Badgers in the NFL: Check out top performances by former Wisconsin players in Week 6

Despite being on the wrong end of a 38-20 decision in Minnesota, Eagles rookie linebacker T.J. Edwards makes his first appearance on our weekly ex-Badgers roundup with four solo tackles Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Lining up on defense for the second time this season, the tackles were the 23-year-old former UW standout's first in the NFL since joining Philadelphia after going undrafted in April. 

It wasn't enough to help the winless Bengals pick up their first victory of the season, but a week after leaving the game following a hard hit, wide receiver Alex Erickson turned in one of his strongest performances of the season as Cincinnati fell to the Ravens 23-17 in Baltimore. 

Erickson caught four passes for 47 yards while also adding a 17-yard pickup on the ground. 

Playing in his second game since ending a holdout that cost him the first four games of the season, Chargers running back Melvin Gordon still looked like he was shaking off a bit of rust as Los Angeles fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17 at home.

Gordon finished with game with eight carries for 18 yards and three catches for 30 yards. Through two games, he's carried the ball 20 times for 49 yards (2.5 yards per carry) and caught seven passes for 37 yards (5.3 yards per catch). 

It wasn't enough to lift the Buccaneers over the Panthers across the pond in England, but running back Dare Ogunbowale turned in a performance he'll long remember, scoring his first NFL touchdown in the fourth quarter of Tampa Bay's 37-26 loss to Carolina at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. 

In addition to his 3-yard touchdown run, which brought Tampa Bay within 37-26 with just under 5 minutes remaining, the 25-year-old also caught three passes from quarterback Jameis Winston for 22 yards. 

The contributions made by offensive lineman don't always show up in the stat sheet, but the work of Saints right tackle Ryan Ramczyk hasn't gone unnoticed. 

The 25-year-old, who was taken in the first round of the NFL draft in 2017, continued his strong start to the season on Sunday in New Orleans' 13-6 win over the Jaguars at TIAA Bank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. 

The Browns couldn't pull off the win at home over the surging Seahawks, but linebacker Joe Schobert continued to make an impact as Cleveland fell to Seattle 32-28. 

Schobert had five solo tackles and three assists, which was good enough to leave him with 62 total tackles on the season and in a three-way tie for the league lead with the Panthers’ Luke Kuechly and Arizona’s Jordan Hicks.

J.J. Watt didn't fill up the stat sheet Sunday, but the three-time defensive player of the year did enough to get the job done as the Texans held off the Chiefs for a 31-24 victory on the road. 

Watt had one solo tackle and an assist as Houston improved to 4-2 with the win at Arrowhead Stadium. 

Facing off against older brother Derek Watt, Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt came out on top by helping put away the Los Angeles Chargers on the road with a 24-17 victory.

T.J. Watt had three assisted tackles and half a sack while Pittsburgh did just enough to escape with the win and improve to 2-4.

As the Patriots continue their winning ways, New England running back James White continues to be a far greater threat catching the ball than rushing it. 

The 6-year veteran failed to gain a yard on the ground Thursday night in the Patriots' 35-14 win over the New York Giants at home, but he did catch all nine passes thrown his way for 46 yards. 

Continuing a run that has him at the center of the MVP conversation, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson turned in another strong performance Sunday as Seattle edged the Browns 32-28 in Cleveland. 

Wilson completed 23 of 33 passes for 295 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, while also running the ball nine times for 31 yards and another score as Seattle improved to 5-1 on the year.