Former Badgers stars early in their NFL careers had big weekends, as did a few who have reached veteran status in the league. Here are some notable performances from former Wisconsin Badgers players in Week 3.
Quintez Cephus is becoming one of quarterback Jared Goff’s top targets in Detroit. Cephus caught four of his five targets and tallied a career-high 83 yards in a 24-14 loss at Chicago.
Cephus has 12 catches and two touchdowns on 19 targets this season. His two biggest games this year have come on the road: Sunday’s performance and a Monday Night Football showing in Green Bay of four catches, 63 yards and a score two weeks ago.
After a slow start to the season, Jonathan Taylor showed the explosiveness that made him the Colts’ second-round draft pick in 2020.
Taylor picked up his first 100-yard game of the year at Miami, gaining 103 yards on 16 carries. He also caught all three of his targets for 11 yards. Taylor’s second-quarter touchdown kicked off a string of 20 consecutive points scored by Indianapolis in a 27-17 win. It was Taylor’s first touchdown of the season.
The days of J.J. Watt stacking up defensive player of the year awards may be over, but he’s still making an impact on a successful team.
Watt had a tackle and two quarterback hits Sunday in Arizona’s 37-20 win over the L.A. Rams. The win pushed Arizona into first place in the NFC West and Watt was the only player to record multiple QB hits.
Back in his home state for a matchup with the Packers, T.J. Watt made his presence felt after missing a game with a groin injury.
Watt recorded two sacks on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and finished with four tackles. Rodgers and the Packers got the win after scoring 13 consecutive points between the second and third quarters.
Coming off back-to-back losses, Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks picked up a statement road win at San Francisco.
Wilson led the charge again with three total touchdowns in the 28-21 victory. Wilson threw touchdowns to DK Metcalf and Freddie Swain, and ran in a 16-yard score to give Seattle a lead it never gave up. Wilson was 16 of 23 for 149 yards.
Wisconsin football's upperclassmen are trying to avoid division in the locker room, something they saw a season ago.Â
Two current Badgers football players have apologized to former players for their poor start to the season. Alumni say there's no need for that.
Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said QB Graham Mertz and TE Jake Ferguson practiced throughout the week in advance of the Badgers' matchup against Illinois.Â
He is loud with his voice and his play on the football field, but he keeps to himself away from it.
Whether you are heading down to Memorial Stadium or watching from the comfort of your couch, the State Journal has Badgers fans covered with a complete breakdown of everything they need to know as the Wisconsin football team squares off against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.
The Badgers defense allowed just three first downs in the first half, and UW leads 10-0 at the break.
The Badgers are still alive to win the Big Ten’s West Division after tallying its first division win.
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