Terps in the NFL: Moore gets back on track

Here’s how former Maryland football players performed in the NFL this past week.

Week 11 of the NFL season has come and gone, and some former Maryland football players produced their best games in weeks.

Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still was everywhere in a 34-27 win overthe Cincinnati Bengals.

Playing on Sunday Night Football for the first time in his career, the rookie posted five total tackles and set a new career single-game best with four solo tackles.

Still spent most of the game covering Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who had a big game for Cincinnati, but not when defended by Still. Chase caught both of his touchdowns Sunday night on routes away from the former All-Big Ten second-team selection.

Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore looked more like his usual self in a 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Moore snatched each of his targets and finished with a game-high seven catches for 62 yards. The performance represented Moore’s most catches in a game since Week 3 and most receiving yards since his lone 100-yard game in Week 5 against the Carolina Panthers.

Colts safety Nick Cross took a step back in Indianapolis’ 28-27 win over the New York Jets. After averaging 11 tackles per game over his last two outings, Cross finished Week 11 with a season-low four tackles.

Cross also made just three solo tackles against the Jets, less than half of the seven solo tackles he had in Week 9 and Week 10 each.

While Cross set a season-low for tackles on Sunday, Buffalo Bills running back Ty Johnson recorded a new season-high for rushing attempts.

In a 30-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Johnson had five carries for 18 yards, with the longest rush going of 8 yards and a first down on the Bills’ final drive before halftime.

The five carries were Johnson’s most in a game since he had seven carries for 40 yards in last year’s AFC Divisional Round game, also against the Chiefs.

Other players

• Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs remained inactive after being placed on season-ending IR for a torn ACL.
• Arizona Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Rakim Jarrett were on bye. Jarrett was in attendance for Maryland’s 31-17 loss to Rutgers.
• San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Sam Okuayinonu tied a season-high with three tackles.
• Jacksonville Jaguars safety Darnell Savage Jr. had five total tackles and three solo stops.
• Los Angeles Raiders right tackle D.J. Glaze started his seventh game this season.
• Chicago Bears defensive tackle Byron Cowart had one tackle.
• Los Angeles Raiders cornerback Jakorian Bennett played against the Miami Dolphins.
• Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson got in against the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Cleveland Browns guard Michael Dunn played against the New Orleans Saints.
• New England Patriots defensive end Yannick Ngakoue debuted with his new team against the Los Angeles Rams, but did not record a stat.
• Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Spencer Anderson and Baltimore Ravens rookie safety Beau Brafe were both active and played against each other.
• Seattle Seahawks tight end Tyler Mabry remained on the team’s practice squad.