PM ET | 7 games, 6 starts, 16 rec., 128 yds 4 TDs |
| Chris Borland | San Francisco 49ers | St. Louis Rams | 4:05 PM ET | 7 games, 15 tackles, 1 sack |
| Brad Nortman | Carolina Panthers | New Orleans Saints | L 28-10 (THURS) | 41 punts, 47.3 avg., 13 punts inside 20 |
| Nick Toon | New Orleans Saints | Carolina Panthers | W 28-10 (THURS) | 1 game. no stats |
| Owen Daniels | Baltimore Ravens | Pittsburgh Steelers - QUESTIONABLE | 8:30 PM ET (SUN) | 7 games, 27 rec., 275 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rick Wagner | Baltimore Ravens | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8:30 PM ET (SUN) | 8 games, 8 starts |
| O'Brien Schofield | Seattle Seahawks | Oakland Raiders | 4:25 PM ET | 7 games, 8 tackles |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks | Oakland Raiders | 4:25 PM ET | 135-for-207, 1,490 yards, 11 TDs 3 INT 98.1 QB Rating |
| Jim Leonhard | Cleveland Browns | Tampa Bay Buccanneers | 1 PM ET | 7 games, 6 tackles |
| Joe Thomas | Cleveland Browns | Tampa Bay Buccanneers | 1 PM ET | 7 games, 7 starts |
| Kevin Zeitler | Cincinnati Bengals | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 PM ET | 4 games, 4 starts |
| Gabe Carimi | Atlanta Falcons | BYE | NA | 8 games, 5 starts |
| Dezmen Southward | Atlanta Falcons | BYE | NA | 8 games, 10 tackles, 1 pass defense |
| Kraig Urbik | Buffalo Bills | BYE | NA | 8 games, 1 start |
| DeAndre Levy | Detroit Lions | BYE | NA | 8 games, 8 starts, 75 tackles, 1 INT, 1 safety, 1/2 sack |
| Scott Tolzien | Green Bay Packers | BYE | NA | no stats |
Games to watch
The 4-4 Houston Texans are only one game behind the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC South. They look to keep pace with Andrew Luck and company at home as Maragos, Beau Allen and the 5-2 Philadelphia Eagles hope to rebound from their late loss against the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.
Speaking of the Cardinals, they lead the NFC West -- crazy, right?. Matt Shaughnessy's group travels to "Big D" to take on the NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys. Travis Frederick and the Cowboys look to avenge their 20-17 overtime loss to Colt McCoy and the Washington Redskins in which quarterback Tony Romo was sacked five times. Romo -- by the way -- is playing with some back issues:
Filed to @ESPN - Sources: Tony Romo has 2 fractured transverse process in back, could play Sun.Bryce Petty had similar injury, missed 1 game
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) November 1, 2014
Ouch.
Lance Kendricks and Chris Borland meet again, as the 2-5 Rams face the 4-3 49ers in San Francisco. Kendricks has four touchdown receptions halfway through the season.
Sunday's late-afternoon game on CBS should be a good one with a battle of division leaders, as the 6-1 Denver Broncos travel out east to face the New England Patriots. Will we see newly acquired linebacker Jonathan Casillas and running back James White somehow involved in the Pats' gameplans? Montee Ball has been ruled out for this game, but hopefully he and White can share some pleasantries before the game.