{"id":25414,"date":"2025-10-29T00:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/25414\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T00:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:59:22","slug":"red-raiders-in-the-nfl-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/25414\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Raiders in the NFL: Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red Raiders in the NFL | Regular Season Week 8, Oct. 23-Oct. 27 \u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nLUBBOCK, Texas \u2013\u00a0Week eight of the NFL season concluded with a Monday Night Football matchup between two Red Raider alumni as Patrick Mahomes II and the Kansas City Chiefs upended the Washington Commanders, 28-7. Second-year defensive back Tyler Owens picked up his first career start for the Commanders in the primetime contest, who has carved out a consistent\u00a0role with the special teams unit, leading up to his breakthrough start on\u00a0MNF.<\/p>\n<p>A complete list of statistics by former Red Raiders in the NFL is below.<\/p>\n<p>ARIZONA CARDINALS\u00a0(Bye week)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nS Dadrion Taylor-Demerson\u00a0(2019-23):\u00a0The Arizona Cardinals were on a bye this week. They return to action next week on the road for a Monday Night matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tTaylor-Demerson this week: No stats.&#13;<br \/>\n\tTaylor-Demerson this season: 7 GP \/ 1 GS | 33 tackles (19 solo), 5 PDs, 2 INTs&#13;<\/p>\n<p>CINCINNATI BENGALS\u00a0vs. New York Jets (L, 39-38)<br \/>\nRB <a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/tahj-brooks\/12985\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"12985\" target=\"_blank\">Tahj Brooks<\/a> (2020-24):\u00a0Brooks saw 12 snaps on special teams, contributing one tackle on a punt coverage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tBrooks this week:\u00a01 solo tackle&#13;<br \/>\n\tBrooks this season: 8 GP \/ 0 GS | 5 rushes, 17 yards, 5 solo tackles (special teams)&#13;<\/p>\n<p>DALLAS COWBOYS\u00a0at Denver Broncos (L, 44-24)<br \/>\nOL Terence Steele (2016-19):\u00a0Steele played each snap for the seventh time this season in the road loss to the Denver Broncos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tSteele this week: Played all 74 offensive snaps.&#13;<br \/>\n\tSteele this season: 8 GP \/ 8 GS&#13;<\/p>\n<p>KANSAS CITY CHIEFS\u00a0vs. Washington Commanders (W, 28-7)<br \/>\nQB\u00a0Patrick\u00a0Mahomes\u00a0II (2014-16):\u00a0After struggling in the first quarter, Mahomes and the Chiefs tied the game going into halftime, 7-7, before scoring 21 unanswered points in the second half en route to the Sunday Night Football victory. Mahomes has thrown at least three touchdown passes in each of the last three games.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tMahomes\u00a0this week: 25-of-34, 299 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 30 rushing yards&#13;<br \/>\n\tMahomes this season: 8 GP \/ 8 GS | 189-of-282 (67.0%), 2,099 yards, 17 TD, 4 INTs, 76.3 QBR \/ 46 rushes, 280 yards, 3 TDs\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n<p>LAS VEGAS RAIDERS\u00a0(Bye week)<br \/>\nDE Tyree Wilson\u00a0(2020-22):\u00a0The Las Vegas Raiders were on a bye this week. They return to action this weekend, hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tWilson this week: No stats.&#13;<br \/>\n\tWilson this season: 7 GP \/ 1 GS | 13 tackles (10 solo), 2 sacks, 4 TFLs, 1 PD, 3\u00a0QBH&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0OL <a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/caleb-rogers\/13043\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13043\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Rogers<\/a>\u00a0(2020-24):\u00a0The Las Vegas Raiders were on a bye this week. They return to action this weekend, hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tRogers this week: No stats.&#13;<br \/>\n\tRogers this season: 0 GP \/ 0 GS&#13;<\/p>\n<p>MIAMI DOLPHINS\u00a0at Atlanta Falcons (W, 34-10)<br \/>\nLB Jordyn Brooks (2016-19):\u00a0Brooks led the Dolphins in tackles with 10 stops (seven solo), including one sack for a five-yard loss as the Dolphins pulled off the upset in Atlanta. Brooks remains the NFL&#8217;s leading tackle with 85. His 53 solo tackles are 13 more than the next player. His three Tackles for loss on Sunday were a game-high.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tBrooks this week: 10 tackles (7 solo), 3 TFLs, 1 sack&#13;<br \/>\n\tBrooks this season: 8 GP \/ 8 GS | 85 tackles (53 solo), 2.5 sacks, 6 TFLs&#13;<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK JETS\u00a0at Cincinnati Bengals (L, 39-38)<br \/>\nP Austin McNamara (2020-23):\u00a0McNamara booted two punts for a net average of 30.5 yards. His longest of the afternoon was 43 yards.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tMcNamara: 2 punts for 81 yards, 30.5 net, 1 TB&#13;<br \/>\n\tMcNamara this season: 8\u00a0GP \/ 0\u00a0GS | 31 punts, 1,470 yards, 11 i20, 47.4 avg, 2 TBs&#13;<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON COMMANDERS\u00a0at Kansas City Chiefs (L, 28-7)<br \/>\nDB Tyler Owens\u00a0(2022-23):\u00a0Owens earned his first career NFL start on Monday Night Football. He finished the game with three tackles (two solo), playing about 36 percent of the snaps.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tOwens this week: 3 tackles (two solo)&#13;<br \/>\n\tOwens this season: 8\u00a0GP\/ 1 GS | 3 tackles (two solo), 4 special team tackles (2 solo)&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nRed Raiders on Injured Reserve\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/jalin-conyers\/13080\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13080\" target=\"_blank\">Jalin Conyers<\/a>, TE, (2024), Miami Dolphins&#13;<br \/>\n\tBroderick Washington Jr., DL (2016-19), Baltimore Ravens&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Red Raiders on Practice Squads\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tMyles Cole, DE (2022-23), Cincinnati Bengals&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/bralyn-lux\/13023\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13023\" target=\"_blank\">Bralyn Lux<\/a>, DB (2023-24), Cincinnati Bengals&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/josh-kelly\/13082\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"13082\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Kelly<\/a>, WR (2024), Houston Texans&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\nWEEK 9 SCHEDULE\u00a0<br \/>\nThursday, Oct. 30 | 7:15 p.m.\u00a0<br \/>\nRavens at Dolphins (Brooks) | Prime Video<br \/>\nSunday, Nov. 2 | 12:00 p.m.\u00a0<br \/>\nBears at Bengals (Brooks) | CBS<br \/>\nVikings at Lions | FOX<br \/>\nPanthers at Packers | FOX<br \/>\nBroncos at Texans (Kelly) | FOX<br \/>\nFalcons at Patriots | CBS<br \/>\n49ers at Giants | CBS<br \/>\nColts at Steelers | CBS<br \/>\nChargers at Titans | CBS<br \/>\nSunday, Nov. 2 | 3:05 p.m.\u00a0<br \/>\nSaints at Rams | FOX<br \/>\nJaguars at Raiders (Rogers, Wilson) | FOX<br \/>\nSunday, Nov. 2 | 3:25 p.m.\u00a0<br \/>\nChiefs (Mahomes) at Bills | CBS<br \/>\nSunday, Nov. 2 | 7:20 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nSeahawks at Commanders (Owens) | NBC\u00a0<br \/>\nMonday, Nov. 3 | 7:15 p.m.<br \/>\nCardinals (Taylor-Demerson) at Cowboys (Steele) | ESPN<\/p>\n<p>-TECH-\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Raiders in the NFL | Regular Season Week 8, Oct. 23-Oct. 27 \u00a0 \u00a0 LUBBOCK, Texas \u2013\u00a0Week&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25415,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-25414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}